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Lava-Cooling Operations During the 1973 Eruption of Eldfell Volcano, Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland

Table of Contents

• Title Page

• Editor's Introduction

• Lava Cooling, by Próf. Thorbjörn Sigurgeirsson
  • Introduction
  • Nature of the Lava Cooling
  • Summary of the Lava-Cooling Operations
  • Personal Commentary by Próf. Thorbjörn Sigurgeirsson

• Lava Cooling on Heimaey -- Methods and Procedures, by Valdimar Kr. Jónsson and Matthías Matthíasson
  • Introduction
  • The Start of Lava-Cooling Operations
  • Pumping Capacity Increased
  • Pumps and Engines
  • Quantity of Water
  • Pipes and Distribution System
  • Manpower
  • Influence of Cooling on Lava Temperature
  • Effect of Cooling on Lava Movement
  • Lava-Cooling Costs

• Appendix 1
  • Publication of Source Material
  • Biographical Sketches of the Authors
  • Professor Valdimar Kr. Jónsson
  • Matthías Matthíasson

• Appendix 2
  • Computerized Bibliographic Database of Publications Relating to Diversion of Lava Flows

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