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Zones of volcanic risk at Mount St. Helens August 1981

St. Helens, United States, 1982

Figure 3 in: Newhall, C.G. (1982). A method for estimating intermediate- and long-term risks from volcanic activity, with an example from Mount St. Helens, Washington. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 82-396, 59 p. doi: 10.3133/ofr82396



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Map Set

Newhall, C.G. (1982). A method for estimating intermediate- and long-term risks from volcanic activity, with an example from Mount St. Helens, Washington. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 82-396, 59 p. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr82396
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1982/0396/report.pdf

Other Maps In Set:

Map Data

Map ID3500
Hazard Process(es)Unstated or all hazards
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard level-focused: All or most hazards are combined by hazard level on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatFigure in a hazard assessment or mitigation plan
Zonation Method(s)Event tree
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredCurrent conditions; Specific past eruption
Hazard Zone Label(s)Numeric probability
Probability Definition(s)Annual numeric probability
PurposeScientific interest: Intended for scientific research and general scientific interest; usually published in academic journals
AudienceScientists (usually in scientific publication)
Language(s)English
Basemap(s)Contour lines
Basemap overlay(s)
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeSymbols and/or lines only
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