Variations in population exposure and sensitivity to lahar hazards from Mount Rainier, Washington

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 367-378

  Wood, Nathan ^a   Soulard, Christopher ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

exposure; lahar; Mount Rainier; risk; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; EXPOSURE; HAZARD ZONES; NURSING HOMES; POPULATION DIVERSITY; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE MEASURES; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; VOLCANIC HAZARDS; WASHINGTON;

FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; MANAGERS; MOUNTINGS; PERSONNEL; POPULATION STATISTICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RISK PERCEPTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VOLCANOES;

HAZARDS;

GEOLOGICAL HAZARD; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; LAHAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VULNERABILITY;

CASCADE RANGE; MOUNT RAINIER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 70450224858     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.09.019     Document Type: Article

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