Sand for Students Fieldwork #4 (Wakayama, JPN)
The forth Sand for Student fieldwork program was held in Wakayama. Starting in September, 2007, the Chikyu will be carrying out scientific deep-sea drilling in the Nankai Trough in the Kumanonada area (off Kii Peninsula), a huge seismogenic and tsunamigenic zone that extends from Shizuoka through off Kii Peninsula, Shikoku, Kyushu and Ryukyu Islands to Taiwan Island. To support this Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) research, Sand for Students fieldwork will be carried out at the Kino-kawa and Arida-gawa rivers.
The forth Sand for Student fieldwork program was held in Wakayama. Starting in September, 2007, the Chikyu will be carrying out scientific deep-sea drilling in the Nankai Trough in the Kumanonada area (off Kii Peninsula), a huge seismogenic and tsunamigenic zone that extends from Shizuoka through off Kii Peninsula, Shikoku, Kyushu and Ryukyu Islands to Taiwan Island. To support this Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) research, Sand for Students fieldwork will be carried out at the Kino-kawa and Arida-gawa rivers.
Download “Guide to Sand for Students Fieldwork #4” (Japanese, pdf file)
Download “Textbook for #4” (Japanese, pdf file)
| Date | 23rd September 2007 |
| Place | Aridagawa river bank (near the Yasuda Bridge, Arida city, Wakayama) Kinokawa river bank (near Takefusa Bridge, Kinokawa city, Wakayama) |
| Participating school | Osaka Kishiwada High School Wakayama Kainan High School |
| Instructors | Dr. Chiaki Igarashi (CDEX-JAMSTEC) Dr. Hideki Masago (CDEX-JAMSTEC) Dr. Atsushi Miyashita (faculty member, Seikei High School) |
| Organizers | JAMSTEC and the IODP |
| Support | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
