Ashoro Town Meakan-dake Disaster Prevention Map

Meakandake (Akan), Japan, 2000

Ashoro Town. (2000). Ashoro Town Meakan-dake Disaster Prevention Map.

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Map Data

Map ID	948
Hazard Process(es)	Ash-cloud surges; Ballistics; Gas (text only); Lahars; Lava flows; PDCs; 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	Flyer, brochure, short fact-sheet, infographic, or handout
Zonation Method(s)	Geologic history
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) Considered	Season or weather; Size, VEI, or intensity; Style or type
Hazard Zone Label(s)	Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric; Hazard process name
Probability Definition(s)	Recurrence interval
Purpose	Multiple: intended for multiple purposes including general hazard awareness, planning, and crisis management
Audience	General public and/or media
Language(s)	Japanese
Basemap(s)	Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)	Contour lines
Diemsionality	Planimetric (2D or map) view
Color Scheme	Categorical/Qualitative
Volcanic Alert Level System

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