Map of the degrees of emergency for evacuation
Iwatesan, Japan, 1998
The Counter-measures Investigation Committee on Volcanic Disasters at Mt. Iwate. (1998). Mt. Iwate Volcanic Disaster Prevention Handbook. 8 p.
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Map Data
Map ID 952 Hazard Process(es) Ballistics; Lahars; 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 Map in a booklet, longer fact-sheet, handbook, or guidebook Zonation Method(s) Geologic history Zonation Model(s) Scenario(s) Considered Season or weather; Specific past eruption; Style or type Hazard Zone Label(s) Hazard process name Probability Definition(s) Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low) Purpose Crisis management and response: Intended to be used for managing, responding to, and taking action during an eruption; often includes evacuation routes, access restrictions, actions to take, etc. Audience General public and/or media Language(s) English Basemap(s) Contour lines Basemap overlay(s) Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Categorical/Qualitative