Department of Physical Oceanography, A.O.R.I., Univ. of Tokyo

[Japanese]

Department of Physical Oceanography

Works towards the quantitative and physical understanding of ocean circulation and its variability, water mass formation, atmosphere-ocean interactions, atmospheric and oceanic disturbances through observations, experiments, and theory.

Sections and staff

Research Group of Ocean Circulation
Main themes Variability of upper ocean circulation in the Pacific Observation and dynamics of Pacific intermediate and deep circulations and mixing Long-term variations of climate, ocean and ecosystem	Research staff Professor OKA Eitarou Assistant Professor YANAGIMOTO Daigo
Research Group of Dynamic Marine Meteorology
Main themes The Atmospheric General Circulation Development of a global cloud resolving model (NICAM) and study of numerical schemes Dynamics of convective clouds and their organization Atmospheric and oceanic boundary layers Laboratory experiments on atmospheric and oceanic disturbances	Research staff Professor SATOH Masaki Associate Professor IGA Keita Assistant Professor OHNO Tomoki Project Assistant Professor ROH Woosub Project Researcher NIINO Hiroshi
Research Group of Ocean Variability Dynamics
Main themes Observation of deep currents Study of wave and turbulence in polar seas	Research staff Associate Professor FUJIO Shinzou Assistant Professor KAWAGUCHI Yusuke

Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute The University of Tokyo

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