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1 Nevado de Toluca Volcano Morphological analysis of Nevado de Toluca volcano (Mexico): new insights into the structure and evolution of an andesitic to dacitic stratovolcano Gianluca Norini et al

2 http://www.skimountaineer.com/ROF/ NorAm/Toluca/TolucaMap.jpg

3 http://gringodog.home.comcast.net/~gringodog/dogphoto_files/NevadadeTolucaVolcano-MilotheMountaineer.JPG Dog not for scale

4 Introduction Morphological analysis as tool to characterize volcanic and tectonic structures Recently evolved volcanic region Minimal exogenous processes

5 Morphology and Spatial Distribution Linear data Areal data

6 Linear Data Identifies structural and volcano-structural features

7 Areal Data Morphological homogeneous zones Related to volcanic edifices

8 Geologic Framework

9 Methodology DEM derived shaded images –Slope value distribution –Aspect distribution Aerial photographs –Domain characterization –Edifice identification

10 Data Summary

11 Feature Identification Rectilinear Curvilinear

12 Nevado de Toluca East opening Horseshoe 4 Merapi type dome collapses 4 Plinian eruptions Glacier activity


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