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。



Original article

View all articles
Project updates
 Core workshop findings indicate past Ross Ice Shelf collapse and West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat

Core workshop findings indicate past Ross Ice Shelf collapse and West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat

09 July 2026

Analysis from our core description workshop supports the initial observations made in the field – our Antarctic sediment core holds a record of an open marine environment, far closer to…

view
Project updates
Core workshop gets underway

Core workshop gets underway

03 June 2026

We’ve just opened the best present ever – our first sediment core, retrieved from under the West Antarctic Ice Sheet last season.

view