Member

SAITO, Hitoshi

Associate Professor
Nagoya University

Office: -615
E-mail:
HP: http://researchmap.jp/hisaito?lang=en

 

Research Field

Physical Geography, Geomorphology, Geographic Information Science

Current Research

Dr. Hitoshi Saito is an Associate Professor of Physical Geography at Nagoya University, Japan. He specializes in geomorphology, GIS, and natural hazard research, with a particular focus on landslide processes in monsoon Asia.

Representative Publications

1. Saito, H., Uchiyama, S., Teshirogi, K. 2022. Rapid vegetation recovery at landslide scars detected by multitemporal high-resolution satellite imagery at Aso volcano, Japan. Geomorphology 398, 107989 (doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2021.107989).
2. Saito, H., Uchiyama, S., Hayakawa Y. S. and Obanawa, H. 2018. Landslides triggered by an earthquake and heavy rainfalls at Aso volcano, Japan, detected by UAS and SfM-MVS photogrammetry. Progress in Earth and Planetary Science 5, 15 (doi:10.1186/s40645-018-0169-6).
3. Saito, H., Korup, O., Uchida, T., Hayashi, S., and Oguchi, T., 2014. Rainfall conditions, typhoon frequency, and contemporary landslide erosion in Japan. Geology 42, 999-1002 (doi:10.1130/G35680.1).