简介:The19^thHimalaya-Karakoram-TibetWorkshop(HKT19),asanannualinternationalworkshopdevotedtopresentationsofnewresearchfindingsintheEarthsciencesandrelateddisciplinesfromtheHimalaya-Karakoram-Tibet(HKT)regionanddiscussionontheburningissues,washeldinNiseko,afamousskiresortinHokkaido,Japan.TheHKT19OrganizingCommitteehostedtheworkshoptogetherwithtwo21^stCenturyCenterofExcellencePrograms,namely,COEforthe“Neo-ScienceofNaturalHistory”(HokkaidoUniversity,ProjectLeader:H.Okada),COEfor“DynamicsoftheSun-Earth-LifeInteractiveSystem”,(NagoyaUniversity,ProjectLeader:T.Yasunari),andtheDivisionofEarthandPlanetarySciences,HokkaidoUniversity,