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Appointment
of Dr. Tatsushi Tokioka as Director of
the Global Warming Research Program,
Frontier Research System for Global Change
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2 April 2003
Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC)
National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA)
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On 2 April 2003, Dr. Tatsushi Tokioka was appointed
Director of the Global Warming Research Program, of the Frontier Research
System for Global Change (a joint project of NASDA and JAMSTEC).
After graduating from the University of Tokyo, Dr. Tokioka joined
the Japan Meteorological Agency, where his research focused on weather
forecasting and climate variation. He then served in various important
positions, including Head of the Office of Climate-Related Matters
and Director of the Sendai District Meteorological Observatory. Until
1 April 2003, he was President of the Meteorological College. One
example of his many notable research achievements is the development
of an atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM). He served in an
international role on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC). The appointment of Dr. Tokioka should stimulate research activity,
not only in the Global Warming Research Program, but also in the Frontier
Research System for Global Change as a whole.
Background
Dr. Taroh Matsuno, Director-General of FRSGC and
Director of the Integrated Modeling Research Program, has also served
as Director of the Global Warming Research Program since November
2001, following the return of Dr. Shukuro Manabe to the United States
in November 2001 after serving as director of the program since its
establishment in 1997. The program consists of three projects: the
Global Warming Project, the Carbon Cycle Project, and the Paleoclimate
Project. The program is dedicated to research into understanding and
predicting global warming by elucidating the physical and chemical
processes that lead to climate change, and to the development of various
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Contacts
- Frontier Research System for Global Change Eri
Ota (Ms.) |
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Japan Marine Science and Technology Center
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Public Relations, Training, and Education
Division of Administration Department |
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National Space Development Agency of Japan
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Public Relations Office |
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Biography of Dr. Tatsushi
Tokioka |
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