Principal lahar paths at Ruapehu volcano and source areas for the lahars.
Ruapehu, New Zealand, 1987
Figure 7 in: Houghton, B.F., Latter, J.H., & Hackett, W.R. (1987). Volcanic hazard assessment for Ruapehu composite volcano, Taupo volcanic zone, New Zealand. Bulletin of volcanology, 49(6), p. 737-751. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01079825
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Map Set
Houghton, B. F., Latter, J. H., & Hackett, W. R. (1987). Volcanic hazard assessment for Ruapehu composite volcano, Taupo volcanic zone, New Zealand. Bulletin of volcanology, 49(6), p. 737-751. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01079825
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01079825
Other Maps In Set:
- Zones of volcanic risk associated with phreatomagmatic eruptions of return period 1-3 years interpolated from the historical record.
- Zones of volcanic risk associated with phreatomagmatic eruptions of 10-30-year return period interpolated from historical records.
- Zones of risk associated with phreatomagmatic eruptions of 100-year return periods, extrapolated from historical records.
Map Data
Map ID 553 Hazard Process(es) Lahars 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 journal article Zonation Method(s) Geologic history Zonation Model(s) Scenario(s) Considered No scenarios were discernable from the map Hazard Zone Label(s) Hazard process name Probability Definition(s) No probability definition was discernable from the map Purpose Multiple: intended for multiple purposes including general hazard awareness, planning, and crisis management Audience Scientists (usually in scientific publication) Language(s) English Basemap(s) Simple or sketch map Basemap overlay(s) Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Symbols and/or lines only