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Annual SCAR Report on
National Antarctic Scientific Activities 2001 - 2002
and Planned New Programmes

Japan 1 July 2001 - 30 June 2002

Member Country:   Japan

National SCAR Committee
Title

Japanese National Committee on Polar Research
Address

Science Council of Japan
22-34, Roppongi 7-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-0032
Name Address
Chairman/President Hideki Shimamura 1.0
Secretary

Representatives:
to SCAR
Permanent Delegate Hideki Shimamura 1.0
Alternate Delegate Kazuyuki Shiraishi 3.1
to SCAR Working Groups
Biology Mitsuo Fukuchi 1.2
Geodesy and Geographic Information Akira Yaguchi 2.1
Geology Kazuyuki Shiraishi 3.1
Glaciology Yoshiyuki Fujii 4.1
Human Biology and Medicine Hideki Ohno 5.1
Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere Takashi Yamanouchi 6.1
Solid Earth Geophysics Kazuo Shibuya 7.1
Solar-Terrestrial and Astrophysical Research Natsuo Sato 9.1

National Operating Agency
Title National Institute of Polar Research
Address

9-10 Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku
Tokyo 173-8581

Tel: +81 3 3962 4711
Fax: +81 3 3962 2529
Email: shomu@nipr.ac.jp
Director Okitsugu Watanabe 1
COMNAP Representative Daisuke Yoshida 2
SCALOP Representative Kazuyuki Shiraishi 3.1

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Wintering Stations
Name Location Coordinates
Syowa Station East Ongul Island, LützoHolm Bay

69° 00' S
39° 35' E
Summer-only Stations
Name Location Coordinates
Mizuho Station Mizuho Plateau, Dronning Maud Land

70° 42' S
44° 20' E
Asuka Station Sør-Rondane Mts., Dronning Maud Land

71° 32' S
24° 08' E
Dome Fuji Station Dronning Maud Land

77° 19' S
39° 42' E

Automatic Recording Stations/Observatories
Name/Identifier Coordinates Parameters Recorded
MD364 Dronning Maud Land

74° 06' S
43° 00' E

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Member Country : Japan

National Programmes/Projects by Working Group

Biology
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
Studies on the Antarctic Ocean and Global Environments (STAGE)

Primary Production
Zooplankton dynamics
Biogeochemical study

 >61°S,40°E on RV Tangaroa 2002(S) M. Fukuchi 1.2
Birds monitoring Penguin census

Lützow-Holm Bay and
Prince Olav Coast

 2001 -2003 Y. Naito 1.1
Surface sea water monitoring

Chlorophyll a Salinity
Optical Plankton Count

 Indian Ocean sector nd Lützow-Holm Bay 2001 - 2002(S) M. Fukuchi 1.2
Plankton monitoring

Phytoplankton
Zooplankton

 Indian Ocean sector nd Lützow-Holm Bay 2001 - 2002(S) M. Fukuchi 1.2
Soil ecosystem monitoring

Algal composition
Bacterial composition

 Syowa 2001 -2003 H. Kanda 1.3
SSSI monitoring

Moss and lichen community
Microclimate

 Yukidori Valley, Langhovde 2001 - 2003 H. Kanda 1.3
Fresh-water ecosystem monitoring

Algal composition
Limnological survey

 Syowa and Langhovde 2001 - 2003 H. Kanda 1.3

Geodesy and Geographic Information
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address

Geodetic surveying

 Continouous GPS Observation Syowa 2001 - 2002 (S) H. Nakagawa 2.2
Remote GPS Observation Langhovde 2001 - 2002 (S) H. Nakagawa 2.2
GPS survey Soya coast 2001 - 2002 (S) H. Nakagawa 2.2
Gravity survey Soya coast 2001 - 2002 (S) H. Nakagawa 2.2
Geomagnetic survey Soya coast 2001 - 2002 (S) H. Nakagawa 2.2
Leveling Syowa 2001 - 2002 (S) H. Nakagawa 2.2
Mapping Topographic mapping Soya coast 2001 - 2002 (S) M. Furuya 2.3

Geosciences
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
Geology, Geochronology Geological field survey

Mühlig-Hofmann Mts.,
Dronning Maud Land

 2001 - 2002 K. Shiraishi 3.1

Glaciology
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address

Ice sheet mass balance

 Snow sampling on Route 2001 -2003 Y. Fujii 4.1
Snow pit observation on Route 2001 -2003 Y. Fujii 4.1
Snow stake measurement on Route 2001 -2003 Y. Fujii 4.1
AWS maintenance on Route 2001 -2003 Y. Fujii 4.1
Ice sheet dynamics GPS positioning on Route 2001 -2003 Y. Fujii 4.1

Ice sheet ablation

 Ice melt measurement near Langhovde 2001 -2003 (S) Y. Fujii 4.1
Water discharge measurement near Langhovde 2001 -2003 (S) Y. Fujii 4.1
Satellite data receiving ERS-2 Syowa 2001 -2003 Y. Fujii 4.1

Human Biology and Medicine
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address

Physiological adaptation to cold environment

 Heart rate survey Syowa 2001 -2003 H.Ohno 5.1
Blood and urine analysis Syowa 2001 -2003 H.Ohno 5.1

Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address

Global atmospheric change in the Antarctic

Stratosphere and troposphere
High resolution aerological surroundings

 Syowa 2002 - 2003 K. Sato 6.1
Vertical profile of aerosols Syowa 2002 - 2004 M. Hayashi 6.4

Air-sea exchange
Surface aerosol observations

 Syowa 2002 -2005

M. Wada
K. Osada

6.1
6.3

Air-sea CO2 exchange
Aerosol, cloud, snow and radiation

 R/V Tangaroa 2002 (S) G. Hashida 6.1
Remote sensing from ground Syowa 2002 - 2006 M. Shiobara 6.1
Satellite data receiving and validation Syowa 2002 - 2006

T. Yamanouchi
N. Hirasawa

6.1
6.1

Monitoring of atmospheric minor constituents

CO2, CH4, CO, sfc-O3, carbon isotope, aerosols, air sampling

 Syowa 2001 - 2003

T. Yamanouchi
S. Aoki
K. Osada

6.1
6.2
6.3

p-CO2. sfc-O3

 R/V Shirase 2000 - 2001 (S)

S. Aoki
G. Hashida

6.2
6.1

Meteorology

 Synoptic observations Syowa 2001 - 2003 Y. Nomura 6.5
Aerological sounding Syowa 2001 - 2003 Y. Nomura 6.5
Total ozone Syowa 2001 - 2003 Y. Nomura 6.5
Vertical profile ozone Syowa 2001 - 2003 Y. Nomura 6.5
Surface ozone Syowa 2001 - 2003 Y. Nomura 6.5
Atmospheric turbidity Syowa 2001 - 2003 Y. Nomura 6.5
Surface radiation Syowa 2001 - 2003 Y. Nomura 6.5
Vertical profile of aerosols Syowa 2001 - 2003 Y. Nomura 6.5

Solid Earth Geophysics
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
Seismology recording Syowa ongoing

K. Shibuya
M. Kanao

7.1
7.3
Gravity recording Syowa ongoing

K. Shibuya
S. Aoki

7.1
7.6
GPS recording Syowa ongoing

K. Shibuya
K. Doi

7.1
7.4
VLBI recording Syowa ongoing

K. Shibuya
K. Doi

7.1
7.4
Marine tectonics Geomagnetic and Gravity survey R/V Shirase ongoing (S) Y. Nogi 7.2

Oceanography
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
National chart publication Bathymetric measurement R/V Shirase ongoing (S) T. Kanazawa 8.1

Southern Ocean circulation

 CTD, XBT, XCTD salinity and chemical analyses R/V Shirase ongoing (S) T. Kanazawa 8.1
Deployment of surface drifters R/V Shirase ongoing (S) T. Kanazawa 8.1

Current meter
Observation at mooring

 R/V Tangaroa 2002 (S) S.Ushio 8.3
Tidal observation Long-term tidal variation Syowa ongoing T. Kanazawa 8.1
Sea ice Ice thickness measurement R/V Shirase ongoing (S) S.Ushio 8.3

Solar Terrestrial and Astrophysical Research
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
Baseline measurement of geomagnetic field Inclination, declination and total intensity Syowa ongoing M. Taguchi 9.2
Fluxgate magnetometer Long-period geomagnetic variations Syowa ongoing M. Taguchi 9.2
Induction magnetometer Short-period geomagnetic variations Syowa ongoing N. Sato 9.1
ELF/VLF receiver Natural radio waves Syowa ongoing

N. Sato
H. Yamgashi

9.1
9.3
Riometer Ionospheric radio absorption Syowa ongoing H. Yamgashi 9.3
Imaging riometer Images of ionosphereric radio absorption Syowa ongoing H. Yamgashi 9.3
All-sky camera Auroral images Syowa ongoing M. Taguchi 9.2
Scanning photometer Spectral auroral intensity Syowa ongoing M. Taguchi 9.2
SIT TV camera Rapid variation of auroral images Syowa ongoing

N. Sato
H. Miyaoka
A. Kado

9.1
9.6
9.5
HF radar Ionspheric electric field Syowa ongoing

N. Sato
H. Yamgashi

9.1
9.3
Satellite receiving EXOS-D satellite Syowa ongoing

M. Eijiri
H. Miyaoka

9.7
9.3
Satellite receiving DMSP satellite Syowa ongoing H. Miyaoka 9.6
Multicolor all-sky imager Auroral and airglow emission intensity Syowa ongoing S. Okano 9.4
MF radar Neutral wind Syowa ongoing T. Aso 9.8
Sodium Lider Aerosol Na cloud Syowa 1999 - 2002 A. Nomura 9.10
ULF/ELF wave Atmospherics related electromagnetic waves Syowa ongoing H. Fukinishi 9.9
Fabry-Perot doppler imager Neutral wind and temperature Syowa ongoing M. Taguchi 9.2
Meteor burst telecommunication test Electron density in the Ionosphere Syowa ongoing A. Fukuda 9.18
Ionosode Ionospheric electron density profile Syowa ongoing

K. Igarashi
H. Kato

9.11
9.12
Auroral radar Ionospheric irregularities in the E-region, ionospheric electric field Syowa ongoing

K. Igarashi
K. Ohtaka

9.11
9.13
Riometer Ionospheric radio absorption Syowa ongoing

M. Kunitake
K. Nozaki

9.14
9.15
HF receiver Radio propagation condition Syowa 2000-2001 K. Nozaki 9.15
VLF receiver Phase and intensity of VLF wave Syowa ongoing T. Kituchi 9.16
FM/CW radar Ionospheric virtual height variation Syowa ongoing K. Nozaki 9.15
Satellite radio signal receiver Radio propagation through ionosphere Syowa 2001-2002 N. Obara 9.17

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Member Country : Japan

Planned New Programmes/Projects by Working Group

Biology
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
Process study of primary production and its cycling Primary and secondary production and flux study Seasonal sea ice area along 140E on RV Tangaroa 2002-2003 (S) M. Fukuchi 1.2
Bird and seal monitoring Penguin census Lützow-Holm Bay and Prince Olav Coast 2002 - 2004 Y. Naito 1.1
Primary production monitoring Surface Chlorophyll an Ocean Colour Remote Sensing Indian ssector and Lützow-Holm Bay on RV Shirase and Syowa 2002 - 2004 M. Fukuchi 1.2
Terrestrial ecosystem monitoring

SSSi monitoring
Fresh-water ecosystem

Syowa and
Langhovde

 2002 - 2004 H. Kanda 1.3

Geodesy and Geographic Information
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address

Geodetic Surveying

 Continuous GPS observation Syowa 2002 - 2003 H. Nakagawa (S) 2.2
Remote GPS observation Langhovde 2002 - 2003 (S) H. Nakagawa 2.2
GPS survey

Soya Coast
Prince Olav Coast

 2002 - 2003 (S) H. Nakagawa 2.2
Gravity survey

Soya Coast
Prince Olav Coast

 2002 - 2003 (S) H. Nakagawa 2.2
Geomagnetic survey

Soya Coast
Prince Olav Coast

 2002 - 2003 (S) H. Nakagawa 2.2

Mapping

 Aerial photography Soya Coast 2002 - 2003 (S) M. Furuya 2.3
Topographic mapping Soya Coast 2002 - 2003 (S) M. Furuya 2.3

Geosciences
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address

Geology, Petrology,
Geochronology

 Geological field survey Prince Olav Coast, Lützow-Holm Bay Region, Dronning Maud Land and Amundsen Bay region, Enderby Land 2002 - 2003 (S) K. Shiraishi 3.1

Glaciology
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address

Ice sheet mass balance

 Snow sampling on Route 2002 - 2004 Y. Fujii 4.1
Snow pit observation on Route 2002 - 2004 Y. Fujii 4.1
Snow stake measurement on Route 2002 - 2004 Y. Fujii 4.1
AWS maintenance on Route 2002 - 2004 Y. Fujii 4.1
Ice sheet dynamics GPS positioning on Route 2002 - 2004 Y. Fujii 4.1

Ice core drilling

 Preparation for deep ice core drilling Dome Fuji St. 2002 - 2004 Y. Fujii 4.1
Deep ice core drilling Dome Fuji St. 2003 -2006 (S) Y. Fujii 4.1

Ice sheet ablation

 Ice melt measurement near Langhovde 2002 - 2003 (S) Y. Fujii 4.1
Water discharge measurement near Langhovde 2002 - 2003 (S) Y. Fujii 4.1
Airborne observation of ice sheet Aircraft measurement for ice sheet margin Soya Coast 2002 - 2004 Y. Fujii 4.1
Satellite data receiving ERS-2 Syowa 2002 - 2004 Y. Fujii 4.1

Human Biology and Medicine
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address

Physiological adaptation to cold environment

 Wintering syndrome study Syowa 2002 - 2004 H. Ohno 5.1
Blood and Urine analyses Syowa 2002 - 2004 H. Ohno 5.1

Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address

Global atmospheric change in the Antarctic

Stratosphere and troposphere
High resolution ozone sonde soundings

 Syowa 2002 - 2004 K Sato 6.1
Vertical profile of aerosols Syowa 2002 - 2004 M. Hayashi 6.4

Air-sea exchange
Surface aerosol observations

Syowa
RV Shirase

 2002 - 2005

M. Wada
K. Osada
M. Shirobara

6.1
6.3
6.1

Air-sea CO2 exchange
Aerosol, cloud, snow and radiation

 RV Tungaroa 2003 (S) G. Hashida 6.1
Remote sensing from ground Syowa 2002 - 2006 M. Shiobara 6.1
Satellite data receiving and validation Syowa 2002 - 2006

T. Yamanouchi
N. Hirasawa

6.1
6.1

Monitoring of atmospheric minor constituents

CO2, CH4 CO carbon isotope, sfc-O3, aerosols, air sampling

 Syowa ongoing

T. Yamanouchi
N. Hirasawa

6.1
6.1

p-CO2, sfc-O3

 RV Shirase ongoing (S)

S. Aoki
G. Hashida

6.2
6.1

Meteorology

 Synoptic observations Syowa 2002 - 2004 Y. Nomura 6.5
Aerological soundings Syowa 2002 - 2004 Y. Nomura 6.5
Total ozone Syowa 2002 - 2004 Y. Nomura 6.5
Vertical profile of ozone Syowa 2002 - 2004 Y. Nomura 6.5
Surface ozone Syowa 2002 - 2004 Y. Nomura 6.5
Atmospheric turbidity Syowa 2002 - 2004 Y. Nomura 6.5
Surface radiation Syowa 2002 - 2004 Y. Nomura 6.5
Vertical profile of aerosols Syowa 2002 - 2004 Y. Nomura 6.5

Solid-Earth Geophysics
Subject Subject Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
Seismology Recording Syowa ongoing

K. Shibuya
M. Kanano

7.1
7.3
Gravity Recording Syowa ongoing

K. Shibuya
y. Nogi

7.1
7.2
GPS Recording Syowa ongoing

K. Shibuya
S. Aoki

7.1
7.6
VLBI Recording Syowa ongoing

K. Shibuya
K. Doi

7.1
7.4
Marine tectonics Gravity and geomagnetic survey RV Shirase ongoing

K. Shibuya
Y. Nogi

7.1
7.2
Structure of Lithosphere Deep seismic sounding and gravity survey

Soya Coast
Mizuho

 2001 - 2002 (S)

K. Shibuya
M. Kanao

7.1
7.3

Oceanography
Subject Subject Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
National chart publication Bathymetric measurement RV Shirase ongoing T. Kanazawa 8.1

Southern Ocean circulation

 CTD, XCTD, XBT, salinity and chemical analyses

RV Shirase
RV Tangaroa

ongoing
2003 (S)

T. Kanazawa
S. Ushio

8.1
8.3
Deployment of surface drifters RV Shirase ongoing T. Kanazawa 8.1
Deployment of sub surface floats RV Tangaroa 2003 (S) S.Ushio 8.3
Tidal observation Long-term tidal variation Syowa ongoing T. Kanazawa 8.1
Sea ice Ice thickness measurement RV Shirase ongoing (S) S. Ushio 8.3

Solar Terrestrial and Astrophysical Research
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
Polar patrol balloon Electromagnetic field, X-ray, gamma-rays Syowa 2002 - 2003 (S)

H. Yamagishi
A. Kadokura

9.3
9.5
Unmanned Magnetometer Network Magnetic field Aroud Syowa 2002 - 2004

H. Yamagishi
A. Kadokura

9.3
9.5
Proton aurora spectrometer Proton aurora Syowa 2002 - 2004 A. Kadokura 9.5
Atmospheric Electric field Electric field Syowa 2002 - 2004 A. Kadokura 9.5

Fluxgate
Magnetometer

 Long-period geomagnetic variations Dome-F 2002 - 2004 N. Sato 9.1
SIT TV camera Rapid variations of Auroral images Dome-F 2002 - 2004

N. Sato
H. Miyaoka
A. Kadokura

9.1
9.6
9.5
Colour all-sky Imager Auroral emmission intensity Dome-F 2002 - 2004

H. Miyaoke
N. Sato

9.6
9.1

Meteor burst
Telecommunication test

 Electron density in the ionosphere Dome-F 2002 - 2004 A. Fukuda 9.18
Ionosonde Ionospheric electron density profile Syowa ongoing

K. Igarashi
H. Kato

9.11
9.12
Auroral radar Ionospheric irregularities in the E region ionospheric electric field Syowa ongoing

K. Igarashi
K. Ohtaka

9.11
9.13
Riometer Ionospheric radio absorption Syowa ongoing

M. Kunitake
K. Nozaki

9.14
9.15
HF receiver Radio propagation condition Syowa K. Nozaki 9.15
VLF receiver Phase and intnsity of VLF wave Syowa ongoing T. Kikuchi 9.16
FM/CW radar Ionospheric virtual height variation Syowa ongoing K. Nozaki 9.15
Satellite radio signal receiver Radio propagation through ionosphere Syowa 2002 - 2003 N. Obara 9.17

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Member Country : Japan

Contact Addresses, Telephone, Facsimile and E-mail numbers

1

National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

2

Ocean and Earth Division,
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology,
3-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100-8959
Japan.

Tel: +81 3 3962 4711;
Fax: +81 3 3962 2529

 e-mail: stsuzuki@mext.go.jp

1.0

Institute of Seismology and Volcanology,
Graduate School of Science and Faculty of Science,
Hokkaido University,
Nishi 8, Kita 10, Kita-ku,
Sapporo Hokkaido 060-0810,
Japan.

1.1

Biology, National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

Tel: +81 011 706 3528;
Fax: +81 011 726 7240,
e-mail: shima@eos.hokudai.ac.jp

Tel: +81 3 3962 4722;
Fax: +81 3 3962 5743,
e-mail: naito@nipr.ac.jp

1.2

Center for Antarctic Environment Monitoring,
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

1.3

Biology, National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

Tel: +81 3 3962 6031
Fax: +81 3 3962 4914
e-mail: fukuchi@nipr.ac.jp

Tel: +81 3 3962 4590
Fax: +81 3 3962 5743
e-mail: hkanda@nipr.ac.jp

2.1

Geographical Survey Institute (GSI),
Kitasato 1, Tsukuba,
Ibaraki 305-0811,
Japan

2.2

Geographical Survey Institute (GSI),
Kitasato 1, Tsukuba,
Ibaraki 305-0811,
Japan.

Tel: +81 298 64 1111 ext.3111
Fax: +81 298 64 1658
e-mail: a-yagu@gsi.go.jp

Tel: +81 298 64 1111 ext.4232
Fax: +81 298 64 1802
e-mail: hnakagawa@gsi.go.jp

2.3

Geographical Survey Institute (GSI),
Kitasato 1, Tsukuba,
Ibaraki 305-0811,
Japan.

3.1

Earth Sciences,
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

Tel: +81 298 64 1111 ext.5333
Fax: +81 298 64 1803
e-mail: m-furuya@gsi.go.jp

Tel: +81 3 3962 4871
Fax: +81 3 3962 5741
e-mail: shiraishi@nipr.ac.jp

4.1

National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

5.1

Kyorin University,
School of Medicine,
6-20, 2 chome Shinkawa, Mitaka-shi,
Tokyo 181-6811,
Japan.

Tel: +81 3 3962 4742
Fax: +81 3 3962 5701
e-mail: fujii@pmg.nipr.ac.jp

Tel: +81 422 47 5511
Fax: +81 422 44 0841
e-mail: ohnoh2o@kyorin-u.ac.jp

6.1

Meteorology,
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

6.2

Faculty of Science,
Tohoku University,
Aoba-ku,
Sendai 980-8579,
Japan.

Tel: +81 3 3962 5680
Fax: +81 3 3962 5701
e-mail: glacier@nipr.ac.jp, yamanou@pmg.nipr.ac.jp

Tel: +81 2 2217 5792
Fax: +81 22217 5797
e-mail: aoki@mail.cc.tohoku.ac.jp

6.3

Graduate School of Environmental Studies,
Nagoya University,
Chikusa-ku,
Nagoya 464-0814,
Japan.

6.4

Faculty of Science,
Fukuoka University,
Jonan-ku,
Fukuoka 814-0180,
Japan.

Tel: +81 52 789 4305
Fax: +81 52 789 4301
e-mail: osada@stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Tel: +81 92 871 6631
Fax:+81 92 865 6030
e-mail: mhayashi@fukuoka-u.ac.jp

6.5

Observations Department,
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA),
3-4, Otemachi 1-chome, Chiyodaku,
Tokyo,
Japan

7.1

Center for Antarctic Environment Monitoring,
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

Tel: +81 3 3211 8409
Fax: +81 3 3211 8409
e-mail: wgamsec@hq.kishou.go.jp

Tel: +81 3 3962 4789
Fax: +81 3 3962 5741
e-mail: shibuya@nipr.ac.jp

7.2

Earth Sciences,
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

7.3

Earth Sciences,
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

Tel: +81 3 3962 4789
Fax: +81 3 3962 5741
e-mail: nogi@nipr.ac.jp

Tel: +81 3 3962 3275
Fax: +81 3 3962 5741
e-mail: kanao@nipr.ac.jp

7.4

Center for Antarctic Environment Monitoring,
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

7.5

Earth Sciences,
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

Tel: +81 3 3962 4725
Fax: +81 3 3962 5741
e-mail: doi@nipr.ac.jp

Tel: +81 3 3962 3619
Fax: +81 3 3962 5741
e-mail: funaki@nipr.ac.jp

7.6

Earth Sciences,
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

8.1

Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department,
Japan Coast Guard (HOD, JCG),
3-1, Tsukiji 5-chome, Chuo-ku,
Tokyo 104-0045,
Japan.

Tel: +81 3 3962 4725
Fax: +81 3 3962 5741
e-mail: aoki@nipr.ac.jp

Tel: +81 3 3541 3814
Fax: +81 3 3541 3762

8.2

Institute of Low Temperature Science,
Hokkaido University,
Kita-19, Nishi-8, Kita-ku,
Sapporo 060-0819,
Japan.

8.3

Arctic Environment Research Center,
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

Tel: +81 11 706 5480
Fax: +81 11 706 7142

Tel: +81 3 3962 5720
Fax: +81 3 3962 5701
e-mail: ushio@pmg.nipr.ac.jp

9.1

Information Science Center,
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

9.2

Center for Antarctic Environment Monitoring,
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

Tel: +81 3 3962 5874
Fax: +81 3 3962 5704
e-mail: nsato@nipr.ac.jp

Tel: +81 3 3962 4729
Fax: +81 3 3962 4914
e-mail: taguchi@nipr.ac.jp

9.3

Upper Atmosphere Physics,
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

9.4

Planetary Plasma and Atmospheric Research Center (PPARC),
Graduate School of Science,
Tohoku University,
Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai,
Miyagi, 980-8578,
Japan.

Tel: +81 3 3962 5140
Fax: +81 3 3962 5742
e-mail: yamagisi@nipr.ac.jp

Tel: +81 22 217 6367
Fax: +81 22217 6406
e-mail: okano@pparc.geophys.tohoku.ac.jp

9.5

Aurora Science Data,
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

9.6

Information Science Center,
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

Tel: +81 3 3962 6487
Fax: +81 3 3962 6482
e-mail: kadokura@nipr.ac.jp

Tel: +81 3 3962 4744
Fax: +81 3 3962 5704
e-mail: miyaoka@nipr.ac.jp

9.7

Division of Data Collection and Processing,
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-8515,
Japan.

9.8

Arctic Environment Research Center,
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),
9-10, Kaga 1-chome, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173,
Japan.

Tel: +81 3 3962 4791
Fax: +81 3 3962 4862
e-mail: ejiri@nipr.ac.jp

Tel: +81 3 3962 4756
Fax: +81 3 3962 5701
e-mail: aso@nipr.ac.jp

9.9

Faculty of Science,
Tohoku University,
Aoba-ku,
Sendai 980-8579,
Japan.

9.10

Faculty of Technology,
Shinshu University,
500, Wakasato,
Nagano 380-8553,
Japan.

Tel: +81 22 217 6734
Fax: +81 22 217 6739
e-mail: fuku@stpp2.geophys.tohoku.ac.jp

Tel: +81 262 26 4101 ext. 3714
Fax: +81 262 23 4723
e-mail: nomura@cs. shinshu-u.ac.jp

9.11

Strategic Planning Division,
Communications Research Laboratory (CRL),
2-1 Nukui-Kitamachi 4-chome,
Koganei-shi,
Tokyo 184-8795,
Japan.

9.12

Applied Research and Standards Division,
Communications Research Laboratory (CRL),
2-1 Nukui-Kitamachi 4-chome, Koganei-shi,
Tokyo 184-8795,
Japan.

Tel:+81-423-7478
Fax:+81-423-7606
e-mail: igarashi@crl.go.jp

Tel: +81 423 6656
Fax:+81423-7606
e-mail:hisa@crl.go.jp

9.13

Applied Research and Standards Division,
Communications Research Laboratory (CRL),
2-1 Nukui-Kitamachi 4-chome,
Koganei-shi,
Tokyo 184-8795,
Japan.

9.14

Applied Research and Standards Division,
Communications Research Laboratory (CRL),
2-1 Nukui-Kitamachi 4-chome,
Koganei-shi,
Tokyo 184-8795,
Japan.

Tel:+81-423-6891
Fax.+81-423-6676
e-mail:ohtaka@crl.go.jp

Tel: +81-423-7520
Fax: +81423-6676
e-mail: kunitake@crl.go.jp

9.15

Applied Research and Standards Division,
Communications Research Laboratory (CRL),
2-1 Nukui-Kitamachi 4-chome,
Koganei-shi,
Tokyo 184-8795,
Japan.

9.16

Applied Research and Standards Division,
Communications Research Laboratory (CRL),
2-1 Nukui-Kitamachi 4-chome,
Koganei-shi,
Tokyo 184-8795,
Japan.

Tel: +81-423-6886
Fax:+81-423-7618
e-maiLnozaki@crl.go.jp

TeI:+81 423 7526
Fax: +81 423 6676
e-mail:kikuchi@crl.go.jp

9.17

Applied Research and Standards Division,
Communications Research Laboratory (CRL),
2-1 Nukui-Kitamachi 4-chome,
Koganei-shi,
Tokyo 184-8795,
Japan.

9.18

Faculty of Technology,
Shizuoka University,
5-1, Johoku, Hamamatsu-shi,
Shizuoka, 432-8561-,
Japan.

Tel: +81 423 6898
Fax: +81 423 6676
e-mail:obara@crl.go.jp

Tel: +81 53 478 1087
Fax: +81 53 478 1138
e-mail: teafuku@ipc.shizuoka.ac.jp