A review of algorithms for detecting volcanic hot spots in satellite infrared data

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1109-1137

  Steffke, Andrea M ^a   Harris, Andrew J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Hot spot detection algorithms; Thermal remote sensing; Volcano monitoring

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DATA SET; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; HOT SPOT; INFRARED IMAGERY; LAVA FLOW; MONITORING SYSTEM; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE SENSOR; VOLCANISM;

ALASKA; AUGUSTINE; AUGUSTINE ISLAND; CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; LIPARI ISLANDS; MESSINA [SICILY]; SICILY; STROMBOLI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80955133993     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-011-0487-7     Document Type: Review

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