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Formation process of polygons in central Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica: Development for elucidation of Martian surface environment

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K12971
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Geography
Research InstitutionOita University

Principal Investigator

KOYAMA Takushi  大分大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (30553581)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords南極 / ポリゴン / UAV-SfM測量 / 火星 / 地表環境 / 周氷河地形 / リモートセンシング / 尾根谷度 / 多角形土(ポリゴン) / UAV-SfM測量 / 数値標高モデル(DEM) / 火星地表環境 / 数値標高モデル(DEM) / ポリゴン(多角形土) / 南極内陸部 / 小型UAV-SfM測量
Outline of Final Research Achievements

To address these problems, we developed an UAV-SfM survey at Vassdalen in central Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica and produced a decimeter-scale high-resolution DEM over an area of ~1.5 km by ~3 km area that contained moraine surfaces with various abandonment ages and differing polygon development. At some key polygons on key surfaces, we produced even higher-resolution DEMs using photographs taken from a high-view camera attached to a 3.5-m high pole using SfM analysis. Additionally, we conducted pit excavations across marginal troughs in these key polygons to examine the subsurface wedge structures. We present the results of these investigations including our effort to evaluate the size distribution of the polygons using a “ridgeness” parameter I calculated from the DEMs as well as pit exposure logs and discuss the temporal changes in the polygon sizes and the relation between the subsurface wedge structures and three-dimensional form of the surfaces of the polygons.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

近年,地球上で最も火星に近い環境下(極低温乾燥環境下)にある南極の微地形は,火星の表層環境のアナログとして注目されている。ポリゴンに代表される南極の微地形の形態・規模,地下構造,およびプロセス調査に基づき火星の地表環境や浅部地下構造が類推されてきた。本研究によって,地球側(南極)の地形データが高精度化されたことで,火星の一部地域の地表環境を推定することができた。この成果は,2030年代実施予定の火星テラフォーミングの研究への貢献や火星探査機の開発などにも十分寄与できると考えている。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 2017

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 南極を教材化する-ICTを活用した新たな試みとその効果-2020

    • Author(s)
      小山拓志
    • Journal Title

      駿台史学

      Volume: 168 Pages: 71-97

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Estimation of Martian subsurface environments based on three-dimensional forms and sizes of polygons distributed in central Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica2021

    • Author(s)
      Takushi Koyama, Heitaro Kaneda, and Yusuke Suganuma
    • Organizer
      INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL CONGRESS 2021
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] UAV-SfM測量と地中レーダーを活用した東南極内陸部における多角形土の三次元形態の把握 :火星地表環境解明への展開2019

    • Author(s)
      小山拓志
    • Organizer
      2019年日本地理学会春季学術大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORM AND WEDGE STRUCTURES OF POLYGONS AROUND VASSDALEN, CENTRAL DRONNING MAUD LAND, EAST ANTARCTICA2017

    • Author(s)
      Takushi Koyama, Heitaro Kaneda, Yusuke Suganuma, and Yoshiomi Ishikawa
    • Organizer
      The 2nd Asian Conference on Permafrost (ACOP2017)
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] UAV-SfM測量および尾根谷度を活用した多角形土の新たな解析手法の構築:東南極,中央ドロンイングモードランドにおける試み2017

    • Author(s)
      小山拓志・金田平太郎・菅沼悠介・石川慶臣
    • Organizer
      第18回 茨城地理学会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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