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Mapa de Peligros Volcánicos Potenciales del Volcán Sumaco 1RA. Edición - 2022

Potential Volcanic Hazards Map of Sumaco Volcano 1st Edition - 2022

Sumaco, Ecuador, 2022

IG-EPN, IGM, IRD. Salgado Loza, J. A., Córdova, M. D., Mothes, P. A., Espín Bedón, P., Vallejo Vargas, S., Aguilar, J., Gaunt, H. E., Telenchana, E., Samaniego Eguiguren, P., Cuesta, R., & Lincango, D. (2022). Mapa de Peligros Volcánicos Potenciales del Volcán Sumaco 1ra. Edición. Escala 1:100,000. Quito - Ecuador.



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Map Data

Map ID4124
Hazard Process(es)Ballistics; Debris avalanches; Lahars; Lava flows; PDCs; Tephra fall
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map and series of insets
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatMap sheet or poster
Zonation Method(s)Probabilistic modeling; Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)ASH3D (Schwaiger et al. 2012; Mastin et al. 2013); Ballistics (Bertin 2017); Energy cone or line (Heim 1932; Sheridan 1979; Sheridan & Malin 1983); LAHARZ or modified version (such as PFZ) (Iverson et al. 1998; Schilling 1998; Schilling 2014); VolcFlow (Kelfoun & Druitt 2005)
Scenario(s) ConsideredAnalog volcano(es); Season or weather; Size, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption; Style or type
Hazard Zone Label(s)Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric; Hazard process name; Scenario name
Probability Definition(s)No probability definition; Numeric probability; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); Scenarios imply probability
PurposeMultiple: intended for multiple purposes including general hazard awareness, planning, and crisis management
AudienceMultiple audiences (usually the public, civil authorities, and land-use planners)
Language(s)Spanish
Basemap(s)Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)Contour lines; Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeRed to Yellow
Volcanic Alert Level System
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