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Mount St. Helens eruption highlights: September 2004 - May 2005

By Volcano Hazards Program
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Detailed Description

Compilation video of significant events from the dome-building eruption at Mount St. Helens, from October 1, 2004 to March 15, 2005, including steam and ash eruptions, growth of lava spines, helicopter deployment of monitoring equipment, collection of lava samples, and FLIR thermal imaging of rock collapse on lava dome.

  1. Eruption of Mount St. Helens,  October 1, 2004  (00:12)
  2. Steam and Ash Emission,  October 5, 2004  (02:43)
  3. Visible Uplift of Glacier and Crater Floor.  Lava Spine Emerges from Vent Area, October 11, 2004  (03:48)
  4. Sling Deployment of GPS Instrument  (MID9) onto NE  Extent of Deformed Area, October 24, 2004  (04:26)
  5. 2004 Dome and Surrounding Area of Deformation and Small Ash Plume, November 4, 2004  (05:01)
  6. Dome Growth Continues, November 11, 2004  (06:23)
  7. Acoustic Representation of Earthquakes Recorded by Seismometer (BLIS) 20 minutes reduced to 20 Seconds, November 11, 2004  (07:20)
  8. Visible and Thermal Imaging of 2004 Dome and Surrounding Area of Deformation, November 29, 2004  (07:48)
  9. Fracturing of Southwest Part of 2004 Dome, December 16,2004  (10:11)
  10. Deployment of Camera and Gas Sensing Instrument 100 m East of North end of 2004-5 Dome, January 14, 2005  (10:47)
  11. January 14, 2005 Camera Site After January 16, 2005 Ballistic Steam and Ash Emission, January 19, 2005  (12:24)
  12. Field Crews Working at GPS Site on Southwest Flank of Mount St. Helens, February 1, 2005  (12:52)
  13. Helicopter Collecting Rock Samples from 2004-2005 Dome, February 22, 2005  (13:41)
  14. March 8, 2005 Eruption of Mount St. Helens, March 8, 2005  (15:23)
  15. Retrieval of Eruption Damaged Seismic Instrument (NED from Dome, March 9, 2005   (15:38)
  16. Ash Deposits on East Crater After March 8, 2005 Eruption and 2004-2005 Dome and Surrounding Area of Deformation, March 9, 2005  (16:19)
  17. 2004-2005 Dome and Surrounding are of Deformation including Ash Flow and Area of Ballistic Impacts, March 15, 2005  (17:13)
  18. FLIR Imaging of Rock Collapse on East and West Side of 2004-2005 Dome, March 15, 2005  (18:17)

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Length:
00:19:45

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Public Domain.

Eruption of Mount St. Helens: September 2004 - May 2005