Volcanoes in the Sea : : The Geology of Hawaii (Second Edition) / / Gordon A. Macdonald, Frank L. Peterson, Agatin Abbott.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Macdonald, Gordon A.,; Abbott, Agatin,; Peterson, Frank L.,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2021]; ©1983
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (544 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Hawaiian Volcanic Activity --; 3. Historic Eruptions --; 4. Hawaiian Minerals and Igneous Rocks --; 5. Intrusive Bodies --; 6. Life Stages of Hawaiian Volcanoes --; 7. Types of Volcanic Eruptions and Associated Hazards --; 8. Rock Weathering and Soils --; 9. Mass Wasting --; 10. The Hydrologic Cycle and Stream Erosion --; 11. Groundwater --; 12. Work of the Wind --; 13. Work of Ice --; 14. Work of the Ocean --; 15. Sedimentary Rocks --; 16. Age of the Islands --; 17. Rock Deformation, Earthquakes, and Tsunamis --; 18. Plate Tectonics and Origin of the Hawaiian Islands --; 19. Regional Geology of Hawaii Island --; 20. Regional Geology of Maui, Kahoolawe, Lanai, and Molokai --; 21. Regional Geology of Oahu --; 22. Regional Geology of Kauai and Niihau --; 23. Regional Geology of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands --; Appendix: Mineral Localities in the Hawaiian Islands --; References --; Photo Credits --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780824841331; 9783110564150
• DOI: 10.1515/9780824841331
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Gordon A. Macdonald, Frank L. Peterson, Agatin Abbott.

Well written and superbly illustrated, this work includes chapters on tectonic plates, volcanoes, erosion by water and wind, the ocean, ice and glaciers, earthquakes and tsunamis.