Montserrat Risk Map Safe/Unsafe Areas (January 2007)

Soufrière Hills, Montserrat [United Kingdom], 2007

Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO). (2007). Montserrat Risk Map Safe/Unsafe Areas (January 2007). Montserrat Volcano Observatory. Risk Map - Janary 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070219015306fw_/http://www.mvo.ms/0701%20Risk%20Map.htm

This map was produced by an official agency, but is NOT the most recent, most complete, or main operational map. For the current operational hazard map, please consult the proper institutional authorities.

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Map Data

Map ID	3776
Hazard Process(es)	Access or danger zone; PDCs
Hazard Zone Presentation	Hazard level-focused: All or most hazards are combined by hazard level on a main map panel
Temporal Scale	Crisis, or short-term, map (hours to decades)
Spatial Scale	Island
Publication Format	Map on website
Zonation Method(s)	Probabilistic modeling
Zonation Model(s)	PYROFLOW (Wadge et al. 1998)
Scenario(s) Considered	Size, VEI, or intensity; Source location or direction
Hazard Zone Label(s)	Access (exclusion, danger, or safe zones)
Probability Definition(s)	No probability definition was discernable from the map
Purpose	Crisis management and response: Intended to be used for managing, responding to, and taking action during an eruption; often includes evacuation routes, access restrictions, actions to take, etc.
Audience	Multiple audiences (usually the public, civil authorities, and land-use planners)
Language(s)	English
Basemap(s)	Topographic map (colored contour map)
Basemap overlay(s)	Contour lines; Street map
Diemsionality	Planimetric (2D or map) view
Color Scheme	Symbols and/or lines only
Volcanic Alert Level System

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