RESEARCH

Research Units

Hydrological Environments

The hydrological cycles and material transports including the effects of human impacts in the earth surface, an important aspect of environmental science and human life, has not yet been fully depicted. New recent observations performed in regional scales have revealed changes in the earth surface systems that should be investigated by a multidisciplinary approach in multiple spatiotemporal scales. Our research group investigates these issues on near-surface environments including atmosphere, watershed, aquifers, and costal environments, using various physicochemical parameters, isotopes and simulation tools. Our main field is Kyushu; however, target area is generally broad extending to Asian region and more globally. Effects of natural deserters on earth systems including floods, earthquakes and volcanism are also major concerns of this research unit.

 

Hydrological Environments

Unit members

  • Japan
    Unit coordinator
    Takahiro HOSONO Website

    Professor
    Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University

    Japan
  • Germany
    Jens HARTMANN Website

    Professor
    Institute for Geology, University of Hamburg
    ＊IROAST Visiting Professor

    Germany
  • Japan
    Sub-coordinator
    Kimpei ICHIYANAGI

    Associate Professor
    Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University

    Japan
  • Indonesia
    Rusmawan SUWARMAN Website

    Assistant Professor
    Faculty of Earth Science and Technology, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)

    Indonesia
  • France
    Pascale LOUVAT Website

    CNRS research engineer
    Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

    France

Achievements

Publications

Aizawa, M., Mizota, C., Hosono, T., Shinjo, R., Furukawa, Y., Nobori, Y., 2022. Lead isotopic characteristics of gun bullets prevailed during the 19th century in Japan: Constraints on the provenance of lead source from the United Kingdom and Japan. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 41, 103268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103268

Hosono, T., Yamanaka, C., 2021. Origins and pathways of deeply derived carbon and fluids observed in hot spring waters from non-active volcanic fields, western Kumamoto, Japan. Earth, Planets and Space, 155, 73. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-021-01478-1

Jeerapong Laonamsai, Kimpei Ichiyanagi, Supapap Patsinghasanee (2021), Isotopic temporal and spatial variations of tropical rivers in Thailand reflect monsoon precipitation signals. Hydrological Processes, 2021;35:e14068, https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14068

Jeerapong Laonamsai, Kimpei Ichiyanagi, Supapap Patsinghasanee, and Kiattipong Kamdee (2021), Controls on stable isotopic characteristics of water vapour over Thailand. Hydrological Processes, 35(7), e14202. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14202

Mizota, C., Hansen, R., Hosono, T., Okumura, A., 2022. Museum-archived and recent acquisition nitrates from the Atacama Desert, Chile, South America: refinement of the dual isotopic compositions (δ15N vs. δ18O). Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 58, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/10256016.2021.1990913

Mojtaba Heydarizad, Masoud Minaei, Kimpei Ichiyanagi, Rogert Sori (2021), The effects of local and regional parameters on the δ18O and δ2H values of precipitation and surface water resources in the Middle East. Journal of Hydrology, 600, 126485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol　2021.126485.

Rahman, A.T.M.S., Hosono, T., Tawara, Y., Fukuoka, U., Hazart, A., Shimada, J., 2021. Multiple-tracers-aided surface-subsurface hydrological modeling for detailed characterization of regional catchment water dynamics in Kumamoto area, southern Japan. Hydrogeology Journal, 29, 1885-1904. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-021-02354-8

Romero-Mujalli, G., Hartmann, J., Hosono, T., Louvat, P., Okamura, K., Delmelle, P., Amann, T., Bottcher, M.E., 2022. Hydrothermal and magmatic contributions to surface waters in the Aso caldera, southern Japan: Implications for weathering processes in volcanic areas. Chemical Geology, 588, 120612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2021.120612

Tanimizu, M., Sugimoto, N., Hosono, T., Kuribayashi, C., Morimoto, T., Ito, A., Umam, R., Nishio, Y., Nagaishi, K., Ishikawa, T., 2021. Application of B and Li isotope systematics for detecting chemical disturbance in groundwater associated with large shallow inland earthquakes in Kumamoto, Japan. Geochemical Journal, 55, 243-250. https://doi.org/10.2343/geochemj.2.0633

Hosono, T., Hossain, S., Shimada, J., 2020. Hydrobiogeochemical evolution along the regional groundwater flow systems in volcanic aquifers in Kumamoto, Japan. Environmental Earth Sciences, 79(18), 410. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-020-09155-4

Hosono, T., Masaki, Y., 2020. Post-seismic hydrochemical changes in regional groundwater flow systems in response to the 2016 Mw 7.0 Kumamoto earthquake. Journal of Hydrology, 580,124340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.124340

Hosono, T., Saltalippi, C., Jean, J.-S., 2020. Coseismic hydro-environmental changes: insights from recent earthquakes. Journal of Hydrology, 585, 124799.

Hosono, T., Yamada, C., Manga, M., Wang, C. -Y., Tanimizu, M., 2020. Stable isotopes show that earthquakes enhance permeability and release water from mountains. Nature Communications, 11, 2776. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16604-y

Ichiyanagi, K., Ide, K., Tanoue, M., 2020. Seasonal variability of stable isotopes in precipitation and spring water around Mt Kimpo, Kumamoto, southwestern Japan. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 56(2), 149-157. https://doi.org/10.1080/10256016.2020.1745203

Ichiyanagi, K., Imatsu, M., Ide, K., Shimada, J., 2020. Effects on fluvial discharges of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes, Japan.  Journal of Hydrology, 583, 124600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.124600

Ide, K., Hosono, T., Kagabu, M., Fukamizu, K., Tokunaga, T., Shimada, J., 2020. Changes of groundwater flow systems after the 2016 Mw 7.0 Kumamoto earthquake deduced by stable isotopic and CFC-12 compositions of natural springs. Journal of Hydrology, 583, 124551. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.124551

Ishii, E., Watanabe, Y., Agusa, T., Hosono, T., Nakata, H., 2021. Acesulfame as a suitable sewer tracer on groundwater pollution: A case study before and after the 2016 Mw 7.0 Kumamoto earthquakes. Science of the Total Environment, 754, 142409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142409

Kagabu, M., Ide, K., Hosono, T., Nakagawa, K., Shimada, J., 2020. Describing coseismic groundwater level rise using tank model in volcanic aquifers, Kumamoto, southern Japan. Journal of Hydrology, 582, 124464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.124464

Kawabata, K., Sato, T., Takahashi, H.A., Tsunomori, F., Hosono, T., Takahashi, M., Kitamura, Y., 2020. Changes in groundwater radon concentrations caused by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake. Journal of Hydrology, 584, 124712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.124712

Miyakoshi, A., Taniguchi, M., Ide, K., Kagabu, M., Hosono, T., Shimada, J., 2020. Identification of changes in subsurface temperature and groundwater flow after the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake using long-term well temperature–depth profiles. Journal of Hydrology, 582, 124530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.124530

Mizota, C., Khanthavong, P., Hosono, T., Okumura, A., Yamanaka, T., Murano, H., 2021. Reworking saltpetre manufacture in Lao PRD: Implications for isotopic fractionation during the historic processes. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 35, 102747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102747

Mizota, C., Khanthavong, P., Okumura, A., Hosono, T., 2020. Dual isotopic (δ15N-δ18O) characterization of saltpetre currently prevailing in Lao PDR and its global compilation: new insight into isotope fractionation during production processes. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 56(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/10256016.2020.1717486

Morimura, S., Zeng, X., Noboru, N., Hosono, T., 2020. Changes to the microbial communities within groundwater in response to a large crustal earthquake in Kumamoto, southern Japan. Journal of Hydrology, 581,124341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.124341

Nakagawa, K., Yu, Z.-Q., Berndtsson, R., Hosono, T., 2020. Temporal characteristics of groundwater chemistry affected by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake using self-organizing maps. Journal of Hydrology, 582, 124519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.124519

Rahman, A.T.M.S., Hosono, T., Kisi, O., Dennis, B., Imon, A.H.M.R., 2020. A minimalistic approach for evapotranspiration estimation using the Prophet model. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 65(12), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2020.1787416

Rahman, A.T.M.S., Hosono, T., Quilty, J.M., Das, J., Basak, A., 2020. Multiscale groundwater level forecasting: Coupling new machine learning approaches with wavelet transforms. Advances in Water Resources. 141,103595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2020.103595

Tawara, Y., Hosono, T., Fukuoka, Y., Yoshida, T., Shimada, J., 2020. Quantitative assessment of the changes in regional water flow systems caused by the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake using numerical modeling. Journal of Hydrology, 583, 124559. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.124559

一柳 錦平, 井手 淨, 嶋田 純, 市川 勉, 2020.  熊本市江津湖周辺における地下水湧出量の再考察. 日本水文科学会誌, 50(1), 3-11. https://doi.org/10.4145/jahs.50.3

 

Grants

T. Hosono, JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), 2022-2026

T. Hosono, principle investigator, JSPS Fostering Joint International Research (A), 2020-2023, 19KK0291

T. Hosono, principle investigator, JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), 2017-2020, 17H01861

Activities

Presentations

  (International Congress)

Hermawan, O.R., Hosono, T., Yasumoto, J., Sawada, K., Song, K.-H., Shinjo, R.Nitrate contamination source identification by using multiple isotopes ratios in Ryukyu limestone aquifer, southern Okinawa island, Japan. JpGU-AGU joint session, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2021, online, 30 May-6 June 2021 (presentation on 4th June).

Irfan Tsany Rahmawan, Haruchika Hamatake, Kimpei Ichiyanagi, Jun Shimada and Tsutomu Ichikawa, Seasonal variation of the groundwater spring discharge around Lake Ezu, Kumamoto City. The 16th International Student Conference on Advanced Science and Technology (ICAST2021), Kumamoto University, online, 2-3 December 2021 (presentation on 3rd December).

Jeerapong Laonamsai, Kimpei Ichiyanagi, Stable Isotope Dynamics of Hydrological Interactions in The Chao Phraya River System in Thailand. Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2021, online, 30 May-6 June 2021 (presentation on 6th June).

Kimpei Ichiyanagi, Global water cycle and virtual water. Guest Lecture on Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), online, 14 June 2021.

Rahman, A.T.M.S., Hosono, T., Tawara, Y., Fukuoka, Y., Hazart, A., Shimada, J.Physically Based Groundwater Flow Simulation using Tracer-aided model in Kumamoto Region, Japan. JpGU-AGU joint session, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2021, online, 30 May-6 June 2021 (presentation on 4th June).

Romero-Mujalli, G., Hartmann, J., Hosono, T., Ide, K., Amann, T., Louvat, P. Hydrothermal influence on rock weathering in the Kirishima volcanic complex. Goldschmidt 2021, 4-9 July 2021, online conference, Lyon, France (presentation on 6th July).

Yasumoto, J. Shinjo, R., Razafindrabe, B., Toki, T., Sawada, K., Hosono, T., Hermawan, O.R., Nakaya, S., Takada, R., Nakagawa, K., Kagabu, M., Tawara, Y., Murai, A., Yasumoto, K., Mizusawa, N., Hirose, M., Maruyama, R., Iijima, M., Iguchi, A. Watershed Governance Based on Participation and Consensus for Sustainable Water Resource Use in Subtropical Islands. JpGU-AGU joint session, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2021, online, 30 May-6 June 2021 (presentation on 4th June).

 

 (Domestic Congress)

Oktanius Richard Hermawan, Takahiro Hosono, Yasumoto Jun, Ryuichi Shinjo, Chitoshi Mizota, Toshiro Yamanaka: Cause of elevated sulfate concentrations in limestone aquifers in southern Okinawa Island, Japan. 日本地下水学会, 2021年12月2-4日（発表日2日）.

Rahman, A.T.M.S., Hosono, T., Quilty, J.M., Das, J., Basak, A. Automated Hybrid Machine Learning Approaches for Groundwater Level Forecasting in Kumamoto area, Japan. 日本地球惑星科学連合2021年大会, オンライン, 2021年5月30日-6月6日（発表日6月3日）

丸山莉織, 安元 剛, 水澤奈々美, 天野春菜, 神保 充, 渡部終五, 高田遼吾, 廣瀬(安元)美奈, 新城竜一, 細野高啓, 飯島真理子, 井口 亮, 安元 純: 琉球石灰岩地域における陸水のメタゲノム解. 日本地下水学会, 2021年12月2-4日（発表日3日）.

丸山莉織, 飯島真理子, 水澤奈々美, 安元 剛, 安元 純, 井口 亮, 廣瀬美奈, 新城竜一, 細野高啓, 天野春菜,神保 充, 渡部終五: 琉球石灰岩地域における水循環中のメタゲノム解析. 第21回マリンバイオテクノロジー学会学術大会, オンライン, 2021年5月15-16日（発表日16日）.

山本祐生, 細野高啓, Oktanius Richard Hermawan, 新城竜一, 伊藤湧人, 宋科翰, 安元純, 宮城もね, 松岡走, 高田遼吾, 安元剛, 丸山莉緒, 三雲さき, 飯島真理子: 沖縄県多良間島の淡水レンズにおける硝酸性窒素の起源と挙動に関する2021年調査報告. 日本地下水学会, 2021年12月2-4日（発表日2日）.

赤田尚史，柿内秀樹，一柳錦平，岡田一沙，桑田遥，太田代楠生，田中将裕， 市販の固体高分子膜電解濃縮装置の高濃縮効率化に向けた改良．日本地球化学会第68回年会，弘前大学，2021年9月9日～10日（発表日10日）．

壁谷直記、清水晃、黒川潮、酒井佳美、鳥山順平、釣田竜也、小林政広、清水貴範、一柳錦平，自動採水器を用いた時間別降雨採水装置の開発．第77回九州森林学会，オンライン，2021年10月29日～11月5日（発表日11月1日）．

 

(Poster)

Ichiyanagi, K., Uesugi, T., Suwarman R., Belgaman, H. A., Tanoue, M., 2020, Seasonal variability of stable isotopes in precipitation over Indonesia observed for 2010-2018. AHW30-P07, JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2020: Virtual.

 

Books

細野高啓. 地震が起こると地下水や湧水に影響がありますか？ In: 地下水・湧水の疑問50（公益社団法人 日本地下水学会 編）, 2020, 成山堂書店, 194-198.

細野高啓, 井手　浄, 嶋田　純. 水道水源井や地下水観測井の水質に見えた地震に伴う変化. In: 巨大地震が地下水環境に与えた影響（嶋田　純, 細野高啓 編）, 2020, 成文堂, 107-133.

細野高啓, 田原康博. 水前寺成趣園湧水池の枯渇とその原因究明. In: 巨大地震が地下水環境に与えた影響（嶋田　純, 細野高啓 編）, 2020, 成文堂, 35-52.

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