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Map shows hazard zone for pyroclastic flows and surges around existing explosive vents along the Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain and from potential vents located in Long Valley's south moat

Long Valley-Mono-Inyo Craters Area, United States, 2012

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). (2012). Map shows hazard zone for pyroclastic flows and surges around existing explosive vents along the Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain and from potential vents located in Long Valley's south moat. U.S. Geological Survey. Long Valley Caldera Hazards, Pyroclastic Flow and Surge Hazard Zones from Potential Vents in Long Valley Caldera, California. https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/long-valley-caldera/pyroclastic-flow-and-surge-hazard-zones-potential-vents-long-valley



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Map Set

U.S. Geological Survey. (2012). Long Valley Caldera, Volcano Hazards in the Long Valley - Mono Lake Area, California. https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/long-valley-caldera/volcano-hazards-long-valley-mono-lake-area-california
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/long_valley/hazard_hazards.html

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Map Data

Map ID1442
Hazard Process(es)PDCs; Surges; Vent-opening hazards
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 FormatMap on website
Zonation Method(s)Geologic history
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSize, VEI, or intensity; Source location or direction
Hazard Zone Label(s)Hazard process name
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
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; Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeRed to Yellow
Volcanic Alert Level System
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