Comparación entre el mapa de restricción de uso del suelo en el área de Arenal según la reglamentación de la CNE, con el escenario de peligros volcánicos a corto plazo.
Comparison between the land use restriction map in the Arenal area according to CNE regulations, with the short-term volcanic hazard scenario.
Arenal, Costa Rica, 2005
Figure 11 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.
This hazard map is the result of scientific research and was published in academic literature.
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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.Map Set
https://pages.mtu.edu/~raman/papers2/Soto&Sjobohm05Arenal.pdf
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Map ID 3775 Hazard Process(es) Acid rain; Ballistics; Debris avalanches; Earthquakes; Gas; Lahars; Lava flows; PDCs; Tephra fall Hazard Zone Presentation Hazard level-focused: All or most hazards are combined by hazard level on a main map panel Temporal Scale Crisis, or short-term, map (hours to decades) Spatial Scale Volcano and surrounding area Publication Format Figure in a journal article Zonation Method(s) Derived/simplified from another map Zonation Model(s) Scenario(s) Considered Season or weather; Size, VEI, or intensity; Style or type Hazard Zone Label(s) Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low) Probability Definition(s) Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low) Purpose Scientific interest: Intended for scientific research and general scientific interest; usually published in academic journals Audience Scientists (usually in scientific publication) Language(s) Spanish Basemap(s) Hillshade Basemap overlay(s) Land-cover map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Categorical/Qualitative