6. Acknowledgment
QuickBird images are owned by DigitalGlobe, Inc. and IKONOS images are operated by
GeoEye. ASTER and PALSAR images are owned by METI/NASA and METI/JAXA,
respectively, and both are processed by GEO Grid, AIST. JERS-1/SAR image is also owned
by METI/JAXA. TerraSAR-X image is the property of Infoterra GmbH and distributed by
PASCO Corporation. We express our deep appreciation to the Industrial Technology
Research Grant Program in 2008 (Project ID: 08E52010a) from the New Energy and
Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), the Willis Research Network
(WRN) under the Pan-Asian/Oceanian tsunami risk modelling and mapping project and
the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) for the financial
support for this study.