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Hydrological System Modeling and Water Resources System -Aiming to Develop Innovative Technological Systems for Predicting, Preserving and Utilizing Water Resources, Based on Consideration of Dynamic Interactions among Climate, Hydrological Cycle and Human Activities-

Research Supervisor: Katumi Musiake

Outline

In this research, the aim is to elucidate the processes associated with the circulation of water in the atmosphere, in the oceans and in continental areas on a global or regional scale and to construct a model of water circulation while considering the effective utilization of water in society. More specifically, in addition to research exploring changes in the distribution of resources associated with climate change and the influence of human activity on the circulation of water, this field also targets the conservation and use of water resources, predictions of the effects on society brought about by changes in the circulation of water, as well as the function of water to maintain, preserve and restore ecological systems.

Research Projects

Year Started : 2003
Research Director	Affiliation	Research Project
Yuichi Onda	Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba	Field and Modelling Studies on the Effect of Forest Devastation on Flooding and Environmental Issues
Toshio Koike	Professor, The University of Tokyo	Development of a Physical Down Scaling Method for Water Cycle
Masakazu Suzuki	Professor, The University of Tokyo	Effects of Rainfall Variability on Water Cycle and Ecosystem in Tropical Forest under Asian Monsoon Climate
Kengo Sunada	Professor, University of Yamanashi	Sustainable Water Policy Scenario for River Basins with Rapidly Increasing Population - countermeasure strategy to global hydrological variation in monsoon Asia -
Toshi Nagata	Professor, Kyoto University	Development of Stable Isotope Indices for Assessing Health and Sustainability of Watershed Ecosystems

Affiliation: At the time of project completion

Year Started : 2002
Research Director	Affiliation	Research Project
Takeshi Ohta	Professor, Nagoya University	Parameterization of the Relationships between the Water Cycle System and Plant Ecophysiological Properties in Boreal Forest Areas
Kenichi Okamoto	Professor, Osaka Prefecture University	Production of High Precision and High Resolution Global Precipitation Map by Using Satellite Data
Manabu Kanda	Associate Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Water and Energy Forcing due to Urbanization in Land-Atmosphere-Coastal System
Hajime Tanji	Team Leader, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), National Institute for Rural Engineering (NIRE)	Water Use and Management System of the Mekong River
Naoyuki Funamizu	Professor, Hokkaido University	Development of Sustainable Sanitation System and Its Implementation to Asian Countries
Hiroaki Furumai	Professor, The University of Tokyo	Risk-based Management of Self-regulated Urban Water Recycle and Reuse Systems

Affiliation: At the time of project completion

Year Started : 2001
Research Director	Affiliation	Research Project
Taikan Oki	Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo	Modeling Global Hydrological Cycles and World Water Resources Coupled with Human Activities
Masahide Kimoto	Professor, The University of Tokyo	A Simulation and Predictability Study of Broad-Scale Hydrological Cycle Using a Hierarchy of Numerical Models
Tetsuya Kusuda	Guest Professor, Kyushu University	Sustainable Watershed Management in the Yellow River
Michiaki Sugita	Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba	The Rangelands Atmosphere-Hydrosphere- Biosphere Interaction Study in Northeastern Asia
Kaoru Takara	Professor, Kyoto University	System Modeling Approaches for Assessment of Interactions Between Social Changes and Water Cycle
Kenji Nakamura	Professor, Nagoya University	Study on the Interaction of Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Precipitation System in Wet and Dry Region and Improvement of Precipitation Forecast

Affiliation: At the time of project completion