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Volcán Sangay, Peligros Volcánicos Potenciales

Sangay Volcano, Potential Volcanic Hazards

Sangay, Ecuador, 2013

Ordóñez, J., Vallejo, S., Bustillos, J., Hall, M., Andrade, D., Hidalgo, S., & Samaniego, P. (2013). Volcán Sangay, Peligros Volcánicos Potenciales. Instituto Geofisico de la Escuela Politecnica Nacional (IG-EPN) & Institut de Recherche pour le Développment (IRD). Quito.



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Map Data

Map ID853
Hazard Process(es)Ballistics; Debris avalanches; Lahars; Lava flows; PDCs; Tephra fall
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map and series of insets
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatMap sheet or poster
Zonation Method(s)Probabilistic modeling; Scenario modeling; Unknown
Zonation Model(s)ASH3D (Schwaiger et al. 2012; Mastin et al. 2013); 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); Tephra2 (Bonadonna et al. 2005; Bonadonna et al. 2010; Connor et al. 2011); VolcFlow (Kelfoun & Druitt 2005)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSeason or weather; Size, VEI, or intensity; Source location or direction
Hazard Zone Label(s)Estimated value or Hazard Impact Metric; Hazard process name; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); Scenario name
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low); Scenarios imply probability
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)Contour lines; Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeRed to Green
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