Sheet flow caves of Kilauea Caldera, Hawaii County, Hawaii
Terminal lobes of sheet flows of pahoehoe lava sometimes form three-dimensional nests, initially separated by partitions consisting of accreted ‘skins” of each lobe. Melting breaks down these partitions, forming a uniform flow unit. In Kilauea Caldera we have found and mapped sizable drained cavitie...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of South Florida Libraries
1998-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Speleology |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijs.speleo.it/pdf/9.79.27_HallidaySheet.pdf |