Remote sensing study of sector collapses and debris avalanche deposits at Oldoinyo Lengai and Kerimasi volcanoes, Tanzania

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 29, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 6565-6595

  Kervyn, Mattieu ^a   Ernst, G G J ^a   Klaudius, J ^b   Keller, J ^b   Mbede, E ^c   Jacobs, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; DEBRIS; DEPOSITS; HAZARDS; LANDSLIDES; MAPPING; SURVEYING; TRACKING RADAR; VOLCANOES;

DATA INTERPRETATION; DEBRIS AVALANCHE DEPOSITS; DIGITAL ELEVATION DATA; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GROUND DEFORMATIONS; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; MORPHOLOGICAL VARIABILITY; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION;

REMOTE SENSING;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; ASTER; DEBRIS AVALANCHE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; OLDOINYO LENGAI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS; ORYX;

EID: 55449126973     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160802168137     Document Type: Article

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