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Mapa de los Peligros Volcánicos Potenciales del Complejo Volcánico Imbabura

Map of the Potential Volcanic Hazards of the Imbabura Volcanic Complex

Imbabura, Ecuador, 2005

Ruiz, G., Le Pennec, J.-L., Hall, M.L., Samaniego, P. (2005). Mapa de los Peligros Volcánicos Potenciales del Complejo Volcánico Imbabura. 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 ID848
Hazard Process(es)Ballistics (text only); 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 PresentationHazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map and series of insets
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatMap sheet or poster
Zonation Method(s)Geologic history
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredComposition; Size, VEI, or intensity; Source location or direction
Hazard Zone Label(s)Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric; Location or source name; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); Recurrence interval
PurposeLand-use planning: Intended to inform citing of facilities, building restrictions, resource management, and infrastructure development
AudienceLand-use planners, city planners, government officials, etc.
Language(s)Spanish
Basemap(s)Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeDark to Light (color)
Volcanic Alert Level System
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