[M-IS34] The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake and related crustal activities

[MIS34-P93] Emergency response of earth observation satellites for the Kumamoto earthquake 2016

*Hiroto Nagai¹, Ryo Natsuaki¹, Mitsunori Ishihara¹, Masato Ohki¹, Takeo Tadono¹, Takeshi Motohka¹, Shinichi Suzuki¹ (1.Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)

Keywords:the Kumamoto earthquake, PALSAR-2, ALOS-2

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency carried out emergency observation by means of PALSAR-2 onboard ALOS-2, corresponding to the Kumamoto earthquakes started from April 16, 2016. Acquired PALSAR-2 images and several other images observed by international satellites were analyzed for hazard recognition since its early stage. This presentation shows multiple methods which were used for this activity.