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Individual risk map for a generic tourist

Arenal, Costa Rica, 2006

Figure 6 in: Meloy, A. F. (2006). Arenal-type pyroclastic flows: a probabilistic event tree risk analysis. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 157(1-3), 121-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.03.048



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Map Set

Meloy, A. F. (2006). Arenal-type pyroclastic flows: a probabilistic event tree risk analysis. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 157(1-3), 121-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.03.048
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.03.048

Other Maps In Set:

Map Data

Map ID3843
Hazard Process(es)PDCs
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard level- and process-focused: Hazards are both combined by hazard level and separated by hazard process type on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatFigure in a journal article
Zonation Method(s)Event tree
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSize, VEI, or intensity; Source location or direction
Hazard Zone Label(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
PurposeHazard awareness: Intended for educating the audience about the extent and probability of volcanic hazard
AudienceTourists or visitors (often for national parks or hiking trails)
Language(s)English
Basemap(s)Contour lines
Basemap overlay(s)
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeCategorical/Qualitative
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