Internal structure of Puna Ridge: Evolution of the submarine East Rift Zone of Kilauea Volcano, Hawai'i

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 237-259

  Leslie, Stephen C ^a   Moore, Gregory F ^a   Morgan, Julia K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dike complex; Gravity; Hawai'i; Kilauea Volcano; Rift zone; Seismic reflection

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; MORPHOLOGY; REFRACTION; SEDIMENTS; SEISMOLOGY;

VOLCANO GROWTH;

VOLCANOES;

GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; RIFT ZONE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBMARINE RIDGE; VOLCANO;

HAWAII; KILAUEA VOLCANO; PACIFIC OCEAN; PUNA RIDGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0348010220     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(03)00276-2     Document Type: Article

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