Chapter 5 Polygenetic Landforms II: Composite Cones: From Individual Constructs to Clusters
摘要
Besides shield volcanoes, another kind of polygeneticPolygenetic (volcano) volcano is the strato- or composite volcano. A stratovolcanoStratovolcano versus composite volcano (from the Latin stratum) is a traditional term for the most familiar ‘textbook’ volcano type to the laymen, with the concave cone being the most depicted form in history, and the one most frequently drawn by kids.