Zonificación de Peligros por Lahares para el Volcán de San Salvador, El Salvador
Lahar Hazard Zoning for the San Salvador Volcano, El Salvador
San Salvador, El Salvador, 2001
Plate 1 (Color) in: Major, J.J., Schilling, S.P., Sofield, D.J., Escobar, C.D., & Pullinger, C.R. (2001). Volcano Hazards in the San Salvador Region, El Salvador. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2001-366, 24 p., 2 plates. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr01366
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Major, J.J., Schilling, S.P., Sofield, D.J., Escobar, C.D., & Pullinger, C.R. (2001). Volcano Hazards in the San Salvador Region, El Salvador. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2001-366, 24 p., 2 plates. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr01366Map Set
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr01366
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Map ID 3342 Hazard Process(es) Ballistics; Lahars; Lava flows; PDCs; Proximal hazards; Surges Hazard Zone Presentation Grouped by location (e.g. proximal/distal zones) 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) 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; Source location or direction Hazard Zone Label(s) Location or source name; Scenario name Probability Definition(s) Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low) 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) Spanish Basemap(s) Hillshade Basemap overlay(s) Contour lines; Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Categorical/Qualitative