1. National Institute of Polar Research
2. Department of Polar Science, School of Multidisciplinary Sciences, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI)
3. Estuary Research Center, Shimane University
4. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST
5. Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University
6. Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University
7. Graduate School of International Resource Sciences, Akita University/Center for Advanced Marine Core Research, Kochi University
8. Arctic Research Center, Hokkaido University