Sep 14-16: Special Lecture in Earth System Science II

Special Lecture in Earth System Science II
Key words：snowpack, clathrate hydrate, field observation, stable isotope, specific surface area
Prof. Akihiro HACHIKUBO (Kitami Institute of Technology)
ILTS Lecture Room (215)

To understand various snow and ice phenomena, it is necessary to select appropriate observation and measurement techniques. Historically, observation and measurement techniques from various research fields have been integrated and developed in the interdisciplinary field of snow and ice science. In this lecture, basic knowledge on snow, ice, and gas hydrates will be presented, and then some research topics on deposit snowpack and gas hydrates which new research techniques have contributed will be studied.

(1) What to measure for understanding snow and ice phenomena
(2) Fundamentals of snow observation methods
(3) Examples of recent snow observation methods – specific surface area of snow –
(4) Examples of recent snow observation methods: – water content of snow –
(5) Integration of micrometeorological observation and snow survey techniques
(6) Fundamentals of crystal growth of snow, ice, and gas hydrates
(7) Heat and mass transport associated with crystal growth of snow, ice, and gas hydrates
(8) Stable isotope fractionation associated with crystal growth of snow, ice, and gas hydrates
(9) Short examination

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