Evaluación de la Amenaza Potencial del Volcán Cerro Machín

Assessment of Potential Hazards of Cerro Machín Volcano

Machín, Colombia, 2002

Méndez, R.A., Cortés, G.P., & Cepeda, H. (2002). Evaluación de la Amenaza Potencial del Volcán Cerro Machín. Instituto de Investigación e Información Geocientífica, Minero - Ambiental y Nuclear (INGEOMINAS). mapa escala 1:150,213. Bogotá with accompanying text: INGEOMINAS (Instituto de Investigación e Información Geocientífica, Minero, Ambiental Y Nuclear). (2003) Memoria explicativa del Mapa de Amenaza Volcánica del Cerro Machín. Bogotá.

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Map Data

Map ID	798
Hazard Process(es)	Ballistics; Lahars; Lava dome-related hazards (text only); PDCs; Surges; Tephra fall
Hazard Zone Presentation	Hazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type 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; Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)	VAFTAD (Heffter & Stunder 1993)
Scenario(s) Considered	Season or weather; Size, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption; Style or type; Worst-case
Hazard Zone Label(s)	Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric; Hazard process name
Probability Definition(s)	Scenarios imply probability
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)	Contour lines
Basemap overlay(s)	Street map
Diemsionality	Planimetric (2D or map) view
Color Scheme	Red to Green
Volcanic Alert Level System

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