Lahar Hazard Zonation for San Miguel Volcano, El Salvador

San Miguel, El Salvador, 2001

Plate 1 in: Major, J.J., Schilling, S.P., Pullinger, C.R., Escobar, C.D., Chesner, C.A., & Howell, M.M. (2001). Lahar-Hazard Zonation for San Miguel Volcano, El Salvador. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2001-395, 16 p., 1 plate. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr01395

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Map Data

Map ID	488
Hazard Process(es)	Lahars
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	Poster-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) Considered	Size, VEI, or intensity; Style or type
Hazard Zone Label(s)	Scenario name
Probability Definition(s)	Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
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)	English
Basemap(s)	Contour lines
Basemap overlay(s)	Street map
Diemsionality	Planimetric (2D or map) view
Color Scheme	Dark to Light (greyscale)
Volcanic Alert Level System

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