October 31, 2005 revised
Prof. Masatomo UMITSU
Department of Geography, Nagoya University (Graduate
School of Environmental Studies)
Fields of Study：
Physical Geography, Geomorphology, Quaternary
Studies, Study on Paleo Environmental Change
Subjects of Research:
Landform Evolution of Deltas and Coastal Plains
Late Quaternary Environmental Change
Effect of Global Environmental Change in Coastal
Regions
Study on Ntural Disaster in Coastal Regions
Office：
Department of Geography, Nagoya University
Address: Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
Phone: 052-789-2270
Fax: 052-789-2272
e-mail: umitsu.m@gmail.com
Brief C.V.：
Born in 1947
Education Background:
Graduate School of Science, Tokyo University, 1978
DSc. (Tokyo University)
Appointments:
1979-1985: Research Assistant/ Lecturer/ Associate
Professor, Ehime University (Geography,
Faculty of Education)
1985-1995: Associate Professor, 1995-2001:
Professor, Nagoya University (Geography, School of Letters)
1997−2000: Professor (concurrent), University of
Tokyo (Geography, Faculty of Science)
2001− Professor, Geraduate School of Environmental
Studies, Nagoya University (Geography-Geoenvironment)
Major Research Subjects and Regions
Late Quaternary landform evolution and
environmental change in coastal regions：Southeast
Asia, Ganges delta, Australia, Japan
Holocene paleoecology and formation of the Shoalhaven River
deltaic-estuarine plains, southeast Australia (Umitsu et
al. 2001)
Tsunami Disaster in SE Asia
Tsunami disaster in Banda Aceh,
Indonesia
Tsunami disaster in plains along the Andaman Sea coast,
Thailand
Tsunami flows on land（Based
on the field resarch in the Banda Aceh plain）
Trace of tsunami flow on the field. (left: down
flow, right:up flow)
Tsunami flows and distribution of tsunami deposits in the
Nam Khem plain, Thailand
Landforms and GIS：
Landform change caused by development of hilly area
in eastern Nagoya city
3D diagram of central Japan and Hat Yai Plain, southern
Thailand based on SRTM data
Environmental changes and human
activities：Tropical
and subtropical Asia, Japan
Facing sea-level rise caused by global warming:
Mekong Delta
（upper left）
(Dec., 1999, photo by M. UMITSU)
Coastal erosion near Hue, Central
Vietnam（upper）(March
2000, photo by M. UMITSU)
Electricity pole on the sea surface: caused by
coastal erosion near the mouth of Chao Phraya river,
Thailand（left）(Dec.
1997, photo by M. UMITSU)