Snow and Ice Research Center, NIED
Reference CryoNet Station Information

Our station is located at the hill with 97 m a.s.l. at the end of the Echigo plains near the seaside of Japan Sea. The averaged maximum snow depth is approximately 130 cm while a mean daily air temperature during the winter (Dec-Feb) higher than 2 °C. The station has been operated by Snow and Ice Research Center, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, Japan, since 1965. One of the aims of our Research Center is mitigation of snow disaster, therefore we have measured meteorological and snow data for basic data since the establishment of our Research Center. In addition to these data, we also have measured detail falling snow crystal types, density and so on. In the station, dual Doppler radar has been operated to measure snow cloud condition.

Yamaguchi, S., A. Sato and M. Lehning (2004): Application of the numerical snowpack model (SNOWPACK) to the wet-snow region in Japan. Annals of Glaciology, 38, 266-272. doi:10.3189/172756404781815239

Yamaguchi, S., O. Abe, S. Nakai, A. Sato (2011): Recent fluctuations of meteorological and snow conditions in Japanese mountains. Annals of Glaciology, 52. 209-215, doi:10.3189/172756411797252266

Reports of snow pit observation at Nagaoka for each winter are listed at the following web site (Only Japanese)
http://www.bosai.go.jp/seppyo/koukai_data/nagaoka_sekisetsu_siryou.htm#top