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Mapa Regional de Peligros Volcánicos Potenciales del Volcán Cotopaxi - Zona Norte

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

Cotopaxi, Ecuador, 2004

Hall, M.L., Mothes, P., Samaniego, P., Yepes, H., & Andrade, D. (2004). Mapa Regional de Peligros Volcánicos Potenciales del Volcán Cotopaxi - Zona Norte. Instituto Geofisico de la Escuela Politecnica Nacional (IG-EPN) & Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), mapa escala 1:50.000. Quito.



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Map Set

Hall, M.L., Mothes, P., Samaniego, P., Yepes, H., & Andrade, D. (2004). Mapa Regional de Peligros Volcánicos Potenciales del Volcán Cotopaxi - Zona Sur. Instituto Geofisico de la Escuela Politecnica Nacional (IG-EPN) & Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), mapa escala 1:50.000. Quito.

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Map Data

Map ID1237
Hazard Process(es)Ballistics (text only); Debris avalanches; Gas (text only); Lahars; Lateral or directed blasts (text only); Lava dome-related hazards (text only); 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 ScalePart of volcano (flank or drainage)
Publication FormatMap sheet or poster
Zonation Method(s)Geologic history; Unknown
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSize, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption; Style or type
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); Scenarios imply probability
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)Contour lines; Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeDark to Light (color)
Volcanic Alert Level System
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