Mapa de los Peligros Potenciales del Volcán Tungurahua
Map of the Potencial Hazards of Tungurahua Volcano
Tungurahua, Ecuador, 2008
Samaniego, P., Le Pennec, J.-L., Barba, D., Hall, M.L., Robin, C., Mothes, P., Yepes, H., Troncoso, L., & Jaya, D. (2008). Mapa de los Peligros Potenciales del Volcán Tungurahua, 3rd Edición. Instituto Geofisico Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN) & Institut de Recherche pour la Développement (IRD), Quito.
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Map Data
Map ID 508 Hazard Process(es) Debris avalanches; Gas (text only); Lahars; Lateral or directed blasts; Lava flows; PDCs; Surges; Tephra fall Hazard Zone Presentation Hazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map panel Temporal Scale Background, or long-term, map Spatial Scale Volcano and surrounding area Publication Format Map sheet or poster Zonation Method(s) Geologic history; Scenario modeling Zonation Model(s) Energy cone or line (Heim 1932; Sheridan 1979; Sheridan & Malin 1983) Scenario(s) Considered Season or weather; Size, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption Hazard Zone Label(s) Hazard process name; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); Scenario name Probability Definition(s) Recurrence interval; Scenarios imply probability Purpose Land-use planning: Intended to inform citing of facilities, building restrictions, resource management, and infrastructure development Audience Land-use planners, city planners, government officials, etc. Language(s) Spanish Basemap(s) Contour lines Basemap overlay(s) Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Dark to Light (color)