Chang, Kenneth,

At St. Helens, Little Lava but Plenty of Data. Kenneth Chang. - New York Times, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 20, Science, 1522-3264; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: At St. Helens, Little Lava but Plenty of Data, Oct. 12, 2004; pp. F1+.

"When Mount St. Helens was last erupting in the 1980s, Dr. Elliot Endo recalls using a ruler to measure the size of the squiggles on seismographs. Now he tracks St. Helens with a high-end cellphone. 'I look at my plots on a Treo 600, and it's really cool,' said Dr. Endo, scientist-in-charge at the United States Geological Survey's Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Wash. Technology developed over the last two decades 'has allowed us to do a better job of monitoring and allowed us to interpret the data much more quickly,' he said." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article examines how improved technology has made the study of volcanoes more accurate, faster and safer.

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Geological Survey (U.S.)


Global Positioning System
Technological innovations
Volcanic activity prediction
Volcanological research
Volcanologists


Cascade Range
Saint Helens

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