These 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 no. 5 through 25 were taken between 18:25:20 and 18:26:30 This sequence was taken while moving counter-clockwise from the north to the west flank of Mount St. Helens at a distance of about 7 miles and while changing elevation from about 10,000 to 12,000 feet. Approximate 3 seconds after slide no.6. The fountain of ash gives rise to a pyroclastic flow that sweeps over the ejecta rampart. [...]
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 no. 5 through 25 were taken between 18:25:20 and 18:26:30 This sequence was taken while moving counter-clockwise from the north to the west flank of Mount St. Helens at a distance of about 7 miles and while changing elevation from about 10,000 to 12,000 feet. Approximate 3 seconds after slide no.6. The fountain of ash gives rise to a pyroclastic flow that sweeps over the ejecta rampart. (Wing of aircraft visible). Skamania County, Washington. (Photo by J. Vallance, USGS) 18:25:38.
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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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