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Lava dome measurements of angles and slope distances using a theodo...

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An increase in deformation rates is an indication that magma is slowly entering the dome. In the early 1980s deformation rates often reached 30 feet per hour (10 meters/hour) as magma rose and the dome expanded before extrusion started. During the winter months, the instrument stations often had to be dug out of the snow before measurements could be made.