Lava flow volume and morphology from digitised contour maps: A case study at Mount Etna, Sicily

Geomorphology

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 251-261

  Stevens, N F ^a,b   Wadge, G ^a   Murray, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contour maps; Digital elevation models; Lava; Morphology; Mount Etna; Volume

Indexed keywords

CONTOUR MAP; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LAVA FLOW; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

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EID: 0032703549     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(98)00115-9     Document Type: Article

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