TSUNAMI HAZARD IN NORTHERN VENEZUELA
Based on LANDSAT ETM and Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data derived by the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM, 2000) of the coastal areas of Northern Venezuela were investigated in order to detect traces of earlier tsunami events. Digital image processing methods used to enhance LANDSAT ETM imag...
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| description | Based on LANDSAT ETM and Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data derived by the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM, 2000) of the coastal areas of Northern Venezuela were investigated in order to detect traces of earlier tsunami events. Digital image processing methods used to enhance LANDSAT ETM imageries and to produce morphometric maps (such as hillshade, slope, minimum and maximum curvature maps) based on the SRTM DEM data contribute to the detection of morphologic traces that might be related to catastrophic tsunami events. These maps combined with various geodata such as seismotectonic data in a GIS environment allow the delineation of coastal regions with potential tsunami risk. The LANDSAT ETM imageries merged with digitally processed and enhanced SRTM data clearly indicate areas that might be prone by flooding in case of catastrophic tsunami events. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1746a85376a34f2eb134da9e63814a192022-12-21T22:02:24ZengTsunami Society InternationalScience of Tsunami Hazards8755-68392006-01-01253144159TSUNAMI HAZARD IN NORTHERN VENEZUELAB. Theilen-WilligeBased on LANDSAT ETM and Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data derived by the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM, 2000) of the coastal areas of Northern Venezuela were investigated in order to detect traces of earlier tsunami events. Digital image processing methods used to enhance LANDSAT ETM imageries and to produce morphometric maps (such as hillshade, slope, minimum and maximum curvature maps) based on the SRTM DEM data contribute to the detection of morphologic traces that might be related to catastrophic tsunami events. These maps combined with various geodata such as seismotectonic data in a GIS environment allow the delineation of coastal regions with potential tsunami risk. The LANDSAT ETM imageries merged with digitally processed and enhanced SRTM data clearly indicate areas that might be prone by flooding in case of catastrophic tsunami events.http://tsunamisociety.org/253willige.pdfLANDSATETMtsunamismorpjormetric mapstsunami riskVenezulatsunami hazard |
| spellingShingle | B. Theilen-Willige TSUNAMI HAZARD IN NORTHERN VENEZUELA Science of Tsunami Hazards LANDSAT ETM tsunamis morpjormetric maps tsunami risk Venezula tsunami hazard |
| title | TSUNAMI HAZARD IN NORTHERN VENEZUELA |
| title_full | TSUNAMI HAZARD IN NORTHERN VENEZUELA |
| title_fullStr | TSUNAMI HAZARD IN NORTHERN VENEZUELA |
| title_full_unstemmed | TSUNAMI HAZARD IN NORTHERN VENEZUELA |
| title_short | TSUNAMI HAZARD IN NORTHERN VENEZUELA |
| title_sort | tsunami hazard in northern venezuela |
| topic | LANDSAT ETM tsunamis morpjormetric maps tsunami risk Venezula tsunami hazard |
| url | http://tsunamisociety.org/253willige.pdf |
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