Morphological recovery of beach severely damaged by the 2011 great east Japan tsunami

• Published in: Estuarine, coastal and shelf science Vol. 226; p. 106274
• Main Authors: Hoang, Vo Cong, Tanaka, Hitoshi, Mitobe, Yuta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 15.10.2019
• Subjects: Bathymetry; EOF analysis; Erosion; Longshore sediment movement; Recovery; Sendai coast; Tsunami; EOF analysis; Tsunami; Sendai coast; Bathymetry; Recovery; Longshore sediment movement; Erosion

The Great East Japan tsunami, which occurred on 11 March 2011 (the 2011 tsunami), caused significant changes to the coastal and estuarine morphology along the Sendai coast, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. The recovery process, which took place subsequently after the tsunami, is investigated using aerial p...