Areas that could be affected by directed blasts near Tanaga Island, Alaska
Tanaga, United States, 2007
Figure 19 in: Coombs, M.L., McGimsey, R.G. & Browne, B.L. (2007). Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for the Tanaga volcanic cluster, Tanaga Island, Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5094, 41 p., 1 plate. https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20075094
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Map Set
Coombs, M.L., McGimsey, R.G. & Browne, B.L. (2007). Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for the Tanaga volcanic cluster, Tanaga Island, Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5094, 41 p., 1 plate. https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20075094
https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20075094
Other Maps In Set:
- Preliminary Volcano-Hazard Assessment for the Tanaga Volcanic Cluster, Alaska
- Approximate areas likely to be affected by pyroclastic flows and surges originating at the active vents of the Tanaga volcanic cluster, Tanaga Island, Alaska
- Areas that may be inundated by lava flows during a Tanaga volcanic cluster eruption, Tanaga Island, Alaska
- Areas that could be swept by lahars and floods, Tanaga Island, Alaska
- Areas that could be affected by debris avalanches and rockfalls, Tanaga Island, Alaska
- Areas of potential ashfall during a moderate eruption of a Tanaga cluster volcano, Tanaga Island, Alaska
- Approximate extent of proximal hazard zones from ashfall and ballistics near the Tanaga volcanic cluster, Tanaga Island, Alaska
Map Data
| Map ID | 1346 |
|---|---|
| Hazard Process(es) | Debris avalanches |
| Hazard Zone Presentation | Single hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a main map panel |
| Temporal Scale | Background, or long-term, map |
| Spatial Scale | Volcano and surrounding area |
| Publication Format | Figure in a hazard assessment or mitigation plan |
| Zonation Method(s) | Scenario modeling |
| Zonation Model(s) | Energy cone or line (Heim 1932; Sheridan 1979; Sheridan & Malin 1983) |
| Scenario(s) Considered | Analog volcano(es); Worst-case |
| Hazard Zone Label(s) | Scenario name |
| Probability Definition(s) | Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low) |
| Purpose | Multiple: intended for multiple purposes including general hazard awareness, planning, and crisis management |
| Audience | Multiple audiences (usually the public, civil authorities, and land-use planners) |
| Language(s) | English |
| Basemap(s) | Hillshade |
| Basemap overlay(s) | |
| Diemsionality | Planimetric (2D or map) view |
| Color Scheme | Symbols and/or lines only |