Voluminous submarine lava flows from Hawaiian volcanoes

Research Article| May 01, 1988 Voluminous submarine lava flows from Hawaiian volcanoes Robin T. Holcomb; Robin T. Holcomb 1U.S. Geological Survey, School of Oceanography WB-10, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar James G. Moore; James G. Moore 2U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Peter W. Lipman; Peter W. Lipman 3U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado 80225 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Robert H. Belderson Robert H. Belderson 4Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Wormley GU8 5UB, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Robin T. Holcomb 1U.S. Geological Survey, School of Oceanography WB-10, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 James G. Moore 2U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025 Peter W. Lipman 3U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado 80225 Robert H. Belderson 4Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Wormley GU8 5UB, England Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1988) 16 (5): 400–404. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1988)016<0400:VSLFFH>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Robin T. Holcomb, James G. Moore, Peter W. Lipman, Robert H. Belderson; Voluminous submarine lava flows from Hawaiian volcanoes. Geology 1988;; 16 (5): 400–404. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1988)016<0400:VSLFFH>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The GLORIA long-range sonar imaging system has revealed fields of large lava flows in the Hawaiian Trough east and south of Hawaii in water as deep as 5.5 km. Flows in the most extensive field (110 km long) have erupted from the deep submarine segment of Kilauea's east rift zone. Other flows have been erupted from Loihi and Mauna Loa. This discovery confirms a suspicion, long held from subaerial studies, that voluminous submarine flows are erupted from Hawaiian volcanoes, and it supports an inference that summit calderas repeatedly collapse and fill at intervals of centuries to millenia owing to voluminous eruptions. These extensive flows differ greatly in form from pillow lavas found previously along shallower segments of the rift zones; therefore, revision of concepts of volcano stratigraphy and structure may be required. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.