2026-05-15 北海道大学

(A)2023年6月~10月における雨量と本栖湖の水位、(B)富士山西斜面の3071番GNSS局の上下動、共通誤差を取り除くと降雨に伴う隆起が明らかになる。4ミリを超える隆起があった日(破線)の多くは、降雨があった日であることが分かる。(C)日々の降雨と上下位置は有意な正の相関を示す(降雨に伴って隆起する)。
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- https://www.hokudai.ac.jp/news/2026/05/post-2283.html
- https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article-abstract/doi/10.1130/G54450.1/729882/Heavy-rains-inflate-Mount-Fuji-central-Japan?redirectedFrom=fulltext
大雨は富士山を膨張させる
Heavy rains inflate Mount Fuji, central Japan
Shuo Zheng;Kosuke Heki;Jianli Chen;Yuki Tamada;Zizhan Zhang;Haoming Yan
Geology Published:April 28, 2026
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1130/G54450.1
Active volcanoes are often deformed by magmatic activity occurring at depth. Here, we report the deformation of Mount Fuji, central Japan, in relation to hydrological activity induced by rain. Through an analysis of the daily coordinates of global navigation satellite system stations deployed around Mount Fuji, we detected transient surface uplift of 1−2 cm correlated with heavy rains and deduced that this is caused by the expansion of shallow aquifers within Shin-Fuji lava layers. Such hydrological inflation of the volcano, lasting for a day or two, occurs within ∼25 km of the summit. The uplift gradually decays with distance and is replaced by large-area subsidence through rainwater loading beyond the end of these lava layers. Understanding such “cold” volcanic inflation assists in the correct interpretation of “hot” changes associated with magmatic forcing mechanisms.


