Annual probability of 1 cm (about 0.4 inches) or more of tephra accumulation from any major Cascade volcano

Cascades Range (regional, USA only), United States, 1995

Figure 5b in: Gardner, C.A., Scott, K.M., Miller, C.D., Myers, B., Hildreth, W., & Pringle, P.T. (1995). Potential volcanic hazards from future activity of Mount Baker, Washington. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 95-498, 16 p., 1 plate, scale 1:100,000. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr95498

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Gardner, C.A., Scott, K.M., Miller, C.D., Myers, B., Hildreth, W., and Pringle, P.T. (1995). Potential volcanic hazards from future activity of Mount Baker, Washington. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 95–498, 16 p., 1 plate, scale 1:100,000. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr95498
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr95498

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Map Data

Map ID	1438
Hazard Process(es)	Tephra fall
Hazard Zone Presentation	Single hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a main map panel
Temporal Scale	Background, or long-term, map
Spatial Scale	Regional
Publication Format	Figure in a hazard assessment or mitigation plan
Zonation Method(s)	Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)	Unnamed tephra model [Hoblitt et al. (1987); Hoblitt & Scott (2011)] (Hoblitt et al. 1987; Hoblitt & Scott 2011)
Scenario(s) Considered	Analog volcano(es)
Hazard Zone Label(s)	Numeric probability
Probability Definition(s)	Annual numeric probability
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)	Administrative boundaries (e.g. county, park, intl.)
Basemap overlay(s)
Diemsionality	Planimetric (2D or map) view
Color Scheme	Dark to Light (greyscale)