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Enlarged segment of the lahar-inundation hazard map (Fig. 9) for a reach of the Puyallup River valley west of Mount Rainier

Rainier, United States, 1998

Figure 10 in: Iverson, R. M., Schilling, S. P., & Vallance, J. W. (1998). Objective delineation of lahar-inundation hazard zones. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 110(8), 972-984. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1998)110<0972:ODOLIH>2.3.CO;2



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Map Set

Iverson, R. M., Schilling, S. P., & Vallance, J. W. (1998). Objective delineation of lahar-inundation hazard zones. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 110(8), 972-984.
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vsc/file_mngr/file-50/lahar_inundation_GSA_Iverson.pdf

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Map Data

Map ID3465
Hazard Process(es)Lahars; Proximal hazards
Hazard Zone PresentationGrouped by location (e.g. proximal/distal zones) on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScalePart of volcano (flank or drainage)
Publication FormatFigure in a journal article
Zonation Method(s)Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)LAHARZ or modified version (such as PFZ) (Iverson et al. 1998; Schilling 1998; Schilling 2014)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSize, VEI, or intensity; Source location or direction; Specific past eruption
Hazard Zone Label(s)Location or source name; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
PurposeScientific interest: Intended for scientific research and general scientific interest; usually published in academic journals
AudienceScientists (usually in scientific publication)
Language(s)English
Basemap(s)Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)Contour lines
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeRed to Yellow
Volcanic Alert Level System
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