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Volcán Cotopaxi Mapa de Amenaza

Cotopaxi Volcano Hazard Map

Cotopaxi, Ecuador, 2019

Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politecnica Nacional (IG-EPN). (2019). Volcán Cotopaxi Mapa de Amenaza. Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Mapa Interactivo del Volcán Cotopaxi. https://www.igepn.edu.ec/cotopaxi



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Map Data

Map ID1238
Hazard Process(es)Ballistics; Debris avalanches; Gas (text only); Lahars; Lava flows; PDCs; Tephra fall
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleMultiple scales
Publication FormatInteractive web-based map
Zonation Method(s)Derived/simplified from another map
Zonation Model(s)ASH3D (Schwaiger et al. 2012; Mastin et al. 2013)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSize, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption
Hazard Zone Label(s)Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric; Hazard process name; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); Recurrence interval
PurposeHazard awareness: Intended for educating the audience about the extent and probability of volcanic hazard
AudienceGeneral public and/or media
Language(s)Spanish
Basemap(s)Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeDark to Light (color)
Volcanic Alert Level System
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