Earth Simulator Proposed Research Projects

Earth Simulator Proposed Research Projects

List of Authorized Project in FY2024


<Ocean & Atmosphere>
Project Name
Name of Project Representative
Professional Affiliation of Project Representative
Numerical climate experiments for past and future environmental change Ayako Abe Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Impacts of extratropical coupled ocean-atmosphere variability on seasonal predictability Hisashi Nakamura Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
High-resolution simulation of supertyphoons observed by aircraft using the cloud-resolving model Kazuhisa Tsuboki Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University
Assessment of Coastal Hazard of Recent Severe Typhoons Landing in Japan using Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean-Wave Models Nobuhito Mori Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
Enhancement of turbulent heat transfer by small-scale shear instability Tomoaki Watanabe Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Elucidation of Atmospheric Hierarchy by Integration of Atmospheric Radar International Collaborative Observation Data and High Resolution Atmospheric General Circulation Model Kaoru Sato Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Study of the superposition of extreme precipitation and storm surge, tsunami Taro Arikawa Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University
Fusion of Deep Learning and Physics-Based Simulations for Real-Time Predictions of Micrometeorology Yuki Yasuda Global Scientific Information and Computing Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Dynamical downscaling of dxPDF for Southeast Asian river catchments Tomoki Ushiyama International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management, Public Works Research Institute
Typhoon simulation using new flux model and development of typhoon control method Naohisa Takagaki Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo
Predictability of Stratosphere-Troposphere Coupling and Earth System Variations Shunsuke Noguchi Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University

<Solid Earth & Space>
Project Name
Name of Project Representative
Professional Affiliation of Project Representative
Understanding of earthquake and tsunami generation processes through nonlinear tsunami inversion techniques Toshitaka Baba Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, Tokushima University
High-resolution simulation and data assimilation of atmospheric general circulation in Venus and Mars using AFES Norihiko Sugimoto Faculty of Law, Keio University
Generation mechanism of the banded structures observed in the Jovian-type planetary atmospheres Shin-ichi Takehiro Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University
Star and Planet Formation Simulation Masahiro Machida Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University
Spatio-temporal distribution of slip on the plate interface expected from numerical simulation of earthquake generation cycles Ryoko Nakata Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Investigation of seismic wave propagation and subsurface heterogeneous structures on extraterrestrial planetary bodies Keisuke Onodera Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University
Reproduction analysis and optimization of structure penetration process in the ground Shun Nomura Department of Marine Resources and Energy, Academic Research Faculty, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
The long-term simulation of ground water distribution of early Mars using a global atmosphere and hydrosphere coupling model Arihiro Kamada Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University

<Environment>
Project Name
Name of Project Representative
Professional Affiliation of Project Representative
Making urban environmental design guideline for mitigation of urban warming Makoto Yokoyama Faculty of Urban Management, Fukuyama City University

<Computing Science>
Project Name
Name of Project Representative
Professional Affiliation of Project Representative
DFT-based study on materials for low carbon society Jun Nara Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science
Turbulence and the flow past an obstacle in salt-stratified fluid Hideshi Hanazaki Graduate School of Engineering and Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University
Validation for the utility of the simple and robust implementation of Cartesian cut-cell method and proposal of a visualization method Yuki Takeda Faculty of Science and Engineering, Iwate University
Explore new research filed of a particle method scaling on multiple GPUs  -Unraveling the Mysteries of Earth Formation- Mitsuteru Asai Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University
Basic study on 3D undersea position estimation system using electromagnetic waves Masaharu Takahashi Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University