1. Department of Earth and Evolution Sciences, University of Tsukuba
2. Research Institute for Global Change, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
3. COPAS Center and Department of Oceanography, University of Concepción
4. Kochi Core Center, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
5. Mutsu Institute for Oceanography, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
6. Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) Technology Engineering Services Company
7. Physics and Earth Sciences, Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyu
8. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Yamagata University