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"FLIR" (Forward Looking Infrared)
FLIR
June 26, 2007
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Area of new growth on Mount St. Helens' dome, as seen from the southeast.
USGS Photograph taken on June 26, 2007, by Jim Vallance.
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April 20, 2007
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Top of new dome growth as seen from the southwest.
USGS Photograph taken on April 20, 2007, by Jim Vallance.
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Top of new dome growth as seen from the southeast.
USGS Photographs taken on April 20, 2007, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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New dome growth as seen from the northwest.
USGS Photographs taken on April 20, 2007, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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January 23, 2007
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Top of Mount St. Helens new growth as seen from the northeast.
USGS Photograph taken on January 23, 2007, by Julie Griswold.
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Mount St. Helens dome as seen from the north, with a matching composite FLIR image created by Matt Logan.
USGS Photographs taken on January 23, 2007, by Julie Griswold and Matt Logan.
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September 12, 2006
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High angle view of Mount St. Helens new growth, as seen from the east.
USGS Photograph taken on September 12, 2006, by Dave Ramsey.
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High angle view of Mount St. Helens new growth, as seen from the east.
USGS Photograph taken on September 12, 2006, by Willie Scott.
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View of latest new growth (ridge feature) on Mount St. Helens' dome.
USGS Photograph taken on September 12, 2006, by Willie Scott.
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High angle view of Mount St. Helens new growth, as seen from the southwest.
USGS Photograph taken on September 12, 2006, by Willie Scott.
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Top of Mount St. Helens new growth, as seen from the northeast.
USGS Photograph taken on September 12, 2006, by Dave Ramsey.
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Top of Mount St. Helens new growth, as seen from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on September 12, 2006, by Dave Ramsey.
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July 27, 2006
Image, click to enlarge MSH06_new_growth_from_NW_07-27-06.jpg
New growth on Mount St. Helens' lava dome as seen from the northwest.
USGS Photograph taken on July 27, 2006, by Matt Logan and Julie Griswold.
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New growth on Mount St. Helens' lava dome as seen from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on July 27, 2006, by Matt Logan and Julie Griswold.
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New growth on Mount St. Helens' lava dome as seen from the southeast.
USGS Photograph taken on July 27, 2006, by Matt Logan and Julie Griswold.
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Remnant of spine on new growth on Mount St. Helens' lava dome as seen from the southeast.
USGS Photograph taken on July 27, 2006, by Matt Logan and Julie Griswold.
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New growth on Mount St. Helens' lava dome as seen from the south. Mount Rainier, another Northwest volcano, is in the distance.
USGS Photograph taken on July 27, 2006, by Matt Logan and Julie Griswold.
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June 29, 2006
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New growth on Mount St. Helens' lava dome as seen from the east.
USGS Photograph taken on June 29, 2006, by Cynthia Gardner and Matt Logan.
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New growth on Mount St. Helens dome as seen from the south.
USGS Photograph taken on June 29, 2006, by Cynthia Gardner and Matt Logan.
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Closeup of remains of the spine (also called, slab or fin) on the new growth on Mount St. Helens' lava dome.
USGS Photograph taken on June 29, 2006, by Cynthia Gardner and Matt Logan.
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Four FLIR images.
USGS Photograph taken on June 29, 2006, by Cynthia Gardner and Matt Logan.
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May 30, 2006
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Mount St. Helens new growth (slab/spine/fin) from the north, showing rockfall debris from May 29.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Mount St. Helens new growth (slab/spine/fin) from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2006, by Willie Scott and Jim Vallance.
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Mount St. Helens new growth (slab/spine/fin) from the south-southwest.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Mount St. Helens new growth (slab/spine/fin) from the east.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2006, by Willie Scott and Jim Vallance.
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Toe of the rockfall avalanche from Mount St. Helens new growth.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2006, by Willie Scott and Jim Vallance.
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May 4, 2006
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Mount St. Helens new slab/spine as seen from the northeast.
USGS Photograph taken on May 4, 2006 by Jim Vallance.
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Base of Mount St. Helens new slab/spine as seen from the east.
USGS Photograph taken on May 4, 2006 by Jim Vallance.
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Mount St. Helens new slab/spine as seen from the south.
USGS Photograph taken on May 4, 2006 by Ken McGee. [FLIR, medium size]
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Mount St. Helens new slab/spine, FLIR. Image massaged on computer to adapt size to screen desktop wallpaper.
USGS Photograph taken on May 4, 2006 by Jim Vallance.
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April 4, 2006
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Mount St. Helens' new dome growth as seen from the southwest. From left to right are Growth #6 with Growth #7 (current), Growth #5 (early summer 2005), and Growth #4 (early winter 2005).
USGS Photograph taken on April 4, 2006, by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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Mount St. Helens' new dome with slab, as seen from the south.
USGS Photograph taken on April 4, 2006, by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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Mount St. Helens' slab on new dome, as seen from the east.
USGS Photograph taken on April 4, 2006, by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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February 15, 2006
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Mount St. Helens steaming new growth as seen from the north. Growth from summer 2005 is snow-covered and steaming on the left. The 1980-86 lava dome is just visible in bottom center.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Mount St. Helens steaming new growth as seen from the west.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Mount St. Helens steaming new growth as seen from the southeast.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Mount St. Helens steaming new growth as seen from the east.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Dave Sherrod.
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November 18, 2005
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High angle, Mount St. Helens new dome from the north, with FLIR comparison.
USGS photograph taken on November 18, 2005, by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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Mount St. Helens old dome (top), new dome, and Crater Glacier, from the southwest, with FLIR comparison.
USGS photograph taken on November 18, 2005, by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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High angle, Mount St. Helens new dome from the east, with FLIR comparison. The latest dome growth is upper right.
USGS photograph taken on November 18, 2005, by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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Mount St. Helens new dome from the northwest, with FLIR comparison. Current growth of new dome is out of view on the right. Ridge-like feature is interior of last spring/summer "whaleback".
USGS photograph taken on November 18, 2005, by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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USGS scientist, Jim Vallance, mounts the FLIR.
USGS Photograph taken on November 18, 2005, by Jeff Wynn.
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October 11, 2005
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High-angle shot, Mount St. Helens' new dome as seen from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on October 11, 2005 by Fox-Lent and Logan.
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Base of Western part of Mount St. Helens' new dome as seen from the northeast.
USGS Photograph taken on October 11, 2005 by Fox-Lent and Logan.
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Base of Western part of Mount St. Helens' new dome.
USGS Photograph taken on October 11, 2005 by Fox-Lent and Logan.
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September 2, 2005
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Mount St. Helens new dome and spine area as seen from the northwest.
USGS Photograph taken on September 2, 2005 by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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Mount St. Helens spine as seen from the northeast.
USGS Photograph taken on September 2, 2005 by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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Mount St. Helens spine as seen from the southwest.
USGS Photograph taken on September 2, 2005 by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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Base of Mount St. Helens spine as seen from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on September 2, 2005 by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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August 10, 2005
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Mount St. Helens new dome with FLIR comparison, as seen from the east crater rim.
USGS Photographs taken on August 10, 2005 by Cynthia Gardner and Matt Logan.
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Mount St. Helens new dome, with FLIR comparison, as seen from the north.
USGS Photographs taken on August 10, 2005 by Cynthia Gardner and Matt Logan.
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West side of new dome on Mount St. Helens as seen from the northwest. The north base of the new spine is out of the image in lower left corner.
USGS Photographs taken on August 10, 2005 by Cynthia Gardner and Matt Logan.
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Mount St. Helens spine area with FLIR comparison, as seen from the north.
USGS Photographs taken on August 10, 2005 by Cynthia Gardner and Matt Logan.
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Mount St. Helens, base of spine, with FLIR comparison, as seen from the northwest.
USGS Photographs taken on August 10, 2005 by Cynthia Gardner and Matt Logan.
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Mount St. Helens spine area with FLIR comparison, as seen from the west.
USGS Photographs taken on August 10, 2005 by Cynthia Gardner and Matt Logan.
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Mount St. Helens spine area with FLIR comparison, as seen from the southwest.
USGS Photographs taken on August 10, 2005 by Cynthia Gardner and Matt Logan.
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June 15, 2005
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Mount St. Helens top of new dome with spine, as seen from the southeast, FLIR.
USGS Photograph taken on June 15, 2005 by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Base of spine, from the northwest, FLIR.
USGS Photograph taken on June 15, 2005 by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Mount St. Helens new dome with spine, as seen from the southwest, FLIR.
USGS Photograph taken on June 15, 2005 by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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May 3, 2005
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Mount St. Helens' new dome from the northwest, with FLIR comparison.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Mount St. Helens' new dome from the north-northeast, with FLIR comparison.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Mount St. Helens' new dome from the east, with FLIR comparison.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Mount St. Helens' spine from the east, with FLIR comparison.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Mount St. Helens' new dome from the south, with FLIR comparison.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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April 6, 2005
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Rockfall from "whaleback", with FLIR comparison.
USGS Photograph taken on April 6, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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February 16, 2005
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Upper part of Mount St. Helens' new dome as seen from the north. Temperature in degrees C.
USGS Photograph taken on February 16, 2005, by Jim Vallance and John Ewert.
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November 20, 2004
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Visual image compared to FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) image of new growth on dome, as seen from the east.
USGS images taken on 20 November 2004, by Jeff Marso, Matt Logan, and Stephanie Konfal.
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October 13, 2004
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Visual image compared to FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) image of new growth on dome.
USGS images taken on 13 October 2004, by Rick Wessels and Mike Ramsey.
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MSH04_new_growth_visual_image_10-13-04.jpg
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MSH04_new_growth_FLIR_image_10-13-04.jpg
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Visual image and FLIR image for comparison, of new growth on dome.
USGS images taken on 13 October 2004.

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FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) movie of new growth on dome.
USGS movie taken on 13 October 2004. NOTE: 10M, AVI format
[MOVIE, 10M, AVI format]
FLIR Setup and Equipment
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USGS scientist, Steve Schilling, attaches the FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) to the helicopter.
USGS Photograph taken on 5 October 2004 by Larry Mastin.
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USGS scientist, Steve Schilling, operating the FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) while in flight.
USGS Photograph taken on 5 October 2004 by Larry Mastin.
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Helicopter with FLIR mounted below nose, with Mount St. Helens eruption in the background.
USGS Photograph taken on 5 October 2004 by Larry Mastin.
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USGS scientist, Jim Vallance, mounts the FLIR.
USGS Photograph taken on 10 October 2004 by Cynthia Gardner.
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06/29/07, Lyn Topinka