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July 22, 2026
  • 新論文(IF8.7)Ecological restoration reorganizes climate–runoff pathways in the Yellow River Basin
  • 新論文 Oxford Encyclopedia Entry Published (2026)
  • 新論文(IF8.4)In collaboration with biologists we investigated the potential of radar to detect the growth of sweet potatoes for Smart Agriculture
  • Public Speech 11/7/2026: Sustainable Coastal Cities in the face of Earthquakes and Climate Change 講義:地震と気候変動に立ち向かうサステナブルな沿岸都市
地形・水文学・災害

地形・水文学・災害

Exploring Sediment Hazards, Disaster Risk, and Environmental Science

Platforms

QGIS - open source GIS desktop platform with numerous open-source plugins (International - Europe-centered development)

Cloud-Compare - Pointcloud Analysis Freeware (French System with several international plugins)

OpenFOAM within (or not) SALOME Platform (French Simulation system)

Dataset

OpenTopography LiDAR, SfM and other pointcloud sources (USA)

USGS Earth Explorer Remote Sensing Data for the whole planet (USA)

  • Education
    • Glossary of terms SABO・砂防 (和英)Jp-Eng
    • Laboratory and PhD Classes
    • UMS – KU Geomorphology Classes
    • Undegraduate Education
  • Photos
    • Asakura Field work with French and Tokyo U. Researchers
    • Photos Hodaka Research Station
    • Photos of Niigata’s coastal dune (2025)
  • PUBLICATIONS
  • Research Presentations
  • Research Projects
    • NOTO PENINSULA EARTHQUAKE PROJECT   能登半島地震災害と防災プロジェクト(土砂災害と水害)
    • Radar detection of in-flow driftwood and large wood
  • TOOLS & CODES
    • 1D Crank-Nicholson Implicit
    • Python Codes
  • The Team
Headlines
  • 新論文(IF8.7)Ecological restoration reorganizes climate–runoff pathways in the Yellow River Basin

    5 days ago5 days ago
  • 新論文 Oxford Encyclopedia Entry Published (2026)

    5 days ago5 days ago
  • 新論文(IF8.4)In collaboration with biologists we investigated the potential of radar to detect the growth of sweet potatoes for Smart Agriculture

    6 days ago6 days ago
  • Public Speech 11/7/2026: Sustainable Coastal Cities in the face of Earthquakes and Climate Change 講義:地震と気候変動に立ち向かうサステナブルな沿岸都市

    2 weeks ago2 weeks ago
  • 新論文 Debris flow susceptibility mapping using neural networks and deep learning with SHAP-based interpretation (Published in Earth Science Informatics, JCRQ1, IF 4.2)

    3 weeks ago3 weeks ago
  • Glacier Recession and “Burst” Sediment Transfer in the Fox Valley – New Zealand

    1 month ago1 month ago
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Undegraduate Education

INTERNATIONAL GEOMORPHOLOGY CLASS UMS-KU 2026

Powerpoint Lecture 14 Coastal and Continental Shelf Geomorphology

INTRODUCTION TO GEOMORPHOLOGY

Powerpoint with all the introductory classes in Geomorphology (Eng/Jp)

2nd Year Geosciences (Q3) From the coast to the Abyss (and back up)

Lecture 1: About Landforms

Lecture 2: Coastal processes

Lecture 3: Submarine canyons, fans and channels

Lecture 4: Contourites

Lecture 5: Continental margins

Lecture 6: Tools in Geomorphology

Lecture 7: Climatic Geomorphology

Lecture 8: Volcanic Geomorphology

Lecture 9: Fluvial Geomorphology

Lecture 10: Coastal Geomorphology: tsunami as geomorphic processes

3rd Year Class on Natural Hazards & Disaster Risk

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Where and when disasters occur – powerpoint

Lecture 2: Where and when disasters occur questions

Lecture 3: Coastal cities and climate change

Lecture 4: The Christchurch earthquake

Lecture 5: Multihazards in Tokyo

Lecture 6 and 7: The tsunami in Banda Aceh

Lecture 8: Evacuation at Reunion Island (by Dr. J. Morin)

Lecture 9: Typhoon Morokot in Taiwan: mass movements borne disasters

Lecture 10: Factor of Safety for landslides

SABO is the science, engineering and art of sediment disaster risk reduction. It has no real equivalent in the Western part of the world, nor outside Asia. At the laboratory, and from this lense, we are finding solutions to natural hazards and disaster risk reduction, climate change and sustainability issues, concentrating on the island arcs of Japan and Indonesia mostly.

PI: Prof. Christopher Gomez

Come and work, learn, enjoy SABO, Geomorphology and climate change hazards and disaster risks with us. Let's work towards sustainable communities.

Publications

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