Preliminary Volcano-Hazard Assessment for Aniakchak Volcano, Alaska

Aniakchak, United States, 2001

Plate 1 in: Neal, C.A., McGimsey, R.G., Miller, T.P., Riehle, J.R., Waythomas, C.F. (2001). Preliminary Volcano-Hazard Assessment for Aniakchak Volcano, Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 00-519, 42 p.

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Map Data

Map ID	565
Hazard Process(es)	Ballistics; Floods or jokulhaups; Gas; Lahars; Lava dome-related hazards; Lava flows; PDCs; Surges; Tephra fall
Hazard Zone Presentation	Hazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map and series of insets
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	Season or weather; Size, VEI, or intensity
Hazard Zone Label(s)	Hazard process name; Scenario name
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)	Contour lines
Basemap overlay(s)	Flight paths or airspace map
Diemsionality	Planimetric (2D or map) view
Color Scheme	Dark to Light (color)
Volcanic Alert Level System

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