Mapa Regional de Peligros Volcánicos Potenciales del Volcán Cotopaxi - Zona Sur
Regional Map of Potential Volcanic Hazards of Cotopaxi Volcano, South Zone
Cotopaxi, Ecuador, 2004
Hall, M.L., Mothes, P., Samaniego, P., Yepes, H., & Andrade, D. (2004). Mapa Regional de Peligros Volcánicos Potenciales del Volcán Cotopaxi - Zona Sur. Instituto Geofisico de la Escuela Politecnica Nacional (IG-EPN) & Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), mapa escala 1:50.000. Quito.
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Map Data
Map ID 843 Hazard Process(es) Ballistics; Debris avalanches; Gas (text only); Lahars; Lateral or directed blasts (text only); 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 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)