Geological Hazards Research Department
We are currently developing core technologies for landslide early warning systems to investigate, predict, assess, and respond to geo-hazards such as landslides and debris flows, which have become increasingly due to the ongoing climate crisis. The core technologies include advanced scientific field investigation, experimental techniques, real-time field monitoring systems, rainfall information-based landslide early warning system, and enhanced debris flow analysis techniques for predicting the risk zones. In particular, to better understand the landslide and debris flow mechanisms, we are conducting artificial rainfall experiments, numerical simulations, and AI-based spatial data analysis to improve prediction accuracy and ultimately contribute to protecting public safety and lives.
Major Activities
- Real-time landslide monitoring system and analysis techniques in national parks
- Development of field investigation techniques and physically-based predictive models for landslides and debris flows
- Regional-scale landslide early warning system integrating predictive rainfall information (2-day record at 1-hour intervals)
- Laboratory testings for physico-mechanical characterization of soils
- Development of core technologies for predicting geo-hazards due to wildfires
