Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEMS

Amount

$295,743.00

Award Date

7/21/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

Magma that feeds volcanic eruptions on oceanic islands and most of the deep ocean is produced by melting of the underlying mantle. Current knowledge of the details of magma genesis and transport are derived from observations of eruption rates and basalt c