Meteorology
Masaru Inatsu Professor
The major research topics are global-to-synoptic
scale atmospheric circulation and climate variability mainly by using
numerical models or observational data. Atmospheric multi-scale
interaction, air-sea interaction, theoretical climate dynamics, and
impacts of climate changes have also been studied with other
researchers.
Email: inaz @ sci.hokudai.ac.jp
Yousuke Sato Associate Professor
The major topics of my research are cloud, aerosol,
precipitation, and lightning by using numerical models. For understanding
the phenomena, observational data is used as well as numerical models.
Development of the numerical models (simulation codes) for regional and
global scale phenomena is also a main topic of my research.
Email: yousuke.sato @ sci.hokudai.ac.jp
Physical Oceanography and Climatology
Shoshiro Minobe Professor
I am interested in air-sea interaction,
interannual-to-decadal variability in the atmosphere and ocean,
influence of climate and especially ocean variability and changes to
marine ecosystems and biogeochemistry in the ocean. I work using data
analysis and numerical modelings, including ocean general circulation
models and regional atmospheric models.
Email: minobe @ sci.hokudai.ac.jp
Yoshinori Sasaki Associate Professor
My research interests are dynamics of interannual to
decadal oceanic fluctuations (e.g., jet) and air-sea interaction. I am
also interested in the connection of these topics to climate and marine
ecosystem.
Email: sasakiyo @ sci.hokudai.ac.jp
Space Geodesy
Masato Furuya Professor
Masato Furuya's research interests are to employ
modern geodetic techniques to observe slow but measurable phenomena, and
to better understand them by devising quantitative models. He has been
studying crustal mechanics, including earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions, and interaction between the solid Earth and its fluid
envelope.
Email: furuya @ sci.hokudai.ac.jp
Youichiro TakadaAssociate Professor
My goal is to understand the deformation mechanisms of
continental crust including seismic rupture and rock flow, and to
identify the key factors controlling landscape evolution process based
on that understanding. I mainly use the geodetic tools (InSAR and GNSS)
and the numerical simulation to attain good interpretation.
Email: takaday @ sci.hokudai.ac.jp
Seismology
Kazunori Yoshizawa Professor
My major research interests are the study of the
Earth's internal structure and dynamics using seismological approaches
on regional and global scales, seismic wave propagation in 3-D complex
media, waveform analysis of seismic waves and the development of
seismological inversion techniques.
Email: yoshizawa @ sci.hokudai.ac.jp
Makoto Naoi Associate Professor
I am mainly conducting research to measure and analyze very small seismic events (micro-earthquakes or acoustic emissions) to
investigate rock rupture/fracture such as earthquakes. I am also interested in making more effective use of AI technology in analyzing
those datasets by reflecting on the recent rapid developments in the field of information science.
Email: naoi @ sci.hokudai.ac.jp