Glacier hazard of small glacier lake region in the Central Asia and Himalayas

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25350422
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Geography
• Research Institution: Niigata University
• Principal Investigator: Narama CHiyuki 新潟大学, 自然科学系, 准教授 (50462205)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): IKEDA Naho 東北大学, 災害科学国際研究所, 助教 (10450264)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): Ukita Jinro 新潟大学, 自然科学系, 教授 (80272459)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 氷河湖決壊洪水 / 永久凍土 / ワークショップ / アウトリーチ / 天山山脈 / ALOS

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We investigated short-lived glacial lake that cause the glacier disaster in the northern Tien Shan, Central Asia and Ladakh Range of northwestern India based on field survey and satellite image analysis. Our study got a new knowledge about topographical features of short-lived glacial lake, flood type, characteristics of the damage, and mountain permafrost environment around glacial lakes. To reduce damage of the glacier disaster, we held a glacial lake workshop in the Stock (20 people; Sep 2014) and Gya (140 people; Jul 2015) villages, Ladakh, and the Jeruyi village (80 people; Aug 2015) of Kyrgyz Republic. 80 booklets in Kyrgyz language and English were also delivered for participants of workshop for two regions. We also have a plan to construct early information network with the Kyrgyz Emergency Ministry, to inform the existence of short-lived glacial lakes.

Free Research Field

自然災害