Images from a Web-based camera (Webcam) located 8
km north of Mount St. Helens and a network of remote, telemetered digital cameras were used to observe eruptive activity
at the volcano between October 2004 and February 2006. The
cameras offered the advantages of low cost, low power, flexibility in deployment, and high spatial and temporal resolution. Images obtained from the cameras provided important
insights into several aspects of dome extrusion, including
rockfalls, lava extrusion rates, and explosive activity. Images
from the remote, telemetered digital cameras were assembled
into time-lapse animations of dome extrusion that supported
monitoring, research, and outreach efforts. The wide-ranging
utility of remote camera imagery should motivate additional
work, especially to develop the three-dimensional quantitative
capabilities of terrestrial camera networks.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Title | Remote camera observations of lava dome growth at Mount St. Helens, Washington, October 2004 to February 2006 |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp175011 |
| Authors | Michael P. Poland, Daniel Dzurisin, Richard G. LaHusen, Jon J. Major, Dennis Lapcewich, Elliot T. Endo, Daniel J. Gooding, Steve P. Schilling, Christine G. Janda |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Professional Paper |
| Series Number | 1750-11 |
| Index ID | pp175011 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Hawaiian Volcano Observatory; Volcano Hazards Program |