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Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008

2008/05/21 水曜日 14:00:00 JST

[Disaster]

M8 class earthquake occurred in Sichuan, China, on May 12, 2008.
The following are brief analyses by Japanese universities and institutes.

--Quick Report for Eastern Sichuan Earthquake
http://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/topics/china2008/index_eng.html
--The Eastern Sichuan Earthquake (preliminary finite fault model)
http://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/topics/china2008/source_eng.html
[From the website of Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo]

--Rupture Process for May 12, 2008 Sichuan Earthquake (Preliminary Result)
http://www.geol.tsukuba.ac.jp/~nisimura/20080512/
[From the website of Yuji Yagi, Associate Professor of Doctoral Program in Earth Evolution Sciences, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba]

And related news stories.

--China fault sheared in 2 spots / Energy of Sichuan quake 30 times stronger than Hanshin disaster
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/science/20080515TDY02307.htm
--China quake waves felt around the globe http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/science/20080516TDY03103.htm
[From the articles of Dairy Yomiuri Online]

--Japan team starts rescue effort
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200805160306.html
[From the articles of May 17, 2008: asahi.com]

We would like to express our deepest sympathy and wish for a swift recovery, to all those who have been affected by this earthquake.
----- Science Links Japan editorial group

(Provided by EORC,JAXA)

STS forum SPECIAL SESSION at TICAD IV

2008/05/16 金曜日 16:00:00 JST

[Event Info]

STS forum Special Session “Science and Technology Collaboration between Developed and Developing Countries” will be held on the occasion of the Fourth Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) in Yokohama. ...[more]

Date:	Thursday, May 29, 2008
Time:	15:00 - 17:00 Session 17:00 - 18:00 Refreshments
Venue:	Pan Pacific Hotel Yokohama (B2F Queen's Grand Ballroom C & D)

More Information and Regisratoin
http://www.stsforum.org/

H5N1 found in Akita swans--First sign of deadly strain of avian flu in Japan since March 2007 (The Japan Times)
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080430a2.html

Akita chicken farms inspected for deadly flu (The Japan Times)
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080501a6.html

Avian Influenza(WHO)
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/index.html

MYANMAR FLOOD WATER OBSERVATION BY PALSAR

2008/05/14 水曜日 15:30:00 JST

[Frontiers- Outer Space and the Oceans]

Myanmar was heavily flooded from May 2 to May 3, 2008, due to Cyclone Nargis. JAXA decided to activate the ALOS/PALSAR*1 to observe the area quickly, and succeeded to image the area on May 6 2008. The data were provided to the "Disaster Charter" and "Sentinel Asia". ...[more]
*1) PALSAR, Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar, is a microwave sensor receiving radio wave reflections transmitted from the satellite. It can acquire image data regardless of the weather and time of day.	© JAXA,METI Fig. 2: A color composite of the pre- and post-disaster images, RED and GREEN for after the flood of May 6 and BLUE for the before of Apr. 24. (Click to View Enlarged Image)
© JAXA,METI Fig. 1: Images of Ayeyarwaddy, Myanmar, observed by PALSAR on April 24 (left), and May 6, 2008 (right). (Click to View Enlarged Image)
Myanmar flood water observation by PALSAR http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/img_up/dis_myanmar_flood.htm ALOS@EORC HP http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/index.htm

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