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Mount St. Helens Before, During, and After (WMS)
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003100/a003116/index.html
From NASA Scientific Vis. Studio
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Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, devastating more than 150 square miles of forest in southwestern Washington state. This animation shows Landsat images of the Mount St. Helens area in 1973, 1983, and 2000, illustrating the destruction and regrowth of the forest. The 1983 image clearly shows the new crater on the northern slope where the eruption occurred, the rivers and lakes covered with ash, and the regions of deforestation. The 2000 image, taken twenty years after the eruption, still shows the changed crater, but much of the devastated area is covered by new vegetation growth.
Intended for grade levels:
  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
  • Graduate / Professional
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Visualization - scientific
Subject:
  • Forestry
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geology
  • Natural hazards
Technical requirements:
RealPlayer plug-in
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Please give credit to NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio.
DLESE Catalog ID: NASA-SVS-003116
Related resources:
This resource has a thumbnail image at 'Landsat imagery of Mount St. Helens before, during, and after the devastation from the eruption in 1980.'
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003100/a003116/msh_thm.png
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Author: Stuart A. Snodgrass
NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio

Author: Horace Mitchell
NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio

Author: Marte Newcombe
NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio

Principal Investigator: Darrel Williams
NASA/GSFC