Idealized tephra fallout patterns from a 20-km-high eruption column from a source at Tavurvur volcano
Tavurvur (Rabaul), Papua New Guinea, 1985
Figure 6 in: McKee, C. O., Johnson, R. W., Lowenstein, P. L., Riley, S. J., Blong, R. J., De Saint Ours, P., & Talai, B. (1985). Rabaul caldera, Papua New Guinea: volcanic hazards, surveillance, and eruption contingency planning. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 23(3-4), p. 195-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/0377-0273(85)90035-6
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McKee, C. O., Johnson, R. W., Lowenstein, P. L., Riley, S. J., Blong, R. J., De Saint Ours, P., & Talai, B. (1985). Rabaul caldera, Papua New Guinea: volcanic hazards, surveillance, and eruption contingency planning. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 23(3-4), p. 195-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/0377-0273(85)90035-6
https://doi.org/10.1016/0377-0273(85)90035-6
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Map ID 556 Hazard Process(es) Tephra fall Hazard Zone Presentation Single hazard: A single hazard process is represented on a series of small map panels of similar sizes Temporal Scale Background, or long-term, map Spatial Scale Volcano and surrounding area Publication Format Figure in a journal article Zonation Method(s) Scenario modeling Zonation Model(s) Unnamed ellipse tephra model [Blong (1981)] (Blong 1981); Unnamed lateral wind shear tephra model [Pasquill (1974)] (Pasquill 1974); Unnamed lateral wind shear tephra model [Shaw et al. (1974)] (Shaw et al. 1974) Scenario(s) Considered Size, VEI, or intensity Hazard Zone Label(s) Recurrence interval Probability Definition(s) Recurrence interval Purpose Scientific interest: Intended for scientific research and general scientific interest; usually published in academic journals Audience Scientists (usually in scientific publication) Language(s) English Basemap(s) Simple or sketch map Basemap overlay(s) Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Symbols and/or lines only