Characterization of volcanic materials using ground penetrating radar: A case study at Teide volcano (Canary Islands, Spain)

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-78

  Gomez Ortiz D ^a   Martin Velazquez S ^a   Martin Crespo T ^a   Marquez A ^a   Lillo, J ^a   Lopez I ^a   Carreno F ^a  

^a ESCET   (Spain)

Author keywords

Airfall deposits; Dykes; EM waves velocity; GPR; Lava flows; Tenerife

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ESTIMATION; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

AIRFALL DEPOSITS; DYKES; LAVA FLOWS; TENERIFE; VOLCANIC MATERIALS;

VOLCANOES;

DIKE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE; GEOPHYSICS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; LAVA FLOW; VOLCANO;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TEIDE; TENERIFE;

EID: 33645946072     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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