Basic information of the Research Area

[Carbon-Blue X]Exploring the Potential of Ocean Blue Carbon through Investigation of Ocean and Carbon Cycling Interactions

Strategic Objective

Elucidation of the relationship between the ocean and CO2 and maximization of ocean functions

Overview

This research project is aimed at understanding integrally the relationship of the ocean and CO₂ and creating innovations for climate change resilience by applying the maximum use of the ocean’s potential. By making use of the project’s transdisciplinary approach, it investigates carbon exchange process between atmosphere, land and ocean, and ocean response function including ecosystems towards atmospheric CO₂ concentration increasing.
Specifically, the following three research pillars are set for understanding the effects of increasing atmospheric CO₂ concentration on the ocean: 1) Clarification of the ocean processes involved in its carbon absorption, storage and sequestration, and the ocean feedback processes according to the carbon cycle due to ocean warming, acidification and deoxygenation; 2) Assessment of the effects on ocean ecosystem services resulted from ocean warming, acidification, and deoxygenation, and their feedback processes according to the carbon cycle; and 3) Development of innovative fundamental technologies to clarify and control the relationship between the ocean and CO₂ .
For promoting this research project, researchers are required to quantitatively analyze various factors of the carbon cycle including CO₂ with high precision to establish new models and to verify various types of large-scale data. The project therefore welcomes researchers from diverse fields to "unravel the ocean”, who have technologies and scientific knowledge such as forestry and agriculture related to terrestrial carbon cycle, information science including machine learning and engineering including measurement technology as well as oceanic research. Through the multidisciplinary research collaboration, the project will promote integrated and flexible management and will also collaborate with the PRESTO research project "Exploration of the blue biosphere-climate system towards carbon cycle management" to maximize outcomes to achieve our strategic goals.

Research Area Advisors

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Schedule of Selection Process

Deadline for application	2024/06/04 at 12:00 noon, Japan time
Document-based review	2024/07/12
JST will contact to the interviewees no later than	2024/07/19
Interview-based review（ONLINE） ※Interview date and time will be assigned by JST.	2024/08/02

Research Supervisor's Policy

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