Eruption-triggered avalanche, flood, and lahar at Mount St. Helens - Effects of winter snowpack
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Abstract
An explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens on 19 March 1982 had substantial impact beyond the vent because hot eruption products interacted with a thick snowpack. A blast of hot pumice, dome rocks, and gas dislodged crater-wall snow that avalanched through the crater and down the north flank. Snow in the crater swiftly melted to form a transient lake, from which a destructive flood and lahar swept down the north flank and the North Fork Toutle River.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Eruption-triggered avalanche, flood, and lahar at Mount St. Helens - Effects of winter snowpack |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.221.4618.1394 |
| Volume | 221 |
| Issue | 4618 |
| Year Published | 1983 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Contributing office(s) | Volcano Hazards Program |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 1394 |
| Last page | 1397 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| Other Geospatial | Mount St. Helens |