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Part of a poster showing hazard/danger zones and (relatively) safe areas; developed in 1983–1984 during the early part of the Crisis Period

Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, 1984

Figure 6 (in reprint) in: RVO. (1984). (Reprinted in: McKee C., Itikarai I., & Davies H. (2017). Instrumental Volcano Surveillance and Community Awareness in the Lead-Up to the 1994 Eruptions at Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. In: Fearnley C.J., Bird D.K., Haynes K., McGuire W.J., & Jolly G. (eds) Observing the Volcano World. Advances in Volcanology (An Official Book Series of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior – IAVCEI, Barcelona, Spain). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/11157_2017_4)



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Map Data

Map ID1594
Hazard Process(es)Unstated or all hazards
Hazard Zone PresentationHazard level-focused: All or most hazards are combined by hazard level on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleCrisis, or short-term, map (hours to decades)
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatMap sheet or poster
Zonation Method(s)Derived/simplified from another map
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredAlert levels
Hazard Zone Label(s)Access (exclusion, danger, or safe zones)
Probability Definition(s)Alert levels imply probability
PurposeCrisis 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.
AudienceGeneral public and/or media
Language(s)English
Basemap(s)Street map
Basemap overlay(s)
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeRed to Blue
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