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Forecasting of Damage Length of Maritme Strucutres Caused by Typhoons Based On Improved Magnitude Method
No full textUsing The Improved Magnitude Method To Forecast Damage Level Caused By Typhoon 9918
No full textIn 1999, Typhoon 9918 struck Kyushu Island, which is located in Western Japan. The maximum anomaly storm tide was estimated to be about 3 m along a coast. Due to the storm surge and wind waves the typhoon caused enormous damage to maritime structures. In this paper, the number of damage cases of maritime structures along the coastline caused by Typhoon 9918 is estimated by using the so-called Magnitude Method. The Magnitude Method is defined based on the maximum wind speed near the center and the size of the typhoon at a latitude of 30° N. The size of the typhoon is defined as the area for which the wind speed is greater than 15 m/s. The intensity of the typhoon is defined as the area in which the maximum wind speed occurred. The magnitude of a typhoon is defined by a combination of the rank of its intensity and its size. The number of damage cases is estimated as follows: The path of Typhoon 9918 is determined from the location and the moving direction of the typhoon at a latitude of 30° N. The vulnerability index of each coast is determined based on the path of the typhoon and coastline. The value of the so-called smoothed number of damage cases is calculated by using the index of vulnerability and the magnitude of Typhoon 9918 at a latitude of 30° N. The value of the damage cases along a coast is estimated by substituting the value of smoothed number of damage cases and the total number of damage cases by all 74 typhoons during past 25 years at the same coast. The Improved Magnitude Method can be used to estimate the number of damage cases of maritime structures that will occur along the coast before a typhoon strikes
Using the Improved Magnitude Method to Forecast Damage Length of Maritime Structures caused by Typhoon 9918
No full textForecasting of Damage Level of Maritime Structures Caused by Typhoon 9918 Based on Improved CP Method
No full textAbstractDue to the storm surge and wind waves, Typhoon 9918 caused enormous damage to maritime structures. In this paper, the Improved Central Pressure (CP) Method is used to estimate the damage level of maritime structures along the coast caused by a typhoon. Based on 74 previous typhoons, the Improved Central Pressure Method utilizes an index that determines the vulnerability of the coast to a typhoon with a specified path. The path of Typhoon 9918 as determined from the location and the direction of the typhoon at a latitude of 30° N. The vulnerability index of maritime structures is calculated by the path of the typhoon and the coastline. The damage level is estimated by using the index of this vulnerability and the central pressure of the typhoon at a latitude of 30° N. Based on the results, the Improved Central Pressure Method can be used to estimate the damage level of maritime structures that will occur along the coast before a typhoon strikes
FORECASTING OF DAMAGE LEVEL OF MARITIME STRUCUTRES CAUSED BY TYPHOONS BASED ON IMPROVED EWE METHOD
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I remember entertainment at the Poston II internment camp
No full textSunkie Oye, a resident of Seabrook, recalls the three years her family was interned at the Poston II internment camp in the desert out west. Because of the war, her father had been incarcerated in Santa Fe, New Mexico, but was allowed to rejoin the family at Poston a year later. When he arrived, he recruited volunteers to help build an ampitheater for entertainment. Among the internees at Poston were professional actors, actresses, and costume designers. Everyone chipped in to put on shows and skits. Sunkie was an accomplished Japanese classical dancer and played the shamisen well. She remembers how much fun she had performing on the stage that her father had helped design and build. The Seabrook Educational and Cultural Center has been soliciting current and past residents of Seabrook Farms for an "I remember" project. Residents are asked to create narratives regarding their experiences at Seabrook Farms. These memories help preserve the history and multi-cultural heritage of Seabrook Farms
わたしのくすり箱 絵本の窓から眺めたこと
No full textapplication/pdfMore than forty picturebooks were brought to the author while she was in hospital for treatment of cancer. The paper tells how picturebooks supported her in the struggle with fear caused by the disease, and talks about the medicinal effect picturebooks may have. The picturebooks referred to in the paper include Errol Le Cain’s Mr Mistoffelees with Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer, Margaret Wise Brown’s Good Night, Moon, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, Verma Aardema’s Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain, and so on, along with works by Japanese artists, such as Mitsumasa Anno, Ryusuke Saito, Heijiro Taki, and Hideko Ise.departmental bulletin pape
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