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Historical video footage of Mount St. Helens volcano - 1982

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1982
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Diefenbach, A.K., Bayouth Garcia, D., Westby, E., 2022, Historical video footage of Mount St. Helens volcano, Washington, 1980-1982: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P94E623Y.

Summary

This data release contains digital video files from the USGS of Mount St. Helens volcano in the months leading up to the cataclysmic eruption on May 18, 1980 as well as the first two years of the eruption. Original videos were collected on an assortment of cameras and film types, including 16 mm, 8 mm and Super 8 mm during USGS field campaigns on the ground as well as from the air and on time-lapse camera stations setup around the volcano. Videos capture USGS crews collecting data as well as an assortment of volcanic processes, including dome growth, ash emissions, rockslides, and pyroclastic flows. These film records represent a tremendous resource to the volcanology community as they represent visual recordings of a truly remarkable [...]

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Historical video footage of Mount St Helens 1982.csv 3.96 KB text/csv
1982_03_20_USGS_MSH_FW.mp4 347.89 MB video/mp4
1982_08_12_Est_USGS_MSH_TL_Clip_1.mp4 5.54 MB video/mp4
1982_08_13_Est_USGS_MSH_TL_Clip_2.mp4 13.69 MB video/mp4
1982_08_14_Est_USGS_MSH_TL_Clip_3.mp4 14.65 MB video/mp4
1982_08_15_Est_USGS_MSH_TL_Clip_4.mp4 14.98 MB video/mp4
1982_08_16_Est_USGS_MSH_TL_Clip_5.mp4 14.23 MB video/mp4
1982_08_17_Est_USGS_MSH_TL_Clip_6.mp4 14.5 MB video/mp4
1982_08_18_Est_USGS_MSH_TL_Clip_7.mp4 14.2 MB video/mp4
1982_08_19_Est_USGS_MSH_TL_Clip_8.mp4 14.21 MB video/mp4
1982_08_20_Est_USGS_MSH_TL_Clip_9.mp4 14.44 MB video/mp4
1982_08_21_Est_USGS_MSH_TL_Clip_10.mp4 14.41 MB video/mp4
1982_08_22_Est_USGS_MSH_TL_Clip_11.mp4 15.57 MB video/mp4
1982_08_23_Est_USGS_MSH_TL_Clip_12.mp4 14.22 MB video/mp4
1982_08_24_Est_USGS_MSH_TL_Clip_13.mp4 14.17 MB video/mp4

Purpose

These visual recordings were collected to document and characterize volcanic activity at Mount St. Helens from March 1980 through August 1982. The analog films were digitized to prevent potential data loss and make them available in a modern digital format, accessible to volcano researchers, students, stakeholders and the general public.

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