Hawaiian volcanoes : deep underwater perspectives /
These 27 papers attest to recent progress in deep underwater geology around Hawaii through an ongoing cooperative effort by US and Japanese researchers, and to understanding specifically of the growth history of the Kilauea Volcano and its instability, giant landslides in the northeast of Oahu, and...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
American Geophysical Union,
2002.
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| Series: | Geophysical monograph ;
128. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | These 27 papers attest to recent progress in deep underwater geology around Hawaii through an ongoing cooperative effort by US and Japanese researchers, and to understanding specifically of the growth history of the Kilauea Volcano and its instability, giant landslides in the northeast of Oahu, and the genesis of the Hawaiian plume and magma. Each of these sections is prefaced by an introduction. Participating scientists are largely from the Japan Marine Science and Technology Center, universities in Japan, the U. of Hawaii, the US Geological Survey, and the Geological Survey of Japan. The book includes physiographic maps, relief images, and color plates; it lacks an index. Contents of the CD-ROM are not specified. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 418 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781118668436 111866843X |