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Volcano Hazards From Mount Rainier, Washington, Revised 1998

Rainier, United States, 1998

Plate 2 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 ID637
Hazard Process(es)Debris avalanches; Lahars; Lateral or directed blasts; Tephra fall
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a series of small map panels of similar sizes
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleMultiple scales
Publication FormatPoster-style map insert in hazard assessment
Zonation Method(s)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); Unnamed tephra model [Hoblitt et al. (1987); Hoblitt & Scott (2011)] (Hoblitt et al. 1987; Hoblitt & Scott 2011)
Scenario(s) ConsideredAnalog volcano(es); Size, VEI, or intensity; Style or type
Hazard Zone Label(s)Numeric probability; Scenario name
Probability Definition(s)Annual numeric probability; 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)Administrative boundaries (e.g. county, park, intl.)
Basemap overlay(s)Administrative boundaries (e.g. county, park, intl.); Contour lines; Contour lines; Street map; Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeDark to Light (greyscale)
Volcanic Alert Level System
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