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Joseph A. Bard

Joe Bard is a Geographer with the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory. Themes of his work include providing GIS support for the Volcano Science Center, creating maps and graphics for explaining volcano hazards to the public, and integrating user-centered design into the production of volcano hazard communication products. 

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Extending ScienceBase for Disaster Risk Reduction

Access to up-to-date geospatial data is critical when responding to natural hazards-related crises, such as volcanic eruptions. To address the need to reliably provide access to near real-time USGS datasets, we developed a process to allow data managers within the USGS Volcano Hazard Program to programmatically publish geospatial webservices to a cloud-based instance of GeoServer hosted...
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Community for Data Integration (CDI)
Extending ScienceBase for Disaster Risk Reduction

Extending ScienceBase for Disaster Risk Reduction

Access to up-to-date geospatial data is critical when responding to natural hazards-related crises, such as volcanic eruptions. To address the need to reliably provide access to near real-time USGS datasets, we developed a process to allow data managers within the USGS Volcano Hazard Program to programmatically publish geospatial webservices to a cloud-based instance of GeoServer hosted on Amazon
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Filter Total Items: 19

Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, September 10, 1981 Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, September 10, 1981

The catastrophic, explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, on May 18, 1980, is the most well-known eruption of the volcano. Less well known is that the May 18 eruption marked the beginning of a period of eruptive activity that lasted through 1986. Beginning in October 1980, a series of 17 dome-building episodes added millions of cubic meters of lava to the crater floor. Most...
By
Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Science Synthesis, Analysis and Research Program

Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, October 23, 1980 Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, October 23, 1980

The catastrophic, explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, on May 18, 1980, is the most well-known eruption of the volcano. Less well known is that the May 18 eruption marked the beginning of a period of eruptive activity that lasted through 1986. Beginning in October 1980, a series of 17 dome-building episodes added millions of cubic meters of lava to the crater floor. Most...
By
Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Science Synthesis, Analysis and Research Program

Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, July 18, 1986 Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, July 18, 1986

The catastrophic, explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, on May 18, 1980, is the most well-known eruption of the volcano. Less well known is that the May 18 eruption marked the beginning of a period of eruptive activity that lasted through 1986. Beginning in October 1980, a series of 17 dome-building episodes added millions of cubic meters of lava to the crater floor. Most...
By
Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Science Synthesis, Analysis and Research Program

Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, September 13, 1984 Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, September 13, 1984

The catastrophic, explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, on May 18, 1980, is the most well-known eruption of the volcano. Less well known is that the May 18 eruption marked the beginning of a period of eruptive activity that lasted through 1986. Beginning in October 1980, a series of 17 dome-building episodes added millions of cubic meters of lava to the crater floor. Most...
By
Volcano Science Center

Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, April 14, 1984 Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, April 14, 1984

The catastrophic, explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, on May 18, 1980, is the most well-known eruption of the volcano. Less well known is that the May 18 eruption marked the beginning of a period of eruptive activity that lasted through 1986. Beginning in October 1980, a series of 17 dome-building episodes added millions of cubic meters of lava to the crater floor. Most...
By
Volcano Science Center

Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, August 29, 1984 Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, August 29, 1984

The catastrophic, explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, on May 18, 1980, is the most well-known eruption of the volcano. Less well known is the May 18 eruption marked the beginning of a period of eruptive activity that lasted through 1986. Beginning in October 1980, a series of 17 dome-building episodes added millions of cubic meters of lava to the crater floor. Most of the...
By
Volcano Hazards Program

Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, August 17, 1983 Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, August 17, 1983

The catastrophic, explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, on May 18, 1980, is the most well-known eruption of the volcano. Less well known is the May 18 eruption marked the beginning of a period of eruptive activity that lasted through 1986. Beginning in October 1980, a series of 17 dome-building episodes added millions of cubic meters of lava to the crater floor. Most of the...
By
Volcano Science Center

Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, June 23, 1982 Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, June 23, 1982

The catastrophic, explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, on May 18, 1980, is the most well-known eruption of the volcano. Less well known is the May 18 eruption marked the beginning of a period of eruptive activity that lasted through 1986. Beginning in October 1980, a series of 17 dome-building episodes added millions of cubic meters of lava to the crater floor. Most of the...
By
Volcano Science Center

Geospatial database of the 2022 summit and Northeast Rift Zone eruption of Mauna Loa volcano, Hawai'i Geospatial database of the 2022 summit and Northeast Rift Zone eruption of Mauna Loa volcano, Hawai'i

In the late evening of November 27, 2022, an effusive eruption began inside Moku'aweoweo caldera at the summit of Mauna Loa volcano. Within a few hours, lava had covered most of the caldera floor, and several fissures just outside caldera sent short lava flows up to 3 kilometers (2 miles) to the southwest. Later in the morning of November 28, summit effusion ceased and the eruption moved...
By
Volcano Science Center

Update of the Database for Volcanic Processes and Geology of Augustine Volcano, Alaska to National Geologic Map Schema Update of the Database for Volcanic Processes and Geology of Augustine Volcano, Alaska to National Geologic Map Schema

The geologic map database in this data release is a reproduction of the U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1762: Volcanic Processes and Geology of Augustine Volcano, Alaska, Waitt and Begét (2009). The database consists of a geologic map and one structural cross section that conform to the National Geologic Map Schema (GeMS). These data supersede USGS Data Series 677: Database for...
By
Volcano Science Center

National Volcanic Threat Layer National Volcanic Threat Layer

There are 161 active volcanoes in the U.S. and its territories. These volcanoes pose differing degrees of risk to people and infrastructure because of differences in their eruptive styles and geographic locations. This layer shows the areas near volcanic vents that could be affected by proximal volcano hazards, including ballistics (airborne rocks from explosions), pyroclastic density...
By
Volcano Science Center

Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens on October 20, 1988 Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens on October 20, 1988

The catastrophic, explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, on May 18, 1980, is the most well-known eruption of the volcano. Less well known is the May 18th eruption marked the beginning of a period of eruptive activity that lasted through 1986. From October 1980 through October 1986, a series of 17 dome-building episodes added millions of cubic meters of lava to the crater...
By
Volcano Science Center

Landslides in the western Columbia Gorge, Skamania County, Washington Landslides in the western Columbia Gorge, Skamania County, Washington

SummaryRecent light detection and ranging (lidar) imagery has allowed us to identify and map a large number of previously unrecognized landslides, or slides, in heavily forested terrain in the western Columbia Gorge, Skamania County, Washington, and it has revealed that the few previously recognized areas of instability are actually composites of multiple smaller landslides. The high...
By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center, Geologic Hazards Science Center
Digital Elevation Model for Newberry Volcano and vicinity....
Digital Elevation Model for Newberry Volcano and vicinity.
Digital Elevation Model for Newberry Volcano and vicinity.
Digital Elevation Model for Newberry Volcano and vicinity....

Digital Elevation Model for Newberry Volcano and vicinity.

Digital Elevation Model for Newberry Volcano and vicinity.

High-resolution digital elevation dataset for Newberry Volcano and vicinity, Oregon, based on lidar survey of August-September, 2010 and bathymetric survey of June, 2001.

By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Volcano Hazards Program, Cascades Volcano Observatory, Newberry
Digital Elevation Model for Newberry Volcano and vicinity....

Digital Elevation Model for Newberry Volcano and vicinity.

Digital Elevation Model for Newberry Volcano and vicinity.

High-resolution digital elevation dataset for Newberry Volcano and vicinity, Oregon, based on lidar survey of August-September, 2010 and bathymetric survey of June, 2001.

By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Volcano Hazards Program, Cascades Volcano Observatory, Newberry

Rebuilding a volcano one lava flow at a time—Visualizing the lava dome-building eruption in the crater of Mount St. Helens, 1982–1986 Rebuilding a volcano one lava flow at a time—Visualizing the lava dome-building eruption in the crater of Mount St. Helens, 1982–1986

Between 1980 and 1986, the U.S. Geological Survey made a series of 1:2,000-scale topographic contour maps from aerial photographic surveys to monitor the eruption. These maps were made for operational purposes and were not intended for publication. Since then, advances in technology made it possible to digitize the original, highly detailed hardcopy maps and derive new digital data...
Authors
Joseph Bard, Christina Friedle, Lorie Bartee, Brett C. Dierker, Joseph Ganick, Nichola M. Gregory, Kenton R. Hill, Jude G. Klug, Aerial Kruger, Dawson T. Mooney, Reun Morrison, Isa Rojas, Phil Rollo, Shawn Stanton, Bre Stewart, Blair Stuhlmuller, Adam D. Zyla
By
Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

Following the tug of the audience from complex to simplified hazards maps at Cascade Range volcanoes Following the tug of the audience from complex to simplified hazards maps at Cascade Range volcanoes

Volcano-hazard maps are broadly recognized as important tools for forecasting and managing volcanic crises and for disseminating spatial information to authorities and people at risk. As scientists, we might presume that hazards maps can be developed at the time and with the methods of our discretion, yet the co-production of maps with stakeholder groups, who have programmatic needs of...
Authors
Carolyn Driedger, David Ramsey, William E. Scott, Lisa Faust, Joseph A. Bard, Patti Wold
By
Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

Community for data integration 2019 project report Community for data integration 2019 project report

The U.S. Geological Survey Community for Data Integration annually supports small projects focusing on data integration for interdisciplinary research, innovative data management, and demonstration of new technologies. This report provides a summary of the 14 projects supported in fiscal year 2019 and outlines their goals, activities, and accomplishments. Proposals in 2019 were...
Authors
Amanda Liford, Caitlin Andrews, Aparna Bamzai-Dodson, Joseph A. Bard, David Blehert, John B. Bradford, Wesley M. Daniel, Sara Caldwell Eldridge, Frank Engel, Jason A. Ferrante, Amy Gilmer, Margaret E. Hunter, Jeanne Jones, Benjamin Letcher, Frances Lightsom, Richard McDonald, Leah Morgan, Sasha C. Reed, Leslie Hsu
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Science Synthesis, Analysis and Research Program, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Volcano Hazards Program, Community for Data Integration (CDI), Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, National Wildlife Health Center, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Southwest Biological Science Center, Volcano Science Center, Western Geographic Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Science Data Management

How would a volcanic eruption affect your Tribe? How would a volcanic eruption affect your Tribe?

Volcanic eruptions are rare, but when they occur, they can profoundly affect nearby communities. In order to determine which communities are at risk, and in order for those communities to mitigate their risk, communities need to know whether they are in or near volcano hazard zones and have basic information about the hazards within those zones. In addition, individuals need to know...
Authors
Cynthia Gardner, Joseph Bard
By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

The 2018 rift eruption and summit collapse of Kilauea Volcano The 2018 rift eruption and summit collapse of Kilauea Volcano

In 2018, Kīlauea Volcano experienced its largest lower East Rift Zone (LERZ) eruption and caldera collapse in at least 200 years. After collapse of the Pu'u 'Ō'ō vent on 30 April, magma propagated downrift. Eruptive fissures opened in the LERZ on 3 May, eventually extending ~6.8 km. A 4 May earthquake (M6.9) produced ~5 m of fault slip. Lava erupted at rates exceeding 100 m3/s...
Authors
Christina Neal, Steven Brantley, Loren Antolik, Janet Babb, Matthew Burgess, Michael Cappos, Jefferson Chang, Sarah Conway, Liliana Desmither, Peter Dotray, Tamar Elias, Pauline Fukunaga, Steven Fuke, Ingrid Johanson, Kevan Kamibayashi, James Kauahikaua, R. Lopaka Lee, S. Pekalib, Asta Miklius, Brian Shiro, Don Swanson, Patricia Nadeau, Michael Zoeller, P. Okubo, Carolyn Parcheta, Matthew Patrick, William Tollett, Frank A. Trusdell, Edward Younger, Emily Montgomery-Brown, Kyle Anderson, Michael Poland, Jessica Ball, Joseph A. Bard, Michelle Coombs, Hannah R. Dietterich, Christoph Kern, Weston Thelen, Peter Cervelli, Tim Orr, Bruce Houghton, Cheryl Gansecki, Richard Hazlett, Paul Lundgren, Angela K. Diefenbach, Allan Lerner, Greg Waite, Peter Kelly, Laura E. Clor, Cynthia Werner, Katherine Mulliken, Gary Fisher, David Damby
By
Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

Modeled inundation limits of potential lahars from Mount Adams in the White Salmon River Valley, Washington Modeled inundation limits of potential lahars from Mount Adams in the White Salmon River Valley, Washington

Lahars large enough to reach populated areas are a hazard at Mount Adams, a massive volcano in the southern Cascade Range of Washington State (fig. 1). It is considered to be still active and has the potential to erupt again. By definition, lahars are gravity-driven flows of water-saturated mixtures of mud and rock (plus or minus ice, wood, and other debris), which originate from...
Authors
Julia Griswold, Thomas Pierson, Joseph A. Bard
By
Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

Database for geologic maps of pyroclastic-flow and related deposits of the 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington Database for geologic maps of pyroclastic-flow and related deposits of the 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington

This publication releases digital versions of the geologic maps in U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Map 1950 (USGS I-1950), “Geologic maps of pyroclastic-flow and related deposits of the 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington” (Kuntz, Rowley, and MacLeod, 1990) (https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/i1950). The 1980 Mount St. Helens eruptions on May 18, May 25...
Authors
Andrew Furze, Joseph Bard, Joel Robinson, David Ramsey, Mel A. Kuntz, Peter Rowley, Norman MacLeod
By
Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

Database compilation for the geologic map of the San Francisco volcanic field, north-central Arizona Database compilation for the geologic map of the San Francisco volcanic field, north-central Arizona

The main component of this publication is a geologic map database prepared using geographic information system (GIS) applications. The geodatabase of geologic points, lines, and polygons was produced as a compilation from five adjoining map sections originally published as printed maps in 1987 (see references in metadata). Four of the sections (U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field...
Authors
Joseph Bard, David Ramsey, Edward Wolfe, George Ulrich, Christopher Newhall, Richard Moore, Norman Bailey, Richard Holm
By
Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

Database for the Geologic Map of Newberry Volcano, Deschutes, Klamath, and Lake Counties, Oregon Database for the Geologic Map of Newberry Volcano, Deschutes, Klamath, and Lake Counties, Oregon

Newberry Volcano, one of the largest Quaternary volcanoes in the conterminous United States, is a broad shield-shaped volcano measuring 60 km north-south by 30 km east-west with a maximum elevation of more than 2 km. Newberry Volcano is the product of deposits from thousands of eruptions, including at least 25 in the past approximately 12,000 years (Holocene Epoch). Newberry Volcano has...
Authors
Joseph Bard, David Ramsey, Norman MacLeod, David Sherrod, Lawrence Chitwood, Robert Jensen
By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

Science and Products

USGS science for a changing world logo

Extending ScienceBase for Disaster Risk Reduction

Access to up-to-date geospatial data is critical when responding to natural hazards-related crises, such as volcanic eruptions. To address the need to reliably provide access to near real-time USGS datasets, we developed a process to allow data managers within the USGS Volcano Hazard Program to programmatically publish geospatial webservices to a cloud-based instance of GeoServer hosted...
By
Community for Data Integration (CDI)
Extending ScienceBase for Disaster Risk Reduction

Extending ScienceBase for Disaster Risk Reduction

Access to up-to-date geospatial data is critical when responding to natural hazards-related crises, such as volcanic eruptions. To address the need to reliably provide access to near real-time USGS datasets, we developed a process to allow data managers within the USGS Volcano Hazard Program to programmatically publish geospatial webservices to a cloud-based instance of GeoServer hosted on Amazon
Learn More
Filter Total Items: 19

Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, September 10, 1981 Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, September 10, 1981

The catastrophic, explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, on May 18, 1980, is the most well-known eruption of the volcano. Less well known is that the May 18 eruption marked the beginning of a period of eruptive activity that lasted through 1986. Beginning in October 1980, a series of 17 dome-building episodes added millions of cubic meters of lava to the crater floor. Most...
By
Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Science Synthesis, Analysis and Research Program

Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, October 23, 1980 Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, October 23, 1980

The catastrophic, explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, on May 18, 1980, is the most well-known eruption of the volcano. Less well known is that the May 18 eruption marked the beginning of a period of eruptive activity that lasted through 1986. Beginning in October 1980, a series of 17 dome-building episodes added millions of cubic meters of lava to the crater floor. Most...
By
Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Science Synthesis, Analysis and Research Program

Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, July 18, 1986 Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, July 18, 1986

The catastrophic, explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, on May 18, 1980, is the most well-known eruption of the volcano. Less well known is that the May 18 eruption marked the beginning of a period of eruptive activity that lasted through 1986. Beginning in October 1980, a series of 17 dome-building episodes added millions of cubic meters of lava to the crater floor. Most...
By
Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Science Synthesis, Analysis and Research Program

Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, September 13, 1984 Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, September 13, 1984

The catastrophic, explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, on May 18, 1980, is the most well-known eruption of the volcano. Less well known is that the May 18 eruption marked the beginning of a period of eruptive activity that lasted through 1986. Beginning in October 1980, a series of 17 dome-building episodes added millions of cubic meters of lava to the crater floor. Most...
By
Volcano Science Center

Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, April 14, 1984 Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, April 14, 1984

The catastrophic, explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, on May 18, 1980, is the most well-known eruption of the volcano. Less well known is that the May 18 eruption marked the beginning of a period of eruptive activity that lasted through 1986. Beginning in October 1980, a series of 17 dome-building episodes added millions of cubic meters of lava to the crater floor. Most...
By
Volcano Science Center

Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, August 29, 1984 Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, August 29, 1984

The catastrophic, explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, on May 18, 1980, is the most well-known eruption of the volcano. Less well known is the May 18 eruption marked the beginning of a period of eruptive activity that lasted through 1986. Beginning in October 1980, a series of 17 dome-building episodes added millions of cubic meters of lava to the crater floor. Most of the...
By
Volcano Hazards Program

Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, August 17, 1983 Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, August 17, 1983

The catastrophic, explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, on May 18, 1980, is the most well-known eruption of the volcano. Less well known is the May 18 eruption marked the beginning of a period of eruptive activity that lasted through 1986. Beginning in October 1980, a series of 17 dome-building episodes added millions of cubic meters of lava to the crater floor. Most of the...
By
Volcano Science Center

Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, June 23, 1982 Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, June 23, 1982

The catastrophic, explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, on May 18, 1980, is the most well-known eruption of the volcano. Less well known is the May 18 eruption marked the beginning of a period of eruptive activity that lasted through 1986. Beginning in October 1980, a series of 17 dome-building episodes added millions of cubic meters of lava to the crater floor. Most of the...
By
Volcano Science Center

Geospatial database of the 2022 summit and Northeast Rift Zone eruption of Mauna Loa volcano, Hawai'i Geospatial database of the 2022 summit and Northeast Rift Zone eruption of Mauna Loa volcano, Hawai'i

In the late evening of November 27, 2022, an effusive eruption began inside Moku'aweoweo caldera at the summit of Mauna Loa volcano. Within a few hours, lava had covered most of the caldera floor, and several fissures just outside caldera sent short lava flows up to 3 kilometers (2 miles) to the southwest. Later in the morning of November 28, summit effusion ceased and the eruption moved...
By
Volcano Science Center

Update of the Database for Volcanic Processes and Geology of Augustine Volcano, Alaska to National Geologic Map Schema Update of the Database for Volcanic Processes and Geology of Augustine Volcano, Alaska to National Geologic Map Schema

The geologic map database in this data release is a reproduction of the U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1762: Volcanic Processes and Geology of Augustine Volcano, Alaska, Waitt and Begét (2009). The database consists of a geologic map and one structural cross section that conform to the National Geologic Map Schema (GeMS). These data supersede USGS Data Series 677: Database for...
By
Volcano Science Center

National Volcanic Threat Layer National Volcanic Threat Layer

There are 161 active volcanoes in the U.S. and its territories. These volcanoes pose differing degrees of risk to people and infrastructure because of differences in their eruptive styles and geographic locations. This layer shows the areas near volcanic vents that could be affected by proximal volcano hazards, including ballistics (airborne rocks from explosions), pyroclastic density...
By
Volcano Science Center

Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens on October 20, 1988 Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens on October 20, 1988

The catastrophic, explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, on May 18, 1980, is the most well-known eruption of the volcano. Less well known is the May 18th eruption marked the beginning of a period of eruptive activity that lasted through 1986. From October 1980 through October 1986, a series of 17 dome-building episodes added millions of cubic meters of lava to the crater...
By
Volcano Science Center

Landslides in the western Columbia Gorge, Skamania County, Washington Landslides in the western Columbia Gorge, Skamania County, Washington

SummaryRecent light detection and ranging (lidar) imagery has allowed us to identify and map a large number of previously unrecognized landslides, or slides, in heavily forested terrain in the western Columbia Gorge, Skamania County, Washington, and it has revealed that the few previously recognized areas of instability are actually composites of multiple smaller landslides. The high...
By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center, Geologic Hazards Science Center
Digital Elevation Model for Newberry Volcano and vicinity....
Digital Elevation Model for Newberry Volcano and vicinity.
Digital Elevation Model for Newberry Volcano and vicinity.
Digital Elevation Model for Newberry Volcano and vicinity....

Digital Elevation Model for Newberry Volcano and vicinity.

Digital Elevation Model for Newberry Volcano and vicinity.

High-resolution digital elevation dataset for Newberry Volcano and vicinity, Oregon, based on lidar survey of August-September, 2010 and bathymetric survey of June, 2001.

By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Volcano Hazards Program, Cascades Volcano Observatory, Newberry
Digital Elevation Model for Newberry Volcano and vicinity....

Digital Elevation Model for Newberry Volcano and vicinity.

Digital Elevation Model for Newberry Volcano and vicinity.

High-resolution digital elevation dataset for Newberry Volcano and vicinity, Oregon, based on lidar survey of August-September, 2010 and bathymetric survey of June, 2001.

By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Volcano Hazards Program, Cascades Volcano Observatory, Newberry

Rebuilding a volcano one lava flow at a time—Visualizing the lava dome-building eruption in the crater of Mount St. Helens, 1982–1986 Rebuilding a volcano one lava flow at a time—Visualizing the lava dome-building eruption in the crater of Mount St. Helens, 1982–1986

Between 1980 and 1986, the U.S. Geological Survey made a series of 1:2,000-scale topographic contour maps from aerial photographic surveys to monitor the eruption. These maps were made for operational purposes and were not intended for publication. Since then, advances in technology made it possible to digitize the original, highly detailed hardcopy maps and derive new digital data...
Authors
Joseph Bard, Christina Friedle, Lorie Bartee, Brett C. Dierker, Joseph Ganick, Nichola M. Gregory, Kenton R. Hill, Jude G. Klug, Aerial Kruger, Dawson T. Mooney, Reun Morrison, Isa Rojas, Phil Rollo, Shawn Stanton, Bre Stewart, Blair Stuhlmuller, Adam D. Zyla
By
Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

Following the tug of the audience from complex to simplified hazards maps at Cascade Range volcanoes Following the tug of the audience from complex to simplified hazards maps at Cascade Range volcanoes

Volcano-hazard maps are broadly recognized as important tools for forecasting and managing volcanic crises and for disseminating spatial information to authorities and people at risk. As scientists, we might presume that hazards maps can be developed at the time and with the methods of our discretion, yet the co-production of maps with stakeholder groups, who have programmatic needs of...
Authors
Carolyn Driedger, David Ramsey, William E. Scott, Lisa Faust, Joseph A. Bard, Patti Wold
By
Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

Community for data integration 2019 project report Community for data integration 2019 project report

The U.S. Geological Survey Community for Data Integration annually supports small projects focusing on data integration for interdisciplinary research, innovative data management, and demonstration of new technologies. This report provides a summary of the 14 projects supported in fiscal year 2019 and outlines their goals, activities, and accomplishments. Proposals in 2019 were...
Authors
Amanda Liford, Caitlin Andrews, Aparna Bamzai-Dodson, Joseph A. Bard, David Blehert, John B. Bradford, Wesley M. Daniel, Sara Caldwell Eldridge, Frank Engel, Jason A. Ferrante, Amy Gilmer, Margaret E. Hunter, Jeanne Jones, Benjamin Letcher, Frances Lightsom, Richard McDonald, Leah Morgan, Sasha C. Reed, Leslie Hsu
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Science Synthesis, Analysis and Research Program, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Volcano Hazards Program, Community for Data Integration (CDI), Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, National Wildlife Health Center, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Southwest Biological Science Center, Volcano Science Center, Western Geographic Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Science Data Management

How would a volcanic eruption affect your Tribe? How would a volcanic eruption affect your Tribe?

Volcanic eruptions are rare, but when they occur, they can profoundly affect nearby communities. In order to determine which communities are at risk, and in order for those communities to mitigate their risk, communities need to know whether they are in or near volcano hazard zones and have basic information about the hazards within those zones. In addition, individuals need to know...
Authors
Cynthia Gardner, Joseph Bard
By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

The 2018 rift eruption and summit collapse of Kilauea Volcano The 2018 rift eruption and summit collapse of Kilauea Volcano

In 2018, Kīlauea Volcano experienced its largest lower East Rift Zone (LERZ) eruption and caldera collapse in at least 200 years. After collapse of the Pu'u 'Ō'ō vent on 30 April, magma propagated downrift. Eruptive fissures opened in the LERZ on 3 May, eventually extending ~6.8 km. A 4 May earthquake (M6.9) produced ~5 m of fault slip. Lava erupted at rates exceeding 100 m3/s...
Authors
Christina Neal, Steven Brantley, Loren Antolik, Janet Babb, Matthew Burgess, Michael Cappos, Jefferson Chang, Sarah Conway, Liliana Desmither, Peter Dotray, Tamar Elias, Pauline Fukunaga, Steven Fuke, Ingrid Johanson, Kevan Kamibayashi, James Kauahikaua, R. Lopaka Lee, S. Pekalib, Asta Miklius, Brian Shiro, Don Swanson, Patricia Nadeau, Michael Zoeller, P. Okubo, Carolyn Parcheta, Matthew Patrick, William Tollett, Frank A. Trusdell, Edward Younger, Emily Montgomery-Brown, Kyle Anderson, Michael Poland, Jessica Ball, Joseph A. Bard, Michelle Coombs, Hannah R. Dietterich, Christoph Kern, Weston Thelen, Peter Cervelli, Tim Orr, Bruce Houghton, Cheryl Gansecki, Richard Hazlett, Paul Lundgren, Angela K. Diefenbach, Allan Lerner, Greg Waite, Peter Kelly, Laura E. Clor, Cynthia Werner, Katherine Mulliken, Gary Fisher, David Damby
By
Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

Modeled inundation limits of potential lahars from Mount Adams in the White Salmon River Valley, Washington Modeled inundation limits of potential lahars from Mount Adams in the White Salmon River Valley, Washington

Lahars large enough to reach populated areas are a hazard at Mount Adams, a massive volcano in the southern Cascade Range of Washington State (fig. 1). It is considered to be still active and has the potential to erupt again. By definition, lahars are gravity-driven flows of water-saturated mixtures of mud and rock (plus or minus ice, wood, and other debris), which originate from...
Authors
Julia Griswold, Thomas Pierson, Joseph A. Bard
By
Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

Database for geologic maps of pyroclastic-flow and related deposits of the 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington Database for geologic maps of pyroclastic-flow and related deposits of the 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington

This publication releases digital versions of the geologic maps in U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Map 1950 (USGS I-1950), “Geologic maps of pyroclastic-flow and related deposits of the 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington” (Kuntz, Rowley, and MacLeod, 1990) (https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/i1950). The 1980 Mount St. Helens eruptions on May 18, May 25...
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Andrew Furze, Joseph Bard, Joel Robinson, David Ramsey, Mel A. Kuntz, Peter Rowley, Norman MacLeod
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Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

Database compilation for the geologic map of the San Francisco volcanic field, north-central Arizona Database compilation for the geologic map of the San Francisco volcanic field, north-central Arizona

The main component of this publication is a geologic map database prepared using geographic information system (GIS) applications. The geodatabase of geologic points, lines, and polygons was produced as a compilation from five adjoining map sections originally published as printed maps in 1987 (see references in metadata). Four of the sections (U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field...
Authors
Joseph Bard, David Ramsey, Edward Wolfe, George Ulrich, Christopher Newhall, Richard Moore, Norman Bailey, Richard Holm
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Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

Database for the Geologic Map of Newberry Volcano, Deschutes, Klamath, and Lake Counties, Oregon Database for the Geologic Map of Newberry Volcano, Deschutes, Klamath, and Lake Counties, Oregon

Newberry Volcano, one of the largest Quaternary volcanoes in the conterminous United States, is a broad shield-shaped volcano measuring 60 km north-south by 30 km east-west with a maximum elevation of more than 2 km. Newberry Volcano is the product of deposits from thousands of eruptions, including at least 25 in the past approximately 12,000 years (Holocene Epoch). Newberry Volcano has...
Authors
Joseph Bard, David Ramsey, Norman MacLeod, David Sherrod, Lawrence Chitwood, Robert Jensen
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center
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