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Levels of Volcanic Risk Near Mount St. Helens

St. Helens, United States, 1984

Figure 1 in: Newhall, C.G. (1984). Semi-quantitative assessment of changing volcanic risk at Mount St. Helens, Washington. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 84-272, 30 p. doi:10.3133/ofr84272



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Map Data

Map ID618
Hazard Process(es)Unstated or all hazards
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard level-focused: All or most hazards are combined by hazard level on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleVery short-term crisis map (hours to days)
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatFigure in a hazard assessment or mitigation plan
Zonation Method(s)Event tree
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredCurrent conditions; Specific past eruption
Hazard Zone Label(s)Numeric probability
Probability Definition(s)Annual numeric probability
PurposeScientific interest: Intended for scientific research and general scientific interest; usually published in academic journals
AudienceScientists (usually in scientific publication)
Language(s)English
Basemap(s)Contour lines
Basemap overlay(s)
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeSymbols and/or lines only
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