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Mount Baker Electromagnetic and Magnetic Data

Metadata Updated: January 19, 2026

Hydrothermally altered rocks, particularly if water saturated, can weaken stratovolcanoes, thereby increasing the potential for catastrophic sector collapses that can lead to far-traveled, destructive debris flows, which are the largest volcanic hazards for Mount Adams and Mount Baker. Evaluating the hazards associated with such alteration is difficult because much of the alteration is obscured by ice and its depth extent is unknown. Intense hydrothermal alteration significantly reduces the resistivity and magnetization of volcanic rock and therefore hydrothermally altered rocks are identified with helicopter electromagnetic and magnetic measurements at Mount Baker and Mount Adams. High resolution magnetic and electromagnetic data were collected using the RESOLVE multi-coil, multi-frequency electromagnetic system supplemented by a high sensitivity cesium magnetometer. The survey took place out of over Mount Baker, Washington during May of 2002. The survey covers an area centered on Mount Baker. Data were collected along north-south flight lines with east-west tie lines. A nominal EM sensor flight height of 60 m was maintained, except where safety dictated a higher elevation. A total of 200 kilometers over 2 survey blocks (including the Mount Adams area) were flown. Three files are available in this publication and include flight line data for the magnetic survey, flight line data for the gravity gradiometry survey and a report describing the survey parameters, field operations, quality control and data reduction procedures.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Metadata Created Date January 12, 2026
Metadata Updated Date January 19, 2026

Metadata Source

Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

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Metadata Created Date January 12, 2026
Metadata Updated Date January 19, 2026
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
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