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Japan Reconnaissance - Wrap Up

This will be my last post for this reconnaissance trip. I had a smooth return trip – all flights on time! On my last day in Tokyo, I met with Professor Tsuji of the University of Tokyo. Tsuji-sensei is well-known in tsunami science – having participated in or lead post-tsunami field investigations all over the world. His keen eye, breadth of background, and infectious humor have helped to create the International Tsunami Survey Team (ITST) format that we use today.

Japan Reconnaissance - Day -10

We start out today with a short meeting with members of the International Tsunami Survey Team (ITST). This group is focused on tsunami deposits and tsunami geology. The challenge has been to find good transects that have been undisturbed by cleanup activity. We also meet with Masahiro Yamamoto, the Senior Advisor to the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. I’m currently on the advisory team that Masahiro heads to revise the ITST post event survey guide.