Slides of the July 22, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Skamania County, Washington. 1980.
Dates
Date Taken
1980-07-22
Summary
These slides of the July 22, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens were taken by Jim Vallance, who was in a U.S. Forest Service fixed wing aircraft and by Mike Doukas, Harry Glicken, and Rick Hoblitt who were in a U.S. Geological Survey helicopter. There were three major eruptive pulses on July 22, 1980. They begin at 17:14, 18:30 and 19:02 PDT. Slides 28 through 37 show second eruptive pulse. This sequence was taken while moving counter-clockwise from the southwest to the south side of the mountain at a distance of 7 to 10 miles and while changing elevation from 12,000 to 15,000 feet. Note the bicolored appearance of the plume: the lighter portion is the ask cloud rising from the pyroclastic flows. View of eruption between 18:30 and 18:31. [...]
Summary
These slides of the July 22, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens were taken by Jim Vallance, who was in a U.S. Forest Service fixed wing aircraft and by Mike Doukas, Harry Glicken, and Rick Hoblitt who were in a U.S. Geological Survey helicopter. There were three major eruptive pulses on July 22, 1980. They begin at 17:14, 18:30 and 19:02 PDT. Slides 28 through 37 show second eruptive pulse. This sequence was taken while moving counter-clockwise from the southwest to the south side of the mountain at a distance of 7 to 10 miles and while changing elevation from 12,000 to 15,000 feet. Note the bicolored appearance of the plume: the lighter portion is the ask cloud rising from the pyroclastic flows. View of eruption between 18:30 and 18:31. Skamania County, Washington. (Photo by J. Vallance, USGS)
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Available in the U.S. Geological Survey Denver Library Photographic Collection, Mount St. Helens Superset Collection, color transparencies (slides).
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