International Pacific Research CenterInternational Pacific Research CenterIntroduction, research activities,

and APDRC

September 30, 2004

IntroductionIntroductionResearch in Themes 1Research in Themes 1––44APDRCAPDRC

IntroductionIntroductionMissionHistoryStaff

IPRC MissionIPRC MissionTo provide an international, state-of-the-art research environment to improve understanding of the nature and predictability of climate variability in the Asia-Pacific sector, including regional aspects of global environmental change

MilestonesMilestones1995–1997: Plans for the IPRC were developed by

scientists from Japan, the University of Hawaii, and an external group of climate scientists and admin-istrators.

March, 1997: Japanese Prime Minister Hashimotoand US Vice-President Gore add the theme of global change research and prediction to the “Common Agenda for Cooperation in Global Perspective.” Japan and the US formally agree to establish the IPRC.

October, 1997: Japan initiates the Frontier Research System for Global Change (FRSGC).

October, 1997: IPRC is founded within the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, as one of the 8 divisions of FRSGC.

Summer, 1999: Asia-Pacific Data-Research Center (APDRC) is established within the IPRC.

April, 2004: JAMSTEC and UH sign a new MOU and Cooperative Agreement to continue IPRC research activities.

MilestonesMilestones1995–1997: Plans for the IPRC were developed by

scientists from Japan, the University of Hawaii, and an external group of climate scientists and admin-istrators.

March, 1997: Japanese Prime Minister Hashimotoand US Vice-President Gore add the theme of global change research and prediction to the “Common Agenda for Cooperation in Global Perspective.” Japan and the US formally agree to establish the IPRC.

October, 1997: Japan initiates the Frontier Research System for Global Change (FRSGC).

October, 1997: IPRC is founded within the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, as one of the 8 divisions of FRSGC.

Summer, 1999: Asia-Pacific Data-Research Center (APDRC) is established within the IPRC.

April, 2004: JAMSTEC and UH sign a new MOU and Cooperative Agreement to continue IPRC research activities.

MilestonesMilestones1995–1997: Plans for the IPRC were developed by

scientists from Japan, the University of Hawaii, and an external group of climate scientists and admin-istrators.

March, 1997: Japanese Prime Minister Hashimotoand US Vice-President Gore add the theme of global change research and prediction to the “Common Agenda for Cooperation in Global Perspective.” Japan and the US formally agree to establish the IPRC.

October, 1997: Japan initiates the Frontier Research System for Global Change (FRSGC).

October, 1997: IPRC is founded within the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, as one of the 8 divisions of FRSGC.

Summer, 1999: Asia-Pacific Data-Research Center (APDRC) is established within the IPRC.

April, 2004: JAMSTEC and UH sign a new MOU and Cooperative Agreement to continue IPRC research activities.

MilestonesMilestones1995–1997: Plans for the IPRC were developed by

scientists from Japan, the University of Hawaii, and an external group of climate scientists and admin-istrators.

March, 1997: Japanese Prime Minister Hashimotoand US Vice-President Gore add the theme of global change research and prediction to the “Common Agenda for Cooperation in Global Perspective.” Japan and the US formally agree to establish the IPRC.

October, 1997: Japan initiates the Frontier Research System for Global Change (FRSGC).

October, 1997: IPRC is founded within the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, as one of the 8 divisions of FRSGC.

Summer, 1999: Asia-Pacific Data-Research Center (APDRC) is established within the IPRC.

April, 2004: JAMSTEC and UH sign a new MOU and Cooperative Agreement to continue IPRC research activities.

MilestonesMilestones1995–1997: Plans for the IPRC were developed by

scientists from Japan, the University of Hawaii, and an external group of climate scientists and admin-istrators.

March, 1997: Japanese Prime Minister Hashimotoand US Vice-President Gore add the theme of global change research and prediction to the “Common Agenda for Cooperation in Global Perspective.” Japan and the US formally agree to establish the IPRC.

October, 1997: Japan initiates the Frontier Research System for Global Change (FRSGC).

October, 1997: IPRC is founded within the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, as one of the 8 divisions of FRSGC.

Summer, 1999: Asia-Pacific Data-Research Center (APDRC) is established within the IPRC.

April, 2004: JAMSTEC and UH sign a new MOU and Cooperative Agreement to continue IPRC research activities.

MilestonesMilestones1995–1997: Plans for the IPRC were developed by

scientists from Japan, the University of Hawaii, and an external group of climate scientists and admin-istrators.

March, 1997: Japanese Prime Minister Hashimotoand US Vice-President Gore add the theme of global change research and prediction to the “Common Agenda for Cooperation in Global Perspective.” Japan and the US formally agree to establish the IPRC.

October, 1997: Japan initiates the Frontier Research System for Global Change (FRSGC).

October, 1997: IPRC is founded within the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, as one of the 8 divisions of FRSGC.

Summer, 1999: Asia-Pacific Data-Research Center (APDRC) is established within the IPRC.

April, 2004: JAMSTEC and UH sign a new MOU and Cooperative Agreement to continue IPRC research activities.

Name Expertise Starting Date

Ron Merrill Computer Systems Mar-98Soon-Il An Climate dynamics Apr-98Tommy Jensen Ocean modeling, numerical methods, Indian Ocean May-98Tangdong Qu Ocean dynamics; data analysis Jul-98Dailin Wang Ocean mixing; ocean modeling Jul-98Maxim Yaremchuk Ocean modeling and data assimilation Jul-98Yingshuo Shen Ocean data processing Aug-98Konstantin Lebedev Kuroshio extension; data assimilation Nov-98Gang Yuan Acoustic tomography, data assimilation, data management Jan-99Julian McCreary Ocean dynamics; coupled ocean-atmospheric modeling Feb-99Bohyun Bang Scientific computer programming; ocean modeling Mar-99Tim Li Monsoon and atmospheric dynamics Apr-99Yongsheng Zhang Atmospheric data processing May-99Masami Nonaka Ocean general circulation Jun-99Wang, Bin Atmospheric, oceanic and climate dynamics; tropical meteorology Jul-99Shang-Ping Xie Climate dynamics; coupled ocean-atmosphere-land modeling Aug-99Xiouhua Fu Coupled atmosphere; ocean-land modeling Oct-99Nikolai Maximenko Ocean dynamics; data analysis Dec-99H. Annamalai Monsoon dynamics; diagnostics and modeling Dec-99Yuqing Wang Atmospheric dynamics; regional modeling Jan-00Zuojun Yu Ocean dynamics; ocean modeling Jul-00Kevin Hamilton Atmospheric dynamics, general circulation modeling Oct-00Jan Hafner Scientific computer programming; atmospheric modeling Feb-01Peter Hacker Ocean observations and processes; ocean model evaluation Mar-01R. Justin Small Satellite data analysis; ocean modeling Aug-01James T. Potemra Ocean modeling; Indonesian throughflow Aug-01Yoo Yin Kim Ocean & climate dynamics; statistical data analysis Oct-01Saji N.H. Climate diagnostics and dynamics; air-sea interaction Jan-02Haiming Xu Atmosphere and coupled modeling; monsoon dynamics Jan-02Shinya Yarimizo Computer systems; software and hardware Aug-02Kelvin Richards Ocean processes; climate dynamics, ecosystem dynamics Sep-02Niklas Schneider Climate dynamics, coupled modeling Oct-02Ryo Furue Ocean modeling; ocean dynamics Oct-03Markus Stowasser Climate dynamics; atmospheric chemistry Oct-03Ping Liu Scientific computer programming; Climate modeling, Monsoon dynam Oct-03Chi-Yung Tam Atmosphere dynnamics; data analysis and diagnostics Nov-03Hiroshi Yoshinari Ocean observations and processes; data analysis Nov-03Andrey Natarov Ocean dynamics; ocean modeling Jan-04Yan Du Ocean dynamics; diagnostic analysis and modeling Mar-04

APPENDIX A: IPRC researchers and research support staff

= UH Faculty, Orange = Frontier / Visit ing Researchers, Green = RCUH Researchers, Yellow = Post Docs, White = Support St

Research in Themes 1Research in Themes 1––44

IPRCIPRC ResearchResearch StrategyStrategyTo achieve its Mission, the IPRC emphasizesnumerical modeling and diagnostic studies, rather than observational ones.

IPRC Science ThemesIPRC Science Themes

Indo-Pacific ocean climateRegional-ocean influencesAsian-Australian monsoon systemImpacts of global environmental change

Theme 1: Theme 1: Indo-Pacific ocean climate

Understand climate variations in the Pacific and Indian Oceans on interannual-to-decadal time scales

Determine the influences on Asia-Pacific climate of western-boundary currents, the Kuroshio-Oyashio Extension system, marginal seas, and the Indonesian Throughflow

Theme 2: Theme 2: Regional-ocean influences

Theme 2: Theme 2: Five-year plan

The Kuroshio and its extensionParticipation in KESS

Low latitude western boundary currents of the PacificBifurcation latitudes of NEC and SEC

The Indonesian Throughflow and eastern tropical Indian Ocean(with Theme 1)

Regional ocean/atmosphere interaction South China Sea (with Themes 1 and 3)

Impact of climate variability on Pacific IslandsApplied research (with APDRC); ecosystem modeling

Understand the processes responsible for climatic variability and predictability of the Asia-Australian Monsoon system and its hydrological cycle at intraseasonal through inter-decadal time scales

Theme 3: Theme 3: Asian Australian Monsoon System

Identify the relationships between global environmental change and Asia-Pacific climate

Theme 4: Theme 4: Impacts of global environmental change

APDRCAPDRC

To increase understanding of climate variability in theAsia-Pacific region by developing the computational, data management, and networking infrastructure necessary to make data resources readily accessible and usable by researchers, and by undertaking data-intensive research activities that will both advance knowledge and lead to improvements in data preparation and data products

APDRC: APDRC: Mission

Data server systemData managementUser InterfaceValue-added productsApplications Public Relations

APDRC: APDRC: Five-year plan

Theme 1: Theme 1: Five-year plan

Ocean processesTsuchiya jets; IO Eastern Gyral Current (with Theme 2); sub-grid processes (with Theme 2)

Air-sea interactionOcean-to-atmosphere feedback in midlatitudes and over “cool” SST

Climate variabilityGlobal coupled modeling; Indian Ocean variability (with Themes 2 and 3)

Satellite data analysis and applications3d structures of mean monsoon and ISOs; tropical cyclones

Monsoon variabilityISO dynamics; monsoon teleconnections; interannual-to-decadal variability; influences of IO SSTAs; analyses of A/O/CfES and other highly resolved solutions of the monsoon

Monsoon predictabilityAsian monsoon; ISOs

Theme 3: Theme 3: Five-year plan

Theme 4: Theme 4: Five-year plan

Climate sensitivity to global radiative and land surface perturbationsAnalysis of existing solutions to coupled climate models; influence of global warming on the Asian monsoon/ENSO relationship; influence of global warming on tropical cyclones

Global controls over regional climate variabilityStratospheric influences on the troposphere

High-resolution atmospheric modelingAnalyses of AfES and other solutions to highly resolved AGCMs