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Map for part of the Puna District

Kilauea, United States, 2007

Figure 1 in: Kauahikaua, J. (2007). Lava flow hazard assessment, as of August 2007, for Kīlauea east rift zone eruptions, Hawai‘i Island. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1264, 9 p.



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Map Data

Map ID3740
Hazard Process(es)Lava flows
Hazard Zone PresentationSingle hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleVery short-term crisis map (hours to days)
Spatial ScalePart of volcano (flank or drainage)
Publication FormatFigure in a hazard assessment or mitigation plan
Zonation Method(s)Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)Lines of Steepest Descent (Kauahikaua et al. 1995; Paleo & Trusdell 2002)
Scenario(s) ConsideredNo scenarios were discernable from the map
Hazard Zone Label(s)Hazard process name
Probability Definition(s)No probability definition was discernable from the map
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)English
Basemap(s)Contour lines
Basemap overlay(s)Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeSingle color
Volcanic Alert Level System
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