防災科研　NIED

Snow and Ice Research Center

Facilities

Snow and Ice Research Center, NIED (Nagaoka)

  • Falling Snow Observatory

  • Experimental facility for sloping snow cover

  • Snow and weather observation site

  • DFIR

  • Multi-Phase precipitation radar (MP2)

Shinjo Cryospheric Environment Laboratory, Snow and Ice Research Center, NIED

  • Snow and weather observation site

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  • Snow pit observation site

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Cryospheric Environment Simulator (CES)

  • The Cryospheric Environment Simulator (CES) is a large, state-of-the-art facility available for domestic and international cooperative use. The CES can reproduce the natural cryospheric environment including natural snowfall. This unique facility allows us to conduct many basic and applied science projects and to evaluate disaster mitigation techniques related to the cryospheric environment.

Schematic view of apparatus in CES

  • Cold laboratory

  • Cryogenic μ-CT

  • Cryogenic MRI

Snow and Weather Observation Network and Snow Particle Observation Line

Automatic snow and weather stations (SW-Net) are located on mountains in heavy snowfall regions

  • Ubasawa site at Mt.Gassan. Yamagata Pref.

  • A fully equipped site for snow particle observations within MP2 radar range.

  • Location map of observation sites within MP2 radar range.