Development of River Water Level Prediction System using Microwave Pulse Doppler Radar

• Project/Area Number: 24310136
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Natural disaster science
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: RHEEM Chang-Kyu 東京大学, 生産技術研究所, 教授 (70272515)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KOBAYASHI Hidetaka 東京大学, 生産技術研究所, 特任研究員 (50621695) ; NAGATA Ryuichi 東京大学, 生産技術研究所, 特任研究員 (00639809)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥18,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,170,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥8,970,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,070,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
• Keywords: 水災害 / 減災 / 洪水 / レーダ / リモートセンシング / 自然現象観測・予測

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In order to provide high quality disaster information for rivers, building dense monitoring networks using easy to install equipment is important. This research addresses these needs by development of a river monitoring radar system to provide real time observation of river level and discharge. The major advantage of radar is the ability to monitor rivers from a distance. Work is planned on reducing size and cost as a step towards deployment.