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Uso del suelo en los alrededores del volcán Turrialba

Land use around the Turrialba volcano

Turrialba, Costa Rica, 2020

Figure 6.3 in: Alvarado, G.E., Esquivel, L., Sánchez, B.E., & Matamoros, G. (2020). Peligro Volcánico del Turrialba, Costa Rica. Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias (CNE). Setiembre 2020. (Reproduced from: Soto 2012)



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Map Set

Alvarado, G.E., Esquivel, L., Sánchez, B.E., & Matamoros, G. (2020). Peligro Volcánico del Turrialba, Costa Rica. Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias (CNE). Febrero 2020. (Modified from: Alvarado & Vargas 2018)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351780997_PELIGRO_VOLCANICO_DEL_TURRIALBA_COSTA_RICA

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Map Data

Map ID4032
Hazard Process(es)Acid rain; Ballistics; Lava flows; Tephra fall
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard level-focused: All or most hazards are combined by hazard level on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatFigure in a hazard assessment or mitigation plan
Zonation Method(s)Derived/simplified from another map
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSize, VEI, or intensity; Style or type
Hazard Zone Label(s)Location or source name
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
PurposeLand-use planning: Intended to inform citing of facilities, building restrictions, resource management, and infrastructure development
AudienceLand-use planners, city planners, government officials, etc.
Language(s)Spanish
Basemap(s)Satellite image
Basemap overlay(s)Land-cover map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeRed to Yellow
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