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Mapa de Escenarios de Amenaza Volcánica, Volcán de San Miguel o Chaparrastique

Map of Volcanic Hazard Scenarios, San Miguel Volcano or Chaparrastique

San Miguel, El Salvador, 2004

Escobar, C.D., Ferres, D., Pullinger, C., Delgado, H.G., Farraz, I.A., Alatorre, M.A. I., & Hurst, A.W. (2004). Mapa de Escenarios de Amenaza Volcánica Volcán de San Miguel o Chaparrastique. Servicio Nacionale de Estudios Terretoriales, Ave. Roosevelt y 55 Ave. Norte, Torre El Salvador (IPSFA).



This map was produced by an official agency, but may not be the most recent, most complete, or main operational map. For the current operational hazard map, please consult the proper institutional authorities.


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Map Data

Map ID855
Hazard Process(es)Ballistics; Debris avalanches; Lahars; Lava flows; PDCs; Tephra fall
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a series of small map panels of similar sizes
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); LAHARZ or modified version (such as PFZ) (Iverson et al. 1998; Schilling 1998; Schilling 2014)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSize, VEI, or intensity; Style or type
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)
PurposeLand-use planning: Intended to inform citing of facilities, building restrictions, resource management, and infrastructure development
AudienceMultiple audiences (usually the public, civil authorities, and land-use planners)
Language(s)Spanish
Basemap(s)Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeRed to Yellow
Volcanic Alert Level System
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