Thermal remote sensing of the low-intensity carbonatite volcanism of Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanzania

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 29, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 6467-6499

  Kervyn, M ^a   Ernst, G G J ^b   Harris, A J L ^b   Belton, F ^c   Mbede, E ^d   Jacobs, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVES; HAZARDS; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TEMPERATURE; VOLCANOES;

ERUPTION INTENSITY; EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION; HIGHER RESOLUTION; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; MONITORING PROGRAMME; ROUTINE MONITORING; THERMAL ANOMALIES; THERMAL REMOTE SENSING;

REMOTE SENSING;

ALGORITHM; ASTER; CARBONATITE; CRATER; DETECTION METHOD; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; INFRARED IMAGERY; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; LAVA FLOW; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 55449099134     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160802167105     Document Type: Article

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