11. Disaster Mitigation Applications
Permanent Monitoring for Tsunami Disaster Mitigation
Hitoshi Mikada(1), Hiroyuki Matsumoto(2) and Tomoki Watanabe(3)
(1) Dept. Civil & Earth Res. Eng., Kyoto University, Japan. (2) Inst. Res. Earth Evol., Japan Agency for Marine-earth Sci. & Tech., Japan. (3) Marine Technology Center, Japan Agency for Marine-earth Sci. & Tech., Japan.
Abstract
Scientific results started appearing in the literature using realtime and continuous time series of data obtained on the seafloor for seismic and micro-tsunamic observations. The installed observatories are all operating to aid earthquake studies for disaster mitigation at the future potential hazards which take place at plate boundaries surrounding the Japanese islands. We summarize the latest scientific advances on tsunami phenomena and would like to demonstrate advantages of monitoring seismic activity and tsunamis in the offshore. The development of offshore minitoring system must be well considered for profound perception of geophysical processes associated with offshore seismic activities.
Last modified: Thu May 25 11:59:17 2006