Introducing our field site

Stage = 41.5cm, Ta = 21.1C, Tw = 16.2C

Today two of my students and I introduced our field site to two 3rd year students who are considering their options for their final year research project. If they decide to join my lab, they can enjoy field work at Takiya River over the next year and a half or so. I explained the basics of why we are monitoring the hydrological cycle at Takiya River, and they tried their hands at making a discharge measurement for the first time.

We also visited nearby Miomote Dam, and the Amedas meteorological station at Miomote. The hydrograph below shows a small peak in flow caused by rains from Typhoon no. 18 which passed over Niigata on September 16th. There was no damage from flooding in Niigata Prefecture, but other parts of Japan suffered major floods and landslides.