Reconnaissance Map of Potential Volcanic Hazards from Cotopaxi Volcano, Ecuador. Mapa de Reconocimiento de Riesgos Volganicos Potenciales Del Volcan Cotopaxi, Ecuador.
Cotopaxi, Ecuador, 1978
Plate 1 in: Miller, C.D., Mullineaux, D.R., & Hall, M.L. (1978). Reconnaissance Map of Potential Volcanic Hazards from Cotopaxi Volcano, Ecuador. Mapa de Reconocimiento de Riesgos Volganicos Potenciales Del Volcan Cotopaxi, Ecuador. U.S. Geological Survey, IMAP 1072. https://doi.org/10.3133/i1072
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Map Data
Map ID 525 Hazard Process(es) Ash-cloud surges; Floods or jokulhaups; Lahars; Lateral or directed blasts; Lava flows; PDCs; Tephra fall Hazard Zone Presentation Grouped by process (e.g. flowage/fall hazards) on a main map panel Temporal Scale Background, or long-term, map Spatial Scale Volcano and surrounding area Publication Format Map sheet or poster Zonation Method(s) Geologic history Zonation Model(s) Scenario(s) Considered Size, VEI, or intensity; Style or type Hazard Zone Label(s) Hazard process name; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low) 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; Spanish Basemap(s) Contour lines Basemap overlay(s) Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Red to Yellow