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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Map Set
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
Other Maps In Set:
Map Data
Map ID | 556 |
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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 |