Pyroclastic Flow and Surge Hazard Map Merapi Volcano (Gendol River)
Merapi, Indonesia, 2008
Figure 5 in: Widiwijayanti, C., Voight, B., Hidayat, D., & Schilling, S. P. (2009). Objective rapid delineation of areas at risk from block-and-ash pyroclastic flows and surges. Bulletin of Volcanology, 71(6), p. 687-703. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-008-0254-6
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Widiwijayanti, C., Voight, B., Hidayat, D., & Schilling, S. P. (2009). Objective rapid delineation of areas at risk from block-and-ash pyroclastic flows and surges. Bulletin of Volcanology, 71(6), p. 687-703. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-008-0254-6Map Set
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-008-0254-6
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Map ID 532 Hazard Process(es) Ash-cloud surges; PDCs Hazard Zone Presentation Hazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map panel Temporal Scale Crisis, or short-term, map (hours to decades) Spatial Scale Part of volcano (flank or drainage) Publication Format Figure in a journal article Zonation Method(s) Scenario modeling Zonation Model(s) LAHARZ or modified version (such as PFZ) (Iverson et al. 1998; Schilling 1998; Schilling 2014); PYROFLOW ash-cloud surge model (Wadge et al. 1998) Scenario(s) Considered Size, VEI, or intensity Hazard Zone Label(s) Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); Scenario name Probability Definition(s) Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low) 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 Scientists (usually in scientific publication) Language(s) English Basemap(s) Hillshade Basemap overlay(s) Satellite image Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Red to Green