Peligro por oleadas piroclásticas
Hazard due to pyroclastic surges
Poás, Costa Rica, 2015
Figure 7 in: Barrantes, G. & Malavassi, E. (2015). Mapa de peligros del volcán Poás. Cuadernos de Geografica: Revista Colombiana de Geographica 24 (2), p. 157-172. https://doi.org/10.15446/rcdg.v24n2.50219
This hazard map is the result of scientific research and was published in academic literature.
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Barrantes, G. & Malavassi, E. (2015). Mapa de peligros del volcán Poás. Cuadernos de Geografica: Revista Colombiana de Geographica 24 (2), p. 157-172. https://doi.org/10.15446/rcdg.v24n2.50219 Map Set
https://doi.org/10.15446/rcdg.v24n2.50219
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Map Data
Map ID 830 Hazard Process(es) Ash-cloud surges 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 journal article Zonation Method(s) Scenario modeling Zonation Model(s) Energy cone or line (Heim 1932; Sheridan 1979; Sheridan & Malin 1983) Scenario(s) Considered Size, VEI, or intensity Hazard Zone Label(s) 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 Scientists (usually in scientific publication) Language(s) Spanish Basemap(s) Hillshade Basemap overlay(s) Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Red to Green