Hawaiian lava flows in the third dimension: Identification and interpretation of pahoehoe and ̀àa distribution in the KP-1 and SOH-4 cores

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Katz, Melissa G ^a   Cashman, Katharine V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

a; Hawaiian volcano evolution; HSDP; Lava flows; Pahoehoe

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349099488     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GC000209     Document Type: Article

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