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Table 5 Geospatial analysis of urban surfaces in case study locations. N/a indicates that no grid cells fell within these thickness ranges

From: Tephra clean-up after the 2015 eruption of Calbuco volcano, Chile: a quantitative geospatial assessment in four communities

Location

Area of exposed assets (m2)

Area sampled (m2)

Sampled area that is impervious surface (m2)

Percentage of total area that is impervious surface (%)

Extrapolated area that is impervious surface (m2)

Total area of road (m2)

Ensenada 1–5 mm

20,000

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

20,000

Ensenada > 5–10 mm

27,000

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

27,000

Ensenada > 10–20 mm

14,000

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

14,000

Ensenada > 20–30 mm

14,000

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

14,000

Ensenada > 30–60 mm

60,000

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

60,000

Ensenada > 60–100 mm

99,000

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

99,000

Ensenada > 100–150 mm

146,000

51,000

1000

2

3000

70,000

Ensenada > 150–200 mm

5,163,000

1,305,000

26,000

2

102,000

146,000

Ensenada > 200–300 mm

878,000

236,000

1000

0.4

3000

28,000

Ensenada > 300 mm

15,000

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

15,000

VLA

4,220,000

2,010,000

196,000

10

412,000

1,175,000

SMA

7,530,000

2,550,000

451,000

18

1,330,000

1,467,000

JDA

4,910,000

2,150,000

288,000

13

658,000

942,000