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

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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
Volcanic Alert Level System

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