Earth Simulator Proposed Research Projects


Earth Simulator Proposed Research Projects

List of Authorized Project in FY2017


<Ocean & Atmosphere>
Project Name
Name of Project Representative
Professional Affiliation of Project Representative
The Impact of Submesoscale Eddies on the Circulation of Upper Ocean Kazunori Akitomo Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Interactions between Oceanic Fine-scale Phenomena and Large-scale Circulations Yukio Masumoto Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Predictability Variation in Numerical Weather Prediction Takeshi Enomoto Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
Numerical Climate Experiments for Past and Future Environmental Change Ayako Abe Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Impacts of Extratropical Coupled Ocean-atmosphere Variability on Seasonal Predictability Hisashi Nakamura Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
High Resolution Typhoon Prediction Experiments Using Multiple Next-generation Nonhydrostatic Global Models Hiromasa Yoshimura Meteorological Research Institute
Typhoon-ocean Interaction Study Using the Coupled Atmosphere-ocean Non-hydrostatic Model Kazuhisa Tsuboki Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University
Ultra-high Resolution Downscaled Simulation of Near-future Climate Using a Dynamical Model Takeshi Yamazaki Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
Development of Long-term Evaluation Method of Typhoons and Coastal Hazards Under Climate Change Nobuhito Mori Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University

<Solid Earth & Space>
Project Name
Name of Project Representative
Professional Affiliation of Project Representative
Numerical Simulation of Short-wavelength Tsunami Caused by Outer Rise Earthquake Toshitaka Baba Facluty of Science and Technology, The University of Tokushima
Numerical Simulations of Seismic- and Tsunami-wave Propagation in 3D Heterogeneous Earth Takashi Furumura Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
High Resolution General Circulation Simulation of Mars and Venus Atmosphere Using AFES Yoshiyuki Hayashi Graduate School of Science, Kobe University
Numerical Simulations of the Dynamics of Volcanic Phenomena Yujiro Suzuki Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Generation Mechanism of the Banded Structures Observed in the Jovian-type Planetary Atmospheres Shin-ichi Takehiro Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University
Developments of Sophisticated Simulation Analysis Method of Actual Reinforced Concrete Building by Shaking Table Test Atsunori Kitano Faculty of Engineering, Department of Architecture, Maebashi Institute of Technology
Star and Planet Formation Simulation Masahiro Machida Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University

<Environment>
Project Name
Name of Project Representative
Professional Affiliation of Project Representative
Study of the Mechanism of Innovative Robust Nano Carbon Membrane for Water Treatment System Using a Large Scale Simulation Morinobu Endo Shinshu University
Making Urban Environmental Design Guideline for Mitigation of Urban Warming Takahiro Tanaka Institute of Engineering, Hiroshima University
A Large-scale Self-Organizing Map for Surveillance of Microbial Community Structures Takashi Abe Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University
Prediction of Seepage of Stored Material Using the MEC Model Toru Sato Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo

<Computing Science>
Project Name
Name of Project Representative
Professional Affiliation of Project Representative
Development of DFT-based Simulation Method for the Low Carbon Society Takahisa Ohno MANA Material Properties Theory Group, National Institute for Materials Science
Turbulence and the Flow Past an Obstacle in Salt-stratified Fluid Hideshi Hanazaki Graduate School of Engineering and Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University
Overall Simulation of Nonlinear Vortex Dynamics in Compressible Transitional Boundary Layers Kazuo Matsuura Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University
Large Scale Numerical Simulation and Modeling of Turbulent Scalar Transport in Nonequilibrium Environments Toshiyuki Gotoh Nagoya Institute of Technology
Numerical Simulations of Liquid Jet Breakup with Lattice Boltzmann Method Yutaka Abe Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba
Lagrangean Acceleration of Small Particles in Wall Bounded Flow Yoshiyuki Tsuji Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
Numerical Simulation of Multiphase Flow Including Water, Air and Moving Body Minoru Shirazaki Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University


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