Sheet of lava pouring from inflating flow. Note wrinkling, moving crust.
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Sheet of lava pouring from inflating flow
Sheet of lava pouring from inflating flow. Note wrinkling, moving crust.
Single toe in action
Single toe in action. Note concentric wrinkes forming at bottom of view.
Single toe in action. Note concentric wrinkes forming at bottom of view.
Breaking and tumbling crust on slabby flow front.
Breaking and tumbling crust on slabby flow front.
Breaking and tumbling crust on slabby flow front.
Channeled cascade on Paliuli
Channeled cascade on Paliuli. Other videos on this day focus on front of this cascade. Wind noise in this and other clips is obvious, but listen for sounds of pieces of crust scraping against one another or across ground. For scale, flow front in all clips is 1-1.5 m high.
Channeled cascade on Paliuli. Other videos on this day focus on front of this cascade. Wind noise in this and other clips is obvious, but listen for sounds of pieces of crust scraping against one another or across ground. For scale, flow front in all clips is 1-1.5 m high.
Fluid lava leaks from inside crusted front of cascade
Fluid lava leaks from inside crusted front of cascadeFluid lava leaks from inside crusted front of cascade.
Fluid lava leaks from inside crusted front of cascade
Fluid lava leaks from inside crusted front of cascadeFluid lava leaks from inside crusted front of cascade.
More disruption of slabby flow front
More disruption of slabby flow front.
More disruption of slabby flow front.
More disruption of slabby flow front
More disruption of slabby flow front.
More disruption of slabby flow front.
Lava pours down pre1995 sea cliff
Lava pours down pre1995 sea cliff. See stills above for more information. Note large file size. Warning: turn down your sound; lots of wind noise.
Lava pours down pre1995 sea cliff. See stills above for more information. Note large file size. Warning: turn down your sound; lots of wind noise.
PubTalk 12/2002 — Hawai`i's Volcanoes—Never a Dull Moment
PubTalk 12/2002 — Hawai`i's Volcanoes—Never a Dull Moment20 Years of Eruption at Kilauea and Waiting for Mauna Loa
by Don Swanson,Volcanologist, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
PubTalk 12/2002 — Hawai`i's Volcanoes—Never a Dull Moment
PubTalk 12/2002 — Hawai`i's Volcanoes—Never a Dull Moment20 Years of Eruption at Kilauea and Waiting for Mauna Loa
by Don Swanson,Volcanologist, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
PubTalk 11/2002 — What is a Butterfly Worth?
Challenge of Making Economic Estimates for Biodiversity
by Alicia Torregrosa, Geographer and Ecologist
Challenge of Making Economic Estimates for Biodiversity
by Alicia Torregrosa, Geographer and Ecologist
PubTalk 10/2002 — Plumbing the Mysteries of the San Andreas Fault
PubTalk 10/2002 — Plumbing the Mysteries of the San Andreas FaultDeep Drilling to Test Fundamental Theories About Faulting and Earthquakes
By Stephen H. Hickman, Geophysicist
PubTalk 10/2002 — Plumbing the Mysteries of the San Andreas Fault
PubTalk 10/2002 — Plumbing the Mysteries of the San Andreas FaultDeep Drilling to Test Fundamental Theories About Faulting and Earthquakes
By Stephen H. Hickman, Geophysicist
PubTalk 9/2002 — Healing the Redwood Creek Watershed
PubTalk 9/2002 — Healing the Redwood Creek WatershedSuccesses and Failures in a Large-scale Watershed Restoration Program
by Mary Ann Madej, Geologist
PubTalk 9/2002 — Healing the Redwood Creek Watershed
PubTalk 9/2002 — Healing the Redwood Creek WatershedSuccesses and Failures in a Large-scale Watershed Restoration Program
by Mary Ann Madej, Geologist
PubTalk 8/2002 — Revealing the Hidden World Beneath Monterey Bay
PubTalk 8/2002 — Revealing the Hidden World Beneath Monterey BayExplore the diverse features on and below the sea floor in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
by Steve Eittreim, Marine Geologist
PubTalk 8/2002 — Revealing the Hidden World Beneath Monterey Bay
PubTalk 8/2002 — Revealing the Hidden World Beneath Monterey BayExplore the diverse features on and below the sea floor in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
by Steve Eittreim, Marine Geologist
Close-up of lava falls and steam cloud
Close-up of lava falls and steam cloud generated by lava entering water.
Close-up of lava falls and steam cloud generated by lava entering water.
Lava falling over sea cliff
Lava falling over sea cliff into water at western group of entries.
Lava falling over sea cliff into water at western group of entries.
Lava dropping into the sea
Telephoto of lava dropping into the sea.
Telephoto of lava dropping into the sea.
Lava falls into sea from western two entries at Highcastle
Lava falls into sea from western two entries at HighcastleLava falls into sea from western two entries at Highcastle. Entry started within past several hours. Listen to the "plop, plop" sounds as lava drips hit water.
Lava falls into sea from western two entries at Highcastle
Lava falls into sea from western two entries at HighcastleLava falls into sea from western two entries at Highcastle. Entry started within past several hours. Listen to the "plop, plop" sounds as lava drips hit water.
PubTalk 7/2002 — Beyond the Golden Gate
Oceanography, Geology, Biology, and Environmental Issues In The Gulf of the Farallones
by Herman A. Karl, Marine Geologist, and Edward Ueber, Director, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
Oceanography, Geology, Biology, and Environmental Issues In The Gulf of the Farallones
by Herman A. Karl, Marine Geologist, and Edward Ueber, Director, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
Lava spilling over the lip of Wilipe`a sea cliff
Close view of lava spilling over the lip of Wilipe`a sea cliff.
Close view of lava spilling over the lip of Wilipe`a sea cliff.
Lava spills over Wilipe`a sea cliff
Lava spills over Wilipe`a sea cliff and across boulders into the sea.
Lava spills over Wilipe`a sea cliff and across boulders into the sea.
Wave crashing over lava
Close view of wave crashing over lava in the surf zone.
Close view of wave crashing over lava in the surf zone.