OUTLINE

Weather conditions are composed of various meteorological phenomena with different scales in time and space. For timely issue of accurate weather forecasts and warnings, features of meteorological phenomena have to be studied in detail in view of their different scales.

The Forecast Research Department lays special emphasis on studies for the development of weather forecast techniques and clarification of mechanisms of mesoscale meteorological phenomena. Studies at this department are mainly divided into three projects: numerical study on mesoscale meteorological phenomena, data analysis of these phenomena and the development of weather forecast techniques.

Director: TAKEMURA Yukio



The 1st Laboratory (Dynamical and Numerical Studies of

                     Mesoscale Meteorological Phenomena)

    Head               YOSHIZAKI Masanori

    Senior  Researcher OH'IZUMI  Mitsuo

                       KATO      Teruyuki

                       MUROI     Chiashi

                       EITO      Hisaki

    Researcher         HAYASHI   Syugo



The 2nd Laboratory (Development of Variational Data Assimilation Systems for Mesoscale Numerical Models)

    Head               SAITOH    Kazuo  

    Senior  Researcher TAMIYA    Kyuichiro

                       AONASHI   Kazumasa

                       SEKO      Hiromu

                       SHOJI     Yoshinori

    Researcher         KAWABATA  Takuya

    Supporting Staff   KURODA    Toru

                       WATANABE  Takahiro



The 3rd Laboratory (Studies on Quantitative Weather Forecast Techniques)

    Head               FUJIBE    Fumiaki

    Senior  Researcher TAKEDA    Shigeo

                       OHZEKI    Makoto

                       YANAGINO  Takeshi

FEATURES

• Dynamical and Numerical Studies of Mesoscale Precipitation Systems
• Development of Variational Data Assimilation Systems for Mesoscale Numerical Models
• Study on Objective Weather Forecast Techniques

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