Areas de Peligro por Flujos de Materiales Volcanicos

Hazard Areas for Flows of Volcanic Materials

Popocatépetl, Mexico, 1995

Figure 2 in: Macías J.L., Carrasco, G. Siebe, C. (1995). Zonificación de peligros volcánicos del Popocatepetl. Capitulo III Riesgos y Mapeo.

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Map Set

Macías J.L., Carrasco, G. Siebe, C. (1995). Zonificación de peligros volcánicos del Popocatepetl. Capitulo III Riesgos y Mapeo.
http://cidbimena.desastres.hn/pdf/spa/doc8614/doc8614.htm

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Map Data

Map ID	3387
Hazard Process(es)	Lahars; Lava flows; PDCs; Surges
Hazard Zone Presentation	Hazard level-focused: All or most hazards are combined by hazard level on a main map panel
Temporal Scale	Background, or long-term, map
Spatial Scale	Volcano and surrounding area
Publication Format	Poster-style map insert in hazard assessment
Zonation Method(s)	Geologic history; Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)	Energy cone or line (Heim 1932; Sheridan 1979; Sheridan & Malin 1983)
Scenario(s) Considered	Size, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption; Style or type
Hazard Zone Label(s)	Hazard process name; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
Probability Definition(s)	Recurrence interval
Purpose	Multiple: intended for multiple purposes including general hazard awareness, planning, and crisis management
Audience	Multiple audiences (usually the public, civil authorities, and land-use planners)
Language(s)	Spanish
Basemap(s)	Street map
Basemap overlay(s)
Diemsionality	Planimetric (2D or map) view
Color Scheme	Red to Yellow
Volcanic Alert Level System

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