Geomorphological and geological survey, and spot remote sensing of the current activity of Nevado Sabancaya stratovolcano (south Peru): assessment for hazard-zone mapping

J. C. Thouret, A. Gourgaud, M. Uribe, A. Rodriguez, R. Guillande, Guido Edgard Salas Álvarez

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Abstract

Nevado Sabancaya is potentially hazardous because it was active 200 yr ago, and because it is still ice-clad despite its three years of recent activity. In addition, recent tephra-fall deposits on similar volcanoes in this area point to the occurrence of Plinian eruptions during the past 500 yr. The mapped hazard-zones for tephra fallout, pyroclastic flows, lahars, and potentially catastrophic events are portrayed according to three types of behaviour: moderate-magnitude vulcanian activity (eg June 190-December 1993), violent explosive activity, and a potentially paroxysmal Plinian event. -from Authors

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)515-535
Number of pages21
JournalZeitschrift fur Geomorphologie
Volume39
Issue number4
StatePublished - 1995

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