2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Evaluation of glaciers response to warming in the Altai Mountain Range
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24710022
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Environmental dynamic analysis
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| Research Institution | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
Konya Keiko 国立研究開発法人海洋研究開発機構, 地球表層物質循環研究分野, 技術研究員 (70506419)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | アルタイ / 氷河 / 質量収支 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We have compared mass balance of glaciers in Altai mountain area. From North to South, we have studied three glaciers: (1) Aktru glacier in Russian Altai, (2) Potanin Glacier and (3) Munkhairkhan in Mongolian Altai. The glacier 1 is situated in higher altitude and its ELA is higher. On the other hand, glacier 2 and 3 are situated in lower altitude. Although the glacier 1 and 2 is situated closer, the mass balance feature of glacier 2 and 3 are similar. The glacier 1 is monitored for a long time and regarded as representative glacier. However, mean mass balance value for Altai mountain range is lower than the glacier 1.
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| Free Research Field |
氷河学
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