Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2015

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[H-DS25] Geohazards in humid, tectonically active countries and their precursors

Thu. May 28, 2015 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM 101A (1F)

Convener:*Masahiro Chigira(Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University), Satoru Kojima(Department of Civil Engineering, Gifu University), Hiroshi YAGI(Faculty of Art, Science and Education, Yamagata University), Taro Uchida(National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management), Chair:Hiroshi YAGI(Faculty of Art, Science and Education, Yamagata University), Jiro Komori(Teikyo Heisei University)

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

[HDS25-07] Landslide occurrences and recurrence intervals of heavy rainfalls in Japan

*Hitoshi SAITO1, Hiroshi MATSUYAMA2, Taro UCHIDA3 (1.College of Economics, Kanto Gakuin University, 2.Department of Geography, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 3.Erosion and Sediment Control Division, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management)

Keywords:landslides, magnitude-frequency, recurrence intervals of heavy rainfalls, Radar-Raingauge Analyzed Precipitation

Rainfall-induced landslides frequently occur in the Japanese archipelago. Radar-Raingauge Analyzed Precipitation has been operated by Japan Meteorological Agency since 1988. These rainfall data is useful for understanding the relation between landslide occurrences and the rainfall conditions. This study developed the probable rainfall database across Japan and analyzed the potential correlation between the landslide magnitude-frequency and the recurrence interval of the heavy rainfall. We analyzed 4,744 rainfall-induced landslides (Saito et al., 2014, Geology), and the rainfall intensity (mm/h), cumulative rainfall (mm), and soil water index (SWI). We then estimated recurrence intervals for these parameters using a Gumbel distribution with jackknife fitting. Results show that the recurrence intervals of SWI which caused landslides (<103 m3) are less than 10 yr across Japan. The recurrence intervals increased with increases in landslide volumes. With regard to the landslides larger than 106 m3, recurrence intervals of the rainfall events are more than 100 yr. These results suggest that recurrence intervals of heavy rainfalls are important for assessing regional landslide hazard in Japan.

Saito, H., Korup, O., Uchida, T., Hayashi, S., and Oguchi, T., 2014. Rainfall conditions, typhoon frequency, and contemporary landslide erosion in Japan. Geology 42, 999-1002.