Mapa Regional de Amenazas Volcánicas Potenciales del Volcán Cotopaxi, Zona Norte
Regional Map of Potential Volcanic Hazards of Cotopaxi Volcano, North Zone
Cotopaxi, Ecuador, 2016
Mothes, P.A., Espín, P., Hall, M.L., Vásconez, F., Sierra, D., & Andrade, D. (2016). Mapa Regional de Amenazas Volcánicas Potenciales del Volcán Cotopaxi, Zona Norte. Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politecnica Nacional (IG-EPN) & Instituto Geográfico Militar (IGM), mapa escala 1:50.000. Quito.
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Mothes, P.A., Espín Bedón, P.E., Hall, M.L., Vásconez, F., Sierra, D., Córdova, M., Santamaría, S., Almeida, M., Marrero, J., Bernard, B., & Encalada, M. (2016). Mapa Regional de Amenazas Volcánicas Potenciales del Volcán Cotopaxi, Zonas Sur, Norte, y Oriental. Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politecnica Nacional (IG-EPN) & Instituto Geográfico Militar (IGM), mapa escala 1:50.000. Quito.Map Set
https://www.igepn.edu.ec/cotopaxi-mapa-de-peligros
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Map Data
Map ID 842 Hazard Process(es) Ballistics (text only); Debris avalanches; Gas (text only); Lahars; Lava dome-related hazards (text only); Lava flows; PDCs; Tephra fall Hazard Zone Presentation Hazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map and series of insets Temporal Scale Background, or long-term, map Spatial Scale Part of volcano (flank or drainage) Publication Format Map sheet or poster Zonation Method(s) Geologic history; Unknown Zonation Model(s) Scenario(s) Considered Size, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption Hazard Zone Label(s) Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); Scenario name Probability Definition(s) Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); Recurrence interval; Scenarios imply probability Purpose Land-use planning: Intended to inform citing of facilities, building restrictions, resource management, and infrastructure development Audience Land-use planners, city planners, government officials, etc. Language(s) Spanish Basemap(s) Hillshade Basemap overlay(s) Contour lines; Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Dark to Light (color)