Geodiversity and Its Implication for Geoconservation of the Youngest Eruptive Sites of Western Samoa †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Satellite Imagery, Basic Terrain Analysis, Field Observations, and Lava Flow Modelling
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Németh, K. Geodiversity and Its Implication for Geoconservation of the Youngest Eruptive Sites of Western Samoa. Proceedings 2023, 87, 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECG2022-13751
Németh K. Geodiversity and Its Implication for Geoconservation of the Youngest Eruptive Sites of Western Samoa. Proceedings. 2023; 87(1):33. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECG2022-13751
Chicago/Turabian StyleNémeth, Károly. 2023. "Geodiversity and Its Implication for Geoconservation of the Youngest Eruptive Sites of Western Samoa" Proceedings 87, no. 1: 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECG2022-13751