Gravity anomalies of the Northern Hawaiian Islands: Implications on the shield evolutions of Kauai and Niihau

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Flinders, Ashton F ^a   Ito, Garrett ^a   Garcia, Michael O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALDERA; GRAVITY ANOMALY; LAVA; MAGMA CHAMBER; OLIVINE; SHIELD; VOLCANISM; VOLCANO;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; KAUAI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956289101     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006877     Document Type: Article

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