Recent volcanic activity at Glacier Peak
Beget JE. 1982. Recent volcanic activity at Glacier Peak. Science. 215(4538):1389-1390
Previous reports suggested that Glacier Peak, a volcano in northen Washington State, has been dormant for the pas 11,000 years. New radiocarbon dates for volcanic deposits indicate that major volcanic events, such as tephra eruptions, pyroclastic flows, and mudflows traveling tens of kilometers, occured at least five times in teh past 1800 years and nine times in teh base 5500 years.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Beget, James
- Units
- NOCA
- Keywords
- Absolute Age, C 14, Cascade Range, Environmental Geology, Eruptions, Geochronology, Geologic Hazards, Geology, Glacier Peak, Holocene, Pacific Coast, Pyroclastics, Quaternary, Snohomish County, tephrochronology, Volcanic Rocks, Volcanoes, Volcanology, Washington, Western U.S.