Lake Kasumigaura Water Research Station
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- Ohyama, Miho, Inashiki, Ibaraki
- Tel. 0298-86-0938, 0939
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The
Kasumigaura Lakeside Laboratory is located
on shores of lake Kasumigaura. The laboratory
grounds have an area of 16.87 acres (7
hectares). This facility is a field laboratory
for researching the causes of eutrophication
in inland waters, and how to prevent it.
It is used as a field research base for
Kasumigaura, its influent rivers, and
underground water. It also serves as an
experimental research facility for studying
the effects of pollutants and contaminants
on the eutrophication using lake and underground
water, restoration of water quality in
polluted lakes utilizing aquatic life,
microorganisms, and undersoil treatment,
and various lake-water purification processes
using various treatment methods. The facility
is also equipped with a administration
center, conference rooms, and rest facilities
inside the lab administration building
for facility maintenance purposes and
also for the promotion of smooth research.
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Oku-Nikko Field Monitoring Station
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- Oku-Nikko, Nikko,
Nikko, Tochigi
- Tel. 0288-55-0082
- 0288-55-0769
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This
facility was set up in the Oku-Nikko area,
which still preserves a virgin forest
with minimum artificial influence. It
is used for measuring atmospheric and
water quality and monitoring reforestation.
At this facility, measurements of climatic,
atmospheric, and water quality are conducted
continuously over the long term, and data
collected at the observation station is
electronically transmitted to Tsukuba
Science City via a communication cable.
In addition, unmanned systems are being
utilized at this facility, including an
automatic sampling system that is used
for collecting water samples from rain
and rivers, which then are periodically
taken back to the National Institute for
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Global Environmental Monitoring Stations - Hateruma and Cape Ochi-ishi -
Monitoring facilities for greenhouse gases – the cause of global warming - are located on Hateruma Island in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa, and Cape Ochi-ishi on the Nemuro Peninsula of Hokkaido. The former is located at the southernmost inhabited point and the latter at the furthest point to the northeast of Japan. These locations were selected for reasons of the minimal degree of influence exerted on them by Man. Hateruma station on the southernmost inhabited island of Japan, and monitors the baseline atmosphere (atmosphere which has been subject to the minimal influence due to human activities) in the Pacific and subtropical region. In contrast, Cape Ochi-ishi is located at the furthest point northeast in Japan, and is tasked with monitoring the baseline atmosphere of the Pacific region during summertime, and the Siberian region during wintertime.
At both stations, greenhouse gases - such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone and mono nitrogen oxides - as well as suspended particulate matters, radon, and weather factors are monitored automatically, and associated data is relayed to the relevant research divisions at NIES. The operational status of the measuring instruments is also automatically conveyed.
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Global Environmental Monitoring Station
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Global Environmental Monitoring Station
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4794 Hateruma, Taketomi, Yaeyama, Okinawa
09808-5-8553 |
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243-2 Ochi-ishi-nishi, Nemuro, Hokkaido
01532-7-2596 |
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