Martinique - Integrated Volcanic Hazard Zones based on quantitative assessment of volcanic hazard (simplified from Stieltjes et al. 2001)
Pelée, Martinique [France], 2005
Pocket insert in: Boudon, G., Le Friant, A., Villemant, B., & Viode, J.-P. (2005). Martinique. In: Lindsay, J.M., Shepherd, J.B., Robertson, R.E.A., & Ali, S. (Eds) Volcanic hazard atlas of the Lesser Antilles. Seismic Research Unit, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I., p. 128-146. (Simplified from: Stieltjes et al. 2001)
This map was produced by an official agency, but is NOT the most recent, most complete, or main operational map.
For the current operational hazard map, please consult the proper institutional authorities.
Map Set
Boudon, G., Le Friant, A., Villemant, B., & Viode, J.-P. (2005). Martinique. In: Lindsay, J.M., Shepherd, J.B., Robertson, R.E.A., & Ali, S. (Eds) Volcanic hazard atlas of the Lesser Antilles. Seismic Research Unit, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I., p. 128-146.
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Map Data
Map ID | 635 |
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Hazard Process(es) | Ash-cloud surges; Ballistics; Debris avalanches; Lahars; PDCs; Surges; Tephra fall; Tsunami |
Hazard Zone Presentation | Hazard level-focused: All or most hazards are combined by hazard level on a main map panel |
Temporal Scale | Background, or long-term, map |
Spatial Scale | Island |
Publication Format | Poster-style map insert in hazard assessment |
Zonation Method(s) | Derived/simplified from another map |
Zonation Model(s) | |
Scenario(s) Considered | No scenarios were discernable from the map |
Hazard Zone Label(s) | Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low) |
Probability Definition(s) | Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low) |
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) | Simple or sketch map |
Basemap overlay(s) | |
Diemsionality | Planimetric (2D or map) view |
Color Scheme | Purple to Yellow |