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Amenazas Asociadas al Volcán San Cristóbal

Hazards Associated with the San Cristobal Volcano

San Cristóbal, Nicaragua, 2006

Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (INETER). (2006). Amenazas Asociadas al Volcán San Cristóbal. https://webserver2.ineter.gob.ni/vol/cristobal/Chinandega.gif



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Map Data

Map ID3407
Hazard Process(es)Ballistics; Lahars; Lava flows; Tephra fall
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleCrisis, or short-term, map (hours to decades)
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatPart of an information statement, bulletin, or other alert product
Zonation Method(s)Geologic history; Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)LAHARZ or modified version (such as PFZ) (Iverson et al. 1998; Schilling 1998; Schilling 2014)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSeason or weather
Hazard Zone Label(s)Hazard process name; 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)Spanish
Basemap(s)Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeDark to Light (color)
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