Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2014

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[H-TT32_2PM1] Environmental Remote Sensing

Fri. May 2, 2014 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM 422 (4F)

Convener:*Yuji Kuwahara(Department of Urban and Civil engineering, school of Engineering, Ibaraki University), Sakuno Yuji(Institute of Engineering, Hiroshima University), Kondo Akihiko(Center for Environment Remote Sensing, Chiba University), Hasegawa Hitoshi(Department of Geography & Environmental Studies, Kokushikan University), Chair:Yuji Sakuno(Institute of Engineering, Hiroshima University)

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

[HTT32-08] Investigation of geographical feature and vegetation using for planting plan of the coastal zone at Tuvalu

*Yuji KUWAHARA1, Daisaku SATO2, Yokoki HIROMUNE3, Masafumi FUJITA3 (1.Center for Water Environment Studies, Ibaraki University, 2.Dept. of Architectural, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tokyo Denki Univrsity, 3.Dept. of Urban and Civil Engineering, Ibaraki University)

The objective of this study is to investigate the geographical feature of coastal vegetation growing in Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu. In order to maintain the living environment of the South Pacific islands countries, sea-level rise is a serious problem. Thus, in this study, analyzed was the relation of land cover of shoreline area and hinterland by using aerial photograph (1984) and satellite image (2004). Then, geographical feature conditions of the coastal vegetation growing under natural condition were surveyed, and it was found that the coastal vegetation was growing in the altitude between 1.1m - 2.2m at Fongafale-island, Funafuti atoll.