R&D Project
Goal 8 R&D Projects (Selected in FY2021)Heavy Rainfall Control for Living Together with Isolated-Convective Rainstorms and Line-Shaped Rainbands
Project manager (PM)YAMAGUCHI KoseiProfessor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
Summary of the project
This project aims to control the intensity and frequency of “guerrilla heavy rainfall” and “line-shaped convective heavy rainfall”. Based on numerical meteorological models, field observations, and laboratory experiments, we will develop multiple control devices. We will construct a control system that considers the impact assessment and social accountability of heavy rainfall control, by using those devices at multiple points in time and in multiple phases. By 2050, we will contribute to the formation of a future society in which heavy rainfall control technologies integrate with nature and human society.
Milestone by year 2032
Demonstrate that combining multiple operation methods can suppress heavy rainfall more effectively, and develop a control method based on feedback from small-scale outdoor experiments, providing specific examples of operational packages. Set the objective functions for control based on disaster mitigation effects that have social value.
Milestone by year 2027
Demonstrate that heavy rainfall can be mitigated through operationally feasible and economically viable measures through numerical simulation. Quantify the disaster mitigation effects and establish the objective functions for control necessary for disaster mitigation. Begin preparations for small-scale outdoor experiments.
R&D theme progress reports
Performers
| Theme [1] | TAKEMI Tetsuya | Kyoto University |
|---|---|---|
| Theme [1] | YAMAGUCHI Kosei | Kyoto University |
| Theme [1][2] | NISHIJIMA Kazuyoshi | Kyoto University |
| Theme [1] | UCHIDA Takanori | Kyushu University |
| Theme [1] | SUZUKI Yoshiharu | Hosei University |
| Theme [1] | SHIMA Shin-ichiro | University of Hyogo |
| Theme [2] | OHIGASHI Tadayasu | National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience |
| Theme [2] | NAKA Yukari | Kyoto University |
| Theme [2] | NONOMURA Taku | Nagoya University |
| Theme [3] | YOROZU Kazuaki | Kyoto University |
| Theme [3] | TANAKA Tomohiro | Kyoto University |
| Theme [3] | HATORI Tsuyoshi | Ehime University |
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