Volcanic Hazards - Okataina Volcanic Centre
Okataina (Tarawera, Haroharo, Edgecumbe), New Zealand, 1998
Scott, B. J. and Nairn, I. A. (1998). Volcanic hazard map of Okataina Volcanic Centre. Environment Bay of Plenty resource planning publication 97/4.
This map was produced by an official agency, but may not be the most recent, most complete, or main operational map.
For the current operational hazard map, please consult the proper institutional authorities.
Map Data
Map ID 4267 Hazard Process(es) Ballistics; Explosion hazards, unspecific; Floods or jokulhaups; Lahars; Lava dome-related hazards; Lava flows; PDCs; Tephra fall Hazard Zone Presentation Hazard level- and process-focused: Hazards are both combined by hazard level and 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 sheet or poster Zonation Method(s) Geologic history Zonation Model(s) Scenario(s) Considered Duration or timing; Season or weather; Size, VEI, or intensity Hazard Zone Label(s) Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric; Hazard process name Probability Definition(s) Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low) Purpose Land-use planning: Intended to inform citing of facilities, building restrictions, resource management, and infrastructure development Audience Multiple audiences (usually the public, civil authorities, and land-use planners) Language(s) English Basemap(s) Contour lines Basemap overlay(s) Inhabited areas; Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Red to Yellow