The unique radar properties of silicic lava domes

Authors :: Plaunt, J J
Anderson, S. W
Crown, D. A
Stofan, E. R
van Zyl, J. J
Source :: Journal of Geophysical Research. 109
Publication Year :: 2004
Publisher :: United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 2004.
Abstract: Silicic lava domes exhibit distinct morphologic characteristics at scales of centimeters to kilometers. Multiparameter radar observations capture the unique geometric signatures of silicic domes in a set of radar scattering properties that are unlike any other natural geologic surfaces.