Table 5

RONGELAP ISLAND ~ RONGELAP ATOLL
RSS-111
EXPOSURE SURVEY
September 1976

Location

Exposure Rate
in

.

_pR/hr

Cross Island transect on path near church

70 m from Ocean Beach
140 m north from Ocean Beach
200 m nortn from Ocean Beach

6.8+0.6
7.0+0.3

8.5+0.3

270 m north from Ocean Beach
350 m north from Ocean Beach
420 m north from Ocean Beach

8.5+0,2
9.1+0,5
7.7+0.4

570 m north from Ocean Beach

4.9+0.4

500 m north from Ocean Beach

Village
100 m
front
100 m
200 m

7.5+0.3

road transect starting at western end of the village
west of first house in the village
of first house:
lagoon site of the road
due east of first house
due east of first house:
past houses 3, 4 and 5

300 m due east of first house:

near houses 6, 7, 8 and 9

(area covered with crushed coral)

8.2+0.3
7,840.4
7.3+0.4
8.9+0.3

5.9+0.4

100 m part church

7,140.3

in front of 2 houses near the dock
100 m east of the bock
170 m east of the dock

5.8+0.4
6.6+0.4
6.6+0.7

200 m past church near co-op
in front of Jerry Knight's house

6.7+0.3
6.0+0,3

Observation tower at west end of the island in open field

5,140.3

1.0 km east near main road about 50 m from the lagoon
1.5 km east near main road in the middle of the road

8.5+0.3
5.8+0.3

0.5 km east near main road in clearing

in coconut grove about 1.2 km east of observation tower
1.9 km east near main road on Lagoon side of the road

2.4
2.9
3.4
3.8
4.3
4.8
5.3
5.8

km east near
km east near
km east near
km east near
km east near
km east near
km east near
km east near
of village

main
main
main
main
main
main
main
main

road,
road,
road,
road,
road,
road,
road,
road,

lagoon side on grass covered coral
lagoon side of grassy area
grassy area on the ocean side
grassy area on the ocean side
grassy near trees lagoon side
grassy area on ocean side
grassy area on lagoon side
a grassy area with Pandanus at edge

6.3 km east near main road in the village by the school and
cemetery
along side church in mil village
6.7 km east near main road, east of village in grassy area
beneath coconut trees, ocean side of the road
8.3 km east near main road near Japanese cistern

8.8 km northeast beneath Guettarda grove, ocean side

9.3 km northeast approaching north end of island

9.8 km northeast on main road, ocean side in a coconut grove

10.2 km northeast near end of island in grassy area and scaveola
trees

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9.6+0.3

8.1+0,2
7,840.2

6.3+0.3
7.1+0,2
8.8+0.4
8.3+0.4
7,140.3
6.1+0,4
7,440.2
6.6+0.3

5.0+0.2
8.94+0.4
6.6t0.2
7.94+0,2

7540.2

9.5+0.4

9,540.5

- 6.0+0.4

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