Volcano Hazards From Mount Rainier, Washington, Revised 1998
Rainier, United States, 1998
Plate 2 in: Hoblitt, R.P., Walder, J.S., Driedger, C., Scott, K., Pringle, P.T. & Vallance, J.W. (1998). Volcano Hazards from Mount Rainier, Washington, Revised 1998. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 98-428, 11 p., 2 plates. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr98428
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Hoblitt, R.P., Walder, J.S., Driedger, C., Scott, K., Pringle, P.T. & Vallance, J.W. (1998). Volcano Hazards from Mount Rainier, Washington, Revised 1998. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 83-541, 11 p., 2 plates. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr98428Map Set
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Map ID 637 Hazard Process(es) Debris avalanches; Lahars; Lateral or directed blasts; Tephra fall Hazard Zone Presentation Hazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a series of small map panels of similar sizes Temporal Scale Background, or long-term, map Spatial Scale Multiple scales Publication Format Poster-style map insert in hazard assessment Zonation Method(s) Scenario modeling Zonation Model(s) Energy cone or line (Heim 1932; Sheridan 1979; Sheridan & Malin 1983); Unnamed empirical area-volume relationship (Iverson et al. 1998; Dade & Huppert 1998; Calder et al. 1999); 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; Style or type Hazard Zone Label(s) 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) Administrative boundaries (e.g. county, park, intl.) Basemap overlay(s) Administrative boundaries (e.g. county, park, intl.); Contour lines; Contour lines; Street map; Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Dark to Light (greyscale)