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Quantifying the effect of rheology on plan-view shapes of lava flowsThis study aims at quantifying the effect of rheology on the plan-view shapes of lava flows. Plan-view shapes of lava flows are important because they reflect the processes governing flow emplacement and may provide insight into lava flow rheology and dynamics. In our earlier investigation, it was reported that plan-view shapes of tholeite basalts are fractal, having a characteristic shape regardless of scale. It was also found one could use the fractal dimension (a parameter which quantifies flow margin convolution) to distinguish between the two major types of basalts: a'a and pahoehoe. Encouraged by these earlier results, a similar method for use on silicic flows are being developed and our preliminary work is presented.
Document ID
19940007644
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bruno, B. C.
(Hawaii Univ. Honolulu, HI, United States)
Taylor, G. J.
(Hawaii Univ. Honolulu, HI, United States)
Lopes-Gautier, R. M. C.
(Jet Propulsion Lab. California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena., United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst., Twenty-fourth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Part 1: A-F
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
94N12116
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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