The unique radar properties of silicic lava domes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Plaut, Jeffrey J ^a   Anderson, Steven W ^b   Crown, David A ^c   Stofan, Ellen R ^d   van Zyl, Jakob J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Proxemy Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Radar; Remote sensing; Volcanology

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; LAVA DOME; MORPHOLOGY; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SILICATE;

EID: 18744419207     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je002017     Document Type: Article

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