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Mapa de los Peligros Volcánicos Asociados con el Volcán Guagua Pichincha - Provincia de Pichincha

Map of Volcanic Hazards Associated with the Guagua Pichincha Volcano - Pichincha Province

Guagua Pichincha, Ecuador, 1988

Hall, M.L. and von Hillebrandt, C.G. (1988). Mapa de los Peligros Volcánicos Asociados con el Volcán Guagua Pichincha - Provincia de Pichincha. Intituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN).



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 ID3900
Hazard Process(es)Acid rain (text only); Ash-cloud surges; Ballistics (text only); Debris avalanches (text only); Fire (text only); Gas (text only); Lahars; Lateral or directed blasts (text only); Lava dome-related hazards (text only); Lava flows; PDCs; Tephra fall
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map and series of insets
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
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); Duration or timing; Season or weather; Size, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption; Style or type
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)Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeDark to Light (color)
Volcanic Alert Level System
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