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Science 19 October 1973:
Vol. 182. no. 4109, pp. 279 - 281
DOI: 10.1126/science.182.4109.279
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Ground-Based Thermal Infrared Surveys as an Aid in Predicting Volcanic Eruptions in the Cascade Range

Ian M. Lange 1 and Jon C. Avent 2

1 Geology Department, University of Montana, Missoula 59801
2 Geology Department, California State University, Fresno 93710

Detailed, ground-based thermal surveys of selected slopes of Mt. Rainier and Mt. Lassen have provided quantitative data for the construction of thermal contour maps of portions of the flanks of these volcanoes. Preliminary surveys substantiate the existence of one suspected thermal anomaly on Mt. Rainier.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
A Comparison of Thermal Observations of Mount St. Helens Before and During the First Week of the Initial 1980 Eruption.
W. St. Lawrence, W. ST. LAWRENCE, A. QAMAR, J. MOORE, and G. KENDRICK (1980)
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