Volcano Hazards from Mount Rainier, Washington
Rainier, United States, 1995
Hoblitt, R.P., Walder, J.S., Driedger, C.L., Scott, K.M., Pringle, P.T. & Vallance, J.W. (1995). Volcano Hazards from Mount Rainier, Washington. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-273. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr95273
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Map Data
Map ID 484 Hazard Process(es) Ballistics; Debris avalanches; Lahars; Lateral or directed blasts; Lava flows; PDCs; Surges; Tephra fall Hazard Zone Presentation Hazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map and series of insets Temporal Scale Background, or long-term, map Spatial Scale Volcano and surrounding area Publication Format Poster-style map insert in hazard assessment Zonation Method(s) Geologic history; Scenario modeling Zonation Model(s) Energy cone or line (Heim 1932; Sheridan 1979; Sheridan & Malin 1983); Unnamed tephra model [Hoblitt et al. (1987); Hoblitt & Scott (2011)] (Hoblitt et al. 1987; Hoblitt & Scott 2011) Scenario(s) Considered Analog volcano(es); Size, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption; Style or type; Worst-case Hazard Zone Label(s) Hazard process name; Numeric probability; Scenario name Probability Definition(s) Annual numeric probability; Recurrence interval 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) Contour lines Basemap overlay(s) Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Categorical/Qualitative