Japan National Report
Fumihiko Nishio
email: fnishio@ceres.cr.chiba-u.ac.jp

JARE 38 (1997-1998)

1. ITASE challow ice coring at dome Fuji Station (130m in depth) and the south of Dome Fuji Station (79.0 S, 42.5 E, 56m in depth).
2. Inland traverse around Dome Fuji Station for measurement of snow accumulation, surface snow sampling and setup GPS precise observation points.
3. Round-year research at Dome Fuji Station; Surface snow sampling, pit work and aerosol sampling.

JARE 39 (1998-1999)

1. ITASE shallow ice coring and firn air sampling at Dome Fuji Station (100m in depth) and in the H72 of coastal region (73m in depth).
2. Inland traverse from coast to Dome Fuji; Surface snow sampling and snow accumulation measurement.

JARE 40 (1999-2000)

1. Inland traverse in Shirase Drainage Basin; Establishment of new traverse routes along the principal flow line and the 2,200m contour line, GPS flow measurement, surface snow sampling and so on.
2. Radio echo sounding with 30, 60 and 179 MHz radio echo sounders along the traverse routes.

JARE 41 (2000-2001)

1. Study of drifting snow using a snow particle counter at Mizuho Station.
2. Observation of melting processes in the coastal region of ice sheet.

JARE 42 (2001-2002)

1. ITASE shallow ice coring at MD364 (80m in depth), Dome Fuji Station (120m) and YM85 (105 m). Firn air sampling was conducted at YM85.
2. Inland traverse in Shirase Drainage Basin; Re-measurement of the surface elevation and precise position for glaciew flow measurement along the traverse route established by JARE 40.
3. Preparation of deep ice coring at Dome Fuji: Shallow ice coring to 120 m in depth and casing pipe installation. Test flight of DC-3.

JARE 43 (2002-2003)

1. Observation of melting processes in the coastal region of ice sheet.
2. Preparation of deep ice coring at Dome Fuji: Construction of new drilling site and core processing facilities.

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