Satellite observation of active carbonatite volcanism at Ol doinyo Lengai, Tanzania

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-64

  Oppenheimer, C ^a  

^a Department of Geography ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE MINERALS; HEAT RADIATION; MULTISPECTRAL SCANNERS; RADIOMETERS; SILICATE MINERALS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETERS (AVHRR); NATROCARBONATITE LAVAS; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

REMOTE SENSING;

CARBONATITE VOLCANISM; LANDSAT TM; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

TANZANIA, OL DOINYO LENGAI VOLCANO;

EID: 0031899224     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311698216422     Document Type: Article

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