Mechanism of Volcanic Tephra Falling Detected by X-Band Multi-Parameter Radar

Satoru Oishi; Masahiro Iida; Masahide Muranishi; Mariko Ogawa; Ratih Indri Hapsari; Masato Iguchi

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Mechanism of Volcanic Tephra Falling Detected by X-Band Multi-Parameter Radar

Satoru Oishi^1, Masahiro Iida^2, Masahide Muranishi^2, Mariko Ogawa^2, Ratih Indri Hapsari^3 and Masato Iguchi^4

^*1Research Center for Urban Safety and Security, Kobe University
1-1 Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan

^*2Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Japan

^*3Department of Civil Engineering, State Polytechnic of Malang, Indonesia

^*4Sakurajima Volcano Research Center, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan

Received:

August 31, 2015

Accepted:

January 24, 2016

Published:

February 1, 2016

Keywords:

volcanic tephra, X-band multi-parameter radar, quantitative amount estimation, low amount of ash detection, falling model

Abstract

The present study shows the possibility of using X-band multi-parameter radar to detect volcanic tephra for estimating the amount of volcanic tephra in the air even when the amount of volcanic tephra is very low. The model proposed in this study can detect tephra with diameters of 0.5 mm to 3 mm. Through the observation experiment and the model proposal, the present study shows successful detection of volcanic tephra in the air by using X-band multi-parameter radar.

Cite this article as:

S. Oishi, M. Iida, M. Muranishi, M. Ogawa, R. Hapsari, and M. Iguchi, “Mechanism of Volcanic Tephra Falling Detected by X-Band Multi-Parameter Radar,” J. Disaster Res., Vol.11 No.1, pp. 43-52, 2016.

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Mechanism of Volcanic Tephra Falling Detected by X-Band Multi-Parameter Radar

Satoru Oishi*1, Masahiro Iida*2, Masahide Muranishi*2, Mariko Ogawa*2, Ratih Indri Hapsari*3 and Masato Iguchi*4

Satoru Oishi^1, Masahiro Iida^2, Masahide Muranishi^2, Mariko Ogawa^2, Ratih Indri Hapsari^3 and Masato Iguchi^4