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Frequent outburst floods from South Tahoma Glacier, Mount Rainier, USA: Relation to debris flows, meteorological origin, and implications for subglacial hydrology Frequent outburst floods from South Tahoma Glacier, Mount Rainier, USA: Relation to debris flows, meteorological origin, and implications for subglacial hydrology
Destructive debris flows occur frequently at glacierized Mount Rainier volcano, Washington, U.S.A. Twenty-three such flows have occurred in the Tahoma Creek valley since 1967. Hydrologic and geomorphic evidence indicate that all or nearly all of these flows began as outburst floods from South Tahoma Glacier. Flood waters are stored subglacially. The volume of stored water discharged...
Authors
J. S. Walder, C. L. Driedger
History and hazards of Mount Rainier, Washington History and hazards of Mount Rainier, Washington
Mount Rainier is an active volcano that first erupted about half a million years ago. Because of Rainier's great height (14,410 feet above sea level) and northerly location, glaciers have cut deeply into its lavas, making it appear deceptively older than it actually is. Mount Rainier is known to have erupted as recently as in the 1840s, and large eruptions took place as recently as about...
Authors
Thomas W. Sisson
Living with a volcano in your backyard; volcanic hazards at Mount Rainier Living with a volcano in your backyard; volcanic hazards at Mount Rainier
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Authors
J. S. Walder, C. L. Driedger
Volcano hazards in the Mount Adams region, Washington Volcano hazards in the Mount Adams region, Washington
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Authors
W. E. Scott, R.M. Iverson, J.W. Vallance, Wes Hildreth
Volcanic-hazard zonation for Glacier Peak Volcano, Washington Volcanic-hazard zonation for Glacier Peak Volcano, Washington
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Authors
R. B. Waitt, Larry Mastin, J. E. Beget
Inclusions in Mount St. Helens dacite erupted from 1980 through 1983 Inclusions in Mount St. Helens dacite erupted from 1980 through 1983
Inclusions of plutonic, metavolcanic and volcanic rocks are abundant in dacite pumice and lava from the 1980–1986 eruption sequence at Mount St. Helens. Point counts of inclusions exposed in talus blocks from the dome from 1980 through 1983 show that inclusions form approximately 3.5 vol% of the lava. Eighty-five percent of the inclusions are medium-grained gabbros with an average...
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C. Heliker
Factors influencing the height of Hawaiian lava fountains: implications for the use of fountain height as an indicator of magma gas content Factors influencing the height of Hawaiian lava fountains: implications for the use of fountain height as an indicator of magma gas content
The heights of lava fountains formed in Hawaiian-style eruptions are controlled by magma gas content, volume flux and the amounts of lava re-entrainment and gas bubble coalescence. Theoretical models of lava fountaining are used to analyse data on lava fountain height variations collected during the 1983–1986 Pu'u 'O'o vent of Kilauea volcano, Hawaii. The results show that the variable...
Authors
E.A. Parfitt, L. Wilson, C.A. Neal
Cooling, degassing and compaction of rhyolitic ash flow tuffs: A computational model Cooling, degassing and compaction of rhyolitic ash flow tuffs: A computational model
Previous models of degassing, cooling and compaction of rhyolitic ash flow deposits are combined in a single computational model that runs on a personal computer. The model applies to a broader range of initial and boundary conditions than Riehle's earlier model, which did not integrate heat and mass flux with compaction and which for compound units was limited to two deposits. Model...
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J.R. Riehle, T.F. Miller, R. A. Bailey
Seismic imaging of Kilauea volcano and Loihi Seamount: 1994 onshore-offshore experiment data from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory seismic network Seismic imaging of Kilauea volcano and Loihi Seamount: 1994 onshore-offshore experiment data from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory seismic network
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Authors
L. S. Kong, P. G. Okubo, S. C. Webb, F. K. Duennebier, M. A. McDonald, W. C. Crawford, J. A. Hildebrand
Is Glacier Peak a dangerous volcano? Is Glacier Peak a dangerous volcano?
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Authors
L.G. Mastin, R. B. Waitt
Bench mark descriptions and photographs for global positioning system (GPS) stations in the vicinity of Mt. Shasta and Medicine Lake, California Bench mark descriptions and photographs for global positioning system (GPS) stations in the vicinity of Mt. Shasta and Medicine Lake, California
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Authors
K.M. Yamashita, D.E. Wieprecht