Spectroscopic study of the Moses Lake dune field, Washington: Determination of compositional distributions and source lithologies

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Bandfield, Joshua L ^a   Edgett, Kenneth S ^b   Christensen, Philip R ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b MALIN SPACE SCIENCE SYSTEMS   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Infrared spectroscopy; Outflow channels; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

BASALT; DUNE FIELD; GRANODIORITE; LITHOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SOURCE ROCK; SPECTROSCOPY;

MOSES LAKE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0037176047     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000je001469     Document Type: Article

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