Department of Atmosphere, Ocean,
and Earth System Modeling Research
First Laboratory
Laboratory Overview
The laboratory is in charge of research on earth system modeling for weather and climate predictions. We are developing atmospheric, oceanic, land-surface, and snow-ice models constituting the earth system. These models are integrated into an "earth system model (ESM)" which can represent physical, chemical, and biological phenomena occurring on the earth. The ESM can represent variability of temperature, wind, radiation, cloud formation, precipitation, and etc, on various spatio-temporal scales. Besides, the atmosphere and ocean general circulation, variability of atmospheric trace gases and aerosols, and carbon cycles are represented in the ESM. Because the ESM simulates the interactions among the earth-system components, this makes it possible for us to investigate causes of severe weather events and influences on the global climate state due to, for example, volcanic eruptions and global warming. We are grappling with modeling research for highly accurate weather and seasonal forecasts, and for mechanisms of the past, present, and future climate variations.
Visiting Researcher
| Affiliation/Title | Name |
|---|
| National Institute of Polar Research/Project Researcher | AIZAWA Takuro |
Research
Ordinary research
