Mount Hood (Oregon, USA)
Mount Hood volcano, Oregon
| Volcano: | Mount Hood (see Mount Hood at the Smithsonian Institution website in a new tab) |
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| Type: | Volcanic Plume |
| Description: | Mount Hood is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc of northern Oregon. It was formed by a subduction zone on the Pacific coast and rests in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.The glaciers on the mountain's upper slopes may be a source of potentially dangerous lahars when the mountain next erupts. |
Point of contact for this site:
Michael Doukas, xx (United States Geological Survey)
Bibliographic references for this site
Gerlach,M., McGee, K.A., Doukas, M.P., 2008,Emission Rates of CO2, SO2, and H2S, Scrubbing, and Preeruption Excess Volatiles at Mount St. Helens, 2004–2006., Edited by David R. Sherrod, William E. Scott, and Peter H. Stauffer; U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper , vol.xx, pp. 543-571
