AquaLED videos: H2O, environment, world

Baby llama attempting to cross the river. Central Andes, 4200 masl (13800 ft)k

2012-03-08T01:32:00.000+09:00

Una llamita cruzando el río. Andes Centrales, 4200 msnm A baby llama attempting to cross the river, in one of the National Parks of the Central Andes. Let´s stop global warming, to save threatened life (wild life an ours!)

Measuring river discharge at 4200 masl, Central Andes

2012-03-06T22:51:00.003+09:00

Mediciones de caudal a 4200 msnm, Andes Centrales At a place 4200 masl (13 800 ft), in addition to the lack of oxygen, the beauty of the landscape takes off your breath..the video is on our river discharge measurement campaign (using propellers) at the Central Andes (rainy season), a national park where life is threatened by global warming.

Blue jelly fish: Matsushima Aquarium, Miyagi Prefecture

2012-03-02T12:02:00.001+09:00

Medusas azules, en el acuario de Matsushima More on the beautiful life of our oceans. During the visit to Matsushima Aquarius, in Miyagi Prefecture.

Octopus, Matsushima aquarium

2012-03-01T05:07:00.000+09:00

Pulpos en la costa del Pacífico To compensate having lost the pictures on our trip, some recycled memories...

Seals, East Coast

2012-02-29T04:34:00.001+09:00

Having lost my pictures on our recent trip to the East Coast, we were forced to recycle some old videos taken in such beautiful environment (also in the coast of the Pacific Ocean). On the Matsushima aquarium.

Riding elephants Part I: "Zoo san", in Japanese!

2012-02-02T01:44:00.002+09:00

Montando elefantes en Tailandia: La canción del elefante en japonés! Riding elephants in Ayuthaya "The pearl of Siam". It is definetely one of the most beautiful places in Asia. In this clip, the person "driving" the elephant (Thai) sings a song in Japanese!: the song of the Elephant. If you are Japanese, would you help me translating it? Thanks.

Inside the Basilica di San Marco, Venice

2012-01-28T22:35:00.001+09:00

Dentro de la Basílica de San Marco, en Venecia From the Japanese temples, to the historical monuments of Europe, we have seen the most beautiful architectural monuments of our civilization thanks to the enormous support of the Japanese Government, arigatou! (and the journey is not over!). Now we share a video taken inside the Basilica di San Marco, in Venice Italy. Overwhelming beauty!Next

Fun advertising in Tokyo´s subway

2012-01-24T11:32:00.005+09:00

Divertida publicidad y avisos en el metro de Tokyo To bring you back nice memories: Fun advertising while commuting in Tokyo´s subway. If you do not understand it, is alright; at that time I could not either; anyway the animation was fun to watch.

Earthquake engineering: Shock absorver foundations

2012-01-16T00:00:00.005+09:00

Fundaciones de estructuras sismo-resistentes Very short but amazing video, on how new technologies in earthquake engineering have evolved the concept of designing building foundations. To the left you will see a traditional design, with a building that swings together with the shake; to the right, a building where the foundations absorb the shock. Amaaaaaazing technology! A Japanese trademark!

Animal Planet: The animals save our planet

2012-01-05T05:58:00.000+09:00

Meanwhile we upload another video of our trips (and we are looking for our next destination), let me invite you to watch a series of videos of the Animal Planet channel, on how animals try to save out planet! Enjoy

Boat ride Mogamigawa River

2011-12-28T21:28:00.001+09:00

Viaje en bote por el Río Mogamigawa This boat trip is one of the principal attractions in the Tohoku region, Japan. I think the place was the Mogamigawa River (http://www.blf.co.jp/) Enjoy the song!!

Waste landfill: Shimizu´s Laterally Navigated Sheet Wall Method (seepage control)

2011-12-27T01:51:00.001+09:00

"Rolled-up waterproof sheets are inserted into a soil/cement wall that has been mixed and homogenized with a trencher. The rolls are then unraveled and pulled sideways, to create our vertical seepage control wall. Since this method drastically reduces the number of joints in comparison to previous methods, seepage control performance is greatly enhanced" - Shimizu-Japan (http://

Cultural night, Nanjing University - China

2011-12-24T21:11:00.002+09:00

One of the most beautiful representations of the Chinese culture I had the pleasure to be present at, performed by engineering students of Nanjing University (2008). It is a shame that HD cellphones where not cheap then, so please , close your eyes, listen and imagine being there...

3D Laser scanners for geotechnical and glaciological applications

2011-12-21T22:32:00.005+09:00

This is one of the latest acquisitions of the GRANDE Project: An advanced 3D Laser scanner. This equipment is an advanced tool for glacier mass balance studies, and similar applications, such as geotechnical studies. Currently, it is being applied for glaciological studies in the Condoriri and Huayna Potosí glaciers, and has been applied to investigate the mechanisms of the mega-disaster

How heterogeneous is the hydrological response of the Sajama National Park?

2011-12-17T20:13:00.006+09:00

La compleja respuesta del heterogéneo sistema hidrológico del Parque Sajama, Bolivia. The Altiplano in Bolivia is an interesting site for research, because of its highly heterogeneous, and poorly understood, hydrological response. In a video I show you a sample of such heterogeneity. This short video shows a small geyser in the Sajama National Park, on the right chain of the Western Cordillera

Earthquake engineering: Oil dampers

2011-12-08T22:45:00.004+09:00

Ingeniería de sismosAnother sample of the advanced technology used in Japanese buildings (according to my friend, an earthquake engineer, Japanese technology is at the top in the world!!). This is a scale model of an oil damper, used to "articulate" buildings as a countermeasure against earthquakes. The cost? According to the engineers, the installation cost for a skyscraper in Tokyo was

Engineering: Soil liquefaction and earthquakes

2011-12-02T21:06:00.004+09:00

One of the most severe impacts of earthquakes is soil liquefaction. After having watched a program at NatGEO, I remembered I had this short video on a physical model that I recorded during an Engineering Fair in Tohoku, Japan, back in 2006. The small tubes in the model are manholes. Learn, enjoy while watching the experiment, and find out how harmful liquefaction can be. Glossary Liquefaction.-

A taste of the Japanese culture

2011-10-31T02:34:00.009+09:00

Welcome to Sendai! from watertohoku on Vimeo. Una prueba de la cultura japonesa In this short post, let me share a video on the welcome ceremony held back in 2005 on my arrival to Sendai. I am posting this video as a sample of the event organized by the Japanese Embassy in Bolivia, held last Oct 28th 2011 in La Paz, which brought a lot of memories to all those who have had the chance to visit

Glacier melting estimations: Do we miss the hot spots?

2011-09-23T02:54:00.013+09:00

Estimación de la tasa de fusión glaciar: ¿Estamos perdiendo información valiosa? The representativeness of point measurements has for long been a concern for scientists and engineers. The forthcoming September 29th, 2011,we are presenting part of our research. The conference is sponsored by the Japanese Embassy in Bolivia, and co-sponsored by the AIMB, the UMSA, and the Aqua LED Group. In this

How is this blog organized?

2011-04-19T01:36:00.038+09:00

¿Cómo está organizado este blog? Due to the amount and variety of material I plan to post, I have organized this blog in four parts: 1. Aqua LED: The contributions show a small part of what me and some friends do/ used to do in our free time. You may notice that only the tab "After the quake" and the "Feeds" (tabs below the Blog Title) of the other three other parts of the blog (described

がんばれ日本！！！

2011-04-19T00:22:00.010+09:00

Fuerza Japón!!! The quake left unforgettable memories, specially after watching the way Japanese people react after this kind of events. There is much I have learned and still much to learn from this experience and from this great community that constitutes this great country. The amount of learning is so large and sometimes difficult to express in words. My own priorities in life have

GIS and remote sensing

2010-08-20T16:03:00.010+09:00

The meetings will be re-scheduled. We will begin posting from the Semester 01-2011. Thanks. UPDATE 1: This meeting was cancelled permanently. UPDATE 2: This part will be posted in the links: Water Science Group: Tutorials (for video tutorials). Water Science Group: Concepts, methods and techniques (for theoretical background). Water Science Group: On the WEB (for links to WEB resources).

Intro to GIS (using the old, and wise, Arcview GIS)

2010-08-09T15:50:00.018+09:00

Intro to Arcview GIS from watertohoku on Vimeo. Introducción al SIG (utilizando el viejo y sabio ArcviewGIS) Hello friends, The meeting was recorded without audio. Next it is outlined the contents of the session (in parenthesis it is written the time at which you may check the respective contents). Questions or comments (if any) are always welcomed. Contents of the video: i) Creation of a

Renaud & Matlab

2010-07-27T11:41:00.002+09:00

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Neural Networks

2010-07-23T20:25:00.013+09:00

Neural Networks from watertohoku on Vimeo. Redes Neuronales This presentation was prepared in Power Point, and recorded without audio. The video is at the top of this entry. Some questions asked during the session are also written below. The acknowledgements go to (I am forced to reserve the name of my friend to avoid copyright issues). Q&A 1. Artificial neural networks (ANN) & sensitivity