Research Projects
Advanced Simulation and Technology Development Program
- Program Director
- Keiko Takahashi (Profile)
Multi-scale Simulation and Modeling Research Group
- Group Leader
- Keiko Takahashi (Profile)
A coupled non-hydrostatic atmosphere-ocean model has been developed, capable of multiscale-multiphysics simulation according to purpose or use. The coupled model has been optimized for Earth Simulator, and has reached a peak computational efficiency of 55%.
Advanced Visualization and Perception Research Group
- Group Leader
- Fumiaki Araki
The Advanced Visualization and Perception Research Group is developing algorithms and tools for high-performance visualization, representation, and processing of large-scale data produced by Earth Simulator.
Simulation Application Research and Development Program
- Program Director
- Kunihiko Watanabe
Geophysical Fluid Simulation Research Group
- Group Leader
- Wataru Ohfuchi (Profile)
The Geophysical Fluid Simulation Research Group conducts high-resolution and large-scale simulations of the ocean and atmosphere to understand the oceanic roles in global climate and its variability.
- OFES Data Access
- Earth Simulator Center has started a public access service to outputs of an ultra-high resolution oceanic simulation, which is conducted on Earth Simulator using OFES (OGCM for Earth Simulator). Three-dimensional data of velocities, temperature, and salinity fields and two-dimensional data including sea surface height, which represent well climatological oceanic fields.
Simulation Technology Application Research Group
- Group Leader
- Toshiyuki Asano
The Simulation Technology Application Research Group is active in application of large-scale numerical simulations to various industries, and in development of the simulation technologies through collaboration research with universities and companies.
Observing System Research and Ensemble Data Assimilation Development Research Team
- Team Leader
- Nobumasa Komori
We develop ensemble-based assimilation systems of atmospheric, cryospheric and greenhouse gas data and to conduct observing system research in order to evaluate observations and to study predictability. This is a cross-cutting team among the Earth Simulator Center and several programs of the Research Institute for Global Change, conducted in cooperation with researchers at the University of Maryland and at Doshisha University.
- ALERA
- AFES-LETKF experimental reanalysis of atmospheric data.
This dataset is produced under the collaboration among the Japan Meteorological Agency, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, and Chiba Institute of Science.