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Mapa de peligros. Lahares. El área con mayor probabilidad de inundación por lahares esta en rojo.

Hazard map. Lahars. The area most likely to be inundated by lahars is in red.

Popocatépetl, Mexico, 2017

Figure 86 in: Martin Del Pozzo, A.L, Alatorre Ibargüengoitia M., Arana Salinas L., Bonasia R., Capra Pedol L., Cassata W., Cordoba G., Cortés Ramos J., Delgado Granados H., Ferrés López M.D., Fonseca Álvarez R., García Reynoso J.A., Gisbert G., Guerrero López D.A., Jaimes Viera M., Macías Vázquez J.L., Nieto Obregon J., Nieto Torres A., Paredes Ruiz P.A., Portocarrero Martínez J., Renne P., Rodríguez Espinosa D.M., Salinas Sánchez S., Siebe Grabach C., & Tellez Ugalde E. (2017). Estudios geológicos y actualización del mapa de peligros del volcán Popocatépetl. Memoria técnica del mapa de peligros del volcán Popocatépetl. Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).



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 Set

Martin Del Pozzo, A.L, Alatorre lbargüengoitia M., Arana Salinas L., Bonasia R., Capra Pedol L., Cassata W., Cordoba G., Cortés Ramos J., Delgado Granados H., Ferrés López M.D., Fonseca Álvarez R., García Reynoso J.A., Gisbert G., Guerrero López D.A., Jaimes Viera M., Macías Vázquez J.L., Nieto Obregon J., Nieto Torres A., Paredes Ruiz P.A., Portocarrero Martínez J., Renne P., Rodríguez Espinosa D.M., Salinas Sánchez S., Siebe Grabach C., & Tellez Ugalde E. (2016). Mapas de Peligros del Volcán Popocatépetl. Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), CENEPRED, SEGOB.
https://www.geofisica.unam.mx/assets/monografias22.pdf

Other Maps In Set:

Map Data

Map ID3433
Hazard Process(es)Lahars; Proximal hazards
Hazard Zone PresentationSingle hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatFigure in a hazard assessment or mitigation plan
Zonation Method(s)Scenario modeling
Zonation Model(s)FLO-2D (O'Brien 1993); LAHARZ or modified version (such as PFZ) (Iverson et al. 1998; Schilling 1998; Schilling 2014)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSize, VEI, or intensity; Source location or direction
Hazard Zone Label(s)Hazard process name; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
PurposeMultiple: intended for multiple purposes including general hazard awareness, planning, and crisis management
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
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