Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective: Volume 4: Peat – Geology, Combustion, and Case Studies

Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective, Volumes 1–4, presents a fascinating collection of research about prehistoric and historic coal and peat fires. Magnificent illustrations of fires and research findings from countries around the world are featured—a totally new contribution to science.

This last of four volumes in the collection, Peat--Geology, Combustion, and Case Studies, examines in detail peat fires chronicled in several countries. In addition, the geology of peat, peat megafires, infrared analysis of fires, and the mathematical modelling of fire hazards are presented. This essential reference includes a companion website with an interactive world map of coal and peat fires, collections of slide presentations, research data, additional chapters, and videos: booksite.elsevier.com/9780444595102.

Authored by world-renowned experts in coal and peat firesGlobal in scope—countries from around the world are representedIncludes beautiful color illustrations, lively presentations, important research data, and a companion website of further resources

Volume 4: Peat -- Geology, Combustion, and Case Studies 1. Introduction to Peat and Peat Fires--Guillermo Rein et al 2. Peat: Its Origins, Characteristics, and Geological Transformations--Fredrick J. Rich 3. Italian Peat and Coal Fires--Giovanni Martinelli, Stefano Cremonini, Eleonara Samonati, Glenn B. Stracher 4. Peat Fires in Northeastern Mexico: Geochemistry, Chronology, and Paleo-reconstruction--Priyadarsi D. Roy, Axel Rivero-Navarrete, Norma Lucina Hernández-Juárez, José Luis Sánchez-Zavala, Gowrappan Muthu Sankar, Rufino Lozano-Santacruz 5. Modeling Peat-Fire Hazards: From Driving to Smoldering--Alexander Filkov, Valerie Leroy-Cancellieri, Dominique Cancellieri, Denis Gladky, Albert Simeoni 6. Infrared Image Analysis as a Tool for Studying the Horizontal Smoldering Propagation of Laboratory Peat Fires--Nuria Prat-Guitart, Rory M. Hadden, Claire M. Belcher, Guillermo Rein, Jon M. Yearsley