Research Interests | Heitaro Kaneda's Lab

I am a field-oriented tectonic geomorphologist working on active faults and neotectonics, and more recently, studying other interesting geomorphic features associated with deep-seated gravitational slope deformation (DSGSD or sackung) and glacial/periglacial processes. My research is probably most characterized by field work at remote locations including deep forest mountains, barren desert, and Antarctic nunataks, which is based on detailed geomorphological interpretation and mapping using stereo-paired aerial photograph and DEM-derived images.

Current research interests

Tectonic geomorphology of active strike-slip faults, in particular interactions between tectonic and geomorphic processes in mountainous regions.
Paleoseismology of multiple-fault rupture earthquakes, in particular what controls rupture propagation across discrete faults or fault segments.
Controls, evolution, and hazards of deep-seated gravitational slope deformation (DSGSD or sackung), in particular their relation to active faulting.
Glacial and periglacial geomorphology, in particular those of Antarctica.

Principal field and laboratory methods

geomorphological interpretation and mapping using stereo-paired aerial photographs/DEM-derived images
coring, trench/pit excavations
geochronology using tephra analysis, radiocarbon dating, and surface exposure dating
GIS analysis, numerical modelling of crustal deformation and landscape evolution

paleoseismic trench on the Neodani fault, central Japan / autumn red leaves, Etsumi Mountains, central Japan

Landers earthquake area, Mojave Desert, California / Jutulrøra nunatak, east Antarctica

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