JAMSTEC JAMSTEC JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE-EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Strategic Research and Development Area

• Research and Development Center for Global Change (RCGC)
• Marine Ecosystem Dynamics Research Group
• Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction Research Group
• Ocean Circulation Research Group
• Global Chemical and Physical Oceanography Group
• Research and Development Center for Ocean Drilling Science
• Plate Boundary Drilling Research Group
• Mantle and Continental Crust Drilling Research Group
• Sedimentary Basin Drilling Research Group
• Borehole Informatics Group
• Research and Development Center for Earthquake and Tsunami
• Ocean Floor observatory Technology Development Group
• Earthquake and Tsunami Forecasting System Research Group
• Seismogenic Zone Monitoring Research Group
• Offshore Fault Evaluation Group
• Structural Seismology Group
• Integrated Earthquake Observation and Research Group
• Marine Geology and Geophysics Group
• Planning and Coordination Group
• Research and Development Center for Marine Biosciences
• Marine Functional Biology Group
• Frontier Research Group
• Marine Bioresource Exploration Research Group
• Research and Development Center for Submarine Resources
• Geobio-Engineering and Technology Group
• Resource Generation Environment Research Group
• Environmental Impact Assessment Research Group
• Explaration Research Group
• Planning and Coordination Group
• Application Laboratory (APL)
• Climate Variability Prediction and Application Research Group (CVPARG)
• Environmental Variability Prediction and Application Research Group (EVPARG)
• Applied Marine Science Information Research Group (AMSIRG)
• Project Team for Risk Information on Climate Change
• Research Unit for Earth System Model Development and Application
• Research Unit for Projection Technology Development
• Research Unit for Reduction of Uncertainty in Climate Sensitivity
• Project Team for Analyses of Changes in East Japan Marine Ecosystems
• Research Unit for Ecosystem Monitoring
• Research Unit for Ecosystem Model and Data Management
• Institute of Arctic Climate and Environment Research (IACE)
• Arctic Ocean and Climate System Research Unit
• Arctic Marine Ecoystem Research Unit
• Arctic Geochemical Cycle Research Unit
• Pan-Arctic Climate Change Projection Research Unit
• Arctic Observation Technology Development Unit

Basic Research Area

• Department of Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Land Processes Research
• Department of Environmental Geochemical Cycle Research
• Department of Integrated Climate Change Projection Research
• Department of Seamless Environmental Prediction Research (DSEP)
• Department of Deep Earth Structure and Dynamics Research
• Department of Solid Earth Geochemistry
• Department of Marine Biodiversity Research
• Department of Subsurface Geobiological Analysis and Research
• Department of Biogeochemistry
• Department of Mathematical Science and Advanced Technology (MAT)

Mutsu Institute for Oceanography (MIO)

• Coastal Environment Research Group
• Research Promotion Group
• General Affairs Division

Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research (KOCHI)

• Fault Mechanics Research Group
• Geomicrobiology Group
• Isotope Geochemistry Group
• Science Services Group
• General Affairs Division

Research Support Department

• Research Support Division I
• Research Support Division II

Development and Operation Sector

Marine Technology and Engineering Center (MARITEC)

• Planning and Coordination Office
• Marine Technology Development Department
• Marine Key Technology Group
• Underwater Vehicle Technology Group
• Long-Term Observation Technology Group
• Underwater Acoustic Technology Group
• Marine Sensor Technology Group
• Research Fleet Department
• Planning Group
• Ship Operations and Engineering Group
• Underwater Vehicle and observation system Operational technology Group
• Coastal Area and EEZ Coordination Group
• Seafarer Team

Center for Earth Information Science and Technology (CEIST)

• Planning and Coordination Office
• Advanced Earth Information Research Department
• Earth Simulation Research Group
• Advanced Visualization and Computation Research Group
• Geoinformatics Research Department
• Data Synthesis Research Group
• Data Dissemination Research Group
• Information Systems Department
• System Engineering and Operations Group
• Computational Technology Group
• High-Performance Computing (HPC) Application Research Group
• Management Information Systems Group
• Data Management and Engineering Department
• Data Informatics Group
• Data Management Group (DMG)
• Global Oceanographic Data Center (GODAC)
• Data Research and Development Group
• General Affairs Division

Center for Deep Earth Exploration (CDEX)

• Planning and Coordination Office
• Operations Department
• Marine Operation Group
• Drilling Operation Group
• Technology Department
• Technology Group I
• Technology Group II
• Science Services Department
• Science Operation Group
• Geological Evaluation Group
• Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Group

Project Team for Development of New-generation Research Protocol for Submarine Resources

• Ore Genesis Research Unit
• Development of Exploration & Operation System Unit
• Multiple AUV Technology Unit
• ROV Advanced System Technology Unit
• Ecosystem Observation and Evaluation Methodology Research Unit
• Long-Term Observation Technology Unit
• Planning and Coordination Unit

Project Team for Climate Change Adaptation Technology

• Research and Development Unit for Near-term Climate Projection Technology
• Research and Development Unit for Downscaling Technology

Project Team for HPC Advanced Predictions utilizing Big Data

• Research Unit for Mesoscale Weather Predictions
• Research Unit for Predictability of Global Weather Extremes
• Research and Development Unit for Atmospheric Chemistry Model Development and Application
• Research and Development Unit for HPC Platform Technology

Administration Sector

Planning Department

• Planning Division
• Strategic Planning Division

General Affairs Department

• General Affairs Division
• Facility Management Division
• YES General Affairs Division
• Legal Affairs Division

Human Resources Department

• Human Resources Division I
• Human Resources Division II
• Employee Relations Division
• Gender Equality and Employee Support Division

Finance and Contracts Department

• Finance and Accounting Division
• Finance Division
• Contracts Division I
• Contracts Division II

Innovation promotion, Cooperation and Partnerships Department

• Innovation Promotion Division
• Research Contracts Division
• International Affairs Division

Public Relations Department

• Public Relations Division
• Press Division

Safety and Environment Management Office

Audit Office

Innovation Promotion Office via Marine-Earth Science and Technology