Volcán El Misti: Potential Volcanic Hazards
El Misti, Peru, 1999
Permenter, J.L. (1999). A Preliminary Volcanic Hazard Assessment for the Arequipa Region, Southern Peru. MS Thesis. Department of Geography, Geology, and Anthropology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana.
This hazard map is the result of scientific research and was published in academic literature.
It is presented here to serve as an example of the map type or the map-making methodology. It is NOT the official, operational map. For the current operational hazard map, please consult the proper institutional authorities.
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Map ID 3918 Hazard Process(es) Debris avalanches; Lahars; Lateral or directed blasts; PDCs; Surges Hazard Zone Presentation Hazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map and series of insets Temporal Scale Background, or long-term, map Spatial Scale Volcano and surrounding area Publication Format Figure in a thesis or dissertation Zonation Method(s) Geologic history; Scenario modeling Zonation Model(s) FLOW2D or FLOW3D (Sheridan & Macías 1992; Kover 1995) Scenario(s) Considered Analog volcano(es); Size, VEI, or intensity; Style or type Hazard Zone Label(s) Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric; Hazard process name Probability Definition(s) Scenarios imply probability Purpose Scientific interest: Intended for scientific research and general scientific interest; usually published in academic journals Audience Scientists (usually in scientific publication) Language(s) English Basemap(s) Contour lines Basemap overlay(s) Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Categorical/Qualitative