Open AccessA Hole in Earth's Surface
Author(s) -
Wudan Yan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2016eo050745
Subject(s) - earth (classical element) , astrobiology , surface (topology) , materials science , environmental science , geology , physics , geometry , astronomy , mathematics
Research shows that a broken lithosphere underneath the island of Hawai'i could explain the island's patterns of seismic activity.