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Map of Volcanic Hazards of Arenal Volcano Costa Rica: A Tool to Plan the Use of Land and Mitigate Potential Disasters

Arenal, Costa Rica, 2005

Soto, G.J. & Sjöbohm, L. (2005). Map of Volcanic Hazards of Arenal Volcano Costa Rica: A Tool to Plan the Use of Land and Mitigate Potential Disasters. (Modified from: 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.)



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Map Data

Map ID3886
Hazard Process(es)Acid rain; Ballistics; Debris avalanches; Earthquakes; Gas; Lahars; Lateral or directed blasts; Lava flows; PDCs; Tephra fall; Tsunami; Vent-opening hazards
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a series of small map panels of similar sizes
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatMap sheet or poster
Zonation Method(s)Derived/simplified from another map
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSize, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption; Style or type
Hazard Zone Label(s)Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric; Hazard process name; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); Scenario name
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); 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)English
Basemap(s)Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeRed to Yellow
Volcanic Alert Level System
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