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Small-scale eruption (assuming a steam eruption of several million m³)

Towada, Japan, 2018

Page 9 in: Towada Volcanic Hazards Mitigation Committee. (2018). Towada Volcano Hazard Expected Impact Area Map. Omori Prefecture Disaster Risk Management Division, Akita Prefecture Disaster Prevention Division, Nagano City General Affairs Division, Kosaka Town General Affairs Division.



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Map Set

Towada Volcanic Hazards Mitigation Committee. (2018). Towada Volcano Hazard Expected Impact Area Map. Omori Prefecture Disaster Risk Management Division, Akita Prefecture Disaster Prevention Division, Nagano City General Affairs Division, Kosaka Town General Affairs Division.
http://www.bousai.pref.aomori.jp/files/towada_hazardmap.pdf

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Map Data

Map ID3140
Hazard Process(es)Ballistics; Tephra fall; Vent-opening hazards
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map and series of insets
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatMap in a booklet, longer fact-sheet, handbook, or guidebook
Zonation Method(s)Analog geology; Derived/simplified from another map
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSize, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption; Style or type
Hazard Zone Label(s)Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric; Hazard process name
Probability Definition(s)Scenarios imply probability
PurposeHazard awareness: Intended for educating the audience about the extent and probability of volcanic hazard
AudienceGeneral public and/or media
Language(s)Japanese
Basemap(s)Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)Contour lines; Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeRed to Blue
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