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Research Institute for Global Change

Research Institute for Global Change(RIGC) Annual Symposium FY2012

1. Date and time
March 28, 2013 9:30~17:25
2. Venue
JAMSTEC Headquarters Main-building(First floor) Lecture Hall
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3. Program (PDF 205KB)
Poster Session (PDF 176KB)
4. Language
Japanese / English
5. Contact
Research Support Division II
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Email : rsd-pr@jamstec.go.jp

Program

9:30-9:40 Introduction
Executive Director: Yoshihisa Shirayama
9:40-10:15 Ocean Climate Change Research Program
Chair : Takeshi Kawano
 
Variability in Southern Hemisphere ocean circulation from the 1980s to the 2000s
katsuro Katsumata (Ocean Circulation Research Team)
Data syntheses for biogeochemical variables by using a 4 dimensional variationalapproach
Shuhei Masuda (Ocean Data Assimilation Research Team)
10:15-11:00 Tropical Climate Variability Research Program
Chair : Shuichi Mori
 
Asymmetric evolution process of the positive and negative Indian Ocean Dipole
Takanori Horii (Indo-Pacific Ocean Climate Variations Research Teamc)
Structure and Variation of the Atmospheric Mixed Layer over the Western NorthPacific
Biao Geng (Intra-Seasonal Variations and Related Phenomena Research Team)
MJO controls on heavy precipitation events in central Vietnam during borealautumn
Nobuhiko Endo (Monsoon Hydrological Cycle Research Team)
Climatic Changes and Their Effects on Agriculture in Asian Monsoon Region
Jun Matsumoto (Monsoon Hydrological Cycle Research Team)
11:00-11:35 Northern Hemisphere Cryosphere Program
Chair : Tetsuo Ohata
 
Warming-induced changes of the terrestrial hydrologic system in the Arctic
Hotaek Park (Terrestrial Environment Change Research Team)
In-situ investigation of the Arctic sea-ice retreat using R/V Mirai and ice-mounteddrifting buoys
Yusuke Kawaguchi (Arctic Ocean Climate System Research Team)
11:35-12:10 International Arctic Research Center (IARC)
 
Progress of Research related to the JAMSTEC-IARC Collaboration Study
Larry D. Hinzman (Director, IARC)
12:10-13:15 Lunch Break
13:15-13:50 Environmental Biogeochemical Cycle Research Program
Chair : Toshiro Saino
 
Transport of radiocesium from Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP accident to the oceaninterior by settling particle
Makio Honda (Marine Biogeochemical Cycle Research Team)
Seasonal change in fluxes of biogenic particles and its potential transportationmechanism in the Arctic Ocean
Naomi Harada (Paleooceanography Research Team)
13:50-14:35 Global Change Projection Research Program
Chair : Akira Noda
 
Construction of heat and water balance data system across Asia
Jianqing Xu (Global Hydro-climate Process Research Team)
Inter-model/inter-scenario comparisons of terrestrial carbon cycle feedback by theEarth system models
Tomohiro Hajima (Integrated Earth System Modeling Research Team)
Development of an ensemble data assimilation system for climate studies
Hiroshi Koyama (Climate Modeling Research Team)
14:35-15:30 Break / Poster Session
15:30-16:05 Climate Variation Predictability and Applicability Research Program
Chair : Yukio Masumoto
 
A new type of interannual variability in the equatorial Atlantic
Ingo Richter (Low-latitude Climate Prediction Research Team)
Generation mechanism of the South Pacific subtropical dipole
Yushi Morioka
16:05-16:40 International Pacific Research Center (IPRC)
 
Highlights of IPRC activities: Selected Atmospheric focused research projects
Kevin Hamilton (Director, IPRC)
Highlights of IPRC activities: Selected Oceanic focused research projects
Ryo Furue (Researcher, IPRC)
16:40-17:15 Advanced Atmosphere-Ocean-Land Modeling Program
Chair : Fujio Kimura
 
Prediction of intra-seasonal variability and tropical cyclogenesis usinga global cloud resolving model: Outcomes from the K computer
Masuo Nakano (Global Cloud-Resolving Modeling Research Team)
Verification of the Performance of the Pseudo-Global-Warming Method for FutureClimate Changes during June in East Asia
Takao Yoshikane (Land Surface Modeling Research Team)
17:15-17:25 Conclusion
Executive Director: Yoshihisa Shirayama

Please note that the program is subject to change.