Simplified evacuation plan that was developed during early 1984 and issued to the public during the 1983-85 crisis
Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, 1984
Figure 6 (in reprint) in: RVO. (1984). (Reprinted in: Talai, B. (2016). Volcanic Crises Case Histories Rabaul Volcano, 1983-85, 1994-97. In: Taylor, P.W. (Ed.) Volcanic Hazards and Emergency Management in the Southwest Pacific, SPC Technical Bulletin, SPC00017, p. 110-118)
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Map Data
Map ID 1483 Hazard Process(es) Unstated or all hazards Hazard Zone Presentation Hazard level-focused: All or most hazards are combined by hazard level on a main map panel Temporal Scale Crisis, or short-term, map (hours to decades) Spatial Scale Volcano and surrounding area Publication Format Figure in a hazard assessment or mitigation plan Zonation Method(s) Derived/simplified from another map Zonation Model(s) Scenario(s) Considered Alert levels Hazard Zone Label(s) Access (exclusion, danger, or safe zones) Probability Definition(s) Alert levels imply probability Purpose Crisis management and response: Intended to be used for managing, responding to, and taking action during an eruption; often includes evacuation routes, access restrictions, actions to take, etc. Audience General public and/or media Language(s) English Basemap(s) Street map Basemap overlay(s) Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Symbols and/or lines only