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Preliminary Volcano Hazard Assessment for Akutan Volcano, East-Cental Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Akutan, United States, 1998

Plate 1 in: Waythomas, C. F., Power, J. A., Richter, D. H. & McGimsey, R. G. (1998). Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Akutan Volcano east-central Aleutian Islands, Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 98-360, 36 p., 1 plate. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr98360



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Map Data

Map ID564
Hazard Process(es)Ballistics; Debris avalanches; Floods or jokulhaups; Lahars; Lava flows; PDCs; Surges; Tephra fall; Vent-opening hazards
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 ScaleIsland
Publication FormatPoster-style map insert in hazard assessment
Zonation Method(s)Geologic history
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredMost-likely; Season or weather; Size, VEI, or intensity; Source location or direction; Specific past eruption; Style or type
Hazard Zone Label(s)Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric; Hazard process name; Scenario name
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); Scenarios imply probability
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)
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeCategorical/Qualitative
Volcanic Alert Level System
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