Landsat observations of Mount St. HelensThe eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, and subsequent destruction of approximately 593 square kilometers (229 square miles) of vegetation, clearly provided a unique opportunity for earth-oriented satellite remote sensing systems. Landsat, a relatively high resolution Multispectral Scanner (MSS) system, imaged Mount St. Helens both before and after its major eruption. Digital data have been used to create a damage assessment map and a change detection image. Several classes of timber damage and land cover modification have been developed. Acreages for each class have been tabulated.
Document ID
19830031453
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Bohn, C. G. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Missions Utilization Office, Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Bly, B. G. (Computer Sciences Corp. Silver Spring, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1981
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Meeting Information
Meeting: Electro-optical instrumentation for resources evaluation