3.Research on Storm Surge and Wave Disasters Background and
Objectives In recent years, human lives and properties in
coastal areas have been severely damaged by extraordinarily huge
hurricanes and typhoons worldwide, and hence effective
countermeasures against coastal flooding are required. The
objective of this research theme is to qualitatively and
quantitatively investigate the mechanism of coastal flooding and
resulting damage through field measurements, laboratory
experiments and numerical simulations to propose effective
countermeasures. The following five topics are focused in this
research theme. - Offshore wave properties For reducing damage
induced by coastal flooding, a new system to effectively utilize
offshore wave data obtained through the Nationwide Ocean Wave
information network for Ports and Harbours, NOWPHAS, is
investigated. Furthermore, a numerical simulation model for
predicting offshore waves is developed. - Prediction of damage
caused by flooding Models for estimating wave transformati