Report of Special Course on Antarctic Science II
             (Sea Ice Field Course in Lake Saroma/Okhotsk Sea)
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Summary
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1. Schedule:

March 2, 2007 Sapporo → Lake Saroma
March 3-7, 2007 Field training, data analysis, presentation, and lectures
March 8, 2007 Lake Saroma → Shiretoko
March 8, 2007 Field training, data analysis, presentation, and lectures
March 12, 2007 Shiretoko → Sapporo


2. Observations:
  • Heat budget
  • Ice structure
  • Ice thickness
  • Biology and optical properties

3. Lectures

  • Sea ice algae
  • Prof. Andrew McMinn (University of Tasmania)
  • Sea ice and plankton
  • Prof. Hiroshi Hattori (Hokkaido Tokai University)
  • JARE
  • Associate Prof. Kentaroh Watanabe (National Institute of Polar Research)
  • Sea ice and climate
  • Associate Prof. Kay I. Ohshima (Hokkaido University)
  • Sea ice properties
  • Assistant Prof. Takenobu Toyota (Hokkaido University)
    Pictures of Lake Saroma
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    Ice thickness measurement
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    Ice core sampling
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    Making open water for observations
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    Brine channel observation
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    Lecture
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    Data analysis
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    Presentation
    Pictures of Shiretoko
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    Hydrological Observation
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    Floe size observation
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    Ice walking
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    Presentation
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    Farewell party
    Last update: Dec 18, 2007
    Questions?
       Contact:
        International Antarctic Institute project secretariat
        Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University
        Kita 19 Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan