Differences in Subjective Estimation of Risks and Assessment for the Modified Tsunami Warning System by the Japan Meteorological Agency Among University Students Located in Damaged and Non-Damaged Prefectures Around the Period of the 2011 off Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake

Erina Gyoba

doi:10.20965/jdr.2014.p0571

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JDR Vol.9 No.4 pp. 571-578

(2014)

doi: 10.20965/jdr.2014.p0571

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Differences in Subjective Estimation of Risks and Assessment for the Modified Tsunami Warning System by the Japan Meteorological Agency Among University Students Located in Damaged and Non-Damaged Prefectures Around the Period of the 2011 off Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake

Erina Gyoba

International Research Institute of Disaster and Science, Tohoku-University, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 6-6-04 Aoba, Aramaki-aza, Aobaku-Ward, Sendai-City, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan

Received:

February 18, 2014

Accepted:

May 13, 2014

Published:

August 1, 2014

Keywords:

new tsunami warning system, qualitative expression, subjective estimation, evaluation, university students of damaged and non-damaged prefectures

Abstract

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) released a new version of tsunami warning system using three qualitative expressions for tsunami height. Understanding disaster mitigation information requires adequate knowledge on disaster occurrence mechanisms and precise action in emergencies. We surveyed differences in understanding and assessing tsunami warning information among university students in two prefectures – one damaged by the 2011 off Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake and the other outside of the damage zone. Results revealed that those outside of the damage zone tended to estimate tsunami heights as higher than those inside the damage zone when reading qualitative tsunami heights in the JMA’s new tsunami warning version. They also tended to need more concrete, precise information to understand appropriate evacuation procedures provided by public institutions, including the JMA.

Cite this article as:

E. Gyoba, “Differences in Subjective Estimation of Risks and Assessment for the Modified Tsunami Warning System by the Japan Meteorological Agency Among University Students Located in Damaged and Non-Damaged Prefectures Around the Period of the 2011 off Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake,” J. Disaster Res., Vol.9 No.4, pp. 571-578, 2014.

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http://www.seisvol.kishou.go.jp/eq/tsunami keihou kaizen/index.html [accessed Dec. 13, 2013]

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[5] [5] E. Gyoba and T. Muramoto, “Analyses of the comprehension and recognition of the instructions in educational material for disaster prevention using an assessment model based on cognitive and motivational factors,” Int. Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education, Vol.4, Issue 1, pp. 1099-1107, 2013.

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[7] [7] S. Oki, “Estimating probability of huge earthquake occurrence and its damage do no.lead to enhancement of potential for disaster prevention,” Sankei Shinbun Co., Ltd., 2012 (in Japanese),
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNZO47420990Z11C12A0CR8000/ [accessed Nov. 18, 2013].

[8] [8] E. Gyoba, “Characteristics of the Behaviors to Collect Information from Available Media in the Students of the Universities Located in the Damaged and Non-damaged Prefectures around the Period of the 2011 off Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake,” Journal of Disaster Research, Vol.7, No.6, pp. 786-792, 2012.