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Mapa Preliminar de Amenazas Potenciales del Volcán Cotopaxi - Zona Oriental

Preliminary Map of Potential Hazards of Cotopaxi Volcano - Eastern Zone

Cotopaxi, Ecuador, 2017

Vásconez, F., Sierra, D., Almeida, M., Andrade, D., Marrero, J. M., Mothes, P. A., Bernard, B., & Encalada, M. (2017). Mapa Preliminar de Amenazas Potenciales del Volcán Cotopaxi - Zona Oriental (1a Edición). Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politecnica Nacional (IG-EPN)/SGR. 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

Other Maps In Set:

Map Data

Map ID845
Hazard Process(es)Floods or jokulhaups; Lahars; PDCs; Sedimentation or erosion; 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 ScalePart of volcano (flank or drainage)
Publication FormatMap sheet or poster
Zonation Method(s)Geologic history; Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)Unknown flow model (Unknown reference)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSeason 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
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
PurposeLand-use planning: Intended to inform citing of facilities, building restrictions, resource management, and infrastructure development
AudienceLand-use planners, city planners, government officials, etc.
Language(s)Spanish
Basemap(s)Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeSingle color
Volcanic Alert Level System
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