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Eruption Hazards at North Tongariro

Tongariro, New Zealand, 2012

GNS Science (compiler). (2012). Te Maari Eruption Phenomena. Version 0.1, 6 August 2012. (Reprinted in: Leonard, G. S., Stewart, C., Wilson, T. M., Procter, J. N., Scott, B. J., Keys, H. J., Jolly, G.E., Wardman, J.B., Cronin. S.J. & McBride, S. K. (2014). Integrating multidisciplinary science, modelling and impact data into evolving, syn-event volcanic hazard mapping and communication: a case study from the 2012 Tongariro eruption crisis, New Zealand. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 286, p. 208-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2014.08.018)



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Map Set

Leonard, G. S., Stewart, C., Wilson, T. M., Procter, J. N., Scott, B. J., Keys, H. J., Jolly, G.E., Wardman, J.B., Cronin. S.J. & McBride, S. K. (2014). Integrating multidisciplinary science, modelling and impact data into evolving, syn-event volcanic hazard mapping and communication: a case study from the 2012 Tongariro eruption crisis, New Zealand. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 286, p. 208-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2014.08.018
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2014.08.018

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Map Data

Map ID1645
Hazard Process(es)Ballistics; Explosion hazards, unspecific; Lahars; Lava flows; PDCs; Proximal hazards; Vent-opening hazards
Hazard Zone PresentationGrouped by location (e.g. proximal/distal zones) on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleCrisis, or short-term, map (hours to decades)
Spatial ScaleSummit
Publication FormatMap sheet or poster
Zonation Method(s)Geologic history; Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)TITAN2D (Pitman et al. 2003; Patra et al. 2005)
Scenario(s) ConsideredCurrent conditions; Most-likely; Size, VEI, or intensity; Source location or direction
Hazard Zone Label(s)Hazard process name; Location or source name
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
PurposeCrisis management and response: Intended to be used for managing, responding to, and taking action during an eruption; often includes evacuation routes, access restrictions, actions to take, etc.
AudienceMultiple audiences (usually the public, civil authorities, and land-use planners)
Language(s)English
Basemap(s)Photograph
Basemap overlay(s)Street map; Trail or hiking map
DiemsionalityMultiple view types on a series of small maps
Color SchemeRed to Yellow
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