Frontier Research System for Global Change

For Outstanding Research Accomplishments

Guan Zhaoyong
Climate Variations Research Program/Model Group

"The atmospheric teleconnection linking the Indian Ocean Dipole to hot summer in the Far East"

Wang Zifa
Atmospheric Composition Research Program/Regional-scale Chemical-Transport Modeling Group

"Effect of yellow sand (kosa) on the regional distribution of acid rain in East Asia"

Akihiko Itoh
Ecosystem Change Research Program/Ecosystem-Atmosphere Interaction Model Group

"Development of a terrestrial ecosystem model (Sim-CYCLE)"
Shuhei Masuda
Integrated Modeling Research Program/Data Assimilation Research Group

"Revealing the structure of the oceans and its formation mechanism by using a datac essential to the ARGO project" assimilation method"

Takuji Waseda
International Pacific Research Center (IPRC)

"Meander Formation Processes due to the Eddy-Kuroshio interaction"

Frontier Observational Research System for Global Change
For Outstanding Research Accomplishments


Hisayuki Kubota
Climate Variations Observational Research Program/Air-Sea Interaction

"The atmospheric teleconnection "He elucidate the diurnal variation of cumulus convection and water vapor distribution associated with it in the Pacific warm water pool region and advance understanding of the intra-seasonal oscillation"

Kimpei Ichiyanagi
Hydrological Cycle Observational Research Program/Large-Scale Hydrological Cycle and Processes

"Establishment of an observation network of rainwater isotope and finding of ENSO-correlated variationsz of rainwater origin"

For Great Contributions


Yudi Iman Tauhid
Hydrological Cycle Observational Research Program/Large-Scale Hydrological Cycle and Processes

"Construction of hydrological cycle observation stations and technological transfer to local staff in Sumatra"

For Distinguished Services


Hiroyuki Nakajima
Climate Variations Observational Research Program

"He dedicate himself to checking, repair and arrangement of the data the oceans and its formation Integrated Modeling Research from the floats. His contribution is essential to the ARGO project"