Littoral hydrovolcanic explosions: A case study of lava-seawater interaction at Kilauea Volcano

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-17

  Mattox, Tari N ^a,b   Mangan, Margaret T ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basalt; Explosion phenomenon; Kilauea; Lava; Littoral cone; Pahoehoe; Pyroclasts

Indexed keywords

HYDROVOLCANIC EXPLOSION; LAVA; LAVA FLOWS; LITTORAL CONE; PAHOEHOE; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANISM;

PACIFIC, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, HAWAII, KILAUEA; USA, HAWAII, HAWAII, KILAUEA;

EID: 0030966870     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(96)00048-0     Document Type: Article

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