Table 5
RONGELAP ISLAND - RONGELAP ATOLL
RSS-ill
EXPOSURE SURVEY
September 1976
Exposure Rate
in
wR/hAr
Location
Island transect on path near church
70 m from Ocean Beach
140 m north from Ocean Beach
Cross
-
Observation tower at wese end of the island in open field
O.5 «xm east near main road in clearing
&.5+0.2
9.1
5
7.7
4
7.54+0.3
4,
4
8,2+0.3
7.8
4
7.3
4
8.
3
5.
4
7.
6.
6
5
6.
6
3.1
9.6
+
L100 m ease of che bock
170 m east of the dock
8.5+0.3
*
200 m nortn from Ocean Beach
270 m north from Ocean Beach
350 m north from Ocean Beach
420 m north from Ocean Beach
500 m north from Ocean 8each
°
570 m north from Ocean Beach
Village rcad transect starting at western end of the village
106 m west of first house in the village
frone of first house:
lagoon site of the road
100 m due ease of first house
200 m due east of first nouse:
past houses 3, 4 and 5
300 m due east of first “house:
near houses 6, 7, 8 and 93
(area covered with crushed coral)
{00 m part church
200 m past church near co-cp
in front of Jerry Knighe's house
in frone of 2 houses near the dock
6
3
SSSDLETSS HSSSE PLHLS
6.
7.
3
3
3
4
4
7
3
3
1.0 km east near main road about 50 m from the lagoon
8.5+0.3
in coconut grove about 1.2 km ease of observation cower
.-9 km east near main road on Lagoon side of the road
8.1+0.2
7.8+0.2
4.8 «m east near main road, grassy area on ocean side
6.i70.4
1.5 «m east near main road in the middle of the road
2.4
2.9
3.4
3.38
4,3
«m
km
km
«m
km
east
east
east
east
east
near
near
near
near
near
main
main
main
main
main
road,
road,
road,
road,
road,
lagoon
Lagoon
grassy
grassy
grassy
side
side
area
area
near
on grass covered corai
of grassy area
on the ocean side
on the ocean side
trees lagoon side
3.3 km east near main road, grassy area on Lagoon side
3.8 km east near main road, a grassy area with Pandanus at edge
of village
6.3 «m east near main road in che village 5y che school and
3.38+0.3
6.3+0.3
7,120.2
8.80.4
3,370.4
7,120.3
7.4+0,2
6.6+0.3
3.90.2
cemetery
along side church in mil village
8.90.4
8.2 km east near main road near Japanese cistern
7. 9S0.2
3.3 «xm northeast on main road, ocean side in a coconut grove
10,2 xm northeast near end of island in grassy area and scaveola
9.520. 5
6.Jr0.4
4.7 «m east near main road, ease of village in grassy area
Qeneath coconut trees, ocean side of the road
8.3 xm northeast beneath Guettarda grove, ccean side
9.3 «m northeast approaching north end of island
trees
b.ot.2
7.3979.2
3. 340.5