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 Huma

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.

Year Started : 2003

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

Year Started : 2002

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

Year Started : 2001

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