Remote sensing of volcanic ash clouds using special sensor microwave imager data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 11579-11588

  Delene, David J ^a,c   Rose, William I ^a   Grody, Norman C ^b  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE IMAGER DATA; REMOTE SENSING; VOLCANIC ASH CLOUD; VOLCANIC HAZARD;

EID: 3643107753     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb00643     Document Type: Article

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