Kosuke Heki
Commendation
For distinguished contributions to the elucidation of various phenomena covering the solid earth to the upper atmosphere and their interactions using space geodetic techniques
A list of five major papers
- Heki, K., Y. Hamano and M. Kono, 1983. Rotation of the Peruvian Block from palaeomagnetic studies of the Central Andes, Nature, 305, 514-516.
- Heki, K., S. Miyazaki and H. Tsuji, 1997. Silent fault slip following an interplate thrust earthquake at the Japan Trench, Nature, 386, 595-597.
- Heki, K., 2001. Seasonal modulation of interseismic strain build-up in Northeastern Japan driven by snow loads, Science, 293, 89-92.
- Heki, K., 2011. Ionospheric electron enhancement preceding the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L17312.
- Heki, K., M.S. Bagiya, and Y. Takasaka, 2022. Slow fault slip signatures in coseismic ionospheric disturbances, Geophys. Res. Lett., 49, e2022GL101064.
Major achievements
Dr. Heki has made outstanding achievements covering wide range of fields in earth and planetary sciences by using high-precision space geodetic observations. His achievements include studies of plate motions using VLBI and GNSS, studies of transient and seasonal crustal movements due to slow fault slips and snow loading using GNSS continuous observation data, studies of ionospheric disturbances associated with large earthquakes and volcanic eruptions by measuring ionospheric electrons using dual-frequency GNSS receivers, and studies of time-variable gravity fields measured by satellites related to mass redistribution by hydrological processes and large earthquakes. He also served as the president of the Geodetic Society of Japan from 2015 to 2019, leading the development of geodesy in Japan. These achievements have greatly contributed to the advance of earth and planetary sciences in Japan.
Nominator
Masato Furuya
Supporters
Donald Argus, Toshitaka Tsuda, Takeshi Sagiya