Lahar Hazard Zonation for San Miguel Volcano, El Salvador
San Miguel, El Salvador, 2001
Plate 1 in: Major, J.J., Schilling, S.P., Pullinger, C.R., Escobar, C.D., Chesner, C.A., & Howell, M.M. (2001). Lahar-Hazard Zonation for San Miguel Volcano, El Salvador. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2001-395, 16 p., 1 plate. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr01395
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Map Data
Map ID 488 Hazard Process(es) Lahars Hazard Zone Presentation Single hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a main map panel Temporal Scale Background, or long-term, map Spatial Scale Volcano and surrounding area Publication Format Poster-style map insert in hazard assessment Zonation Method(s) Scenario modeling Zonation Model(s) LAHARZ or modified version (such as PFZ) (Iverson et al. 1998; Schilling 1998; Schilling 2014) Scenario(s) Considered Size, VEI, or intensity; Style or type Hazard Zone Label(s) Scenario name Probability Definition(s) Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low) Purpose Multiple: intended for multiple purposes including general hazard awareness, planning, and crisis management Audience Multiple audiences (usually the public, civil authorities, and land-use planners) Language(s) English Basemap(s) Contour lines Basemap overlay(s) Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Dark to Light (greyscale)