Portugal (Azores) [Legacy Version]

Note: This VAL system was replaced; the updated VAL system can be found here.

Agency: Centro de Informação e Vigilância Sismovulcânica dos Açores (CIVISA)

Name: Escala de Alertas Científicos para a Caracterização do Estado de Actividade Sismovulcânica na Região dos Açores [Scale of Scientific Alerts for Characterizing the State of Seismovolcanic Activity in the Azores Region]

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Elements of VAL system

Domain	Terrestrial
Volcano	All
Scheme range	0–6 level scale
Lowest level	0
Highest level	6
Level name type	Number
Level for lack/loss of monitoring	No
Volcanic activity	Yes
Hazards possible	Yes
Locations affected	No
Potential impacts	No
Forecast language	No
Timing language	No
Actions to take	No
Agency actions	No
Link to evacuations	No
Reporting frequency per level	No
Link to monitoring thresholds	No
Step-up and step-down language	No