The emplacement of pahoehoe lavas on Kilauea and in the Deccan Traps

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 615-629

  Sheth, H C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Deccan; Flood basalt; Hawaii; Kilauea; Lava; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

DECCAN TRAPS; DIKE SWARM; EMPLACEMENT; FISSURE; FLOOD BASALT; LAVA FLOW; PAHOEHOE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

ASIA; DECCAN; EURASIA; HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; INDIA; KILAUEA; MAUNA LOA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845638639     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-006-0007-x     Document Type: Article

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