Zones of Potential Hazard from Lahar Impact and Deposition, Backflooding of Tributary Streams, and Long-Term Excess Sediment Deposition Around Mount Pinatubo Volcano (Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales Provinces, Philippines)

Pinatubo, Philippines, 1992

Plate 1 in: Pierson, T.C., Janda, R.J., Umbal, J.V., & Daag, A.S. (1992). Immediate and long-term hazards from lahars and excess sedimentation in rivers draining Mount Pinatubo, Philippines. U.S. Geological Survey, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4039, 35 p., 1 plate. https://doi.org/10.3133/wri924039

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Map Data

Map ID	537
Hazard Process(es)	Floods or jokulhaups; Lahars; Sedimentation or erosion
Hazard Zone Presentation	Single hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a main map panel
Temporal Scale	Background, or long-term, map
Spatial Scale	Volcano and surrounding area
Publication Format	Poster-style map insert in hazard assessment
Zonation Method(s)	Geologic history
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) Considered	No scenarios were discernable from the map
Hazard Zone Label(s)	Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
Probability Definition(s)	Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
Purpose	Multiple: intended for multiple purposes including general hazard awareness, planning, and crisis management
Audience	Multiple audiences (usually the public, civil authorities, and land-use planners)
Language(s)	English
Basemap(s)	Simple or sketch map
Basemap overlay(s)	Street map
Diemsionality	Planimetric (2D or map) view
Color Scheme	Symbols and/or lines only
Volcanic Alert Level System

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