Discrete-Outcome Analysis of Tornado Damage Following the 2011 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Tornado
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21738555 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shane Crawford (0000-0003-3848-1447, University of Alabama, corresponding author), Alexander M Hainen (0000-0003-1138-9739, University of Alabama), Andrew J Graettinger (0000-0002-1858-2307, University of Alabama), John W van de Lindt (0000-0001-6386-4509, Colorado State University), Lawrence Powell (0000-0002-8673-7358, University of Alabama) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Natural Hazards Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1527-6988 • E-ISSN: 1527-6996 |
| Publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1061/(asce)nh.1527-6996.0000396 |
| OpenAlex | W3045866287 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 40 |
Ground-truth measurements of damage caused by natural disasters are routinely used to determine which factors of the natural, built, and social environment contribute to losses from these events. Process-based models, which are based on structural design and probability theory, are often used in engineering risk analysis to predict damage and subsequent losses from these events, but empirical modeling can effectively aid in capturing the partial contribution of the factors of each of these interconnected environments leading to measured damage outcomes. An empirical assessment of tornado damage in a sample area of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was conducted using satellite imagery collected at multiple time steps after the tornado and each building in the sample was assigned one of three damage outcomes: unaffected, damaged, or destroyed. Tornado event, building, and socioeconomic data were obtained for the sample area, and a deep learning approach based on satellite imagery was used to measure the amount of pretornado tree cover near each building in the study area. Multiple discrete-outcome modeling frameworks were tested to measure the partial effects of community characteristics leading to damage outcomes. Results show that combining publicly available imagery and deep learning approaches can produce more robust empirical models that would aid in identifying physically vulnerable locations within communities and produce more risk-informed decision-making
Built environment · Civil engineering · Geography · Meteorology · Natural disaster · Natural hazard · Tornado · Computer Science · Engineering · Environmental Science · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research · Wind and Air Flow Studies
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |