Project 001 Description: The student will learn to manipulate the 3DEP high-resolution model and extract quantitative metrics from it. They will compile a table (in a spreadsheet)
with the morphometric parameters as well as qualitative indicators of eruptive style (type, magma composition, etc.) for each volcanic field. They will then
perform a cluster analysis for each volcanic field as a whole, and for representative eruptive styles (strombolian vs maars for example). The entire
process will first be developed at the San Francisco Volcanic Field near Flagstaff to establish methods and best practices, then extended to other
distributed fields covered by the 3DEP dataset. Depending on progress, the student will also explore the existing literature for distributed volcanic fields
on Mars, and create a similar database that can be analyzed with the same statistical methods in order to compare eruptive processes on both planets.