Mapa Regional de Amenazas Volcánicas Potenciales del Volcán Cotopaxi, Zona Norte

Regional Map of Potential Volcanic Hazards of Cotopaxi Volcano, North Zone

Cotopaxi, Ecuador, 2016

Mothes, P., Espín Bedón, P., Hall, M.L., Vásconez, F., Sierra, D., & Andrade, D. (2016). Mapa Regional de Amenazas Volcánicas Potenciales del Volcán Cotopaxi - Zona Norte (4a Edición). Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politecnica Nacional (IG-EPN) & Instituto Geográfico Militar (IGM). escala 1:50.000. Quito.

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Map Set

Mothes, P.A., Espín Bedón, P.E., Hall, M.L., Vásconez, F., Sierra, D., Córdova, M., Santamaría, S., Almeida, M., Marrero, J., Bernard, B., & Encalada, M. (2016). Mapa Regional de Amenazas Volcánicas Potenciales del Volcán Cotopaxi, Zonas Sur, Norte, y Oriental. Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politecnica Nacional (IG-EPN) & Instituto Geográfico Militar (IGM), mapa escala 1:50.000. Quito.
https://www.igepn.edu.ec/cotopaxi-mapa-de-peligros

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Map Data

Map ID	842
Hazard Process(es)	Ballistics (text only); Debris avalanches; Gas (text only); Lahars; Lava dome-related hazards (text only); Lava flows; PDCs; Tephra fall
Hazard Zone Presentation	Hazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map and series of insets
Temporal Scale	Background, or long-term, map
Spatial Scale	Part of volcano (flank or drainage)
Publication Format	Map sheet or poster
Zonation Method(s)	Geologic history; Unknown
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) Considered	Size, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption
Hazard Zone Label(s)	Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); Scenario name
Probability Definition(s)	Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); 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)	Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)	Contour lines; Street map
Diemsionality	Planimetric (2D or map) view
Color Scheme	Dark to Light (color)
Volcanic Alert Level System

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