Research

Laboratory of Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology

To prospect the futuristic view of environmental changes, our laboratory investigates the history and geological and geomorphological evolution during the Quaternary (the last 2-3 million years). The followings are some topics of our studies.

1. Reconstruction of geomorphological/geological phenomena during the Quaternary with accuracies of 10⁵-10¹ years
2. Study on volcanic products (tephra) and explosive eruption history in and around the Japanese Islands
3. Investigation on production-transport-depositional processes of sediment particles
4. Study on coastal-deep marine sediment for estimation of natural hazard history and influence of human activity to natural environment
5. Reconstruction of earthquake recurrence interval and fault activity induced from landform and sediment
6. Investigation on marine/fluvial terraces for reconstruction of landscape evolution and crustal movement during the last 10⁵ years
7. Study on reconstruction of landslide history and risk assessment in natural and artificially modified slopes