Distribución hipotética de los flujos piroclásticos ante un escenario eruptivo como el de 1776 A.C.

Hypothetical distribution of pyroclastic flows in an eruptive scenario such as that of 1776 BC

Rincón de la Vieja, Costa Rica, 2003

Figure 10 (in reprint) in: Soto, G.J., Alvarado, G., Goold, S., Climent, A. (2003). Evaluación del peligro y riesgo volcánico que representa el volcán Rincón de la Vieja para el Proyecto Geotérmico Las Pailas, Cordillera de Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Inf. Interno ICE, 78 p. (Reprinted in: Alpízar, Y. (2018). Mapa Preliminar de Peligros Volcánicos para el Volcán Rincón de la Vieja (Costa Rica): Descripción de un Escenario de Afectación por Lahares. Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, Costa Rica. 160 p.)

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Map Set

Alpízar, Y. (2018). Mapa Preliminar de Peligros Volcánicos para el Volcán Rincón de la Vieja (Costa Rica): Descripción de un Escenario de Afectación por Lahares. Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, Costa Rica. 160 p.
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Map Data

Map ID	4075
Hazard Process(es)	PDCs
Hazard Zone Presentation	Single hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a main map panel
Temporal Scale	Background, or long-term, map
Spatial Scale	Volcano and surrounding area
Publication Format	Figure in a hazard assessment or mitigation plan
Zonation Method(s)	Geologic history
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) Considered	Specific past eruption
Hazard Zone Label(s)	Hazard process name
Probability Definition(s)	No probability definition was discernable from the map
Purpose	Multiple: intended for multiple purposes including general hazard awareness, planning, and crisis management
Audience	Multiple audiences (usually the public, civil authorities, and land-use planners)
Language(s)	Spanish
Basemap(s)	Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)
Diemsionality	Planimetric (2D or map) view
Color Scheme	Single color
Volcanic Alert Level System

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