Lahar Hazards of Fuego Volcano, Guatemala
Fuego, Guatemala, 2001
Plate 1 (Color) in: Vallance, J.W., Schilling, S.P., Matías, O., Rose, W.I. & Howell, M.M. (2001). Volcano Hazards at Fuego and Acatenango, Guatemala. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 01-431. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr01431
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Map Set
Vallance, J.W., Schilling, S.P., Matías, O., Rose, W.I. & Howell, M.M. (2001). Volcano Hazards at Fuego and Acatenango, Guatemala. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 01-431. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr01431
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr01431
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Map Data
Map ID 426 Hazard Process(es) Debris avalanches; Distal hazards; Floods or jokulhaups; Lahars; Proximal hazards; Sedimentation or erosion 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) 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; Style or type Hazard Zone Label(s) Hazard process name; 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) English Basemap(s) Hillshade Basemap overlay(s) Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Categorical/Qualitative