Welcome to the homepage of the Glacier and Ice Sheet Research Group,
Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University.
We conduct research on glaciers and ice sheets, mainly in Antarctica,
Greenland, Patagonia and the Himalayas. Our methods comprise
numerical modelling, remote sensing, photogrammetry, field observations
and ice-core drilling and analysis.
2024/09/16 ~ 09/19
Seppyo Conference in Nagaoka
2024/08/24 ~ 09/07
Swiss Field Course
2024/08/06 ~ 08/23
Fieldwork on Kongsvegen, Svalbard
2024/10/11
Field Research Around Qaanaaq Coast, Northwestern Greenland 2024
From July to September 2024, multiple field surveys were conducted under the ArCS II Research Program on Coastal Environments around Qaanaaq in northwest Greenland.
For more information please visit ArCS II webpage.
・Narwhal sighting survey in Qeqertat
・Environmental Acoustics in Qaanaaq
・Workshop in Qaanaaq village
・Arctic marine ecosystems and seabirds’ feathers
・The field campaign at Qaanaaq Glacier