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Lahar Hazards for Concepción Volcano, Nicaragua

Concepción, Nicaragua, 2001

Plate 1 in: Vallance, J.W., Schilling, S.P., Devoli, G., & Howell, M.M. (2001). Lahar hazards at Concepción volcano, Nicaragua. U.S. Geological Survey, Open File Report 2001-457, 15 p., 1 plate. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr01457



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Map Data

Map ID422
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 ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatPoster-style map insert in hazard assessment
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
Hazard Zone Label(s)Scenario name
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
PurposeMultiple: intended for multiple purposes including general hazard awareness, planning, and crisis management
AudienceMultiple audiences (usually the public, civil authorities, and land-use planners)
Language(s)English
Basemap(s)Contour lines
Basemap overlay(s)Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeDark to Light (greyscale)
Volcanic Alert Level System
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