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Aerial hazard zones for ballistic projectile impact for El Chichón Volcano shown with the vertical profile north–south

El Chichón, Mexico, 2016

Figure 5 in: Alatorre-Ibargüengoitia, M.A., Morales-Iglesias, H., Ramos-Hernández, S.G., Jon-Selvas, J., & Jiménez-Aguilar, J.M. (2016). Hazard zoning for volcanic ballistic impacts at El Chichón Volcano (Mexico). Natural Hazards, 81(3), p. 1733-1744. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-016-2152-0



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Map Set

Alatorre-Ibargüengoitia, M.A., Morales-Iglesias, H., Ramos-Hernández, S.G., Jon-Selvas, J., & Jiménez-Aguilar, J.M. (2016). Hazard zoning for volcanic ballistic impacts at El Chichón Volcano (Mexico). Natural Hazards, 81(3), p. 1733-1744. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-016-2152-0
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-016-2152-0

Other Maps In Set:

Map Data

Map ID1491
Hazard Process(es)Ballistics
Hazard Zone PresentationSingle hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatFigure in a journal article
Zonation Method(s)Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)Unnamed ballistic model [Alatorre-Ibargüengoitia & Delgado-Granados (2006)] (Alatorre-Ibargüengoitia & Delgado-Granados 2006)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSize, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption
Hazard Zone Label(s)Scenario name
Probability Definition(s)Scenarios imply probability
PurposeScientific interest: Intended for scientific research and general scientific interest; usually published in academic journals
AudienceScientists (usually in scientific publication)
Language(s)English
Basemap(s)Simple or sketch map
Basemap overlay(s)
DiemsionalityCross-sectional view
Color SchemeRed to Yellow
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