YUKIMOTO, Seiji

MRI＞Department of Atmosphere, Ocean, and Earth System Modeling Research＞YUKIMOTO, Seiji

Director / Department of Atmosphere, Ocean, and Earth System Modeling Research / MRI

YUKIMOTO, Seiji

Professional Career:

2020/4 -	Current
2019/4 - 2020/3	Director, Department of Applied Meteorology Research, MRI
2007/4 - 2019/3	Head of Lab., Climate Research Department, MRI
1996/4 - 2007/3	Senior Researcher, Climate Research Department, MRI
1991/4 - 1996/3	Researcher, Climate Research Department, MRI
1987/4 - 1991/3	Numerical Prediction Division, JMA
1984/4 - 1987/3	Maebashi Observatory, JMA

Degree:

Ph.D in Science, 2003, University of Tsukuba

Contact:

Meteorological Research Institute, 1-1 Nagamine, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0052, Japan

E-mail:

Peer Reviewed Publications

Bushell, A. C., J. A. Anstey, N. Butchart, Y. Kawatani, S. M. Osprey, J. H. Richter, F. Serva, P. Braesicke, C. Cagnazzo, C.‐C. Chen, H.‐Y. Chun, R. R. Garcia, L. J. Gray, K. Hamilton, T. Kerzenmacher, Y.‐H. Kim, F. Lott, C. McLandress, H. Naoe, J. Scinocca, A. K. Smith, T. N. Stockdale, S. Versick, S. Watanabe, K. Yoshida, S. Yukimoto, 2020: Evaluation of the Quasi‐Biennial Oscillation in global climate models for the SPARC QBO‐initiative. Quart. J. Royal Meteor. Soc., doi:10.1002/qj.3765.
Smith, C. J., R. J. Kramer, G. Myhre, K. Alterskjær, W. Collins, A. Sima, O. Boucher, J.-L. Dufresne, P. Nabat, M. Michou, S. Yukimoto, J. Cole, D. Paynter, H. Shiogama, F. M. O'Connor, E. Robertson, A. Wiltshire, T. Andrews, C. Hannay, R. Miller, L. Nazarenko, A. Kirkevåg, D. Olivié, S. Fiedler, R. Pincus, and P. M. Forster, 2020: Effective radiative forcing and adjustments in CMIP6 models. Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., doi:10.5194/acp-2019-1212.
Richter, J. H., N. Butchart, Y. Kawatani, A. C. Bushell, L. Holt, F. Serva, J. Anstey, I. R. Simpson, S. Osprey, K. Hamilton. P. Braesicke. C. Cagnazzo, C.‐C. Chen, R. R. Garcia, L. J. Gray, T. Kerzenmacher, F. Lott, C. McLandress, H. Naoe, J. Scinocca, T. N. Stockdale, S. Versick, S. Watanabe, K. Yoshida, and S. Yukimoto, 2019: Response of the Quasi‐Biennial Oscillation to a warming climate in global climate models. Quart. J. Royal Meteor. Soc. doi:10.1002/qj.3749.
Kawai, H., S. Yukimoto, T. Koshiro, N. Oshima, T. Tanaka, H. Yoshimura, and R. Nagasawa, 2019: Significant improvement of cloud representation in the global climate model MRI-ESM2. Geosci. Model Dev., 12(7), 2875-2897. doi:10.5194/gmd-12-2875-2019.
Yukimoto, S., H. Kawai, T. Koshiro, N. Oshima, K. Yoshida, S. Urakawa, H. Tsujino, M. Deushi, T. Tanaka, M. Hosaka, S. Yabu, H. Yoshimura, E. Shindo, R. Mizuta, A. Obata, Y. Adachi, and M. Ishii, 2019: The Meteorological Research Institute Earth System Model Version 2.0, MRI-ESM2.0: Description and Basic Evaluation of the Physical Component. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 97, 931-965. doi:10.2151/jmsj.2019-051.
Butchart, N., J. A. Anstey, K. Hamilton, S. Osprey, C. McLandress, A. C. Bushell, Y. Kawatani, Y.-H. Kim, F. Lott, J. Scinocca, T. N. Stockdale, M. Andrews, O. Bellprat, P. Braesicke, C. Cagnazzo, C.-C. Chen, H.-Y. Chun, M. Dobrynin, R. R. Garcia, J. Garcia-Serrano, L. J. Gray, L. Holt, T. Kerzenmacher, H. Naoe, H. Pohlmann, J. H. Richter, A. A. Scaife, V. Schenzinger, F. Serva, S. Versick, S. Watanabe, K. Yoshida, and S. Yukimoto, 2018: Overview of experiment design and comparison of models participating in phase 1 of the SPARC Quasi-Biennial Oscillation initiative (QBOi), Geosci. Model Dev., 11, 1009–1032, doi:10.5194/gmd-11-1009-2018.
Koshiro, T., M. Shiotani, H. Kawai, and S. Yukimoto, 2018: Evaluation of Relationships between Subtropical Marine Low Stratiform Cloudiness and Estimated Inversion Strength in CMIP5 Models Using the Satellite Simulator Package COSP. 14, 25-32. doi:10.2151/sola.2018-005.
Koshiro, T., S. Yukimoto, and M. Shiotani, 2017: Interannual variability in low stratiform cloud amount over the summertime North Pacific in terms of cloud types. J. Climate, 30, 6107-6121. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0898.1.
Yukimoto, S., K. Kodera, and R. Thiéblemont, 2017: Delayed North Atlantic response to solar forcing of the stratospheric polar vortex. SOLA, 13, 53-58. doi:10.2151/sola.2017-010.
Kodera, K., R. Thiéblemont, S. Yukimoto, and K. Matthes, 2016: How can we understand the global distribution of the solar cycle signal on the Earth’s surface? Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16, 12925-12944. doi:10.5194/acp-16-12925-2016.
Nevison, C. D., M. Manizza, R. F. Keeling, B. B. Stephens, J. D. Bent, J. Dunne, T. Ilyina, M. Long, L. Resplandy, J. Tjiputra, and S. Yukimoto, 2016: Evaluating CMIP5 ocean biogeochemistry and Southern Ocean carbon uptake using atmospheric potential oxygen: Present‐day performance and future projection. Geophys. Res. Lett., doi:10.1002/2015GL067584.
Ao, C. O., J. H. Jiang, A. J. Mannucci, H. Su, O. Verkhoglyadova, C. Zhai, J. Cole, L. Donner, T. Iversen, C. Morcrette, L. Rotstayn, M. Watanabe, and S. Yukimoto, 2015: Evaluation of CMIP5 upper troposphere and lower stratosphere geopotential height with GPS radio occultation observations. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 120, 5, 1678-1689, doi:10.1002/2014JD022239.
Lott, F., S. Denvil, N. Butchart, C. Cagnazzo, M. A. Giorgetta, S. C. Hardiman, E. Manzini, T. Krismer, J.‐P. Duvel, P. Maury, J. F. Scinocca, S. Watanabe, and S. Yukimoto, 2014: Kelvin and Rossby‐gravity wave packets in the lower stratosphere of some high‐top CMIP5 models. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119, 5, 2156-2173, doi:10.1002/2013JD020797.
Adachi, Y., S. Yukimoto, M. Deushi, A. Obata, H. Nakano, T. Y Tanaka, M. Hosaka, T. Sakami, H. Yoshimura, M. Hirabara, E. Shindo, H. Tsujino, R. Mizuta, S. Yabu, T. Koshiro, T. Ose, A. Kitoh, 2013: Basic performance of a new earth system model of the Meteorological Research Institute (MRI-ESM1). Papers in Meteorology and Geophysics, 64, 1-19. doi:10.2467/mripapers.64.1.
Charlton‐Perez, A.J., M.P. Baldwin, T. Birner, R. X. Black, A. H. Butler, N. Calvo, N. A. D., E. P. Gerber, N. Gillett, S. Hardiman, J. Kim, K. Krüger, Y.‐Y. Lee, E. Manzini, B. A. McDaniel, L. Polvani, T. Reichler, T. A. Shaw, M. Sigmond, S.‐W. Son, M. Toohey, L. Wilcox, S. Yoden, B. Christiansen, F. Lott, D. Shindell, S. Yukimoto, S. Watanabe, 2013: On the lack of stratospheric dynamical variability in low-top versions of the CMIP5 models. J. Geophys. Res.: Atmosphere, 118, 2492-2505. doi:10.1002/jgrd.50125.
Yukimoto, S., Y. Adachi, M. Hosaka, T. Sakami, H. Yoshimura, M. Hirabara, T. Y. Tanaka, E. Shindo, H. Tsujino, M. Deushi, R. Mizuta, S. Yabu, A. Obata, H. Nakano, T. Koshiro, T. Ose, and A. Kitoh, 2012: A New Global Climate Model of the Meteorological Research Institute: MRI-CGCM3 ―Model Description and Basic Performance ―. J. Meterol. Soc. Japan, 90A, 23-64, doi:10.2151/jmsj.2012-A02.
Mizuta, R., H. Yoshimura, H. Murakami, M. Matsueda, H. Endo, T. Ose, K. Kamiguchi, M. Hosaka, M. Sugi, S. Yukimoto, S. Kusunoki, A. Kitoh, 2012: Climate simulations using MRI-AGCM3.2 with 20-km grid. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 90A, 235-260, doi:10.2151/jmsj.2012-A12.
Murakami, H., Y. Wang, H. Yoshimura, R. Mizuta, M. Sugi, E. Shindo, Y. Adachi, S. Yukimoto, M. Hosaka, S. Kusunoki, T. Ose, A. Kitoh, 2012: Future Changes in Tropical Cyclone Activity Projected by the New High-Resolution MRI-AGCM. J. Climate, 25, 3237-3260, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00415.1.
Kodera, K., N. Eguchi, J. N. Lee, Y. Kuroda, S. Yukimoto, 2011: Sudden Changes in the Tropical Stratospheric and Tropospheric Circulation during January 2009. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 89, 283-290, doi:10.2151/jmsj.2011-308.
Mizuta, R., M. Matsueda, H. Endo, S. Yukimoto, 2011: Future Change in Extratropical Cyclones Associated with Change in the Upper Troposphere. J. Climate, 24, 6456–6470, doi:10.1175/2011JCLI3969.1.
Dáithí A. S., M. R. Allen, P. A. Stott, P. Pall, S.-K. Min, T. Nozawa, S. Yukimoto, 2011: The Detection and Attribution of Human Influence on Climate. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 34, 1-16, doi:10.1146/annurev.environ.040308.101032.
Sakai, D., H. Itoh, and S. Yukimoto, 2009: Changes in the Interannual Surface Air Temperature Variability in the Northern Hemisphere in Response to Global Warming. , 87(4), 721-737, doi:10.2151/jmsj.87.721.
Kodera, K., M. E. Hori, S. Yukimoto, and M. Sigmond, 2008: Solar modulation of the Northern Hemisphere winter trends and its implications with increasing CO₂. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L03704, doi:10.1029/2007GL031958.
Yoshimura, H. and S. Yukimoto, 2008: Development of a Simple Coupler (Scup) for Earth System Modeling. Papers in Meteorology and Geophysics, 59, 19-29, doi:10.2467/mripapers.59.19.
Yokohata, T., S. Emori, T. Nozawa, T. Ogura, M. Kawamiya, Y. Tsushima, T. Suzuki, S. Yukimoto, A. Abe-Ouchi, H. Hasumi, A. Sumi, M. Kimoto, 2008: Comparison of equilibrium and transient responses to CO₂ increase in eight state‐of‐the‐art climate models. Tellus, 60, 946-961, doi:10.1111/j.1600-0870.2008.00345.x.
Kodera, K., M. E Hori, S. Yukimoto, M. Sigmond, 2008: Solar modulation of the Northern Hemisphere winter trends and its implications with increasing CO₂. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L03704, doi:10.1029/2007GL031958.
Yukimoto, S., and K. Kodera, 2007: Annular Modes forced from the Stratosphere and Interactions with The Oceans. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 85, 943-952, doi:10.2151/jmsj.85.943.
Itoh, H., A. Mori, and S. Yukimoto, 2007: Independent Components in the Northern Hemisphere Winter: Is the Arctic Oscillation Independent?. J. Meterol. Soc. Japan, 85, No.6, 825-846, doi:10.2151/jmsj.85.825.
Allen, M., P. Pall, D. Stone, P. Stott, D. Frame, S.-K. Min, T. Nozawa, and S. Yukimoto, 2007: Scientific Challenges in The Attribution of Harm to Human Influence on Climate. University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 155, No.6, 1353-1400.
Kodama, C., T. Iwasaki, K. Shibata, and S. Yukimoto, 2007: Changes in the stratospheric mean meridional circulation due to increased CO₂ : Radiation-and sea surface temperature-induced effects. J. Geophys. Res., 112, D16103, doi:10.1029/2006JD008219.
Yukimoto, S., A., Noda, A. Kitoh, M. Hosaka, H. Yoshimura, T. Uchiyama, K. Shibata, O. Arakawa, and Kusunoki, S., 2006: Present-Day Climate and Climate Sensitivity in the Meteorological Research Institute Coupled GCM Version 2.3 (MRI-CGCM2.3). J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 84, 333-363, doi:10.2151/jmsj.84.333.
Yukimoto, S., A. Noda, T. Uchiyama, S. Kusunoki, and A. Kitoh, 2006: Climate Changes of the Twentieth through Twenty-first Centuries Simulated by the MRI-CGCM2.3. Papers in Meteorology and Geophysics, 56, 9-24, doi:10.2467/mripapers.56.9.
Sato, Y., S. Yukimoto, H. Tsujino, H. Ishizaki, and A. Noda, 2006: Response of North Pacific Ocean Circulation in a Kuroshio-Resolving Ocean Model to an Arctic Oscillation (AO)-Like Change in Northern Hemisphere Atmospheric Circulation Due to Greenhouse-Gas Forcing. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 84, No.2, 295-309, doi:10.2151/jmsj.84.295.
Adachi, Y., and S. Yukimoto, 2006: Influence of Sea Ice Thickness on the Atmosphere in the Winter Arctic Region in an Atmospheric General Circulation Model. SOLA, 2, 76-79, doi:10.2151/sola.2006-020.
Mizuta, R., K. Oouchi, H. Yoshimura, A. Noda, K. Katayama, S. Yukimoto, M. Hosaka, S. Kusunoki, H. Kawai, and M. Nakagawa, 2006: 20-km-mesh global climate simulations using JMA-GSM model —Mean climate states—. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 84, 165-185, doi:10.2151/jmsj.84.165.
Kurihara K., K. Ishihara, H. Sasaki, Y. Fukuyama, H. Saitou, I. Takayabu, K. Murazaki, Y. Sato, S. Yukimoto and A. Noda, 2005: Projection of climate change over Japan due to global warming by High-Resolution Regional Climate Model in MRI. SOLA, 1, 97-100. doi:10.2151/sola.2005-026.
Ashrit, R.G., A. Kitoh and S. Yukimoto, 2005: Transient response of ENSO-monsoon teleconnection in MRI-CGCM2.2 climate change simulations. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 83, 273-291, doi:10.2151/jmsj.83.273.
Yukimoto, S., and K. Kodera, 2005: Interdecadal Arctic Oscillation in twentieth century climate simulations viewed as internal variability and response to external forcing. Geophysical Research Letters, 32. L03707, doi:10.1029/2004GL021870.
Rajendran, K., A.Kitoh, and S. Yukimoto, 2004: South and east asian summer monsoon climate and variation in the MRI coupled model (MRI-CGCM2). J. Climate, 17, 763-782, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017%3C0763:SAEASM%3E2.0.CO;2
Yukimoto, S., and Y. Kitamura, 2003: An investigation of the irregularity of El Nino in a coupled GCM. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 81, 599-622, doi:10.2151/jmsj.81.599.
Yukimoto, S., 2003: Study on the variability and irregularity of the ENSO-like behavior of the Pacific with coupled general circulation models. The Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Tsukuba, Ph.D. Thesis
Davey, M.K., M. Huddleston, K.R. Sperber, P. Braconnot, F. Bryan, D. Chen, R.A. Colman, C. Cooper, U. Cubasch, P. Delecluse, D. DeWitt, L. Fairhead, G. Flato, C. Gordon, T. Hogan, M. Ji, M. Kimoto, A. Kitoh, T.R. Knutson, M. Latif, H. LeTreut, T. Li, S. Manabe, C.R. Mechoso, G.A. Meehl, S.B. Power, E. Roeckner, L. Terray, A. Vintzileos, R. Voss, B. Wang, W.M. Washington, I. Yoshikawa, J.-Y. Yu, S. Yukimoto and S.E. Zebiak, 2002: STOIC: a study of coupled model climatology and variability in tropical ocean regions. Climate Dynamics, 18, 403-420, doi:10.1007/s00382-001-0188-6.
Yukimoto, S., A. Noda, A. Kitoh, M. Sugi, Y. Kitamura, M. Hosaka, K. Shibata, S. Maeda, and T. Uchiyama, 2001: The new Meteorological Research Institute coupled GCM (MRI-CGCM2) —Model climate and variability —. Papers in Meteorology and Geophysics, 51, 47-88, doi:10.2467/mripapers.51.47.
Yukimoto, S., M. Endoh, Y. Kitamura, A. Kitoh, T. Motoi, and A. Noda, 2000: ENSO-like interdecadal variability in the Pacific Ocean as simulated in a coupled general circulation model. J. Geophys. Res. C: Oceans, 105 (C6), 13945-13963, doi:10.1029/2000JC900034.
Kitoh, A., S. Yukimoto, and A. Noda, 1999: ENSO-Monsoon Relationship in the MRI-Coupled GCM. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 77, 1221-1245. (Download)
Kitoh, A, S. Yukimoto, A. Noda, and T. Motoi, 1997: Simulated changes in the Asian summer monsoon at times of increased atmospheric CO₂. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 75, 1019-1031. (Download)
Yukimoto, S., M. Endoh, Y. Kitamura, A. Kitoh, T. Motoi, A. Noda, and T. Tokioka, 1996: Interannual and interdecadal variabilities in the Pacific in an MRI coupled GCM. Climate Dynamics, 12, No.10, 667-683, doi:10.1007/s003820050135.

Other Publications

Kawai, H., S. Yukimoto, T. Koshiro, N. Oshima, T. Tanaka, and H. Yoshimura, 2017: Improved representation of clouds in climate model MRI-ESM2 CAS/JSC WGNE Research Activities in Atmospheric and Oceanic Modelling, 47, 707. [PDF].
Kawai, H., T. Koshiro, M. Webb, S. Yukimoto, and T. Tanaka, 2015: Cloud feedbacks in MRI-CGCM3. CAS/JSC WGNE Research Activities in Atmospheric and Oceanic Modelling, 45, 0711-0712, [PDF].
Yukimoto, S., H. Yoshimura, M. Hosaka, T. Sakami, H. Tsujino, M. Hirabara, T. Y. Tanaka, M. Deushi, A. Obata, H. Nakano, Y. Adachi, E. Shindo, S. Yabu, T. Ose, A. Kitoh, 2011: Meteorological Research Institute-Earth System Model Version 1 (MRI-ESM1) — Model Description —. Technical Reports of the Meteorological Research Institute, 64, 1-96. (PDF:8.5MB)
Mizuta, R., Y. Adachi, S. Yukimoto, S. Kusunoki, 2008: Estimation of the Future Distribution of Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Ice Using the CMIP3 Multi-model Ensemble Mean. Technical Reports of the Meteorological Research Institute, 56, 1-28. (PDF:5.8MB)
行本誠史, 2007: 大気海洋結合モデルを用いた再現実験・予測実験に見られる海面水温の長期トレンドと変動の変化. 測候時報, 74 特別号, S1-S10.
行本誠史, 2007: 地球温暖化予測の最近20年の進展（創立125周年記念解説）. 天気, 54, No.2, 111-114.
行本誠史, 2006: 地球温暖化に伴う北半球夏季の中高緯度循環の変化—気象研究所気候モデルMRI-CGCM2.3による実験から—. 月刊海洋, 号外44, 143-150.
行本誠史, 2005: MRI-CGCM2による20世紀の気候再現実験における数十年スケールの北極振動的変動. グロースベッター, 43, 84-92.
佐藤康雄, 行本誠史, 辻野博之, 石崎廣, 野田彰, 2004: 地球温暖化による北半球大気大循環と北太平洋海洋循環の変化. 月刊海洋, 号外38号, 225-229.
Yukimoto, S., and K. Kodera, 2003: Internal variability and external forcing response of the Arctic Oscillation as simulated in a historical climate simulation. Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Global Change: Connection to the Arctic, 2003, Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan
Yukimoto, S., and A. Noda, 2002: Improvements of the Meteorological Research Institute global ocean-atmosphere coupled GCM (MRI-CGCM2) and its climate sensitivity. CGER's Supercomputer Activity Report, 10, 37-44.
行本誠史, 北村佳照, 2001: 太平洋における数十年変動のENSOに似たふるまい. 月刊海洋, 号外24, 68-75.
Noda, A., S. Yukimoto, S. Maeda, T. Uchiyama, K. Shibata and S. Yamaki, 2001: A new Meteorological Research Institute coupled GCM (MRI-CGCM2) — Transient response to greenhouse gas and aerosol scenarios —. CGER's Supercomputer Monograph Report, 7.
北村佳照・行本誠史, 1999: 北太平洋の10年規模の気候変動：レビュー. 測候時報, 第 66巻特別号, S7-S12.
Noda, A., S. Nakagawa, T. Motoi, S. Yukimoto and T. Tokioka, 1996: Global warming induced by CO₂ and the Okhotsk Sea. 日本リモートセンシング学会誌, Vol.16, No.2, 3-13.
Noda, A., T. Motoi, S. Yukimoto, and A. Kitoh, 1996: A climate sensitivity study by use of a CGCM - On the oceanic residual circulation -. CGER's Supercomputer Activity Report, Vol.4-1995, 6-7.
S. Yukimoto, 1999: The Decadal Variability of the Pacific with the MRI Coupled Models, 'Beyond El Niño: Decadal and interdecadal climate variability', ed. A. Navarra, Springer-Verlag, Berlin (1999) 197-212.
Nakagawa, S., M. Sugi, T. Motoi, and S. Yukimoto, Climate Change Projections (Chapter 1), Global Warming, The Potential Impact on Japan, Eds. S. Nishioka and H. Harasawa,Springer-Verlag Tokyo 1998, 1-33.
中川慎治, 行本誠史, 本井達夫, 杉正人, 1997: 地球温暖化と日本第1章気候変化予測. 地球温暖化と日本（古今書院）, 第１章.
行本誠史, 遠藤昌弘, 北村佳照, 鬼頭昭雄, 野田彰, 本井達夫, 1997: 太平洋における長周期変動の時空間構造−モデルと観測結果の解析−. 月刊海洋, 329号, 666-670.

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MRI＞Department of Atmosphere, Ocean, and Earth System Modeling Research＞YUKIMOTO Seiji