@article{fdi:010087524, title = {{A}dvances in our understanding of pyroclastic current behavior from the 1980 eruption sequence of {M}ount {S}t. {H}elens volcano ({W}ashington), {USA}}, author = {{B}rand, {B}. {D}. and {P}ollock, {N}. and {V}allance, {J}. {W}. and {O}ngaro, {T}. {E}. and {R}oche, {O}livier and {T}rolese, {M}. and {G}iordano, {G}. and {M}arshall, {A}. {A}. and {C}riswell, {C}. {W}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his review summarizes what the volcanology community has learned thus far from studying the deposits of pyroclastic currents ({PC}s) from the 1980 eruption sequence at {M}ount {S}t. {H}elens. {T}he review includes mass flow events during the {M}ay 18 eruption, including the lateral blast, the afternoon column collapse and boil-over {PC} activity, and some aspects of the debris avalanche. {W}e also include a summary of {PC}s generated in the smaller eruptions following the climactic {M}ay 18 event. {O}ur objective is to summarize the state of our understanding of {PC} transport and emplacement mechanisms from the combination of field and laboratory observations, granular flow experiments, and numerical modeling techniques. {S}pecifically, we couple deposit characteristics, experiments, and numerical modeling techniques to critically address the problems of (1) constraining conditions in the flow boundary zone at the time of deposition; (2) the influence of substrate roughness and topography on {PC} behavior; (3) the prevalence, causes, and consequences of substrate erosion by {PC}s; and (4) the reconstruction of {PC} transportation and sedimentation processes from a combination of geophysical and sedimentological observations. {W}e conclude by providing opportunities for future research as our field, experimental, and numerical research techniques advance.}, keywords = {{M}ount {S}t ; {H}elens ; {B}last ; {P}yroclastic current ; {P}yroclastic density ; current ; {F}low boundary zone ; {ETATS} {UNIS}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{B}ulletin of {V}olcanology}, volume = {85}, numero = {4}, pages = {24 [33 p.]}, ISSN = {0258-8900}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.1007/s00445-022-01617-w}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087524}, }