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Volcano Hazards from Mount Rainier, Washington

Rainier, United States, 1995

Hoblitt, R.P., Walder, J.S., Driedger, C.L., Scott, K.M., Pringle, P.T. & Vallance, J.W. (1995). Volcano Hazards from Mount Rainier, Washington. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-273. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr95273



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Map Data

Map ID484
Hazard Process(es)Ballistics; Debris avalanches; Lahars; Lateral or directed blasts; Lava flows; PDCs; Surges; Tephra fall
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map and series of insets
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatPoster-style map insert in hazard assessment
Zonation Method(s)Geologic history; Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)Energy cone or line (Heim 1932; Sheridan 1979; Sheridan & Malin 1983); Unnamed tephra model [Hoblitt et al. (1987); Hoblitt & Scott (2011)] (Hoblitt et al. 1987; Hoblitt & Scott 2011)
Scenario(s) ConsideredAnalog volcano(es); Size, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption; Style or type; Worst-case
Hazard Zone Label(s)Hazard process name; Numeric probability; Scenario name
Probability Definition(s)Annual numeric probability; Recurrence interval
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 SchemeCategorical/Qualitative
Volcanic Alert Level System
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