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Map of the lavashed for the existing prison site showing the 9- and 24-hour warning lines

Mauna Loa, United States, 1998

Figure 9 in: Kauahikaua, J. P., Trusdell, F. A., & Heliker, C. C. (1998). The probability of lava inundation at the proposed and existing Kulani Prison Sites. US Geological Survey, Open-File Report 98-794. 21 p. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr98794



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Map Set

Kauahikaua, J. P., Trusdell, F. A., & Heliker, C. C. (1998). The probability of lava inundation at the proposed and existing Kulani Prison Sites. US Geological Survey, Open-File Report 98-794. 21 p. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr98794
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr98794

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Map Data

Map ID3742
Hazard Process(es)Lava flows
Hazard Zone PresentationSingle hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScalePart of volcano (flank or drainage)
Publication FormatFigure in a hazard assessment or mitigation plan
Zonation Method(s)Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)Unnamed GIS watershed/lavashed model [Kauahikaua et al. (1998)] (Kauahikaua et al. 1998)
Scenario(s) ConsideredNo scenarios were discernable from the map
Hazard Zone Label(s)Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric
Probability Definition(s)No probability definition was discernable from the map
PurposeLand-use planning: Intended to inform citing of facilities, building restrictions, resource management, and infrastructure development
AudienceLand-use planners, city planners, government officials, etc.
Language(s)English
Basemap(s)Contour lines
Basemap overlay(s)
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeSymbols and/or lines only
Volcanic Alert Level System
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