Hazards map of pyroclastic flows produced by central dome explosions based on four recognized events during the past 40 k.y., and small-size landslides produced by flank instability, and debris and hyperconcentrated flows produced by syneruptive or posteruptive processes.
Tacaná, Mexico-Guatemala, 2000
Figure 14 in: Macias, J. L., Espíndola, J. M., Garcia-Palomo, A., Scott, K. M., Hughes, S., & Mora, J. C. (2000). Late Holocene Peléan-style eruption at Tacaná volcano, Mexico and Guatemala: Past, present, and future hazards. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 112(8), p. 1234-1249. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(2000)112%3C1234:LHPEAT%3E2.0.CO;2
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Map Data
Map ID 1603 Hazard Process(es) Debris avalanches; Lahars; PDCs Hazard Zone Presentation Hazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a series of small map panels of similar sizes Temporal Scale Background, or long-term, map Spatial Scale Volcano and surrounding area Publication Format Figure in a journal article Zonation Method(s) Geologic history Zonation Model(s) Scenario(s) Considered Duration or timing; Size, VEI, or intensity; Source location or direction; Specific past eruption; Style or type Hazard Zone Label(s) Hazard process name Probability Definition(s) Scenarios imply probability Purpose Scientific interest: Intended for scientific research and general scientific interest; usually published in academic journals Audience Scientists (usually in scientific publication) Language(s) English Basemap(s) Contour lines Basemap overlay(s) Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Dark to Light (greyscale)