Interaction of the solid Earth and the Antarctic Ice Sheet

About this project

Japan Grant Number
JP17H06321
Funding Program
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Funding organization
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Project/Area Number
17H06321
Research Category
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area)
Allocation Type
  • Single-year Grants
Review Section / Research Field
  • Complex systems
Research Institution
  • National Institute of Polar Research
  • Kyoto University
Project Period (FY)
2017-06-30 〜 2022-03-31
Project Status
Completed
Budget Amount*help
168,090,000 Yen (Direct Cost: 129,300,000 Yen Indirect Cost: 38,790,000 Yen)

Research Abstract

Through field surveys in East Antarctica and various data analyses, this study aimed to improve the accuracy of the GIA (Glacial Isostatic Adjustment) models, which is the response of the solid Earth to ice sheet loading and resulted in to contribute to the integrated studies of ice sheet, ocean, and climate modeling. As a result of the field surveys, absolute gravity measurements were made at several Antarctic stations to obtain reference values for future observations. In addition, GNSS observations revealed current crustal deformation rates, geological and geomorphological surveys the timing of past ice sheet retreatments. These results, together with the satellite data analyses and other modeling studies, expected to contribute the elucidation of the mechanism and future prediction of Antarctic ice sheet changes.

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