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Preliminary map of volcanic hazards of Nevado del Ruiz volcano (reduced scale version of October 1985 edition)

Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia, 1990

Figure 2 in: Parra, E. & Cepeda, H. (1990). Volcanic hazard maps of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano, Colombia. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 42, p. 177-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/0377-0273(90)90073-O. (Modified from: Cepeda et al. 1985)



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Map Set

Parra, E. & Cepeda, H. (1990). Volcanic hazard maps of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano, Colombia. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 42, p. 177-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/0377-0273(90)90073-O
https://doi.org/10.1016/0377-0273(90)90073-O

Other Maps In Set:

Map Data

Map ID1558
Hazard Process(es)Lahars; Lateral or directed blasts; Lava flows; PDCs; Tephra fall
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatFigure in a journal article
Zonation Method(s)Analog geology; Geologic history
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredNo scenarios were discernable from the map
Hazard Zone Label(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
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)English
Basemap(s)Simple or sketch map
Basemap overlay(s)Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeSymbols and/or lines only
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