Emplacement and inflation of pahoehoe sheet flows: observations and measurements of active lava flows on Kilauea volcano, Hawaii
Geological Society of America Bulletin
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Abstract
Inflated pahoehoe sheet flows have a distinctive horizontal upper surface, which can be several hundred meters across, and are bounded to steep monoclinal uplifts. The inflated sheet flows studied ranged from 1 to 5 m in thickness, but initially propagated as thin sheets of fluid pahoehoe lava, generally 20-30 cm thick. The morphology of the lava as flow advanced is described. Inflated sheet flows from Kilauea and Mauna Loa are morphologically similar to some thick Icelandic and submarine sheet flows, suggesting a similar mechanism of emplacement. -from Authors
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Hon, K., Kauahikaua, J., Denlinger, R., and Mackay, K., 1994, Emplacement and inflation of pahoehoe sheet flows: observations and measurements of active lava flows on Kilauea volcano, Hawaii: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 106, no. 3, p. 351-370, https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1994)106<0351:EAIOPS>2.3.CO;2.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Emplacement and inflation of pahoehoe sheet flows: observations and measurements of active lava flows on Kilauea volcano, Hawaii |
| Series title | Geological Society of America Bulletin |
| DOI | 10.1130/0016-7606(1994)106<0351:EAIOPS>2.3.CO;2 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Volcano Hazards Program |
| Description | 20 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Geological Society of America Bulletin |
| First page | 351 |
| Last page | 370 |