JAMSTEC Research Projects

JAMSTEC Research Projects

List of JAMSTEC Proposed Project in FY2025


<Ocean & Atmosphere>
Project Name
Name of Project Representative
Professional Affiliation of Project Representative
High-resolution sea ice–ocean modeling on the Arctic environmental change Eiji Watanabe IACE, RIGC, JAMSTEC
Global ocean state estimation by using 4D-VAR ocean data assimilation system Satoshi Osafune GOORC, RIGC, JAMSTEC
High-performance computing of ocean models for Japan Coastal Ocean Predictability Experiment Yasumasa Miyazawa APL, REIS, JAMSTEC
Prediction Research for Extreme Climate and Ocean Digital Twin Takeshi Doi APL, REIS, JAMSTEC
Study on mechanisms and predictability of convective disturbances by high-resolution global nonhydrostatic simulations Tomoe Nasuno CEMA, RIGC, JAMSTEC
Development Research of a high-quality climate model for long-term climate change projection study Michio Kawamiya CEMA, RIGC, JAMSTEC
Understanding the Arctic climate change and its global impact for climate change projection Yoshiki Komuro IACE, RIGC, JAMSTEC
Understanding roles of oceanic fine structures in climate and its variability Yuya Baba APL, REIS, JAMSTEC
Observing system research using ensemble-based data assimilation methods Akira Yamazaki APL, REIS, JAMSTEC
High-resolution simulations and multiscale analyses for fluid and thermal transport phenomena in ocean and atmospheric environments Keigo Matsuda MAT, REIS, JAMSTEC
Minutes to Multi-decadal Prediction/Projection of the Middle Atmosphere Shingo Watanabe CEMA, RIGC, JAMSTEC
Ensemble Ocean Data and Downscaling for Policy Decision Making for Near-Future Climate Change Hiromichi Igarashi APL, REIS, JAMSTEC
Environmental geochemical cycle modeling research Takashi Sekiya ESS, RIGC, JAMSTEC
Mathematical Theory of Synchronization Phenomena in Marine-Earth Science Yoji Kawamura MAT, REIS, JAMSTEC
Role of the air-sea interaction in mid-latitudes and its response to the warming climate Ning Zhao GOORC, RIGC, JAMSTEC
Monitoring and Understanding Arctic Hydrological Cycle Variability through Regional Reanalysis and Eco-hydrological Models Kazuyoshi Suzuki IACE, RIGC, JAMSTEC
Volcanism and Natural Climate Variability—Assessing Post-Volcanic Winter Impacts over Eurasia and MENA Shingo Watanabe CEMA, RIGC, JAMSTEC
Data-Driven Atmosphere–Ocean Prediction and Assimilation: Fundamental Theory and Integrated Models Yuki Yasuda DSRP, REIS, JAMSTEC
Improvement and operation of the Post-event Understanding system using Large-ensemble Simulations for Extremes (PULSE) Shiori Sugimoto CEMA, RIGC, JAMSTEC

<Solid Earth & Space>
Project Name
Name of Project Representative
Professional Affiliation of Project Representative
Convection in various Prandtl numbers and its application to solid Earth science Takehiro Miyagoshi MAT, REIS, JAMSTEC
Development of advanced particle simulation code Mikito Furuichi MAT, REIS, JAMSTEC
Global seismic wave propagation simulation Daisuke Sugiyama DSRP, REIS, JAMSTEC
Earthquake damage estimation based on numerical simulation considering heterogeneous material property Takane Hori IMG, JAMSTEC
Investigation of Material Removal Mechanisms in Laser Drilling via Particle-Based Simulation Yousuke Kawahito Research Institute for Marine Technology and Engineering, JAMSTEC
Development of numerical analysis method for daynamic behavior with energy dissipation of continuum Sayako Hirobe MAT, REIS, JAMSTEC
Usefullness examination of parallel finite element method for surface earthquake fault and structural seismic capacity Muneo Hori REIS, JAMSTEC
Numerical Studies for Clarification of Various Tsunami Processes Kentaro Imai GGM, IMG, JAMSTEC
Seismic imaging of marine crustal structure with high resolution and uncertainty quantification and utilization of the structural information Ryoichiro Agata GGM, IMG, JAMSTEC
Integrated research for fault slipping and locking state estimation and prediction based on high-fidelity calculations and parameter estimations considering heterogeneous material property and uncertainty Takeshi Iinuma GGM, IMG, JAMSTEC

<Computing Science>
Project Name
Name of Project Representative
Professional Affiliation of Project Representative
Development of deep learning based image recognition for marine and earth sciences Daisuke Matsuoka DSRP, REIS, JAMSTEC
Numerical and theoretical study on turbulence transport phenomena Taketo Ariki MAT, REIS, JAMSTEC

<Environment>
Project Name
Name of Project Representative
Professional Affiliation of Project Representative
Lagrangian View of Ocean Mixing Toru Sugiyama APL, REIS, JAMSTEC
Mechanisms of molecuar evolution in extreme deep-sea environments Satoshi Okada MEER, X-star, JAMSTEC
Study of deep-sea bioresource using large-scale genomic data Satoshi Hiraoka BITER, X-star, JAMSTEC
Elucidation of Diverse Survival Strategies and Adaptive Evolutionary Processes in Marine Microorganisms Tatsuhiko Hoshino KOCHI, X-star, JAMSTEC


JAMSTEC : Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
REIS : Research Institute for Earth and Information Sciences
 -APL : Application Laboratory
 -MAT : Center for Mathematical Science and Advanced Technology
 -DSRP : Data Science Research Program
RIGC : Research Institute for Global Change
 -CEMA : Research Center for Environmental Modeling and Application
 -ESS : Earth Surface System Research Center
 -GOORC : Global Ocean Observation Research Center
 -IACE : Institute of Arctic Climate and Environment Research
IMG : Research Institute for Marine Geodynamics
 -GGM : Research and Development Center for Geodetic and Geophysical Monitoring
X-star : Institute for Extra-cutting-edge Science and Technology Avant-garde Research of Life
 -MEER : Marine-Earth Ecosystem Evolution Research Program
 -BITER : Bioresource Innovation Technology and Research Program
 -KOCHI : Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research