Abstract:We performed core drilling at the Yamunai-sawa perennial snow patch (785 m a.s.l.) on Mt. Rishiri, Hokkaido, on September 9-10, 2018. The obtained core was 993 cm long. An ice layer was found at a depth of 853-993 cm, which indicates that perennial snow patches nourished by snow avalanches can have a thick ice layer, even at low altitudes. To clarify the transformation process from firn to ice, we investigated the crystal grain size, pore structure and oxygen isotope ratio of the core, and we estimated the dep… Show more
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