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Cosmogenic nuclide dating to determine timings of huge tsunami using boulders derived from a dike of quartz porphyry in Hashigui-iwa facing the Nankai Trough, Pacific side of central Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K01223
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Geography
Research InstitutionHosei University

Principal Investigator

MAEMOKU Hideaki  法政大学, 文学部, 教授 (50222287)

Research Collaborator SHISHIKURA Masanobu  
NAMEGAYA Yuichi  
ECHIGO Tomoo  
YOKOYAMA Yusuke  
MIYAIRI Yosuke  
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Keywords南海トラフ / 南海地震 / 巨大津波 / 宇宙線照射年代 / 津波漂礫 / 津波 / 津波堆積物 / 橋杭岩 / 津波履歴 / 古津波 / 地形学 / 地質学 / 自然地理学 / 地形
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We carried out field surveys at Hashigui-iwa in October 2014 to take rock samples from the surface of the boulders for cosmogenic nuclide dating. We also took some samples from volcanic dike itself to compare ages with those of the boulders. We used electric disk grinder with diamond blade to take off rock surfaces thinly less than two centimeters in thickness. We took rock samples more than ten kilograms at each place because expected age must have been younger than a few thousand years BP. We finally took six samples for cosmogenic nuclide dating there.Cosmogenic nuclide dating can be used to determine timing of huge tsunamis. We supposed to use beryillium-10 which occur in minerals in rocks, such as quartz, however, could not determine the cosmogenic dates due to a serious dating machine trouble. The result of tsunami ages was reported using alternative dating method such as radio carbon dating at the AGU the Fall Meeting 2018.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

南海地震に伴う津波は、東日本大震災以来社会的に注目されており、被害想定など国をあげて取り組んでいる。本研究は南海地震が近海で頻発してきた紀伊半島南端部の串本町において、海岸の岩棚上に散らばっている巨礫に注目し、それらの巨礫を運搬した力は過去の大津波であると推定し、その発生年代について、宇宙線照射年代測定法を用いて求めようとした。結果的には機器のトラブルで研究期間内に結論は出なかったが、もし過去の大津波の発生年代や間隔がわかれば、津波災害の減災に役立ち、社会的意義は大きいと考えられる。また、津波堆積物を直接宇宙線照射年代測定した研究はまだほとんどなく、学術的にも挑戦的な研究だと考えている。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2018 2017

All Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results) Book (3 results)

  • [Presentation] Cosmogenic nuclide dating to determine timings of huge tsunami using tsunami boulders delivered from dike of quartz porphyry in Hashigui-iwa facing the Nankai Trough, Pacific side of central Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      H.Maemoku,M.Shishikura,T.Echigo,Y.Namegaya,Y.Yokoyama and Y.Miyairi
    • Organizer
      American Geophysical Union 2018 Fall meeting
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 和歌山県串本町の陸繋砂洲コア試料から発見された天城カワゴ平(kg)テフラ2017

    • Author(s)
      北川珠己、前杢英明、宍倉正展、越後智雄、行谷佑一
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2017年大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 和歌山県南部、橋杭岩に分布する津波石群から推定される津波の規模と年代2017

    • Author(s)
      前杢英明、宍倉正展、越後智雄、行谷佑一、横山祐典、宮入陽介
    • Organizer
      東京大学大気海洋研究所共同利用研究集会「地球環境と固体地球変動の関わり」
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 和歌山県串本町の陸繋砂洲コア試料から発見された天城カワゴ平(kg)テフラ2017

    • Author(s)
      北川珠己、前杢英明、宍倉正展、越後智雄、行谷佑一
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2017大会
    • Place of Presentation
      幕張メッセ(千葉県・千葉市)
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 地形の辞典2017

    • Author(s)
      日本地形学連合、鈴木隆介、砂村継夫、松倉公憲(編)
    • Total Pages
      1032
    • Publisher
      朝倉書店
    • ISBN
      9784254160635
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Book] アジア・オセアニア・極 I2017

    • Author(s)
      秋山元秀、小野有五、熊谷圭知、中村泰三、中山修一(編)
    • Total Pages
      1248
    • Publisher
      朝倉書店
    • ISBN
      9784254168914
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Book] アジア・オセアニア・極 II2017

    • Author(s)
      秋山元秀、小野有五、熊谷圭知、中村泰三、中山修一(編)
    • Total Pages
      1208
    • Publisher
      朝倉書店
    • ISBN
      9784254168921
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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