| A w a r d s |  |
| FRSGC and FORSGC's List of Award for the Fiscal Year 2003 | |
| Toshio Yamagata Climate Variations Research Program |
Sverdrup Gold Medal, American Meteorological Society "For his outstanding accomplishments in the study of ocean and climate dynamics, especially with respect to El Nino and air-sea interaction over the Indian Ocean" |
| Taikan Oki Hydrological Cycle Research Program |
Tison Award, International Association of Hydrological Sciences "Global assessment of current water resources using total runoff integrating pathways" |
| Itsushi Uno Atmospheric Composition Research Program |
Nikkei Global Environment Technology Award "Development of a real-time prediction system for trans-boundary chemical transport" |
| Hajime Akimoto Atmospheric Composition Research Program |
FACS Citation for Contribution to Chemistry in the Asia Pacific
Region, Federation of Asian Chemical Societies (FACS) "Distinguished contribution to the development of the profession of chemistry in Asia" |
| Takeshi Enomoto IntegratedModeling Research Program |
Yamamoto-Syono Award, Meteorological Society of Japan "The formation mechanism of the bonin high in august" |
| Michio Kawamiya Integrated Modeling Research Program |
Okada Prize, Oceanographic Society of Japan "Study on lower trophic production in the North Pacific by numerical ecosystem modeling" |
| Kimpei Ichiyanagi Hydrological Cycle Observational Research Program |
Research Encouragement Award, Japanese Association of Hydrological Sciences (FY2002) "Stable isotope compositions of precipitation in antarctic peninsula in response to El Nino/Southern Oscillation" |
| Taroh Matsuno, Director-General of the Frontier
Research System for Global Change (FRSGC) has been selected as a Honorary Member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) |
The AMS, one of the leading
professional societies for atmospheric and related sciences in the
United States, bestows the prestigious life-long title to a few scientists
who have made the outstanding accomplishment on researches on atmosphere
and ocean, and made meteorology-related researches, which contributed
greatly to the development of meteorology. Past recipients includes
famous Novel-Prize winners such as Dr. E.V. Appleton, who discovered
the ionosphere. Also in 1999, Matsuno has been awarded the Garl-Gustaf
Rossby Medal, that is presented to individuals on the basis of outstanding
contributions to the understanding of the structure or behavior of
the atmosphere, for his "Fundamental contributions to the theory
of waves and wave flow interaction in geophysical systems" from
the AMS.About this honorary news, Matsuno says: "I am very greatful to receive this honor. I got interested in the meteorology in my junior high school year, and more than a half century has passed since I have involved in this field of meteorology and related studies such as climate change and global environment. I am very happy that I have been able to pursue my career on what I really like." |
