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Mapa de los Peligros Volcánicos Potenciales Asociados con el Volcán Quilotoa

Map of Potential Volcanic Hazards Associated with Quilotoa Volcano

Quilotoa, Ecuador, 1991

Mothes, P. & Hall, M.L. (1991). Mapa de los Peligros Volcánicos Potenciales Asociados con el Volcán Quilotoa. Instituto Geofisico de la Escuela Politecnica Nacional (IG-EPN), Proyecto UNDRO-USAID-EPN. Escala 1:50.000. Quito.



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Map Data

Map ID851
Hazard Process(es)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; Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)Energy cone or line (Heim 1932; Sheridan 1979; Sheridan & Malin 1983)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSize, VEI, or intensity; Source location or direction
Hazard Zone Label(s)Hazard process name; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
PurposeMultiple: intended for multiple purposes including general hazard awareness, planning, and crisis management
AudienceMultiple audiences (usually the public, civil authorities, and land-use planners)
Language(s)Spanish
Basemap(s)Contour lines
Basemap overlay(s)
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeDark to Light (color)
Volcanic Alert Level System
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