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Análisis al 95% de Confiabilidad de Lahares Generados por el Volcán Turrialba de 2 Millones de Metros Cúbicos

95% Reliability Analysis of Lahars Generated by the Turrialba Volcano of 2 Million Cubic Meters

Turrialba, Costa Rica, 2015

Figure 13 in: Ruiz, P., Vega, P. & Barrantes, R. (2015). Modelación de lahares generados por el volcán Turrialba y su posible afectación a la red vial nacional. Laboratorio Nacional de Materiales y Modelos Estructurales. Universidad de Costa Rica 42 pp.



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Map Set

Ruiz, P., Vega, P. & Barrantes, R. (2015). Modelación de lahares generados por el volcán Turrialba y su posible afectación a la red vial nacional. Laboratorio Nacional de Materiales y Modelos Estructurales. Universidad de Costa Rica 42 pp.
https://www.lanamme.ucr.ac.cr/repositorio/bitstream/handle/50625112500/42/LM-PI-UGERVN-11-2015.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Other Maps In Set:

Map Data

Map ID4044
Hazard Process(es)Lahars
Hazard Zone PresentationSingle hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScalePart of volcano (flank or drainage)
Publication FormatFigure in a hazard assessment or mitigation plan
Zonation Method(s)Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)LAHARZ or modified version (such as PFZ) (Iverson et al. 1998; Schilling 1998; Schilling 2014)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSize, VEI, or intensity; Source location or direction
Hazard Zone Label(s)Scenario 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)Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeRed to Green
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