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Hōnaunau and Kealakekua Inundation Zones

Mauna Loa, United States, 2017

Sheet 9 in: Trusdell, F.A. & Zoeller, M.H. (2017). Lava inundation zone maps for Mauna Loa, Island of Hawaiʻi, Hawaii. U.S. Geological Survey, Scientific Investigations Map 3387, 12 p., 10 sheets. https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3387



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Map Set

Trusdell, F.A., & Zoeller, M.H. (2017). Lava inundation zone maps for Mauna Loa, Island of Hawaiʻi, Hawaii. U.S. Geological Survey, Scientific Investigations Map 3387, 12 p., 10 sheets. https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3387
https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3387

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Map Data

Map ID1454
Hazard Process(es)Lava flows
Hazard Zone PresentationSingle hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScalePart of volcano (flank or drainage)
Publication FormatPoster-style map insert in hazard assessment
Zonation Method(s)Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)Lines of Steepest Descent (Kauahikaua et al. 1995; Paleo & Trusdell 2002)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSource location or direction
Hazard Zone Label(s)Location or source name
Probability Definition(s)No probability definition was discernable from the map
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 SchemeCategorical/Qualitative
Volcanic Alert Level System
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