Inhaltsverzeichnis
References. - 1 Sea-Floor Topography and Morphology of the Superswell Region. - 1. 1 Introduction. - 1. 2 Data Sources and Methods. - 1. 3 Sea-floor Morphology in French Polynesia. - 1. 4 Conclusions. - Acknowledgements. - References. - 2 Seismicity of the Society and Austral Hotspots in the South Pacific: Seismic Detection, Monitoring and Interpretation of Underwater Volcanism. - 2. 1 Introduction. - 2. 2 Seismic Waves Used. - 2. 3 Volcano-Seismic Activities on the Society Hotspot. - 2. 4 Volcano-Seismic Activity of the Austral Hotspot: Macdonald Seamount. - 2. 5 Summary and Conclusions. - Acknowledgements. - References. - 3 A Global Isostatic Load Model and its Application to Determine the Lithospheric Density Structure of Hotspot Swells. - 3. 1 Introduction. - 3. 2 Isostasy of the Lithospheric Plate. - 3. 3 Reference Model. - 3. 4 Lithospheric Density Structure of Hotspot Swells. - 3. 5 Subsidence of Hotspot Structures. - 3. 6 Conclusions. - Acknowledgements. - References. - 4 Origin of the 43 Ma Bend Along the Hawaiian-Emperor Seamount Chain. - 4. 1 Introduction. - 4. 2 The Emperor Seamount Chain Paradox. - 4. 3 The Origin of the 43Ma Bend. - 4. 4 Summary and Conclusion. - Acknowledgements. - References. - 5 South Pacific Intraplate Volcanism: Structure, Morphology and Style of Eruption. - 5. 1 Introduction. - 5. 2 Society Hotspot. - 5. 3 Austral Hotspot. - 5. 4 Pitcairn Hotspot. - 5. 5 Hotspot Versus Non-Hotspot Volcanoes. - 5. 6 Style of Eruption and Formation of Hotspot Edifices. - 5. 7 Summary and Conclusions. - Acknowledgements. - References. - 6 Submarine Landslides in French Polynesia. - 6. 1 Introduction. - 6. 2 Geological Setting. - 6. 3 Landslides of the Society Islands. - 6. 4 Austral Island Landslides. - 6. 5 Classification of the Society and Austral Landslides. - 6. 6 Evolution of the Mass Wasting with the Age of the Edifices. - 6. 7Conclusion. - Acknowledgements. - References. - 7 Mantle Plumes are NOT From Ancient Oceanic Crust. - 7. 1 Introduction. - 7. 2 Petrological Arguments. - 7. 3 Geochemical Arguments. - 7. 4 Mineral Physics Arguments. - 7. 5 Summary. - Acknowledgements. - References. - 8 The Sources for Hotspot Volcanism in the South Pacific Ocean. - 8. 1 Introduction. - 8. 2 The Hotspot Chains of the South East Pacific. - 8. 3 Discussion: Petrogenesis of South East Pacific Hotspots. - Acknowledgements. - References. - 9 Plume-Ridge Interactions: New Perspectives. - 9. 1 Introduction. - 9. 2 Concepts. - 9. 3 Examples. - 9. 4 Summary and Conclusion. - Acknowledgements. - References. - 10 Intraplate Gabbroic Rock Debris Ejected from the Magma Chamber of the Macdonald Seamount (Austral Hotspot): Comparison with Other Provinces. - 10. 1 Introduction. - 10. 2 The Macdonald Seamount. - 10. 3 Petrology. - 10. 4 Geochemistry. - 10. 5 Discussion. - 10. 6 Summary and Conclusions. - Acknowledgements. - References. - 11 The Foundation Chain: Inferring Hotspot-Plate Interaction from a Weak Seamount Trail. - 11. 1 Introduction. - 11. 2 Sample Preparation and Analytical Procedure. - 11. 3 Results. - 11. 4 Discussion. - 11. 5 Conclusions. - Acknowledgements. - References. - 12 Hydrothermal Iron and Manganese Crusts from the Pitcairn Hotspot Region. - 12. 1 Introduction. - 12. 2 Geological Setting. - 12. 3 Sample Description. - 12. 4 Chemical Composition. - 12. 5 Formation of Fe and Mn Crusts. - 12. 6 Conclusions. - Acknowledgements. - References. - 13 Methane Venting into the Water Column Above the Pitcairn and the Society-Austral Seamounts, South Pacific. - 13. 1 Introduction. - 13. 2 Geological Setting. - 13. 3 Methods. - 13. 4 Results and Discussion. - 13. 5 Conclusions. - Acknowledgements. - References. - 14 Petrology of Young Submarine Hotspot Lava: Composition and Classification. - 14. 1 Introduction. - 14. 2 Composition and Description of Oceanic Rocks. - 14. 3 Relationship Between Intraplate-Hotspot and Spreading-Ridge Magmatism. - 14. 4 Compositional Differences Among Hotspots. - 14. 5 Summary and Conclusions. - Acknowledgements. - References.
