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Volcanic disaster prevention map of Mt. Kirishima

Kirishimayama, Japan, 2019

Volcano Disaster Management Councils of Mt. Kirishima (ED). (2019). Volcanic disaster prevention map of Mt. Kirishima. Volcano Disaster Management Councils of Mt. Kirishima, MLIT Miyazaki Office of River and National Highway, Sabo and Landslide Technical Center, Kan-Kirisima (Ebino City, Kirisima City, Kobayashi City, Soo City, Takaharu Town, Miyakonojo City and Yusui Town).



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Map Set

Volcano Disaster Management Councils of Mt. Kirishima (ED). (2019). Volcanic disaster prevention map of Mt. Kirishima. Volcano Disaster Management Councils of Mt. Kirishima, MLIT Miyazaki Office of River and National Highway, Sabo and Landslide Technical Center, Kan-Kirisima (Ebino City, Kirisima City, Kobayashi City, Soo City, Takaharu Town, Miyakonojo City and Yusui Town).
https://www.pref.miyazaki.lg.jp/kiki-kikikanri/kurashi/bosai/bousai-kikikanri/kazan_bousai_map.html

Map Data

Map ID3004
Hazard Process(es)Access or danger zone; Ash-cloud surges; Ballistics; Gas (text only); Lahars; Lava flows; PDCs; Tephra fall
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard level- and process-focused: Hazards are both combined by hazard level and separated by hazard process type on a main map and series of insets
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatMap sheet or poster
Zonation Method(s)Derived/simplified from another map; Geologic history; Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)Unknown flow model (Unknown reference); Unknown lava flow model (Unknown reference); Unknown tephra model (Unknown reference)
Scenario(s) ConsideredAlert levels; Season or weather; Size, VEI, or intensity; Source location or direction; Specific past eruption
Hazard Zone Label(s)Access (exclusion, danger, or safe zones); Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric; Hazard process name
Probability Definition(s)Alert levels imply probability; Scenarios imply probability
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)Japanese
Basemap(s)Contour lines
Basemap overlay(s)Street map; Trail or hiking map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeMultiple color schemes used
Volcanic Alert Level System
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