Advanced Remote Sensing Technology for Tsunami Modelling and Forecasting

The innovation in space technologies has generated a new method for observing and monitoring tsunamis from space. Most tsunami remote sensing studies focus on using classical image processing tools or conventional edge detection procedures. However, these methods do not use modern physics, applied mathematics, signal communication, remote sensing data and innovative space technologies. This book equips readers to understand how to monitor tsunamis from space with remote sensing technology art to create a better alarm warning system.

Author Biography: Maged Marghany has a Ph.D. in Environmental Remote Sensing from the University Putra Malaysia where he now works as a researcher. He has conducted extensive research on the application of SAR data to coastal studies. He has been leading several projects related to the application of SAR to Malaysian coastal waters funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Malaysia (MOSTE). His research is directed towards the use of SAR data for modeling shoreline changes and developing a new approach for forecasting oil slick trajectory movements. He has taught extensively and published over 200 papers on the topic.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Principles of Tsunami Definition of Tsunami Tsunami Terminology Physical Characteristics of Tsunami Tsunami Classifications How do tsunamis differ from other water waves? The Wave Train The Shoaling Effect Tsunami Generation Mechanisms Causes of Tsunami How do Earthquakes Generate Tsunami? How do landslides, volcanic eruptions, and cosmic collisions generate tsunamis? What happens when a tsunami encounters land? Tsunami Generation Mechanisms Historical Tsunami Records Why Aren't Tsunami Seen at Sea or from the Air? Combination of Tsunami, Tide, Sea Level, and Storm Surge Tsunami of Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake 26 December 2004 Why Earthquakes and Tsunamis occur in the Sumatra Region Rupture of 2004 Earthquake and Tsunami How earthquakes occur in the Sumatra region? Mechanisms of Sumatran Earthquake and Tsunami Physical Characteristics of the 2004 Earthquake 2004 Tsunami Beaming Energy of the Earthquake and its Effects Propagation of 2004 Tsunami Paths of Tsunami along Andaman Sea Retreat and rise cycle Novel Theories of Tsunami Generation Mechanisms 5000 Years of Tsunamis Tsunami Recurrence Can Tsunami Cause Marine Landslide? Slow Slip and Tsunami Low-Frequency Earthquake Event New Tsunami Generation Mechanisms and Models Molecular Hydrodynamic Tsunami Generation Can Gravity Cause Tsunami? Did Himalayan Mountain Cause 2004 Tsunami ? Did Deep Heat Spawn the 2004 Tsunami? Can Nuclear Bomb Create a Tsunami? Can HAARP Bomb Create a Tsunami? Modification of The Earth's Rotation by 2004 Earthquakes Earth Rotation Forces affecting the Length of the Earth's Day 2004 Tsunami's Effects on Earth's Rotation Principles of Optical Remote Sensing For Tsunami Observation Introduction to Remote Sensing Electromagnetic Spectrum Energy in Electromagnetic Waves Photoelectric Effect Young's Slits Electromagnetic-Radiation-Matter Interactions Interaction Processes on Remote Sensing Blackbody Radiation Spectral Signatures Spatial Dimension Potential of Optical Remote Sensing Satellite for Monitoring Tsunami Introduction Tsunami Observation from High Resolution Satellite Images Tsunami Inundation Mapping Using Terra-ASTER Images Tsunami Observation from Low Resolution Satellite Images Modelling Shoreline Change Rates Due to the Tsunami Impact Shoreline Definition Regarding Tsunami Study Areas and Data Acquisitions Automatic Detection of Shoreline Extraction Tsunami Impacts on Shoreline Deformation The Role of Vegetation Covers on Tsunami Wave Energy Reduction Modelling of Tsunami Impacts on Physical Properties of Water Using Modis Data: A Study Case of Aceh, Indonesia Introduction Coastal Water of Aceh MODIS Satellite Data Impact of Tsunami on Coastal Physical Properties Mechanism of Upwelling By Tsunami Genetic Algorithm For Simulation of Tsunami Impacts on Water Mass Variations Using Modis Satellite Data Water Mass Definition Remote Sensing and Water Masses Genetic Algorithm Tsunami Causes Water Masses Redistribution Can Water Masses Redistribution Affect Length of Day? Three-Dimensional Tsunami Wave Simulation from Quickbird Satellite Data Introduction Theory of Wave Spectra in Optical Remote Sensing Data QuickBird and Kalutara, Sri Lanka Wave Spectra Estimation from QuickBird Satellite Data Numerical model of Tsunami Run-up Fuzzy B-spline Method for 3-D Run-up Simulation Galerkin Finite Element Four-Dimensional Hologram Interferometry of Tsunami Waves from Quickbird Satellite Data Introduction Physics of Hologram How Holography Works? Four-Dimensional Mathematical Model for Retrieving 4-D Using Hologram Interferometry 4-D Hologram Visualization of QuickBird 4-D and Relativity Principles of Synthetic Aperture Radar Principles Radio Detecting and Ranging Synthetic Aperture Radar Radar Resolution Radar Range Equation Radar Backscattering SAR Imagine Sea Surface Detection of Internal Wave from Synthetic Aperture Radar Post Tsunami Internal Wave Internal Wave Imaging in SAR Algorithms Tsunami Derived Internal Wave in SAR Data Automatic Detection of Internal Waves Internal Wave Variations with Physical Water Properties Tsunami Deriving internal Wave from Optical Satellite Data Altimeter Satellite Data Observed Tsunami Spreading Microwave Altimeter Principles of Altimeter Altimetric Measurements Over the Ocean Altimeter Sensors for 2004 Tsunami Schroedinger Theory for Future Tsunami Forecasting in Malacca Straits, Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Nile River Quantum for Wave Propagation Schroedinger Equation for Tsunami Propagation Different Study Cases Tsunami From Point View of Quantum Mechanics Quantum Viewpoints of GERD Impacts