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Volcano Hazards From Mount Rainier, Washington, Revised 1998

Rainier, United States, 1998

Plate 1 in: Hoblitt, R.P., Walder, J.S., Driedger, C., Scott, K., Pringle, P.T. & Vallance, J.W. (1998). Volcano Hazards from Mount Rainier, Washington, Revised 1998. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 98-428, 11 p., 2 plates. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr98428



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Map Set

Hoblitt, R.P., Walder, J.S., Driedger, C., Scott, K., Pringle, P.T. & Vallance, J.W. (1998). Volcano Hazards from Mount Rainier, Washington, Revised 1998. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 83-541, 11 p., 2 plates. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr98428
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr98428

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Map Data

Map ID613
Hazard Process(es)Ballistics; Lahars; Lava flows; PDCs; Sedimentation or erosion
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map panel
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 empirical area-volume relationship (Iverson et al. 1998; Dade & Huppert 1998; Calder et al. 1999)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSize, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption; Style or type
Hazard Zone Label(s)Hazard process name; Scenario name
Probability Definition(s)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 SchemeSymbols and/or lines only
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