Scientists Locate Deep Origins of 'Hawaiian Hotspot'
December 03, 2009
December 03, 2009
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release:
The Hawaiian Islands are one of the outstanding volcanic features on Earth, but their origins have been shrouded in mystery.
Still in debate has been a theory proposed 40 years ago, which states that mid-tectonic plate hotspots such as Hawaii are generated by upwelling plumes of lava from the base of Earth's lower mantle.
Cecily Wolfe, a geologist at the Universi . . .
The Hawaiian Islands are one of the outstanding volcanic features on Earth, but their origins have been shrouded in mystery.
Still in debate has been a theory proposed 40 years ago, which states that mid-tectonic plate hotspots such as Hawaii are generated by upwelling plumes of lava from the base of Earth's lower mantle.
Cecily Wolfe, a geologist at the Universi . . .