Volcanic Hazard Zones for Atitlán Volcano, Guatemala
Atitlán, Guatemala, 2005
Plate 1 in: Haapala, J. M., Escobar Wolf, R., Vallance, J. W., Rose, W. I., Griswold, J. P., Schilling, S. P., Ewert, J.W., & Mota, M. (2005). Volcanic hazards at Atitlan volcano, Guatemala. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report, 1403. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20051403
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Haapala, J. M., Escobar Wolf, R., Vallance, J. W., Rose, W. I., Griswold, J. P., Schilling, S. P., Ewert, J.W., & Mota, M. (2005). Volcanic hazards at Atitlan volcano, Guatemala. US Geological Survey, Open-File Report, 1403. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20051403Map Set
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20051403
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Map ID 866 Hazard Process(es) Ballistics; Debris avalanches; Floods or jokulhaups; Lahars; Lava flows; PDCs; Proximal hazards; Sedimentation or erosion; Surges Hazard Zone Presentation Grouped by process (e.g. flowage/fall hazards) on a main map panel Temporal Scale Background, or long-term, map Spatial Scale Volcano and surrounding area Publication Format Poster-style map insert in hazard assessment 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) Considered Size, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption; Worst-case Hazard Zone Label(s) Hazard process name; Location or source name; Scenario name Probability Definition(s) Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); Scenarios imply probability Purpose Multiple: intended for multiple purposes including general hazard awareness, planning, and crisis management Audience Multiple audiences (usually the public, civil authorities, and land-use planners) Language(s) English Basemap(s) Hillshade Basemap overlay(s) Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Red to Yellow