Landslides triggered by the West Japan Heavy Rain of July 2018, and geological and geomorphological features of soaked mountain slopes
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DOI: 10.1007/s10346-018-1100-3
Abstract: Overview The record-breaking downpour that has soaked wide areas from west to central Japan—Kagoshima, Saga, Fukuoka, Ehime, Kochi, Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, Okayama, Hyogo, Kyoto, Shiga and Gifu—is mainly blamed on a seasonal rain front that kept… read more here.
Keywords: japan; july 2018; rain july; rain ... See more keywords
Heavy rain effects on aircraft lateral/directional stability and control determined from numerical simulation data
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2018.07.037
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, effects of heavy rain on the lateral/directional stability and control performance of a DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft are determined based on from the numerical simulation data. A two-way momentum coupled Eulerian–Lagrangian… read more here.
Keywords: lateral directional; directional stability; heavy rain; simulation ... See more keywords
Spectrum slicing WDM for FSO communication systems under the heavy rain weather
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DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2016.11.070
Abstract: Abstract In the paper, the spectrum sliced wavelength division multiplexed (SS-WDM) is proposed for Free Space Optic (FSO) communication in the heavy rain weather of Changsha, China. The study seeks to investigate the possibility of… read more here.
Keywords: wdm fso; communication; rain weather; fso communication ... See more keywords
Simulating the impact of heavy rain on leaching behavior of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash (MSWI BA) in semi-aerobic landfill.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.06.008
Abstract: In Japan, approximately 64% of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash (MSWI BA) is landfilled. Because landfills in Japan are operated without capping, the landfill body is directly exposed to climatic events. Increased frequency of… read more here.
Keywords: landfill; bottom ash; waste; heavy rain ... See more keywords
Incidence of Acute Respiratory Infections during Disasters in the Absence and Presence of COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x22000085
Abstract: Abstract Introduction: Japan recently experienced two major heavy rain disasters: the West Japan heavy rain disaster in July 2018 and the Kumamoto heavy rain disaster in July 2020. Between the occurrences of these two disasters,… read more here.
Keywords: disaster; covid; heavy rain; acute respiratory ... See more keywords
Emergency Medical Teams’ Responses during the West Japan Heavy Rain 2018: J-SPEED Data Analysis
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DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x22000231
Abstract: Abstract Introduction: Rainfall-induced floods and landslides accounted for 20.7% of all disaster events in Japan from 1985 through 2018 and caused a variety of health problems, both directly and indirectly, including injuries, infectious diseases, exacerbation… read more here.
Keywords: speed; health; japan heavy; heavy rain ... See more keywords
Parameter Uncertainties in Flood Hazard Analysis of Heavy Rain Events
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DOI: 10.1061/ajrua6.0001125
Abstract: AbstractFlooding due to intensive precipitation poses a major threat to lives and property. To deal with the resulting risks, information about flood-prone areas regarding water levels and flow vel... read more here.
Keywords: hazard analysis; uncertainties flood; heavy rain; parameter uncertainties ... See more keywords
An Analysis of Web Coverage on the 2018 West Japan Heavy Rain Disaster
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DOI: 10.20965/jdr.2019.p0531
Abstract: This study analyzed quantitative big data from web news on the West Japan Heavy Rain disaster for a two-month period. The retrieved information was compared with previous natural disaster coverage. The results indicated the following.… read more here.
Keywords: heavy rain; west japan; japan heavy; rain disaster ... See more keywords
Special Issue on the Western Japan Heavy Rain
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DOI: 10.20965/jdr.2019.p0873
Abstract: In 2018, Japan not only had an abnormally hot summer, but also experienced successive disasters, including the Northern Osaka Earthquake, the Western Japan Heavy Rain, Typhoon No. 21, the Hokkaido Mid Iburi Earthquake, and Typhoon… read more here.
Keywords: issue; japan heavy; western japan; heavy rain ... See more keywords
Data-Driven Prediction Method for Power Grid State Subjected to Heavy-Rain Hazards
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DOI: 10.3390/app10144693
Abstract: This study presents a machine learning-based method for predicting the power grid state subjected to heavy-rain hazards. Machine learning models can recognize key knowledge from a dataset without any preliminary knowledge about the dataset. Hence,… read more here.
Keywords: state; method; power grid; rain ... See more keywords
Present and Future of Heavy Rain Events in the Sahel and West Africa
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DOI: 10.3390/atmos14060965
Abstract: Gridding precipitation datasets for climate information services in the semi-arid regions of West Africa has some advantages due to the limited spatial coverage of rain gauges, the limited accessibility to in situ gauge data, and… read more here.
Keywords: west africa; precipitation; heavy rain; future heavy ... See more keywords