Title :
Rapid Assessment of Secondary Disasters Induced by the Wenchuan Earthquake
Author :
Fan, Jianrong ; Chen, Jim X. ; Tian, Bingwei ; Yan, Dong ; Cheng, Genwei ; Cui, Peng ; Zhang, Wen
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Mountain Hazards & Environ., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Chengdu, China
Abstract :
The Wenchuan earthquake of 12 May 2008 produced numerous secondary mountain disasters, including the formation of dangerous barrier lakes resulting from blocked river channels. By exploiting real-time, multiplatform remote sensing imagery data, researchers located these barrier lakes, acquired their distribution information, and assessed the threats to inform mitigation efforts and help prevent potentially disastrous consequences.
Keywords :
disasters; earthquakes; geographic information systems; geophysics computing; information retrieval; lakes; remote sensing; rivers; AD 2008 05 12; Wenchuan earthquake; barrier lakes; blocked river channels; distribution information; mitigation efforts; multiplatform remote sensing imagery data; secondary mountain disaster; Animals; Earth; Earthquakes; Electric shock; Hazards; Lakes; Remote sensing; Rivers; Satellites; Water resources; Sichuan; Wenchuan county; Wenchuan earthquake; barrier lakes; farmlands; forests; multiplatform remote sensing; secondary disaster;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2010.16
