Analysing Civilian Video Footage for Enhanced Scientific Understanding of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, with Implications for PNG and Pacific Islands

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aut.relation.endpage203
aut.relation.issue7
aut.relation.journalGeosciences
aut.relation.startpage203
aut.relation.volume13
dc.contributor.authorMcdonough-Margison, Caitlin
dc.contributor.authorHinchliffe, Graham
dc.contributor.authorPetterson, Michael G
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-02T23:00:22Z
dc.date.available2023-08-02T23:00:22Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-03
dc.description.abstractApproximately 70% of global tsunamis are generated within the pan Pacific Ocean region. This paper reports on detailed analysis of civilian video footage from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, Japan. Comprehensive scientific analysis of tsunami video footage can yield valuable insights into geophysical processes and impacts. Civili22an video footage captured during the 2011 Tohoku, East Honshu, Japan tsunami was critically examined to identify key tsunami processes and estimate local inundation heights and flow velocity in Kesennuma City. Significant tsunami processes within the video were captured and orientated in ArcGIS Pro to create an OIC (Oriented Imagery Catalogue). The OIC was published to ArcGIS Online, and the oriented imagery was configured into an interactive website. Flow velocity was estimated by quantifying the distance and time taken for an object to travel between two known points in the video. Estimating inundation height was achieved by taking objects with known or calculable dimensions and measuring them against maximum local inundation height observations. The oriented imagery process produced an interactive Experience Builder app in ArcGIS Online, highlighting key tsunami processes captured within the video. The estimations of flow velocity and local inundation height quantified during video analysis indicate flow speeds ranging from 2.5–4.29 m/s and an estimated maximum local run-up height of 7.85 m in Kesennuma City. The analysis of civilian video footage provides a remarkable opportunity to investigate tsunami impact in localised areas of Japan and around the world. These data and analyses inform tsunami hazard maps, particularly in reasonably well-mapped terrains with remote access to landscape data. The results can aid in the understanding of tsunami behaviours and help inform effective mitigation strategies in tsunami-vulnerable areas. The affordable, widely accessible analysis and methodology presented here has numerous applications, and does not require highly sophisticated equipment. Tsunamis are a significant to major geohazard globally including many Pacific Island states, e.g., Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Tonga. Video footage geoscientific analysis, as here reported, can benefit tsunami and cyclone storm surge hazards in the Pacific Islands region and elsewhere.
dc.identifier.citationGeosciences, ISSN: 2076-3263 (Online), MDPI AG, 13(7), 203-203. doi: 10.3390/geosciences13070203
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/geosciences13070203
dc.identifier.issn2076-3263
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/16514
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.relation.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/13/7/203
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject0403 Geology
dc.subject0907 Environmental Engineering
dc.subject0909 Geomatic Engineering
dc.subject3705 Geology
dc.subject3706 Geophysics
dc.titleAnalysing Civilian Video Footage for Enhanced Scientific Understanding of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, with Implications for PNG and Pacific Islands
dc.typeJournal Article
pubs.elements-id512792
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