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Iwakisan Volcano Hazard Map

Iwakisan, Japan, 2002

Aomori Prefecture. (2002). Active Volcano Iwakisan - Iwakisan Volcanic Hazard Map.



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Map Data

Map ID3016
Hazard Process(es)Ash-cloud surges; Ballistics; Debris avalanches (text only); Earthquakes (text only); Gas (text only); Lahars; Lava dome-related hazards; Lava flows; PDCs; Tephra fall; Vent-opening hazards
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are 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)Geologic history
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSeason or weather; Style or type
Hazard Zone Label(s)Hazard process name
Probability Definition(s)Recurrence interval
PurposeHazard awareness: Intended for educating the audience about the extent and probability of volcanic hazard
AudienceGeneral public and/or media
Language(s)Japanese
Basemap(s)Topographic map (colored contour map)
Basemap overlay(s)Contour lines; Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeCategorical/Qualitative
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