Hawaiian Volcano Observatory archived Special Reports made available in digital format
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Special Reports published in 1912, 1917, 1938, 1949, and 1950 have been added to the USGS Publications Warehouse and made available in digital format.
These reports, previously unavailable except as rare printed copies, summarize the founding and early work of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and include topical summaries of activity at Kīlauea volcano, ash deposits on the Island of Hawaiʻi, explosive eruptions, and abrasion hardness studies. References for each publication, and their new USGS Publications Warehouse links, are provided below.
- Jaggar, T.A., 1912, Report of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Hawaiian Volcano Research Association: Boston, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 74 p. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70232737
- Wood, H.O., 1917, On cyclical variations in eruption at Kilauea, in Second Special Report of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 59 p. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70232742
- Wentworth, C.K., 1938, Ash formations of the island Hawaii, in Third Special Report of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Honolulu, Hawaiian Volcano Research Association, 183 p. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70232744
- Jaggar, T.A., Jr., 1949, Steam blast volcanic eruptions, in Fourth Special Report of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Honolulu, Hawaiian Volcano Research Association, 137 p. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70232750
- Jaggar, T.A., Jr., 1950, Abrasion Hardness, in Fifth Special Report of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Honolulu, Hawaiian Volcano Research Association, 43 p. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70232756
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