StEER Typhoon Merbok Preliminary Virtual Reconnaissance Report (PVRR)

This Preliminary Virtual Reconnaissance Report (PVRR) is the primary product of the Level 1 response to Typhoon Merbok, intended to (i) provide an overview of Typhoon Merbok, particularly relating to flooding and storm surge impact on the built environment, (ii) overview the regulatory environment and construction practices in the affected area, (iii) synthesize preliminary reports of damage to buildings and other infrastructure, and provide recommendations for continued study of this event by StEER and the wider engineering reconnaissance community. The PVRR includes both the official report as well as a supplementary media repository containing additional imagery gathered by the VAST. As the product of entirely virtual reconnaissance, the PVRR is not based upon detailed field investigations by StEER.