Tsunami debris mapping by optical and lidar remote sensing

Shunichi Koshimura, Takumi Fukuoka

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    Abstract

    In the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster, approximately 23 million tons of debris was estimated over wide areas caused by the tsunami damage. Quantitative estimation of tsunami debris is essential from disaster response point of view. In this study, a novel remote sensing method has been developed for measuring the amount of tsunami debris by integrating optical and LiDAR remote sensing. The analysis was conducted in Onagawa town, Miyagi Prefecture. Integration of horizontal mapping of tsunami debris and the analysis of digital surface model (DSM) of LiDAR data yields an estimate of the volume of tsunami debris.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 29th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2019
    EditorsJin S. Chung, Odd M. Akselsen, HyunWoo Jin, Hiroyasu Kawai, Yongwon Lee, Dmitri Matskevitch, Suak Ho Van, Decheng Wan, Alan M. Wang, Satoru Yamaguchi
    PublisherInternational Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers
    Pages3280-3285
    Number of pages6
    ISBN (Print)9781880653852
    Publication statusPublished - 2019
    Event29th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2019 - Honolulu, United States
    Duration: 2019 Jun 162019 Jun 21

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
    Volume3
    ISSN (Print)1098-6189
    ISSN (Electronic)1555-1792

    Conference

    Conference29th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2019
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityHonolulu
    Period19/6/1619/6/21

    Keywords

    • LiDAR
    • Optical sensor
    • Remote sensing
    • The 2011 Great east Japan earthquake and tsunami
    • Tsunami debris

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
    • Ocean Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering

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