Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective

Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective is a compelling collection of research conducted by scientists and engineers around the world. It presents the scientific and industrial communities as well as the interested lay reader with studies about prehistoric as well as historic coal and peat fires and magnificent illustrations of such fires and related research from countries around the world-a totally new contribution to science. The second of four volumes in the collection, Photographs and Multimedia Tours features stunning photographs from around the world, including Australia, Canada, Northern China, India, Borneo, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Russia, the United States, and more. This essential reference also includes a companion website with a collection of slide presentations and videos about coal and peat fires. Authored by world-renowned experts in coal and peat firesGlobal in scope-countries from all of the world are representedBeautiful full-color illustrations and online materials including research data banks, an interactive online world map of coal and peat fires, multi-media presentations, and videos bring the contents to life INDICE: Bowen Basin and Hunter Valley, Australia--Stuart J. DayFire Mountain and Mud Volcanoes of Azerbaijan--Yevgeny VapnikSpontaneous Combustion of Canadian Coals--Hamed Sanei , Jesse Carrie , Fari GoodarziWuda and Ruqigou Coalfield Fires of Northern China--Glenn B. Stracher, Claudia Kuenzer, Christoph Hecker, Jianzhong Zhang, Paul A. Schroeder, John K. McCormackClinker at El Cerrejón Coal Mine, Colombia: Characteristics and Potential Uses--Jhon A. Quintero, Carlos A. Ríos, Glenn B. StracherCzech Republic--Zdenek Klika, Peter MartinecCombustion at Dorset, Wessex Coast of Southern England--Yevgeny VapnikCoal Fires of Northern and Massif Central, France--M. Naze-Nancy Masalehdani, Yves PaquetteThe Burning Anna-I Coal Mine Dump, Germany--Frank de Wit, Thomas Witzke, Günter Blaß, Uwe KolitschIndia--Anupma Prakash, Sheochand Prasad, Ashwani RajuIndonesian Coal Fires of East Kalimantan, Borneo--Glenn B. Stracher, Alfred E. Whitehouse, Asep A. S. Mulyana, Paul A. Schroeder, John K. McCormackCombustion Metamorphic Bifacial Stone Tool Workshop, Har Parsa, Hatrurim Basin, Israel--Yevgeny Vapnik, Jacob VardiThe Peat Fires of Italy--Giovanni Martinelli, Stefano Cremonini, Eleonora SamonatiMud Volcanism and Gas Combustion in the Yli Depression, Southeastern Kazakhstan--Ilia L. Fishman, Yuliya I. Kazakova, Ellina V. Sokol, Glenn B. Stracher, Svetlana N. Kokh, Oleg P. Polyansky, Yevgeny Vapnik, Yelena White, Kalik O. BajadilovCoal-Waste Dump Fires of Poland--Magdalena Misz-Kennan, Justyna Ciesielczuk, Adam TaborThe Douro Coalfield Fires of Portugal--Joana Ribeiro, Rui Moura, Deolinda Flores, Duarte B. Lopes, Carlos Gouveia, Sérgio Mendonça, Orlando FrazãoPaleo-Coal Fires in the Western Dacic Basin, Romania--Sorin-Corneliu Radan, Silviu RadanAncient Coal Fires, Combustion Metamorphic Rocks, and Minerals from the Kuznetsk Coal Basin, West Siberia, Russia--Sophia A. Korzhova, Victor V. Sharygin, Igor S. Sharygin, Svetlana N. Kokh, Ellina V. Sokol, Ekaterina A. Simonova, Andrei A. PeturovRussian Peat Fires--Tatiana Minaeva, Andrey SirinSelf-Sustained Smoldering Combustion of a Coal Waste Heap in Scotland--Keith W. Torrance, Guillermo Rein, Christine Switzer, Rory Hadden, Claire M. Belcher, Ricky CarvelWitbank and Free State Coalfield Fires of South Africa--Glenn B. Stracher, Robert B. Finkelman, Paul A. Schroeder, John K. McCormack, Denis Pone, Harold AnnegarnLas Tablas de Daimiel National Park and Guadiana River Peat Fires of Spain--Luis Moreno, M. Emilia JiménezUnited States Coal Fires--Glenn B. Stracher, Mark Engle, James C. Hower, Anupma Prakash, Russell H. Bartley, Sylvia Bartley, Paul A. Schroeder, Nan Lindsley-Griffin, John Styers, Melissa A. Barnes (Nolter), Edward L. HeffernLa Cuesta, Lobatera, and Paso Diablo Coal Fires of Venezuela--Manuel Martínez, Gonzalo Márquez Online Chapters Multimedia Materials Gas and Field Data Repository

• ISBN: 978-0-444-59412-9
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 584
• Fecha Publicación: 26/09/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés