Recent magmatotectonic activity in the Eastern Snake River Plain-Island Park region revealed by SAR interferometry

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 188, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 297-304

  Aly, M H ^a   Rodgers, D W ^a   Thackray, G D ^a   Hughes, S S ^a  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

crustal deformation; Eastern Snake River Plain; Island Park; magmatic processes; Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATIONS; EASTERN SNAKE RIVER PLAIN; MAGMATIC PROCESS; SNAKE RIVER PLAINS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR INTERFEROMETRY; YELLOWSTONES;

DEFORMATION; GEODETIC SATELLITES; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INTERFEROMETERS; PARKS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; RADAR; RADAR ANTENNAS; RIVERS; SUBSIDENCE; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; SYNTHETIC APERTURES;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MAGMATISM; NORMAL FAULT; RADAR INTERFEROMETRY; SUBSIDENCE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TECTONIC SETTING; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; SNAKE RIVER PLAIN; UNITED STATES; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE CALDERA;

EID: 71749084623     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.05.015     Document Type: Article

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