International Space Federation < v3 | closed >

[Romanziun]

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Uhm, it's the Space Programme of my Nation. Just that it has been pretty inactive for some 40 years, effectively being on a Hiatus.

[New Roma Republic]

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Uhm, it's the Space Programme of my Nation. Just that it has been pretty inactive for some 40 years, effectively being on a Hiatus.

What factors lead to this hiatus of the space program?

[Romanziun]

Uhm, it's the Space Programme of my Nation. Just that it has been pretty inactive for some 40 years, effectively being on a Hiatus.

What factors lead to this hiatus of the space program?

Economic downturn; the fact that the space program was carried by the military which lost interest; etc

[Aaronian]

ISF Member Application Form

Nation Name (full): Federation of Aaronian
Head of State: Matt Nightingale
Head of Government: James Anton

Name of Space Agency: Fleet of Aaronian
Head of Agency: John Decker
Headquarters: New Anton, Arduu, Hercules System.
Mission Control: Orbitial Station LN-199
Space Agency Type (mark one): [X] Public | [ ] Private | [ ] Other: ________________
Membership Type Desired (mark one): [ ] Full | [X] Partial | [ ] Special
What are your current space capabilities?:

• FTL capabilites
• About 90+ ships in service officially registered as property of the FoA
• About 100+ ships registered as civilian and/or cooperate vessels.

Why does your space agency wish to join the ISF?
Because we would like to have our fleet recognized by other nations.

[Merni]

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Uhm, it's the Space Programme of my Nation. Just that it has been pretty inactive for some 40 years, effectively being on a Hiatus.

If you cannot do a launch atm, then apply for Special membership.

ISF Member Application Form

Nation Name (full): Federation of Aaronian
Head of State: Matt Nightingale
Head of Government: James Anton

Name of Space Agency: Fleet of Aaronian
Head of Agency: John Decker
Headquarters: New Anton, Arduu, Hercules System.
Mission Control: Orbitial Station LN-199
Space Agency Type (mark one): [X] Public | [ ] Private | [ ] Other: ________________
Membership Type Desired (mark one): [ ] Full | [X] Partial | [ ] Special
What are your current space capabilities?:

• FTL capabilites
• About 90+ ships in service officially registered as property of the FoA
• About 100+ ships registered as civilian and/or cooperate vessels.

Why does your space agency wish to join the ISF?
Because we would like to have our fleet recognized by other nations.

This is an MT org: rejected.

Head of Government: President Zohius Snake

Name of Space Agency: The Zohianian One Project, Zohianians In Spacex, Waz Space Agency, Opice Space Agency, Snakeiania Space Agency, Prezili Space Agency, Johniania Space Agency, Teziekia Space Agency (and many more smaller ones) {Refer to whole of them as "United Space Agencies of Zohiania"}
Head of Agency: All have a bunch of different heads (are either private or state governments)
Headquarters: A bunch of different ones in different states and private locations around the country {May refer to largest one as the "USAZ Command Center, Zohiania"}
Mission Control: A bunch of different ones in different states and private locations around the country
Space Agency Type (mark one): [ ] Public | [ ] Private | [ x] Other: Public (state governments) and private (private companies and organizations
Membership Type Desired (mark one): [ x] Full | [ ] Partial | [ ] Special
What are your current space capabilities?: Combined capabilities amount to just about everything

• A number of Orbital Space Stations (up to 77, mostly small, a few larger ones)
• Can launch satellites (already have many, up to around 700, mostly smaller ones)
• Conduct manned and unmanned missions (long and short term)
• Conduct colonization missions (with a number of already experimental attempts)
• Conduct research missions
• Space Research Stations
• Launching of Space Shuttles
• (and many more unlisted)

Why does your space agency wish to join the ISF? They wish to work with others for further exploration into space and better scientific opportunities to be gained through cooperation with other agencies.

1. Nation name and Head of State please.
2. Is there an actual body called United Space Agencies of Zohiania? If not, is there a body which co-ordinates operations between the agencies? Or a federal government agency/space department?

[Zohiania]

Its a body in which representatives from all the separate organizations, companies and state government space programs work in coordination and cooperate. There is no federal space program.

[UniversalCommons]

From: OESW Office of Economic and Special Warfare and Ministry of Trade
Re: Operation Undertow And Mapping Satellites

Public Proclamation of Operation Undertow. As an act of goodwill, the OESW is providing maps of the locations of sunken military vessels and naval battlefields in member territories. This is part of an open offer for the recovery of sunken military ships. This is part of the declassification of an advanced space based radar and satellite imaging system used to locate ships and other craft on and under the ocean.

A second offer is for recovery of treasure ships and ancient ships as part of underwater archaeological expeditions. We have used this technology to recover a variety of ships and materials in international waters. However, we do not have full access to coastal waters of some nations. We wish to openly acknowledge and offer recovery operations for sunken materials.

We further wish to offer trade in weather mapping satellites, satellite energy mapping for optimum use of sun, wind, and tides, transportation flows, and specialty mapping technology for agriculture and forestry management.

[Merni]

Its a body in which representatives from all the separate organizations, companies and state government space programs work in coordination and cooperate. There is no federal space program.

Accepted, welcome.

All members who would like to join the ISF Discord, please TG me or Mewsland for an invite.
There will be no update this weekend.
Reminder: We have an ongoing RP here

[Polarea]

Polarean Institute of Space and Aeronautical Research NEWS

Hans Recke, director of PISAR, announced a few hours ago that the “Damocles” heavy reusable transport system is exiting development stages and will be entering full production near the end of the year, aligned with the launch of the Freyja experimental hydroponics testing platform. The “Damocles” consists of a 6-person passenger capsule or heavy cargo capsule, an extremely advanced Hall effect thruster in the 3rd stage, a liquid chemical insertion rocket on the second, and a first stage consisting of 3 liquid fuel booster engines. Every component has been designed to be recoverable and/or salvageable. The “Damocles” is part of the PISAR Dreamweaver heavy manned astronautics program, alongside the Freyja autonomous hydroponics program and the Atlas medium-weight satillite program. Mr. Recke refused to comment on the origin of the crystal technology inside the main Hall effect thruster when questioned by Arcadia Journal reporters.

[New Roma Republic]

Polarean Institute of Space and Aeronautical Research NEWS

Hans Recke, director of PISAR, announced a few hours ago that the “Damocles” heavy reusable transport system is exiting development stages and will be entering full production near the end of the year, aligned with the launch of the Freyja experimental hydroponics testing platform. The “Damocles” consists of a 6-person passenger capsule or heavy cargo capsule, an extremely advanced Hall effect thruster in the 3rd stage, a liquid chemical insertion rocket on the second, and a first stage consisting of 3 liquid fuel booster engines. Every component has been designed to be recoverable and/or salvageable. The “Damocles” is part of the PISAR Dreamweaver heavy manned astronautics program, alongside the Freyja autonomous hydroponics program and the Atlas medium-weight satillite program. Mr. Recke refused to comment on the origin of the crystal technology inside the main Hall effect thruster when questioned by Arcadia Journal reporters.

So looking over this launch vehicle, this should be classified as "Post-Modern Tech". The Hall thruster is currently in the developing stages, with the only tests being in Princeton and JPL. There is no way a modern spacecraft would have a hall thruster on it. Also, it should be noted that the Hall thruster is ONLY good for long-distance travel as it builds up speed over time (like all other ion propulsion engines). You would be better off using a LOX/LH2 vacuum chemical engine

[Polarea]

Polarean Institute of Space and Aeronautical Research NEWS

Hans Recke, director of PISAR, announced a few hours ago that the “Damocles” heavy reusable transport system is exiting development stages and will be entering full production near the end of the year, aligned with the launch of the Freyja experimental hydroponics testing platform. The “Damocles” consists of a 6-person passenger capsule or heavy cargo capsule, an extremely advanced Hall effect thruster in the 3rd stage, a liquid chemical insertion rocket on the second, and a first stage consisting of 3 liquid fuel booster engines. Every component has been designed to be recoverable and/or salvageable. The “Damocles” is part of the PISAR Dreamweaver heavy manned astronautics program, alongside the Freyja autonomous hydroponics program and the Atlas medium-weight satillite program. Mr. Recke refused to comment on the origin of the crystal technology inside the main Hall effect thruster when questioned by Arcadia Journal reporters.

So looking over this launch vehicle, this should be classified as "Post-Modern Tech". The Hall thruster is currently in the developing stages, with the only tests being in Princeton and JPL. There is no way a modern spacecraft would have a hall thruster on it. Also, it should be noted that the Hall thruster is ONLY good for long-distance travel as it builds up speed over time (like all other ion propulsion engines). You would be better off using a LOX/LH2 vacuum chemical engine

Noted. (Mentally scolds self for trying to look technical and failing) I’ll change my factbook when I have time.

[New Roma Republic]

So looking over this launch vehicle, this should be classified as "Post-Modern Tech". The Hall thruster is currently in the developing stages, with the only tests being in Princeton and JPL. There is no way a modern spacecraft would have a hall thruster on it. Also, it should be noted that the Hall thruster is ONLY good for long-distance travel as it builds up speed over time (like all other ion propulsion engines). You would be better off using a LOX/LH2 vacuum chemical engine

Noted. (Mentally scolds self for trying to look technical and failing) I’ll change my factbook when I have time.

Don't worry about it! I only know this because I do this for a living or at least I will in a few years (Aerospace Engineer(ing Student)).

[Ruskland-Preuben]

ISF Member Application Form

Nation Name: Imperium of Ruskland-Preuben
Head of State: Emperor Johann II of Soissons
Head of Government: ^

Name of Space Agency: Ruskland-Preubenr Ministry of Space and Aeronautics(RPMSA)
Head of Agency: Jerome mac Abel
Headquarters: The Skydome(Secret OOC: Right under site 5)
Mission Control: At the Skydome too.
Space Agency Type (mark one): [x] Public | [ ] Private | [ ] Other: ________________
Membership Type Desired (mark one): [x] Full | [ ] Partial | [ ] Special
What are your current space capabilities?:

• Extensive ICBM supply, each capable of orbit.
• 3 Space Stations(Lunakhod by the moon, and Leap 1 and 2 in equatorial and polar orbits(secret station known as Site S1 orbiting the far side of Earth's orbit))
• Shuttles, Satellites, and Manned landings(on the moon)

Why does your space agency wish to join the ISF? We wish to be able to expand or still mediocre space program into a large one as well the opportunity to cooperate with other space faring nations in possible future operations such as asteroid mining and deep space operations(as well tell them that we have a crap ton of abnormal objects with world ending power that we want to throw into space).

[Gogol Transcendancy]

Polarean Institute of Space and Aeronautical Research NEWS

Hans Recke, director of PISAR, announced a few hours ago that the “Damocles” heavy reusable transport system is exiting development stages and will be entering full production near the end of the year, aligned with the launch of the Freyja experimental hydroponics testing platform. The “Damocles” consists of a 6-person passenger capsule or heavy cargo capsule, an extremely advanced Hall effect thruster in the 3rd stage, a liquid chemical insertion rocket on the second, and a first stage consisting of 3 liquid fuel booster engines. Every component has been designed to be recoverable and/or salvageable. The “Damocles” is part of the PISAR Dreamweaver heavy manned astronautics program, alongside the Freyja autonomous hydroponics program and the Atlas medium-weight satillite program. Mr. Recke refused to comment on the origin of the crystal technology inside the main Hall effect thruster when questioned by Arcadia Journal reporters.

So looking over this launch vehicle, this should be classified as "Post-Modern Tech". The Hall thruster is currently in the developing stages, with the only tests being in Princeton and JPL. There is no way a modern spacecraft would have a hall thruster on it. Also, it should be noted that the Hall thruster is ONLY good for long-distance travel as it builds up speed over time (like all other ion propulsion engines). You would be better off using a LOX/LH2 vacuum chemical engine

Actually, a Hall Effect thruster was actively deployed on the ESA's SMART-1 lunar probe in 2003, and are frequently deployed for satellite stationkeeping. It's well within MT capabilities here, especially since the OP defined "MT" as up to 10 years in the future.

It's true that a Hall Effect thruster wouldn't make sense for a manned LEO transport though.

[New Roma Republic]

So looking over this launch vehicle, this should be classified as "Post-Modern Tech". The Hall thruster is currently in the developing stages, with the only tests being in Princeton and JPL. There is no way a modern spacecraft would have a hall thruster on it. Also, it should be noted that the Hall thruster is ONLY good for long-distance travel as it builds up speed over time (like all other ion propulsion engines). You would be better off using a LOX/LH2 vacuum chemical engine

Actually, a Hall Effect thruster was actively deployed on the ESA's SMART-1 lunar probe in 2003, and are frequently deployed for satellite stationkeeping. It's well within MT capabilities here, especially since the OP defined "MT" as up to 10 years in the future.

It's true that a Hall Effect thruster wouldn't make sense for a manned LEO transport though.

Huh, I wasn't aware the ESA had done that (I mainly stick to NASA and us companies). The op may define it as that, but I like to stick to hard MT, makes it more realistic for me

[Defutavia]

ISF Member Application Form

Nation Name: Socialist States of Defutavia
Head of State: Gerhard Morrison Hefner
Head of Government: Gerhard Morrison Hefner

Name of Space Agency: National Defutavian Space Institute
Head of Agency: Various
Headquarters: N.D.S.I Headquarters, Gloria City
Mission Control: Gloria City
Space Agency Type (mark one): [✓] Public | [ ] Private | [ ] Other: ________________
Membership Type Desired (mark one): [✓] Full | [ ] Partial | [ ] Special
What are your current space capabilities?:

• Can send men to space, not to any other celestial body.
• Can launch satellites into space.

Why does your space agency wish to join the ISF? We wish to give and take funding, resources, and knowledge to other nations who share the same dream as us: That someday, we may have the technological capabilities necessary to colonize other planets, and maybe even planets outside our solar system.

[Merni]

ISF Member Application Form

Nation Name: Imperium of Ruskland-Preuben
Head of State: Emperor Johann II of Soissons
Head of Government: ^

Name of Space Agency: Ruskland-Preubenr Ministry of Space and Aeronautics(RPMSA)
Head of Agency: Jerome mac Abel
Headquarters: The Skydome(Secret OOC: Right under site 5)
Mission Control: At the Skydome too.
Space Agency Type (mark one): [x] Public | [ ] Private | [ ] Other: ________________
Membership Type Desired (mark one): [x] Full | [ ] Partial | [ ] Special
What are your current space capabilities?:

• Extensive ICBM supply, each capable of orbit.
• 3 Space Stations(Lunakhod by the moon, and Leap 1 and 2 in equatorial and polar orbits(secret station known as Site S1 orbiting the far side of Earth's orbit))
• Shuttles, Satellites, and Manned landings(on the moon, Mars, and the far side of Mercury)

Why does your space agency wish to join the ISF? We wish to be able to expand or still mediocre space program into a large one as well the opportunity to cooperate with other space faring nations in operations such as asteroid mining and deep space operations(as well tell them that we have a crap ton of abnormal objects with world ending power that we want to throw into space).

This is an MT organisation. Manned missions to Mars are well beyond MT capabilities. Rejected.

ISF Member Application Form

Nation Name: Socialist States of Defutavia
Head of State: Gerhard Morrison Hefner
Head of Government: Gerhard Morrison Hefner

Name of Space Agency: National Defutavian Space Institute
Head of Agency: Various
Headquarters: N.D.S.I Headquarters, Gloria City
Mission Control: Gloria City
Space Agency Type (mark one): [✓] Public | [ ] Private | [ ] Other: ________________
Membership Type Desired (mark one): [✓] Full | [ ] Partial | [ ] Special
What are your current space capabilities?:

• Can send men to space, not to any other celestial body.
• Can launch satellites into space.

Why does your space agency wish to join the ISF? We wish to give and take funding, resources, and knowledge to other nations who share the same dream as us: That someday, we may have the technological capabilities necessary to colonize other planets, and maybe even planets outside our solar system.

Late PT, but that's fine. Accepted.
(Sidenote: nice to see you took the trouble to insert the square root symbol for ticking.)

[Ruskland-Preuben]

ISF Member Application Form

Nation Name: Imperium of Ruskland-Preuben
Head of State: Emperor Johann II of Soissons
Head of Government: ^

Name of Space Agency: Ruskland-Preubenr Ministry of Space and Aeronautics(RPMSA)
Head of Agency: Jerome mac Abel
Headquarters: The Skydome(Secret OOC: Right under site 5)
Mission Control: At the Skydome too.
Space Agency Type (mark one): [x] Public | [ ] Private | [ ] Other: ________________
Membership Type Desired (mark one): [x] Full | [ ] Partial | [ ] Special
What are your current space capabilities?:

• Extensive ICBM supply, each capable of orbit.
• 3 Space Stations(Lunakhod by the moon, and Leap 1 and 2 in equatorial and polar orbits(secret station known as Site S1 orbiting the far side of Earth's orbit))
• Shuttles, Satellites, and Manned landings(on the moon, Mars, and the far side of Mercury)

Why does your space agency wish to join the ISF? We wish to be able to expand or still mediocre space program into a large one as well the opportunity to cooperate with other space faring nations in operations such as asteroid mining and deep space operations(as well tell them that we have a crap ton of abnormal objects with world ending power that we want to throw into space).

This is an MT organisation. Manned missions to Mars are well beyond MT capabilities. Rejected.

Perma, or editable.

[Gogol Transcendancy]

ISF Member Application Form

Nation Name: Imperium of Ruskland-Preuben
Head of State: Emperor Johann II of Soissons
Head of Government: ^

Name of Space Agency: Ruskland-Preubenr Ministry of Space and Aeronautics(RPMSA)
Head of Agency: Jerome mac Abel
Headquarters: The Skydome(Secret OOC: Right under site 5)
Mission Control: At the Skydome too.
Space Agency Type (mark one): [x] Public | [ ] Private | [ ] Other: ________________
Membership Type Desired (mark one): [x] Full | [ ] Partial | [ ] Special
What are your current space capabilities?:

• Extensive ICBM supply, each capable of orbit.
• 3 Space Stations(Lunakhod by the moon, and Leap 1 and 2 in equatorial and polar orbits(secret station known as Site S1 orbiting the far side of Earth's orbit))
• Shuttles, Satellites, and Manned landings(on the moon, Mars, and the far side of Mercury)

Why does your space agency wish to join the ISF? We wish to be able to expand or still mediocre space program into a large one as well the opportunity to cooperate with other space faring nations in operations such as asteroid mining and deep space operations(as well tell them that we have a crap ton of abnormal objects with world ending power that we want to throw into space).

This is an MT organisation. Manned missions to Mars are well beyond MT capabilities. Rejected.

Manned missions to Mars are well within MT capabilities with the right funding. If Nixon hadn't axed the budget and NERVA went ahead we could have been there by the 90s.

[Ruskland-Preuben]

This is an MT organisation. Manned missions to Mars are well beyond MT capabilities. Rejected.

Manned missions to Mars are well within MT capabilities with the right funding. If Nixon hadn't axed the budget and NERVA went ahead we could have been there by the 90s.

I edited it though, so I think all is well and good?

[Martantaka]

Examples for NASA would be orgs like ULA, Lockheed Martin, 45th Space Wing

Examples for NASA? Even I don't understand what you said there...

Nation Name (full): Martantaka Federal Republic
Name of Supporting Organization: Martantakan Aerial Subnautical Space Program (MASSP) And Crescent Eight Moon Space Institution (CEMSI)
Type of Supporting Organization: Gorvernment Space Agency And Private Company
What support are you providing to the ISF? Spaceship/Rockets spare parts/Wiring

Why do you wish to support the ISF? Cuz galactical empire is a threat to my Galaxy homeland

1. Can you do two separate applications please?
2. Are you a Future Tech (FT) nation? ie. Is your current tech level far more advanced than current RL levels?

1. hmmm ill try
2. yes,my nation year is 2032

[Merni]

This is an MT organisation. Manned missions to Mars are well beyond MT capabilities. Rejected.

Manned missions to Mars are well within MT capabilities with the right funding. If Nixon hadn't axed the budget and NERVA went ahead we could have been there by the 90s.

None of that happened though. Also, far side of Mercury is still not possible.

Examples for NASA? Even I don't understand what you said there...


1. Can you do two separate applications please?
2. Are you a Future Tech (FT) nation? ie. Is your current tech level far more advanced than current RL levels?

1. hmmm ill try
2. yes,my nation year is 2032

No FT here, please. See the precedent.

ISF Member Application Form

Nation Name: Imperium of Ruskland-Preuben
Head of State: Emperor Johann II of Soissons
Head of Government: ^

Name of Space Agency: Ruskland-Preubenr Ministry of Space and Aeronautics(RPMSA)
Head of Agency: Jerome mac Abel
Headquarters: The Skydome(Secret OOC: Right under site 5)
Mission Control: At the Skydome too.
Space Agency Type (mark one): [x] Public | [ ] Private | [ ] Other: ________________
Membership Type Desired (mark one): [x] Full | [ ] Partial | [ ] Special
What are your current space capabilities?:

• Extensive ICBM supply, each capable of orbit.
• 3 Space Stations(Lunakhod by the moon, and Leap 1 and 2 in equatorial and polar orbits(secret station known as Site S1 orbiting the far side of Earth's orbit))
• Shuttles, Satellites, and Manned landings(on the moon)

Why does your space agency wish to join the ISF? We wish to be able to expand or still mediocre space program into a large one as well the opportunity to cooperate with other space faring nations in possible future operations such as asteroid mining and deep space operations(as well tell them that we have a crap ton of abnormal objects with world ending power that we want to throw into space).

Accept.

[Okstovskaya]

The OGASA Trumpet
The Official Newspaper of the Okstov Space Agency
November 2017 Issue

End of A Legacy: Okstovskaya Waves Goodbye to First Lunar Explorer

Article by: Ms. Jännisön Verkylk

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Lompo-8 separates from the payload stage, 9 minutes into the flight, colorized.

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The Lompo Team sends back it's farewell message in a form of an "instrument MIDI", as Lompo-8, the first ever lunar orbiter, prepares to destruct on Langrenus crater tomorrow (Nov. 18). This day will send the Great Adventurer to a final good night sleep after more than 60 years of serving the Motherland and the world, forever changing what we think of and learn about the lone guardian, and further revolutionizing science and the space industry.

Dr. Walter van Dyke, the mission director, emotionally conveyed, "This little machine was like our only daugther. She is a major part of our hearts and minds, especially for me," during a live conference last Tuesday. "It's going to be a bitter-sweet moment for us, but it's also going to be a heartbreaking moment," added Xiu Zhao Lu, the Principal Investigator for the RLPA (Roaming Lunar Particle Analyzer).

Going back to time, the Lompo-8 was built with a purpose to serve as a solar orbiter, the route was also to include a flyby to the far side of the Moon as a gravitational assist. It was revealed that, in official blueprints and specifications, the probe would not survive the intense heat due to the lack of a heat shield, of which prototypes were a failure.

The probe was launched to space inside a Polux 1K two-stage rocket in the 17th of May, 1957; the same day as the 36th Okstov Socialist Victory Parade. Lompo reached the Moon 4 days later, at a distance of 1,673 miles above the surface, amd at the same moment the first photographs of the natural satellite were sent to Earth. Orbital injections were delayed for 11 minutes due to a temporary thruster malfunction at the time of 14:27.

The spacecraft designers were surprised on how well all instruments work in pristine conditions, not to mention the very small fuel capacity, which was supposed to last for only 4 months. "We didn't even predict a single time that this guy (the probe) can conserve that much fuel, despite the fact that it was equipped with one of the most fuel-consuming engines at that time," said Carl Zhufer, the former Program Director.

Lompo-8 is the eighth spacecraft produced as a part of the LOMPO Programme (hence its name), the 153rd produced in OGASA's full history, and the first successful mission of the space agency.

The de-orbiting period will be set at the time of 16:35. Transmission of all remaining data available will start in 17:00; the song 'Aud Lang Syne' will be played through the MISM instrument a few minutes before the estimated time of impact (17:09)

[Defutavia]

Goodbye, Lompo-8!

[UniversalCommons]

From: Space Studies Institute
Best wishes on the final mission of Lompo 8.

Today a high altitude launch was made with a rocket carrying a miura folding array of inflatable solar panels. This will provide additional power to the UniversalCommons space station. It represents an advance in compact storage and delivery of lightweight materials to space. The array is designed to inflate after the panels are deployed creating a lightweight array with a lot of potential power.

OOC: Miura Folding http://www.osaka-ue.ac.jp/zemi/nishiyam ... /miura.pdf