12th International Workshop on WATER DYNAMICS
Fluids in Solid Earth
Deep Carbon Cycle
-Deeper, Hotter and Frontier World-
We have organized International Workshop on WATER DYANMICS since 2004, and it had been financially supported by COE (2004-2008) and Global COE (“Global Education and Research Center for Earth and Planetary Dynamics” 2009-2013) and related program (Takuetsu-Kyoten, 2013-2014FY)
We had the Great East Japan Earthquake and severe tsumani disaster on March 11 2011. Tohoku University, the largest university in Tohoku District, was partly damaged by the earthquake; however, we can continue to perform high level scientific research activities as well as previous conditions, and we have great responsibility as a leading university.
The Workshop will review the fundamental properties and reactivity of WATER, which means not only pure water but also multicomponent geofluids, and the workshop involves the role of carbon in the Earth’s interior for dynamics and evolution of the Earth System. Additionally environmental geology is important field for future Earth and human beings.
After the Fukushima Nuclear Power Disaster has drastically changed the energy policy of the Japanese government. The government, industry, and citizens are much more positive to develop stable, safe, locally-distributed, and clean energy resources. Geothermal energy has been focused, and geothermal has been considered as one of the most promising solutions for currently occurring energy-related crisis in Japan. ICDP (International Continental Drilling Program) has great interests in high temperature and deep drilling project, named as JBBP (Japan Beyond Brittle Project).
Workshop in Tohoku University campus is 9 and 10 March, and then we will go to tsunami area (11,12 March). 11 March is fourth anniversary of the Great East Japan Disaster.
12th International Workshop on WATER DYNAMICS focuses on geofluids in impermeable, permeable, deeper and hotter solid Earth. We would like to discuss on genesis and transport of geofluids as essential processes for evolution of the Solid Earth.
Environmental Geology, involving soil and water pollution, is current big issues for human beings. Water Dynamics could cover entire range of environmental Earth science.
Hosted by
Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University
Graduate School of Science and Faculty of Science, Tohoku University
DEEP CURBON OBSERVATORY
JBBP -Japan Beyond Brittle Project-
Specially promoted Research 25000009 (Science and Technology for Geothermal Frontier)
IMA National Committee