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Volcanic hazard map of Meakandake - If Largest Eruption Occurs

Meakandake (Akan), Japan, 2012

Page 10-11 in: Volcano Disaster Management Councils of Meakandake. (2012). Meakandake Volcanic Disaster Prevention Guidebook. Kushiro City.



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Map Data

Map ID3156
Hazard Process(es)Ash-cloud surges; Ballistics; Lahars; PDCs; Tephra fall; Vent-opening hazards
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatMap in a booklet, longer fact-sheet, handbook, or guidebook
Zonation Method(s)Derived/simplified from another map
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSeason or weather; Size, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption; Style or type
Hazard Zone Label(s)Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric; Hazard process name
Probability Definition(s)Recurrence interval
PurposeMultiple: intended for multiple purposes including general hazard awareness, planning, and crisis management
AudienceGeneral public and/or media
Language(s)Japanese
Basemap(s)Topographic map (colored contour map)
Basemap overlay(s)Contour lines; Hillshade; Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeCategorical/Qualitative
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