Hazard zones 1 (highest hazard) to 6 (lowest hazard, but highest vulnerability) based on the volcanological parameters of past eruptions, high vent density areas, and present day morphology
Etna, Italy, 2005
Figure 6 in: Behncke, B., Neri, M., & Nagay, A. (2005). Lava flow hazard at Mount Etna (Italy): new data from a GIS-based study. In: Manga, M. and Ventura, G. Kinematics and Dynamics of Lava Flows. Geological Society of America, Special Paper 396. https://doi.org/10.1130/0-8137-2396-5.189
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Map Data
Map ID 1419 Hazard Process(es) Lava flows 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) Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low) Probability Definition(s) Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low) Purpose Scientific interest: Intended for scientific research and general scientific interest; usually published in academic journals Audience Scientists (usually in scientific publication) Language(s) English Basemap(s) Contour lines Basemap overlay(s) Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Categorical/Qualitative