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Simulated tephra fall thickness resulting from a month-long Yellowstone eruption of 330 km³ using 2001 wind fields for (a) January, (b) April, (c) July, and (d) October.

Yellowstone, United States, 2014

Figure 6 in: Mastin, L.G., Van Eaton, A.R., & Lowenstern, J.B. (2014). Modeling ash fall distribution from a Yellowstone supereruption. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 15(8), 3459-3475. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GC005469



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Mastin, L. G., Van Eaton, A. R., & Lowenstern, J. B. (2014). Modeling ash fall distribution from a Yellowstone supereruption. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 15(8), 3459-3475. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GC005469
https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GC005469

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Map Data

Map ID1457
Hazard Process(es)Tephra fall
Hazard Zone PresentationSingle hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a series of small map panels of similar sizes
Temporal ScaleCrisis, or short-term, map (hours to decades)
Spatial ScaleRegional
Publication FormatFigure in a journal article
Zonation Method(s)Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)ASH3D (Schwaiger et al. 2012; Mastin et al. 2013)
Scenario(s) ConsideredDuration or timing; Season or weather; Size, VEI, or intensity
Hazard Zone Label(s)Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric
Probability Definition(s)No probability definition was discernable from the map
PurposeScientific interest: Intended for scientific research and general scientific interest; usually published in academic journals
AudienceScientists (usually in scientific publication)
Language(s)English
Basemap(s)Administrative boundaries (e.g. county, park, intl.)
Basemap overlay(s)
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemePurple to Yellow
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