ERLAWS
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ERLAWS is an automated early warning system designed to detect and alert authorities to dangerous lahars originating from volcanic activity on Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ERLAWS canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early warning system
ⓘ
lahar warning system ⓘ volcanic hazard monitoring system ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Eastern Ruapehu Lahar Alarm and Warning System ⓘ |
| alerts |
civil defence authorities
ⓘ
emergency management agencies ⓘ rail authorities ⓘ road authorities ⓘ |
| commissioned | early 2000s ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| dataTransmission |
radio telemetry
ⓘ
satellite links ⓘ |
| designedFor | Mount Ruapehu ⓘ |
| developedBy |
GNS Science
ⓘ
Department of Conservation (New Zealand) ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand Department of Conservation
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency ⓘ
surface form:
Transit New Zealand
|
| fullName | Eastern Ruapehu Lahar Alarm and Warning System ⓘ |
| hazardType | volcanic lahar ⓘ |
| installedAfter |
1995 Ruapehu crater lake breakout concerns
ⓘ
1995–1996 Mount Ruapehu eruptions ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Mount Ruapehu ⓘ |
| monitors |
Whangaehu River valley
ⓘ
lahars ⓘ volcanic mudflows ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
GNS Science
ⓘ
Department of Conservation (New Zealand) ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand Department of Conservation
|
| partOf | New Zealand volcanic hazard management system ⓘ |
| protects |
Desert Road (State Highway 1)
ⓘ
North Island Main Trunk ⓘ
surface form:
North Island Main Trunk railway line
communities downstream on the Whangaehu River ⓘ |
| purpose |
detect dangerous lahars
ⓘ
protect life and infrastructure downstream of Mount Ruapehu ⓘ provide early warning of lahars ⓘ |
| region | Tongariro National Park ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | 1953 Tangiwai disaster ⓘ |
| riskMotivation | potential failure of Ruapehu crater lake tephra dam ⓘ |
| riskTypeMitigated |
sudden lahar-induced bridge failure
ⓘ
transport corridor disruption ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| technologyUsed |
remote data loggers
ⓘ
river level sensors ⓘ seismic sensors ⓘ telemetry ⓘ tripwire sensors ⓘ |
| warningOutput |
automatic alarms
ⓘ
sirens in affected areas ⓘ text and data messages ⓘ |
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