Shape and surface area measurements using scanning electron microscope stereo-pair images of volcanic ash particles

Geosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 805-811

  Mills, Owen P ^a   Rose, William I ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ADSORPTION; NITROGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC GLASS; VOLCANOLOGY;

ALASKA; ANCHORAGE; MOUNT SPURR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79251565556     PISSN: 1553-040     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00558.1     Document Type: Article

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