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Mapa de los peligros volcánicos potenciales asociados con el Volcán Tungurahua

Map of the potential volcanic hazards associated with the Tungurahua volcano

Tungurahua, Ecuador, 1988

Hall, M.L., Beate, B., & von Hillebrandt, C.G. (1988). Mapa de los peligros volcánicos potenciales asociados con el volcán Tungurahua. Escala 1:50,000. Instituto Geofísico, Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN), Quito, 1ra Edición.



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

Map Data

Map ID3861
Hazard Process(es)Ballistics; Debris avalanches; Gas (text only); Lahars; Lateral or directed blasts; Lava flows; PDCs; Tephra fall
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleMultiple scales
Publication FormatMap sheet or poster
Zonation Method(s)Geologic history; Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)Energy cone or line (Heim 1932; Sheridan 1979; Sheridan & Malin 1983)
Scenario(s) ConsideredAnalog volcano(es); Size, VEI, or intensity
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)Contour lines
Basemap overlay(s)
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeDark to Light (color)
Volcanic Alert Level System
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