Using fractal analysis to quantitatively characterize the shapes of volcanic particles

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Maria, Anton ^a   Carey, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractal analysis; Magma fragmentation; Morphology; Volcanic particles

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; FRAGMENTATION; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SHAPE ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 0037880464     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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