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Mapa de peligros por lahares de gran volumen (escenario de mayor magnitud), que muestra la profundidad de los depósitos, con máximos de hasta 30 m

Large volume lahar hazard map (highest magnitude scenario), showing depth of deposits, with maximums down to 30 m

Popocatépetl, Mexico, 2017

Figure 125 in: Martin Del Pozzo, A.L, Alatorre Ibargüengoitia M., Arana Salinas L., Bonasia R., Capra Pedol L., Cassata W., Cordoba G., Cortés Ramos J., Delgado Granados H., Ferrés López M.D., Fonseca Álvarez R., García Reynoso J.A., Gisbert G., Guerrero López D.A., Jaimes Viera M., Macías Vázquez J.L., Nieto Obregon J., Nieto Torres A., Paredes Ruiz P.A., Portocarrero Martínez J., Renne P., Rodríguez Espinosa D.M., Salinas Sánchez S., Siebe Grabach C., & Tellez Ugalde E. (2017). Estudios geológicos y actualización del mapa de peligros del volcán Popocatépetl. Memoria técnica del mapa de peligros del volcán Popocatépetl. Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).



This map was produced by an official agency, but may not be the most recent, most complete, or main operational map. For the current operational hazard map, please consult the proper institutional authorities.


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Map Set

Martin Del Pozzo, A.L, Alatorre lbargüengoitia M., Arana Salinas L., Bonasia R., Capra Pedol L., Cassata W., Cordoba G., Cortés Ramos J., Delgado Granados H., Ferrés López M.D., Fonseca Álvarez R., García Reynoso J.A., Gisbert G., Guerrero López D.A., Jaimes Viera M., Macías Vázquez J.L., Nieto Obregon J., Nieto Torres A., Paredes Ruiz P.A., Portocarrero Martínez J., Renne P., Rodríguez Espinosa D.M., Salinas Sánchez S., Siebe Grabach C., & Tellez Ugalde E. (2016). Mapas de Peligros del Volcán Popocatépetl. Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), CENEPRED, SEGOB.
https://www.geofisica.unam.mx/assets/monografias22.pdf

Other Maps In Set:

Map Data

Map ID3458
Hazard Process(es)Lahars
Hazard Zone PresentationSingle hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatFigure in a hazard assessment or mitigation plan
Zonation Method(s)Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)FLO-2D (O'Brien 1993)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSize, VEI, or intensity; Source location or direction; Specific past eruption; Worst-case
Hazard Zone Label(s)Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric
Probability Definition(s)Scenarios imply probability
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)Satellite image
Basemap overlay(s)
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeDark to Light (color)
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