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Volcán Galeras, Onda de Choque

Galeras Volcano, Shockwaves

Galeras, Colombia, 2015

Figure 32 in: Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC) Direccion de Geoamenazas. (2015). Implementación de Herramientas Computacionales para la Simulación de Fenómenos Volcánicos, Como Soporte en la Actualización del Mapa de Amenaza del Volcánica Del Volcán Galeras – Colombia, Informe Técnico de Simulaciones. En cumplimiento a la Sentencia de la Corte Constitucional T-269 de 2015.



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Map Set

Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC) Direccion de Geoamenazas. (2015). Actualización del Mapa de Amenaza Volcánica del Volcán Galeras - Colombia. En cumplimiento a la Sentencia de la Corte Constitucional T-269 de 2015.
http://recordcenter.sgc.gov.co/B22/MapaAmenazaGaleras2015/Documento/Memorias/Memoria_Actualizacion_Mapa_AmenazaVolcanica_VGaleras.pdf

Other Maps In Set:

Map Data

Map ID1269
Hazard Process(es)Shockwaves
Hazard Zone PresentationSingle hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatFigure in a hazard assessment or mitigation plan
Zonation Method(s)Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)Unnamed shockwave model [Córdoba & Del Risco (1998)] (Córdoba & Del Risco 1998)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSize, VEI, or intensity
Hazard Zone Label(s)Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
PurposeMultiple: intended for multiple purposes including general hazard awareness, planning, and crisis management
AudienceMultiple audiences (usually the public, civil authorities, and land-use planners)
Language(s)Spanish
Basemap(s)Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeRed to Yellow
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