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Mapas temáticos de peligros volcánicos del Arenal

Thematic maps of Arenal volcanic hazards

Arenal, Costa Rica, 2005

Figure 6 in: Soto, G.J. & Sjöbohm, L. (2005). Sobre el mapeo de los peligros volcánicos del Arenal (Costa Rica) como una herramienta para la planificación del uso del suelo y la mitigación de desastres. Memoria VIII Seminario de Ingeniería Estructural y Sísmica, San José, Costa Rica, Septiembre 2005, 26 p.



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Map Set

Soto, G.J. & Sjöbohm, L. (2005). Sobre el mapeo de los peligros volcánicos del Arenal (Costa Rica) como una herramienta para la planificación del uso del suelo y la mitigación de desastres. Memoria VIII Seminario de Ingeniería Estructural y Sísmica, San José, Costa Rica, Septiembre 2005, 26 p.
https://pages.mtu.edu/~raman/papers2/Soto&Sjobohm05Arenal.pdf

Other Maps In Set:

Map Data

Map ID3355
Hazard Process(es)Acid rain; Ballistics; Debris avalanches; Earthquakes; Gas; Lahars; Lateral or directed blasts; Lava flows; PDCs; Tephra fall; Tsunami; Vent-opening hazards
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a series of small map panels of similar sizes
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatFigure in a journal article
Zonation Method(s)Geologic history
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; Hazard process name; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); Scenario name
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); Scenarios imply probability
PurposeScientific interest: Intended for scientific research and general scientific interest; usually published in academic journals
AudienceScientists (usually in scientific publication)
Language(s)Spanish
Basemap(s)Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeMultiple color schemes used
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