Rapid flood and damage mapping using synthetic aperture radar in response to Typhoon Hagibis, Japan

• Main Authors: Tay, Cheryl Wen Jing, Yun, Sang-Ho, Chin, Shi Tong, Bhardwaj, Alok, Jung, Jungkyo, Hill, Emma Mary
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Geographic Information System; Hurricane
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143282; https://doi.org/10.21979/N9/F8ONAM
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

During the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, we made flood and damage proxy maps, rapidly derived from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data using change detection approaches. The maps have large spatial coverage over the Tokyo, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Iwate, and Nagano prefectures of Japan. The maps are also...