Title :
Contribution of earth observation and modelling to disaster response management: Methodological developments and recent examples
Author :
Post, J. ; Koshimura, Shunichi ; Wegscheider, S. ; Muhari, A. ; Muck, Matthias ; Strunz, G. ; Gokon, Hideomi ; Hayashi, Shin´ichiro ; Stein, E. ; Ramanauskas, A.
Abstract :
The paper outlines new research findings and hereof generated products in the field of earth observation and modeling technologies to support emergency response measures. Based on the recent earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan (March 2011) examples will be given for new methodological developments and products to support emergency response strategies more effectively.
Keywords :
disasters; earthquakes; emergency services; tsunami; AD 2011 03; Earth modelling; Earth observation; Japan; disaster response management; tsunami disaster; Earth; Earthquakes; Emergency services; Hazards; Numerical models; Satellites; Tsunami; Earth observation; Modeling; disaster; emergency response; risk;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1160-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6351395
