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A Compilation of Sulfur Dioxide and Carbon Dioxide Emission-Rate Data from Mount St. Helens during 1980-88 USGS Open File Report 94-212
Entry ID: OFR_94-212

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Summary
Abstract: Airborne monitoring of Mount St. Helens by the USGS began in May 1980 for
sulfur dioxide emissions and in July 1980 for carbon dioxide emissions. A
correlation spectrometer, or COSPEC, was used to measure sulfur dioxide in
Mount St. Helens' plume. The upward-looking COSPEC was mounted in a
fixed-wing aircraft and flown below and at right angles to the plume.
Typically, three to six ... View entire text

Purpose: Presentation of airborne measurements of volcano emissions during and
following the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 46.0   S: 46.0   E: -122.0   W: -122.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Kenneth A. McGee, Thomas J. Casadevall
Dataset Title: Compilation of SO2 and CO2 Emission-Rate Data from Mt. St. Helens during 1980-88
Dataset Release Date: 1994
Dataset Release Place: Reston, VA
Dataset Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Issue Identification: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-212
Online Resource: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of94-212/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1980-05-01
Stop Date: 1988-09-06
Location Keywords
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ISO Topic Category
Platform
AIRCRAFT Ancillary Description
Instrument
COSPEC > Correlation Spectrometer
Access Constraints none
Use Constraints none
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
USGS
Data Center
Open File Services Section, Publications Warehouse, Eastern Region, Publications, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/
Dataset ID: OFR_94-212

Data Center Personnel
Name: USGS OPEN-FILE SERVICES SECTION
Phone: 303-202-4200
Phone: 303-202-4210
Fax: 303-202-4188
Email: infoservices at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
USGS Information Services
Open-File Services Section
Box 25286
Federal Center
City: Denver
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80225-0286
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: ONLINE
Distribution Size: 338 kbytes
Distribution Format: TEXT
Fees: none
Personnel
KENNETH A. MCGEE
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (206) 696-7695
Email: kenmcgee at pwavan.wr.usgs.gov
Contact Address:
David A. Johnston Cascades Volcano Observatory
U.S. Geological Survey
5400 MacArthur Boulevard
City: Vancouver
Province or State: WA
Postal Code: 98661
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1998-03-13
Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-02-07

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