Damage to mangrove forest by 2004 tsunami at Pakarang Cape and Namkem, Thailand

• Autorzy: Yanagisawa H , Koshimura S. , Goto K. , Miyagi T. , Imamura F. , Ruangrassamee A. , Tanavud C.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We investigated damage to mangroves from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at Pakarang Cape and Namkem, Thailand. Visual inspection of remotely sensed images revealed that 12 and 20 ha of mangrove forests were damaged, respectively, at Pakarang Cape and Namkem. Field surveys revealed that mangrove trees were destroyed particularly around the river mouths and channels. Numerical simulation indicated that the flow concentrated at the river mouth and inundated mangrove forests through river channels. We concluded that the tsunami flow pattern was largely affected by local river mouth and channel topography. Damage to mangroves might be severe in such areas.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Thailand; Indian Ocean; tsunami; Pakarang Cape; Namkem; mangrove forest; damage; natural hazard

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: 18
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.35-42,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Yanagisawa H

• Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba 06-6-11, Aramaki, Sendai 980-8579 Japan

autor

Koshimura S.

autor

Goto K.

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Miyagi T.

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Imamura F.

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Ruangrassamee A.

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Tanavud C.

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