Prospects for Detecting Volcanic Events with Microwave Radiometry
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Erta Ale
3.2. Kilauea
3.3. Fuego
4. Discussion
4.1. Loss Tangent
4.2. Areal Fraction
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Volcano | Location | Dates |
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Erta Ale | 13.6° N, 40.67° E | April 2015–January 2020 |
Kilauea | 19.421° N, 155.287° W | April–October 2018 |
Fuego | 14.473° N, 90.88° W | May–November 2018 |
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MacKenzie, S.M.; Lorenz, R.D. Prospects for Detecting Volcanic Events with Microwave Radiometry. Remote Sens. 2020, 12, 2544. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12162544
MacKenzie SM, Lorenz RD. Prospects for Detecting Volcanic Events with Microwave Radiometry. Remote Sensing. 2020; 12(16):2544. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12162544
Chicago/Turabian StyleMacKenzie, Shannon M., and Ralph D. Lorenz. 2020. "Prospects for Detecting Volcanic Events with Microwave Radiometry" Remote Sensing 12, no. 16: 2544. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12162544