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Debris-avalanche hazard zone

Spurr, United States, 2002

Figure 21 in: Waythomas, C.F. & Nye, C.J. (2002). Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Mount Spurr Volcano, Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2001-482, 40 p., 1 plate. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr01482



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Map Set

Waythomas, C.F. & Nye, C.J. (2002). Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Mount Spurr Volcano, Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2001-482, 40 p., 1 plate. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr01482
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr01482

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Map Data

Map ID1340
Hazard Process(es)Debris avalanches; PDCs
Hazard Zone PresentationSingle hazard: A single hazard process is represented 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)Geologic history; Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)Energy cone or line (Heim 1932; Sheridan 1979; Sheridan & Malin 1983)
Scenario(s) ConsideredMost-likely; Potential topographic change; Size, VEI, or intensity; Source location or direction
Hazard Zone Label(s)Scenario name
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); Scenarios imply probability
PurposeMultiple: intended for multiple purposes including general hazard awareness, planning, and crisis management
AudienceMultiple audiences (usually the public, civil authorities, and land-use planners)
Language(s)English
Basemap(s)Topographic map (colored contour map)
Basemap overlay(s)Contour lines
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeRed to Yellow
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