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Cálculo por medio del ASH3D de la caída de ceniza de una columna eruptiva de 3 km de altura sobre el cráter del Rincón de la Vieja, según los vientos presentes en el área el 14 mayo 2022

Calculation using ASH3D of the ash fall from a 3 km high eruptive column above the Rincón de la Vieja crater, according to the winds present in the area on May 14, 2022

Rincón de la Vieja, Costa Rica, 2022

Figure 2.3 in: Alvarado, G.E., Brenes-André, J., Venegas, L., Alpízar, Y., Núñez, S., Sánchez, M., Abarca, K., Abarca, J., Báez, W.A., Sibaja, J.P., Esquivel, L., & Arcia, T. (2022). Análisis del Peligro Volcánico del Rincón de la Vieja, Costa Rica. Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE). Setiembre 2022.



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Map Set

Alvarado, G.E., Brenes-André, J., Venegas, L., Alpízar, Y., Núñez, S., Sánchez, M., Abarca, K., Abarca, J., Báez, W.A., Sibaja, J.P., Esquivel, L., & Arcia, T. (2022). Análisis del Peligro Volcánico del Rincón de la Vieja, Costa Rica. Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE). Setiembre 2022.
http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27064.21761

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Map Data

Map ID4048
Hazard Process(es)Tephra fall
Hazard Zone PresentationSingle hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleVery short-term crisis map (hours to days)
Spatial ScaleRegional
Publication FormatFigure in a hazard assessment or mitigation plan
Zonation Method(s)Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)ASH3D (Schwaiger et al. 2012; Mastin et al. 2013)
Scenario(s) ConsideredCurrent conditions; Season or weather; Size, VEI, or intensity
Hazard Zone Label(s)Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric
Probability Definition(s)No probability definition was discernable from the map
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)Street map
Basemap overlay(s)
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeDark to Light (color)
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