Last revision: 2013.12.22

 

Letters, Reports and Publications by the President of GIGE, 2009-2013

 

 

 

2013 Summary of Activity

2012 Summary of Activity

2011 Summary of Activity

2010 Summary of Activity

2009 Summary of Activity

 

  

 

Symposium/Meeting Reports in 2009-2013

 

 

2009. 2.  Report of the Golden Jablee and symposium of Geological Society of India (In Japanese). Geological Society of Japan News 11 (10), 13-14

2009. 3  Permo-Triassic ultra-high metamorphism, Mesozoic magmatism and Pleistocene volcanism and gold mineralizatin in the Kyushu Island, SW Japan: An excursion. Kehalpannala, W. and Yoshida, M. EPISODES, 132 (1), 62-65.

2010.11. Report of IAGR 2010 Convention and 7th International Symposium on Gondwana to Asia (In Japanese). Yoshida, M., Wada, Hl, Tsunogae, T., Geological Society of Napan News 13 (11).

2011.1.  Report of 6th Academic Convention of Nepal Geological Society (In Japanese. Yoshida, M. Hayashi, D., Sakai, T., Geological Society of Japan News 14 (1), 11-12.

2011.10. Report of the 8th International Symposium on Gondwana to Asia and 2011 Annual Convention of IAGR and Field excursions (In Japanese). Yoshida, M., Nakagawa, M., Isozaki, Y., Tsunogae, T., Geological Society of Japan News, 14 (10), 7-8.

2012.5.  Report of the first student Himalayan exercise tour (In Japanese). Yoshida, M., Arita, K., Sakai, T., GeologicalSociety of Japan News 15 (5), 15-16.

2013.2.  Report of the 27th Himalaya-Karakorum-Tibet Workshop (In Japanese). Sakai, H., Sakai, T., Yoshida, M., Geological Society of Japan News 16 (2), 9-10.

2013.3.  Report of 2012 Annual Convention of IAGR and 9th International Symposium on Gondwana to Asia (In Japanese). Yoshida, M., Tsunogae, T., Geological Society of Japan News 16 (3), 6-7. 

2013.5  Report of the 2nd Student Himalayan Exercise Tour (In Japanese). Yoshida, M., Arita, K., Sakai, T., Ulak, P.D. Geological Society of Japan News 16 (5), 14.

2013.11.  Report of 2013 annual convention of IAGR and 10th International Symposium on Gondwana to Asia (In Japanese). Yoshida, M., Imayama, T., Tsunogae, T., Koizumi, T. Geol. Soc. Japan News 16 (11).

 

 

Presentations at Symposium/Meeting in 2009-2013

    Upreti, B.N., Yoshida, M., 2009, Seismic Hazard and mitigation activities in Nepal - with emphasis on Kathmandu Valley. To be delivered at the SAARC Conference on Earthquake disaster management, Islamabad.

 Yoshida1, M., B. N. Upreti, S.M. Rai, T. N. Bhattarati, P. D. Ulak, A. P. Gajurel, R. K. Dahal, S. Dhakal, 2009.1, Geotours and a Geopark Program in the Himalaya. 6th International Symposium on Gondwana to Asia (Not attended).

Upreti, B.N., George E. Gehrels, Santa M. Rai and Masaru Yoshida, 2010.6, Tertiary U-Pb Zircon ages along with Lower Paleozoic signatures from leucosomes of the Namche Migmatites, Everest area, Nepal Himalaya.  25th HKT.       

Upreti, B.N., M. Yoshida1, S.M. Rai11, T.N. Bhattarai11, P.D. Ulak11, A.P. Gajurel11, R.K. Dahal11, S. Dhakal1 and M.P. Koirala11, 2010.6, Guidebook Series of the Himalayan Geology and Natural Hazards. 25th HKT.   

Yoshida, M., Upreti, B.N., Rai, S.M., Bhattarai, T.N., Ulak, P.D. Gajurel, A.P., Dahal, R.K, Dhakal, R.K., Koilara, M.P., 2010.9, Himalayan field guidebook series on geology and natural hazards (in Japanese). Geol. Soc. Japan meeting.     

Yoshida1, M.,  B.N.Upreti1,  S.M. Rai, T.N. Bhattarai, P.D. Ulak, A.P. Gajurel, R.K. Dahal, S. Dhakal and M.P. Koirala, 2010.9, 7th Intn'l Symp on Gondwana to Asia, Qingdao, China."Field Guidebook Series on the Himalayan Geology and Natural Hazards

Yoshida, M. and Upreti, B.N.       2010.11 6th Nepal Geological Congr. Review of detrital zircon ages and Sm-Nd isotopic data from Himalaya -Support to the Mesoproterozoic formation of East Gondwana.

Upreti, B.N., Shakal, S., Rai. S.M., Bajracharya, S.R., Adhikari, B.R., Yoshida, M. and Bhattarai, T.N. 2010.11, Disappearing glaciers of Himalaya in the context of global warming. 6th Nepal Geological Congr       256   

Yoshida, M., G. E. Gehrels, Upreti, B.N., Rai, S.M., 2010.12, Early Pa;eozoic zircon ages from Namche Migmatites of the Higher Himalayan Zone. 30th NIPR Symp. On Antarctic Geosciences.    

Yoshida, M., Gehrels, G.E., Upreti, B.N., Rai, S.M., 2011.8. U-Pb ages suggesting Pan-African metamorphism in the proto-Himalaya belt. 8th International Symposium on Gondwana to Asia (Hyderabad) 258     

Yoshida, M., Watanabe, O., 2011.8, Role of student mountaineering clubs in the development of geological sciences - An example of the Academic Alpine Club of Hokkaido.  INHIGEO (Toyohashi, Japan).        

Yoshida, M., 2011.11. Late Pan-African Peri-Gondwanan Orogens: Extending the Proto-Himalayan Belt. 31st NIPR Symposium on Antarctic Geosciences,

Yoshida, M., 2011, Median Tectonic Line and the mega-earthquake of the Nankai Traf. Conference of Mitigation of Disasters in Hashimoto.    

Yoshida, M., Upreti, B.N., and Rai, S.M., 2011.11, Geology of the Everest region of Himalaya: A newly published geo-excursion guidebook.31st NIPR Symposium on Antarctic Geosciences,

Yoshida, M., 2012, Is the 21st Century Global Warming or Cooling?- Publication of S. Maruyamafs Book gApproaching Crisis of Global Cooling and the Limits to Growth. Symp. of Nepal Students studying in Japan   

Sakai, T., Yoshida, M., Arita, K., 2012.9, Himalayan field exercise program for students, teachers and young engineers. Geological Society of Japan 119 academic convention (Osaka).

Yoshida, M., Upreti, B.N., Rai, S.M., 2012.9, Geotours and geoguidebooks in the Himalaya. GSJ 119 Academic convention (Osaka).

Yoshida, M., Amano, K., Nakai, H., Enjoy geoscience: Publication of a GSJ e-book. GSJ 119 academic convention (Osaka).

Yoshida, M., Nepal, K.R., Upreti, B.N., 2012.9, Geopark program in the Nepal Himalaya. GSJ 119 academic convention (Osaka).

Yoshida, M., Nepal., K.R., Upreti, B.N., 2012.11, A program of proposing the Kaligandaki valley area of west-central Nepal as the Global Geopark. Annual Convention and 9th International Symp. On Gondwana to Asia., Adelaide.

Masaru Yoshida, 2012.11, "Tethys, Infra Tethys and formations of the Higher Himalayan Gneisses in the Everest region of Nepal : Field Studies and Publication of a Geoguidebook. IAGR 2012 Annual Convention and 9th International Symp. On Gondwana to Asia, Adelaide

Yoshida, M., Nepal, K.R., Upreti, B.N.      2012.11, Forming Global Geoparks in the Nepal Himalaya. 27 HKT, Kathmandu     

Yoshida, M., Upreti, B.N., 2013.10, The Infra Tethys Sedimentary Sequence in the Himalaya. Annual Convention and 10th International Symp. On Gondwana to Asia, Daejeon. 

Yoshida, M.,      2013.10, Global Geoparks in Gondwana Terrains.  IAGR 2013 Annual Convention and 10th International Symp. On Gondwana to Asia, Daejeon.        

Yoshida, M., Upreti, B.N., 2013.11, Forming Geoparks in Gondwanan Countries. 4th Symp. Polar Sciences, and 27th Symp. Antarctic Geosciences, Tachikawa.

Yoshida, M., Upreti, B.N., 2013.11, Re-examination of the Himalayan Tethys Sedimentary Sequence.4th Symp. Polar Sciences, and 27th Symp. Antarctic Geosciences, Tachikawa.         

 

Books Published in 2009-2013

Yoshida, M., Upadhyay, R., 2009, Geology and topography of NW Indian Himalaya: Field Excursion Guidebook (in Japanese).  GRG/GIGE Miscl. Pub., 20, Field Science Pub., Hashimoto, 37 pages.

Yoshida, M., Upadhyay, R., 2009, Geology and Scenery of NW Indian Himalaya: Field geo-guidebook (in Japanese). GRG/GIGE Miscl. Pub. 20, Field Science Publishers, Hashimoto. 37 pages.

Yoshida, M., Upreti, B.N., and Rai, S.M., 2011, Himalayan Guidebook Series of Eco-trekking - Observing Geology and Nature in the Field. GIGE/GRG Miscl. Pub. 24 (Ebook), Field Science Publ., Hashimoto, Japan, Distributed by Amazon Kindle Selfpub. Co. Field Science Publ., Hashimoto, Japan, Distributed by Amazon Kindle Selfpub. Co.

Maruyama, S., and Yoshida, M., 2011, Revising the Limits to Growth - The Intelligence of Human Beings. GIGE/GRG Miscl. Pub. 23, Field Science Publ., Hashimoto, Japan, Distributed by Amazon Kindle Selfpub. Co.

Yoshida, M., 2011a, What is International English? GIGE/GRG Miscl. Pub. 21, Field Science Publ., Hashimoto, Japan, Distributed by Amazon Kindle Selfpub. Co.

Yoshida, M., 2011b, Natural Disasters, Their Mitigation and Importance of Technology Transfer. GIGE/GRG Miscl. Pub. 22 (Ebook),

Upreti, B.N., Yoshida, M. and others (eds) 2011, Guidebook for Himalayan Trekkers, Ser. 2, Ecotrekking in the Everest Region, Nepal. Special Publication No.3, Department of Geology, Tri-Chandra Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu.

Yoshida, M. (Ed.)C2012CTraversing the Himalayan Orogen – Record of the First Student Himalayan Exercise tour in March 2012. GIGE/GRGMiscl. Pub. No.25C152pages. Field Science Publ, Hashimoto.

Maruyama, S. (Authored), Yoshida, M. and Vernon Spencer (Transl), 2012, Approaching Crisis of Global Cooling and the Limits to Growth - Global Warming is not Our Future. IAGR/GRG Mem. 11, Field Science Publishers, Hashimoto, and Xlibris Co., Bloomington, IN, USA, 142 pages (in press)

Yoshida, M., 2013.4, Traversing the Himalayan Orogen 2013– Record of the Second Student Himalayan Exercise tour in March 2013. GIGE/GRGMiscl. Pub. No.26C106 pages. Field Science Pub, Hashimoto. 

Yoshida, M., Amano, K., Nakai, H. (Eds.), 2013, Geotours, Geoparks, Geo-Olympic: Enjoy Geoscience. Geological Socienty of Japan e-book, 251 pages.

Yoshida, M. (Transl)C2014CClimatic Change and the Future of the Himan Beings: Prepare to the Global Cooling (In Japanese, Provisional Title). 151 pages. Toshindo Shuppan Col, Tokyo (in press).

 

 

Papers and notes in 2009-2013 

Yoshida, M.,  2009, The Discovery of  Yamato Meteorites in 1969, Polar Science, 3, 272-284.

Yoshida, M., Upadhyay, R., submitted, Geology of NW Indian Himalaya: Recent understanding and research history. (in Japanese). Submitted in Nov., 2009, Chigaku Kyoiku to Kagaku Undo, Tokyo.

B.N. Upreti and M. Yoshida, 2009, Seismic Hazard and Mitigation Activities in Nepal - with Emphasis on Kathmandu Valley  2009, Journal of South Asia Disaster Studies Vol. 2, 1-19.

Yoshida, M., 2009, The Discovery of  Yamato Meteorites in 1969, Polar Science, 3. 272-284. .

Rai, S.M., Yoshida, M., Upreti, B.N. Bhattarai, T.N., Ulak, P.D., and Koirala, M.P., 2010, Geology of the Everest Area, Eastern Nepan Himalaya:. In: P.K.Jha and I.P.Khanai (Eds.), Contemporary Research in Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) Region, Nepal, 2010, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Lalitpur, Nepal, 45-55.

Upadhyay, R., Yoshida, M., 2010, Geology of NW Indian Himalaya: Recent understanding and research history (in Japanese). In: Geoscience Education and Movement, 63, 75|83D

Rai, S.M., Yoshida, M., Upreti, B.N. Bhattarai, T.N., Ulak, P.D., and Koirala, M.P. 2010, Geology of the Everest Area, Eastern Nepan Himalaya: Contemporary Research in Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) Region, Nepal, Ed. P.K.Jha and I.P.Khanai, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Lalitpur, Nepal, 45-55.

Yoshida, M., R. Upadhyayi2010j Geotraverse along the Delhi - Leh route in the NW Indian Himalaya (1)(in Japanese). In: Geoscience Education and Movement No. 64, 51-60.

Yoshida, M., R. Upadhyayi2011jGeotraverse along the Delhi - Leh route in the NW Indian Himalaya (2)(in Japanese). In: Geoscience Education and Movement, 64, 17-26.

Rai, S. M., Yoshida, M., Upreti, B. N., Nhattarai, T. N., Ulak, P. D., Gajurell, A. P., Dahal, R. K., Khakal, S., Koirala, M. P., Sharmaand, L. N., Adhikari, B. R., 2011, Field excursion guidebook series on geology, natural hazard andvegetation of the Nepal Himalaya. Bulletin of Nepal Geological Society, Vol. 28, April 2011

Yoshida, M. and Upreti, B.N., 2011, Review of detrital zircon age and Sm-Nd isotopic data from Himalaya: Support to the Mesoproterozoic formation of East Gondwana. Jour. Geol. Soc. Nepal, 43, 29-36.

Yoshida, M. and Watanabe, O., 2012, Role of Student Mountaineering Clubs in Developing Geological Sciences - the Example of Academic Alpine Club of Hokkaido. In Kato, H. Inomata, M. and Suzuki, Y. (Eds), Visual Images and Geological Concepts, Proceedings of INHIGEO 2011 Japan, Japanese Assoc. for the History of Geology, Tokyo, 179-185.

 

 

Miscellaneous Publications in 2009-2013

 

Yoshida, M., 2009, Book review of  gDo Not Be Taken to the Global Warming Theoryh by Shigenori Maruyama (in Japanese). Geological Society of Japan NEWS, 12 (3), p.5.

Yoshida, M., 2009, Book review of gIntroduction to Earth and Planetary Sciencesh (in Japaneseological Societye of Japan News, 13 i‚P‚Qj, 7-8.

Yoshida, M., 2009, Book review of gBlue Clouds above the Tethys Seah (in Japanese). Geological Society of Japan News, 14 (3).

Yoshida, M., 2010,  Senior Volunteer 2-Years in Nepal (8)  Activity and activity report of Senior Volunteer (in Japanese). PASPORT 188i2010.9j, 64-69.

Yoshida, M., 2011,  Senior Volunteer 2-Years in Nepal (9-1)  Field studies and geo-guidebokk along the Everest courses-1 (in Japanese). PASPORT@191A82|86D

Yoshida, M., 2011,  Senior Volunteer 2-Years in Nepal (9-2)  Field studies and geo-guidebook along the Everest courses-2 (in Japanese). PASPORT@192C54|59

Yoshida, M., 2010,  Senior Volunteer 2-Years in Nepal (10)  Activity of SV Colleagues (1)  Kiyoshi Baba, the Traffic Police. (in Japanese) . PASPORT@193C66|69D

Yoshida, M., 2012,  Senior Volunteer 2-Years in Nepal (11)  Activity of SV Colleagues (2) Yasushi Oku, printing technology and Setsuko Inoue, Education and attendent of handicapped childs (in Japanese). PASPORT

Yoshida, M., 2012, Was the number of the first collection of Yamato Meteorites 9 or 11?: the mistery is resolved as 9.  Geoscience Education and Movement 68, 55-58.

Yoshida, M., 2012, There are several best travels in life (in Japanese). PASPORT, No.200 (2012.9), 100-103.

Yoshida, M., 2013.3, Senior Volunteer 2-Years in Nepal (12)  Activity of SV colleagues-3, Yoshiaki Hayasaka, IT technology and Toyoju Saito, circulation of  vegetables and fruits (in Japanese). PASPORT, 203 (2013.3), 48-53.

Yoshida, M., 2013.5,  Senior Volunteer 2-Years in Nepal (13)  Activity of SV colleagues-4, Mochiduki of Travel business development (in Japanese). PASPORT, 204 (2013.5), 70-74.

Yoshida, M., 2013.7,  Senior Volunteer 2-Years in Nepal (14)  Activity of SV colleagues, Kiyoshi Baba, traffic police and Masaru Yoshida, Geology (in Japanese). PASPORT, 205 (2013.7), 60-65.

Yoshida, M., 2013.11,  Senior Volunteer 2-Years in Nepal (15)  Special exhibition of geology museum in Tri-Chandra Campus. (in Japanese). PASPORT, 207 (2013.11), 46-49.

Yoshida, M., 2014,  Senior Volunteer 2-Years in Nepal (16)  JICA Regional Seminar (in Japanese). Submitted to PASPORT, in press..

 

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