Assessing the relative threats from Canadian volcanoes / A.M. Wilson and M.C. Kelman.: M183-2/8790E-PDF
"This report presents an analysis of the threat posed by active volcanoes in Canada and outlines directives to bring Canadian volcano monitoring and research into alignment with global best practices. We analyse 28 Canadian volcanoes in terms of their relative threat to people, aviation and infrastructure. The methodology we apply to assess volcanic threat was developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) as part of the 2005 National Volcano Early Warning System (NVEWS). Each volcano is scored on a number of hazard and exposure factors, producing an overall threat score. The overall threat scores are then assigned to five threat categories ranging from Very Low to Very High. We adjusted the methodology slightly to better suit Canadian volcano conditions by adding an additional knowledge uncertainty score; this does not affect the threat scoring or ranking"--Provided by publisher.
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| Department/Agency | Geological Survey of Canada, issuing body. |
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| Title | Assessing the relative threats from Canadian volcanoes / A.M. Wilson and M.C. Kelman. |
| Series title | Open file, 2816-7155 ; 8790 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-65). |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Geological Survey of Canada, 2021. ©2021 |
| Author / Contributor | Wilson, A. M. (Alexander M.)author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (65 pages) : colour illustrations, colour maps. |
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| Subject terms | Volcanic hazard analysis -- British Columbia. Volcanic hazard analysis -- Yukon. Volcanoes -- Monitoring -- British Columbia. Volcanoes -- Monitoring -- Yukon. Risques volcaniques -- Colombie-Britannique. Risques volcaniques -- Yukon. Volcans -- Surveillance -- Colombie-Britannique. Volcans -- Surveillance -- Yukon. |
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