Denudation Rates of the Hawaiian Islands by Rivers and Groundwaters
The carbonic acid produced by the microbial oxidation of organic matter is the most important chemical weathering agent of the Hawaiian basaltic rocks. The total denudation rate of the Hawaiian Islands ranges from 11 to 50 mg/cm2 /yr (or 0.04-0.19 mm/yr), The island of Hawaii has the lowest denudati...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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University of Hawaii Press
1988
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1082 |
| Summary: | The carbonic acid produced by the microbial oxidation of organic matter is the most important chemical weathering agent of the Hawaiian basaltic rocks. The total denudation rate of the Hawaiian Islands ranges from 11 to 50 mg/cm2 /yr (or 0.04-0.19 mm/yr), The island of Hawaii has the lowest denudation rate among the Hawaiian Islands. |
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