New Insights from Seafloor Mapping of a Hawaiian Marine Monument

dc.contributor.author Kelley, Christopher
dc.contributor.author Smith, John R.
dc.contributor.author Miller, Joyce
dc.contributor.author Tree, Jonathan
dc.contributor.author Boston, Brian
dc.contributor.author Garcia, Michael
dc.contributor.author Ito, Garrett
dc.contributor.author Taylor, Jeremey
dc.contributor.author Lichowski, Frances
dc.contributor.author Wagner, Daniel
dc.contributor.author Leonard, Jason
dc.contributor.author Dechnik, Belinda
dc.contributor.author Leurs, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned 2016-06-28T01:59:43Z
dc.date.available 2016-06-28T01:59:43Z
dc.date.issued 2015-05
dc.description.abstract On 15 June 2006, when U.S. President George W. Bush signed the proclamation creating the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM), he probably wasn’t thinking about underwater morphology. To fully understand the coral reefs and marine ecosystems that the monument was created to protect, however, scientists need to have a detailed picture of the seafloor features, home to corals and other species, as well as the geologic history of the area.<br /> Thanks to a recent, multi-institution expedition, such a seafloor features that will not only inform conservation efforts but also enable geologists and geophysicists to revise their understanding of Hawaii’s complex geologic past.<br /> Specifically, data should help scientists answer fundamental questions about the area’s regional geology. For instance, which seamounts were truly formed because of Hawaiian hotspot volcanism, and which seamounts were not?
dc.format.extent 3 pages
dc.identifier.citation Kelley, C., et al. (2015), New insights from seafloor mapping of a Hawaiian marine monument, Eos, 96, doi:10.1029/2015EO030235. Published on 28 May 2015.
dc.identifier.doi 10.1029/2015EO030235
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/41131
dc.language.iso en-US
dc.publisher Earth & Space Science News
dc.relation.uri https://eos.org/project-updates/new-insights-from-seafloor-mapping-of-a-hawaiian-marine-monument
dc.rights © 2015. The authors. CC BY-NC 3.0
dc.title New Insights from Seafloor Mapping of a Hawaiian Marine Monument
dc.type Article
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