Unraveling the tilting history of the submerged reefs surrounding Oahu and the Maui-Nui Complex, Hawaii

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Faichney, Iain D E ^a   Webster, Jody M ^b   Clague, David A ^a   Paduan, Jennifer B ^c   Fullagar, Paul D ^d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hawaii; Hot spot; Lithsopheric flexure; Maui Nui Complex; Submerged coral reefs

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; REEFS; SUBSIDENCE; VOLCANOES;

HAWAII; HOT SPOT; LITHSOPHERIC FLEXURE; MAUI-NUI COMPLEX; SUBMERGED CORAL REEFS;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

CORAL REEF; HOT SPOT; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLATE MOTION; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; SUBMARINE TERRACE; SUBSIDENCE; SUBSTRATE; TILT; UPLIFT;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MAUI; OAHU; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 78651062676     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003044     Document Type: Article

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