Research on tsunami generation and amplification processes due to various causes and examination of tsunami vulnerability in the southern Kyushu coastal areas

• Project/Area Number: 24K07685
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 22040:Hydroengineering-related
• Research Institution: Kagoshima University
• Principal Investigator: 柿沼 太郎 鹿児島大学, 理工学域工学系, 准教授 (70371755)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2029-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2028: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: 海底地震津波 / 地すべり津波 / 火山性津波 / 九州南部沿岸域 / 数値解析

Outline of Research at the Start

種々の原因で生じる津波の生成過程及び地形上における津波の伝播過程の基礎的特性を数値解析及び水理実験により調べる。そして、得られた知見と、現地調査結果に基づき、九州南部沿岸域の津波脆弱性を検討する。