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In order to elucidate the mechanism and the predictability of anomalous weather
and climate change in relation to variations of the atmospheric and oceanic
general circulation and atmospheric minor constituents, we are conducting
numerical experiments using general circulation models and regional atmospheric
models. We are also analyzing several kinds of atmospheric datasets, such as
long-term global reanalysis datasets and numerical weather prediction datasets. Recent major research subjects are: 1) Dynamics and predictability of large-scale atmospheric motions associated with disastrous extreme atmospheric events, such as heavy rains and droughts 2) Influence of stratospheric circulation change on dynamics and predictability of tropospheric large-scale motions 3) Mutual interaction between persistent weather regimes in the extratropics and large-scale motions in the tropics 4) Development of a new method to obtain initial perturbations to improve forecast skill of the ensemble numerical prediction 5) Atmospheric minor constituents and their effects on global and regional climate. |
| Prof. | Hitoshi Mukougawa |
| Assistant Prof. | Takao Iguchi |
| Secretary | Sadayo Nakamura |
| MC2 | Sho Nagata |
| MC2 | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| MC1 | Mio Mabuchi |
Climate Environment,
Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Disasters,
Disaster Prevention Research Institute,
Kyoto University
Uji-shi, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
Tel : +81-774-38-4155
Fax : +81-774-38-4153