A field survey by Associate Professor NARAMA Chiyuki confirmed that the Karamatsuzawa snow-patch is a glacier

Oct 7 2019

Research results Mountain Research

A field survey conducted by a research team headed by Associate Professor NARAMA Chiyuki scientifically confirmed that the Karamatsuzawa snow-patch on Mount Karamatsu (2,696 meters) in Hakuba Village, Nagano Prefecture in the Northern Japanese Alps is a glacier. A paper was published in the Journal of the Japanese Society of Snow and Ice.

Articles published in Journal of the Japanese Society of Snow and Ice, 81(6), 283-295, 2019.
Asahi Shimbun DIGITAL (October 7, 2019 13:59)
NHK Online (October 6, 2019, 18:39)
Mainichi Shimbun (October 6, 2019)
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Sankei Digital (October 4, 2019, 21:37)
Chunichi Shimbun CHUNICHI Web (October 3, 2019)
Shinmai Web (October 3, 2019)

Coverage by newspapers:
Mainichi Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun (October 7, 2019)
Kyodo News (including nationwide regional newspapers) (October 4, 2019)
Shinano Mainichi, Chunichi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun (October 3, 2019)

Television broadcasts:
NHK Ohayou Nippon (October 6, 2019)
NHK Nagano (October 5, 2019)
NHK Nagano, Nagano Asahi (October 3, 2019)

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