世界で初めて南極棚氷下の大規模地層掘削を実施 西南極ロス海棚氷下での地層掘削計画(SWAIS2C)の開始について

Source: NIPR.ac.jp

この度、2023年11月から南極での活動を開始する「西南極ロス海棚氷下掘削計画(Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to 2 Degrees Celsius of Warming、略称SWAIS2C)」に、国立極地研究所の菅沼 悠介教授、北海道大学低温科学研究所の関 宰准教授、富山大学学術研究部理学系の堀川 恵司教授が参加します。



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