Steepest descent paths and eruptive fissures, Kīlauea East Rift Zone, 6:00 am HST, May 6
Kilauea, United States, 2018
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). (2018). Steepest descent paths and eruptive fissures, Kīlauea East Rift Zone, 6:00 am HST, May 6. U.S. Geological Survey. https://www.usgs.gov/maps/steepest-descent-paths-and-eruptive-fissures-kilauea-east-rift-zone-600-am-hst-may-6
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Map ID 4241 Hazard Process(es) Lava flows Hazard Zone Presentation Single hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a main map panel Temporal Scale Very short-term crisis map (hours to days)
Spatial Scale Part of volcano (flank or drainage) Publication Format Map on website Zonation Method(s) Scenario modeling Zonation Model(s) Lines of Steepest Descent (Kauahikaua et al. 1995; Paleo & Trusdell 2002) Scenario(s) Considered Source location or direction Hazard Zone Label(s) Hazard process name 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 General public and/or media Language(s) English Basemap(s) Hillshade Basemap overlay(s) Inhabited areas; Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Single color