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ASTER-derived land classification map of Fig. 3 overlain with effusion rate contours for the 2,000-m vent zone and the modified Guest and Murray (1979) vent zone

Etna, Italy, 2011

Figure 6 in: Harris, A. J., Favalli, M., Wright, R., & Garbeil, H. (2011). Hazard assessment at Mount Etna using a hybrid lava flow inundation model and satellite-based land classification. Natural Hazards, 58(3), 1001-1027. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-010-9709-0



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Map Set

Harris, A. J., Favalli, M., Wright, R., & Garbeil, H. (2011). Hazard assessment at Mount Etna using a hybrid lava flow inundation model and satellite-based land classification. Natural Hazards, 58(3), 1001-1027. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-010-9709-0
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-010-9709-0

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Map Data

Map ID3599
Hazard Process(es)Lava flows; Vent-opening hazards
Hazard Zone PresentationSingle hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a series of small map panels of similar sizes
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatFigure in a journal article
Zonation Method(s)Derived/simplified from another map; Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredEffusion rate; Source location or direction
Hazard Zone Label(s)Hazard process name; Scenario name
Probability Definition(s)Scenarios imply probability
PurposeLand-use planning: Intended to inform citing of facilities, building restrictions, resource management, and infrastructure development
AudienceScientists (usually in scientific publication)
Language(s)English
Basemap(s)Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)Land-cover map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeSymbols and/or lines only
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