Mapping hydrothermally altered rocks on Mount Rainier, Washington, with Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) data
Geology
By: J. K. Crowley and D. R. Zimbelman
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Abstract
Mount Rainier has produced numerous Holocene debris flows, the largest of which contain clays and other minerals derived from hydrothermally altered rocks on the volcano's edifice. Imagery from an advanced airborne sensor was used to map altered rocks at Mount Rainier and demonstrates their distinctly nonuniform distribution. The mapping of altered rocks helps to identify edifice failure surfaces and to recognize the source areas for the largest debris flow events. Remote sensing methods like those used at Mount Rainier can enhance ground-based mapping efforts and should prove useful for rapidly identifying hazardous sectors at other volcanoes.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Mapping hydrothermally altered rocks on Mount Rainier, Washington, with Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) data |
| Series title | Geology |
| DOI | 10.1130/0091-7613(1997)025<0559:MHAROM>2.3.CO;2 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 559 |
| Last page | 562 |
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