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Hazard zones for tephra

Niuafo'ou, Tonga, 2016

Figure 13 in: Taylor, P.W. (2016). Niuafo’ou, Tonga: Volcanic Hazards and the Risk From Future Activity. In: Taylor, P.W. (Ed.) Volcanic Hazards and Emergency Management in the Southwest Pacific, SPC Technical Bulletin, SPC00017, p. 132-150



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Map Set

Taylor, P.W. (2016). Niuafo’ou, Tonga: Volcanic Hazards and the Risk From Future Activity. In: Taylor, P.W. (Ed.) Volcanic Hazards and Emergency Management in the Southwest Pacific, SPC Technical Bulletin, SPC00017, p. 132-150
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael_Petterson2/publication/322632753_A_volcanic_hazard_assessment_of_Savo_volcano_Solomon_Islands/links/5a64fe5c0f7e9b6b8fdbcc35/A-volcanic-hazard-assessment-of-Savo-volcano-Solomon-Islands.pdf#page=112

Other Maps In Set:

Map Data

Map ID1485
Hazard Process(es)Tephra fall
Hazard Zone PresentationSingle hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleIsland
Publication FormatFigure in a hazard assessment or mitigation plan
Zonation Method(s)Geologic history
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSpecific past eruption
Hazard Zone Label(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
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)Simple or sketch map
Basemap overlay(s)
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeSymbols and/or lines only
Volcanic Alert Level System
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