Volcanic hazard map for future eruptions at Rincon de la Vieja volcano
Rincón de la Vieja, Costa Rica, 1996
Figure 12 in: Kempter, K. A., Benner, S. G., & Williams, S. N. (1996). Rincón de la Vieja volcano, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica: geology of the southwestern flank and hazards implications. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 71(2-4), 109-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/0377-0273(95)00072-0
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Map Data
Map ID 3329 Hazard Process(es) Debris avalanches; Lahars; PDCs; Tephra fall 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 Figure in a journal article Zonation Method(s) Geologic history Zonation Model(s) Scenario(s) Considered Season or weather; Size, VEI, or intensity; Style or type Hazard Zone Label(s) Hazard process name Probability Definition(s) Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low) Purpose Scientific interest: Intended for scientific research and general scientific interest; usually published in academic journals Audience Scientists (usually in scientific publication) Language(s) English Basemap(s) Contour lines Basemap overlay(s) Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Symbols and/or lines only