Prediction and Projection of
Large-Scale Climate Changes Based
on Advanced Model Development
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute,
The University of Tokyo
Area Representative
Masahiro Watanabe
Professor, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute,
The University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
Area subjects
- Improving climate models that can contribute to more reliable global environmental predictions
- Reducing the uncertainty of climate change predictions and increasing the depth of scientific knowledge
Participating organizations
- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology,
National Institute for Environmental Studies
Sophisticated Earth system model
for evaluating emission reductions
needed
Japan Agency for
Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Area Representative
Michio Kawamiya
Director, Project Team for Advanced Climate Modeling,
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Area subjects
- Development of ESM and analysis of the Earth system
- Earth-human system interaction
- Technical and clerical support for inter-theme cooperation
Participating organizations
- Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Research Organization for Information Science and Technology, National Institute for Environmental Studies
Integrated Climate Change Projection
Japan Meteorological Business Support
Center
Area Representative
Izuru Takayabu
Japan Meteorological Business Support Center
Area subjects
- Development of high-precision models integrated with climate-relevant processes
- Development of climate scenarios for multi-stakeholder applications and understanding the mechanisms of climate change
- Advancing international collaboration
through the application of a high-performing
climate model over many countries
in the Asia-Pacific region
Participating organizations
- Nagoya University
Integrated Hazard Prediction
Disaster Prevention Research Institute,
Kyoto University
Area Representative
Eiichi Nakakita
Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute,
Kyoto University
Area subjects
- Long-term assessment of intensity and frequency of extreme hazards
- Seamless hazard prediction until the end of the 21st century
- Hazard analysis of past disasters and assessment of climate change factors
- Hazard assessment in Asian and Pacific countries and international cooperation
- No-regret adaptation strategies with consideration for various changes
- Development of bias correction methods and extreme values assessment technology
Participating organizations
- Nagoya Institute of Technology, Hokkaido University, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Public Works Research Institute