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Airfall tephra hazard zones at Ulawun Volcano

Ulawun, Papua New Guinea, 1983

Figure 5 in: McKee, C.O. (1983). Volcanic hazards at Uluwan volcano. Geological Survey of Papua New Guinea, Report 83/13, 1:100,000



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Map Set

McKee, C.O. (1983). Volcanic hazards at Uluwan volcano. Geological Survey of Papua New Guinea, Report 83/13, 1:100,000

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Map Data

Map ID648
Hazard Process(es)Tephra fall
Hazard Zone PresentationSingle hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatFigure in a hazard assessment or mitigation plan
Zonation Method(s)Geologic history
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredNo scenarios were discernable from the map
Hazard Zone Label(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
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)English
Basemap(s)Contour lines
Basemap overlay(s)Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeSymbols and/or lines only
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