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(★)([英文版] 日本海 : その深海で起こっていること／ Translated by Gen Del Raye／ Why is the Sea of Japan garnering the attention of oceanographers and nature lovers from around the world?／ Among other surprises, the Sea of Japan has its own distinct water mass, internal circulation, and an ´attractive device´ that operates only winter. Just 8000 years ago, the deep waters of the Sea of Japan were a ´dead´ zone. Now, they are a dynamic treasure trove of life. A 1000-m thick water mass hidden deep beneath its surface holds the key to this incredible transformation. How did this distinct water mass form? And how do the major changes occurring in the Sea of Japan foretell future environmental changes across the global ocean?／ A leading oceanographer with 40 years of field experience reports this oceanographic detective story to reveal the amazing secrets of the ´Mother Sea´.／ ◆GAMO Toshitaka is a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo. Born in Nagano Prefecture in 1952, he received his BS and PhD from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Tokyo School of Science and specializes in chemical oceanography.／ Previously, he was a professor at the Hokkaido University Graduate School of Science and at the Ocean Research Institute and the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, both at the University of Tokyo. Prof. Gamo has dedicated his career to developing and using new observation technologies for chemical oceanography. Thanks to his passion for fieldwork using ships and submersibles, he has accumulated some 1740 ship days and participated in 15 deep-sea submersible dives over the course of his career.／ He has published numerous studies on deep ocean circulation and seafloor hydrothermal activity, and has been the recipient of various awards including the Oceanographic Society of Japan Prize, the Geochemistry Research Association Science Prize (also known as the Miyake Prize), and the Prime Minister´s Commendations for Contributors to promote the Country as a Maritime Nation. His distinguished lecture on his research on the Sea of Japan won high acclaim at the 2013 Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Annual Meeting (held in Brisbane, Australia). His other books include ´Kaiyo no Kagaku (Ocean Science ; NHK Publishing, Inc.)´, ´Kaiyo Chikyu Kagaku (Marine Geochemistry ; Kodansha), and ´Taiheiyo : Sono Shinso de Okotteiru Koto (The Pacific Ocean : What is Happening in the Deep? ; Kodansha)´.／ ▼CONTENTS ●CHAPTER 1／What Are the Features of the Sea of Japan? ●CHAPTER 2／The Sea of Japan Is a Miniature Version of the Global Oceans ●CHAPTER 3／The Sea of Japan Has Its Own Distinct Water Mass! Explorations of the Bathtub´s Depths ●CHAPTER 4／The History of the Sea of Japan : How Did It First Emerge and How Has It Changed? ●CHAPTER 5／The Sea of Japan Is a ´Mother Sea´ : Without It, Japan Would Not Exist ●CHAPTER 6／A Warning from the ´Miniature Ocean´ : The Sea of Japan´s Lament) |
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