Monitoring hydrothermal alteration in active volcanoes using remote sensing: the case of Turrialba volcano (Costa Rica)

Hydrothermal alteration was analyzed in the active Turrialba Volcano, Central Volcanic Range, Costa Rica. Principal component analysis (PCA) techniques were applied to Thematic Mapper (1986 and 2001) and MODIS/ASTER airborne imagery (2003). Analyses were carried out using 4 input bands in PCA transf...

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Main Authors: Esperanza Bragado-Massa, Miguel Marchamalo, Juan G. Rejas, Javier Bonatti, Jesús Martínez-Frías, Rubén Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Geológica de América Central
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-70242014000200003&lng=en&tlng=en