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Renji Naruse

Glaciologists from six regions of the world at Boyabreen Glacier, Norway, June 1996: from left to right, Pedro Skvarca (Argentina), Andrey Glazovskiy (Russia), Olav Orheim (Norwey), Hans Oerlemans (The Netherlands), Renji Naruse(Japan), and the late Ian Whillans (U.S.A.).

Short scientific biography
Field of study and interest
Glacier research activities
Activities in Professional Societies
Selected Publications: Reviewed papers, 2005-1995
Holidays (Photo gallery)

Short scientific biography

1962-1968	:	Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University (H.U.)
1978	:	Doctor of Science (Hokkaido University)
		"Studies on the ice sheet flow and local mass budget in Mizuho Plateau, Antarctica"
1968-March 2006	:	Institute of Low Temperature Science, H.U.

Field of study and interest

General glaciology (ice-flow, calving, mass-balance, heat-balance, glacier variation, glacial climate, glacial hydrology, properties of snow, and avalanche)

Glacier research activities

1967.1-6	:	Hokkaido University’s Exploration to Patagonia
1968.11-1970.4	:	The 10th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition(Wintering Party: Glaciology)
1972.11-1974.3	:	The 14th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition(Wintering Party: Leader of the Inland Traverse)
1983.11-1984.1	:	Glaciological Research Project in Patagonia(Deputy Leader)
1985.10-12	:	Glaciological Research Project in Patagonia(Deputy Leader)
1990.10-12	:	Glaciological Research Project in Patagonia(Leader)
1992.11-1993.3	:	The 34th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition(Summer Party: Leader)
1993.11-12	:	Glaciological Research Project in Patagonia (Leader)
1995.12	:	Preliminary study at Piloto Glacier, Andes
1996.12	:	Reconnaissance study at Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia
1997.8	:	Reconnaissance study at Kamchatka glaciers, Russia
1997.12	:	Preliminary study at Grey Glacier, Patagonia
1998.11-12	:	Glaciological researches at Soler Glacier, Patagonia
1999.12	:	Glaciological researches at Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia
2003.11-12	:	Research of calving at Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia

Base camp of Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia, December 1993

Activities in Professional Societies

International Glaciological Society
- Scientific Editor, Journal of Glaciology
The Japanese Society of Snow and Ice
Meteorological Society of Japan
Japan Society for Natural Disaster Science

Selected Publications

Reviewed papers, in 2008-1995

Yamaguchi, S., Naruse, R. and Shiraiwa, T. (2008): Climate reconstruction since the Little Ice Age by modelling Koryto glacier, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 54, No.184, 125-130.
Ye, Q., Zhu, L., Zheng, H., Naruse, R., Zhang, X. and Kang, S. (2007): Glacier and lake variations in the Yamzhog Yumco Basin, southern Tibetan Plateau, from 1980 to 2000 using remote-sensing and GIS technologies. Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 53, No.183, 673-676.
Keiko Konya, K., Hock, R. and Naruse, R. (2007):Temperature lapse rates and surface energy balance at storglaciaren, northern Sweden. IAHS Publication 318 (selected papers from sessions at the IAHS Assembly in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, 2005), 186-194.
Matsumoto, T., Fukami, H., Escobar, F., Yamaguchi, S. and Naruse, R. (2007): Hydrological regime characteristics due to the development of proglacial lakes at Glaciar Soler, Northern Patagonia Icefield, Chile. IAHS Publication 318 (selected papers from sessions at the IAHS Assembly in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, 2005), 49-65.
Yamaguchi, S., Sawagaki, T., Matsumoto, T., Muravyev, Y.D. and Naruse, R. (2007): Influence of debris cover on ogive-like surface morphology of Bilchenok Glacier in Kamchatka. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Vol. 39, No. 2, 332-339.
Aniya, M., Enomoto, H., Aoki, T., Matsumoto, T., Skvarca, P., Barcaza, G., Suzuki, R., Sawagaki, T., Sato, N., Isenko E., Iwasaki, S., Sala, H., Fukuda, A., Satow, K. and Naruse, R. (2007): Glaciological and geomorphological studies at Glaciar Exploradores, Hielo Patagonico Norte, and Glaciar Perito Moreno, Hielo Patagonico Sur, South America, during 2003-2005 (GRPP03-05). Bulletin of Glaciological Research, Vol. 24, 95-107.
Naruse, R. (2006): The response of glaciers in South America to environmental change. In �gGlacier Science and Environmental Change�h (ed. Knight, P.), p.231-238. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK., pp.527.
Skvarca, P. and Naruse, R. (2006): Overview of the ice-dam formation and collapse of Glaciar Perito Moreno, southern Patagonia in 2003/04. Journal of Glaciology, 52/177, 318-320.
Sugiyama, S., Naruse, R. and Murav'yev, Y. D. (2005): Surface strain anomaly induced by the storage and drainage of englacial water in Koryto glacier, Kamchatka, Russia. Annals of Glaciology, 40, 232-236.
Isenko, E., Naruse, R. and Mavlyudov, B. (2005): Water temperature in englacial and supraglacial channels: change along the flow and contribution to ice melting on the channel wall. Cold Regions Science and Technology, Vol. 42, 53-62.
Popovnin, V. and Naruse, R. (2005): A 34-year-long record of mass balance and geometric changes of the Djankuat Glacier, Caucasus. Bulletin of Glaciological Research, Vol. 22, 121-133.
Seddik, H., Sugiyama, S. and Naruse, R. (2005): Numerical simulation of glacial-valley cross-section evolution. Bulletin of Glaciological Research, Vol. 22, 75-79.
Aniya, M., Satow, K., Skvarca, P., Anma, R., Aoki, T., Sawagaki, T., Tanikawa, T., Naruse, R., Glasser, N. and Harrison, S. (2005): Overview of Glaciological Research Project in Patagonia 2003. Bulletin of Glaciological Research, Vol. 22, 109-119.
Yamamoto, T., Matsuoka, K. and Naruse, R. (2004): Observation of internal structures of snow covers with a ground-penetrating radar. Annals of Glaciology, 38, 21-24.
Matsumoto, T., Naruse, R., Konya, K., Yamaguchi, S., Yamada, T. and Muravyev, Y.D. (2004): Summer water balance characteristics of Koryto Glacier, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. Geografiska Annaler, 86 A, 2, 181-190.
Konya, K., Matsumoto, T. and Naruse, R. (2004): Surface heat balance and spatially distributed ablation modeling at Koryto Glacier, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. Geografiska Annaler, 86 A, 4, 337-348.
Matsuoka, K., Saito, R. and Naruse, R. (2004): A novel backpackable ice-penetrating radar system. Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 50, No. 168, 147-150.
Skvarca, P., Naruse, R. and Angelis, H.D. (2004): Recent thickening trend of Glaciar Perito Moreno, southern Patagonia. Bulletin of Glaciological Research, Vol. 21, 45-48.
Iizuka, Y., Kobayashi, S. and Naruse, R. (2004): Water surface waves induced by calving events at Perito Moreno Glacier, southern Patagonia. Bulletin of Glaciological Research, Vol. 21, 91-96.
Pattyn, F. and Naruse, R. (2003): The nature of complex ice flow in Shirase Glacier catchment, East Antarctica. Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 49, No. 166, 429-436.
Yamaguchi, S., Naruse, R., Matsumoto, T. and Ohno, H. (2003): Multiday variations in flow velocity at Glaciar Soler, northern Patagonia, Chile. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Vol. 35, No.2, 170-174.
Yamaguchi, S., Naruse, R., Sugiyama, S., Matsumoto, T. and Murav'yev, Y.D. (2003): Initial investigations of dynamics of the maritime Koryto Glacier, Kamchatka, Russia. Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 49, No. 165, 173-178.
Matsuoka, K., Aoki, T., Yamamoto, T. and Naruse, R. (2003): Field-performance tests of a portable low-frequency ice-penetrating radar and a ground-penetrating radar at Athabasca Glacier, Canadian Rockies. Bulletin of Glaciological Research, Vol. 20, 49-55.
Aniya, M., Naruse, R. and Yamaguchi, S. (2002): Utilization of 6 �~ 6 cm format vertical aerial photographs for repetitive mapping of surface morphology and measurement of flow velocities of a small glacier in a remote area: Glaciar Soler, Hielo Patagonico Norte, Chile. Annals of Glaciology, Vol. 34, 385-390.
Skvarca, P., Angelis, H. de, Naruse, R., Warren, C.R. and Aniya, M. (2002): Calving rates in freshwater: new data from southern Patagonia. Annals of Glaciology, Vol. 34 , 379-384.
Aniya, M. and Naruse, R. (2001): Overview of glaciological research project in Patagonia in 1998 and 1999 -Holocene glacier variations and their mechanisms-. Bulletin of Glaciological Research, Vol. 18, 71-78.
Iizuka, Y., Satake, H., Shiraiwa, T. and Naruse, R. (2001): Formation processes of basal ice at Hamna Glacier, Soya Coast, East Antarctica, inferred by detailed co-isotopic analyses. Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 47, No. 157, 223-231.
Naruse, R. and Skvarca, P. (2000): Dynamic features of thinning and retreating Glaciar Upsala, a lacustrine calving glacier in southern Patagonia. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Vol. 32, No.4, 485-491.
Aniya, M., Dhakal, A. S., Park, S. and Naruse, R. (2000): Variations of Patagonian glaciers, South America, using Radarsat and Landsat images. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 26, No.6, 501-511.
Aniya, M. and Naruse, R. (1999): Late-Holocene glacial advance at Glaciar Soler, Hielo Patagonico Norte, South America. (Transactions, Japanese Geomorphological Union)�AVol. 20, No.2, 69-83.
Takeuchi, Y., Naruse, R., Satow, K. and Ishikawa, N. (1999): Comparison of heat balance characteristics at five glaciers in the Southern Hemisphere. Global and Planetary Change, 22, 201-208.
Matsuoka, K. and Naruse, R. (1999): Mass balance features derived from a firn core at Hielo Patagonico Norte, South America. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research, Vol. 31, No.4, 333-340.
Yamaguchi, S., Shiraiwa, T., Nishimura, K., Matsumoto, T., Kohshima, S., Muravyev, Y. and Naruse, R. (1998): Distribution and short-term variations of flow velocities at Koryto Glacier in the Kronotsky Peninsula, Kamchatka, Russia, in 1997. Bulletin of Glacier Research, No. 16, 51-56.
Yamaguchi, S., Shiraiwa, T., Muravyev, Y. D., Glazirin, G. E. and Naruse, R. (1997): Flow of Koryto Glacier in the Kronotsky Peninsula, Kamchatka, Russia. Bulletin of Glacier Research, No. 15, 47-52.
Naruse, R. and Leiva, J. C. (1997): Preliminary study on the shape of snow penitents at Piloto Glacier, the central Andes. Bulletin of Glacier Research, No. 15, 99-104.
Aniya, M., Sato, H., Naruse, R., Skvarca, P. and Casassa, G. (1997): Recent glacier variations in the Southern Patagonia Ice field, South America. Arctic and Alpine Research, Vol. 29, No.1, 1-12.
Skvarca, P. and Naruse, R. (1997): Dynamic behavior of Glaciar Perito Moreno, southern Patagonia. Annals of Glaciology, Vol. 24, 268-271.
Naruse, R., Skvarca, P. and Takeuchi, Y. (1997): Thinning and retreating of Glaciar Upsala, and an estimate of annual ablation changes in southern Patagonia. Annals of Glaciology, Vol. 24, 38-42.
Ibarzabal y Donangelo, T., Hoffmann, J. A. J. and Naruse, R. (1996): Recent climate changes in southern Patagonia. Bulletin of Glacier Research, No. 14, 29-36.
Takeuchi, Y., Naruse, R. and Skvarca, P. (1996): Annual air-temperature measurement and ablation estimate at Moreno Glacier, Patagonia. Bulletin of Glacier Research, No. 14, 23-28.
Aniya, M., Sato, H., Naruse, R., Skvarca, P. and Casassa, G. (1996): The use of satellite and airborne imagery to inventory outlet glaciers of the Southern Patagonia Ice field, South America. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, Vol. 62, No. 12, 1361-1369.
Naruse, R. and Aniya, M. (1995): Synopsis of glacier researches in Patagonia, 1993. Bulletin of Glacier Research, No. 13, 1-10.
Naruse, R., Skvarca, P., Satow, K., Takeuchi, Y. and Nishida, K. (1995): Thickness change and short-term flow variation of Moreno Glacier, Patagonia. Bulletin of Glacier Research, No. 13, 21-28,
Skvarca, P., Satow, K., Naruse, R. and Leiva, J. C. (1995): Recent thinning, retreat and flow of Upsala Glacier, Patagonia. Bulletin of Glacier Research, No. 13, 11-20.
Takeuchi, Y., Satow, K., Naruse, R., Ibarzabal, T., Nishida, K. and Matsuoka, K. (1995): Meteorological features at Moreno and Tyndall glaciers, Patagonia, in the summer 1993/94. Bulletin of Glacier Research, No. 13, 35-44.
Takeuchi, Y., Naruse, R. and Satow, K. (1995): Characteristics of heat balance and ablation on Moreno and Tyndall glaciers, Patagonia, in the summer 1993/94. Bulletin of Glacier Research, No. 13, 45-56.
Naruse, R., Aniya, M., Skvarca, P. and Casassa, G. (1995): Recent variations of calving glaciers in Patagonia, South America, revealed by ground surveys, satellite-data analyses and numerical experiments. Annals of Glaciology, Vol. 21, 297-303.

Reviewed papers as the first author, in 1994-1967

Naruse, R., Shinbori, K., Azuma, N., Saito, H. and Nagatuka, M. (1994): Borehole logging device at Dome F, Antarctica. Proc. 4th International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology (Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research, Special Issue, No. 49), 241-246.
Naruse, R., Fukami, H. and Aniya, M. (1992): Short-term variations in flow velocity of Glaciar Soler, Patagonia, Chile. Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 38, No. 128, 152-156.
Naruse, R. and Aniya, M. (1992): Outline of Glacier Research Project in Patagonia, 1990. Bulletin of Glacier Research, No. 10, 31-38.
Naruse, R., Skvarca, P., Kadota, T. and Koizumi, K. (1992): Flow of Upsala and Moreno glaciers, southern Patagonia. Bulletin of Glacier Research, No. 10, 55-62.
Naruse, R., Okuhira, F., Ohmae, H., Kawada, K. and Nakawo, K. (1988): Closure rate of a 700m deep bore hole at Mizuho Station, East Antarctica. Annals of Glaciology, Vol. 11, 100-103.
Naruse, R. (1987): Characteristics of ice flow of Soler Glacier, Patagonia. Bulletin of Glacier Research, No. 4, 79-85.
Naruse, R., Pena, H., Aniya, M. and Inoue, J. (1987): Flow and surface structure of Tyndall Glacier, the Southern Patagonia Icefield. Bulletin of Glacier Research, No. 4, 133-140.
Naruse, R., Nishimura, H. and Maeno, N. (1985): Structural characteristics of snow drifts and cornices. Annals of Glaciology, Vol. 6, 287-288.
Naruse, R., Shinbori, K., Akitaya. E. and Suzuki, Y. (1985): A tandem diameter gauge for use in Antarctic ice hole. Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research, Special Issue, No. 39, 219-222.
Naruse, R. and Hashimoto, M. (1982): Internal flow lines in the ice sheet upstream of the Yamato Mountains, East Antarctica. Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research, Special Issue, No. 24, 201-203.
Naruse, R. (1979): Dynamical features of the Meteorite Ice Field, Antarctica. Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research, Special Issue, No. 12, 19-24.
Naruse, R. (1979): Thinning of the ice sheet in Mizuho Plateau, East Antarctica. Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 24, No. 90, 45-52.
Naruse, R. (1978): Surface flow and strain of the ice sheet measured by a triangulation chain in Mizuho Plateau. Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research, Special Issue, No. 7, 198-226.
Naruse, R. and Shimizu, H. (1978): Flow line of the ice sheet over Mizuho Plateau. Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research, Special Issue, No. 7, 227-234.
Naruse, R nd Suzuki, Y. (1975): A steam-operated drill used by the 14th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition. Antarctic Record, No. 53, 53-56.
Naruse, R., Endo, Y., Narita, H. and Yamada, T. (1972): A stratigraphic analysis of a 10 meter deep firn core from the inland area near Syowa Station, East Antarctica. Antarctic Record, No. 45, 33-46.
Naruse, R., Endo, Y., Ishida, T. and Ageta, Y. (1971): Observations of snow accumulation and sea ice at Syowa Station, Antarctica. Antarctic Record, No. 40, 57-64.
Naruse, R., Ishida, T., Endo, Y. and Ageta, Y. (1971): On the relation between sea ice growth and freezing index at Syowa Station, Antarctica. Antarctic Record, No. 41, 62-66.