• Search Research Projects
  • Search Researchers
  • How to Use
  1. Back to project page

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Process study on decadal variations of the North Pacific oceanic fronts using initialized hindcast data

Research Project

  • PDF
Project/Area Number 23740362
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Meteorology/Physical oceanography/Hydrology
Research InstitutionJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

Principal Investigator

MOCHIZUKI Takashi  独立行政法人海洋研究開発機構, 地球環境変動領域, 特任主任研究員 (00450776)

Project Period (FY) 2011 – 2013
Keywords地球温暖化 / 気候予測 / データ同化 / 太平洋十年規模振動 / 大西洋数十年規模振動 / 海洋フロント / アリューシャン低気圧 / 大気海洋相互作用
Research Abstract

By analyzing initialized hindcast data together with the observations, we have clarified the physical processes controlling decadal variations around the oceanic fronts of the North Pacific, where the signals of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation are observed strongest. Over the subtropical front, realistic representation of the front structure and the heat transport by the ocean gyre circulation contributes to our high skill in predicting the decadal changes of the ocean temperature. Over the subarctic front, on the other hand, our error sensitivity analyses have revealed that the delayed response of the ocean to the Aleutian Low fluctuations controls the quality of our decadal hindcasts primarily through the oceanic Rossby wave adjustment. For the climate modelling and the initialization, particularly toward reducing prediction uncertainty over the subarctic front, we should further focus on these processes in the extratropical atmosphere and the tropical atmosphere-ocean coupling.

  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2014 2013 2012 2011 Other

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (8 results) Book (1 results) Remarks (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Error sensitivity to initial climate states in Pacific decadal hindcasts2014

    • Author(s)
      Mochizuki, T., M. Kimoto, Y. Chikamoto, M. Mori, M. Watanabe, and M. Ishii
    • Journal Title

      Sci. Online Lett. Atmos

      Volume: vol.10 Pages: 39-44

    • DOI

      10.2151/sola.2014-009.

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Decadal prediction using recent series of MIROC global climate models2012

    • Author(s)
      Mochizuki, T., Y. Chikamoto, M. Kimoto, M. Ishii, H. Tatebe, Y. Komuro, T. T. Sakamoto, M. Watanabe, and M. Mori
    • Journal Title

      J. Meteor. Soc. Japan

      Volume: vol.90A Pages: 373-383

    • DOI

      10.2151/jmsj.2012-A22.

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Decadal prediction in the Pacific2014

    • Author(s)
      Mochizuki, T
    • Organizer
      International workshop on climate system modeling
    • Place of Presentation
      Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, USA
    • Year and Date
      2014-03-10
  • [Presentation] Possible remote influence on pacific decadal variability and predictability2013

    • Author(s)
      Mochizuki, T
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2013
    • Place of Presentation
      Makuhari Messe, Makuhari
    • Year and Date
      2013-05-24
  • [Presentation] Possible remote influence on pacific decadal2013

    • Author(s)
      Mochizuki, T
    • Organizer
      International workshop on seasonal to decadal prediction
    • Place of Presentation
      The Meteo-France Conferences International Centre, Toulouse, France
    • Year and Date
      2013-05-13
  • [Presentation] Toward quantifying and reducing uncertainty in climate prediction2012

    • Author(s)
      Mochizuki, T
    • Organizer
      15^<th> Information-based induction science workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokyo Bunkyo school building, University of Tsukuba, Tokyo
    • Year and Date
      2012-11-09
  • [Presentation] 大気海洋結合モデルMIROC5を用いた十年規模気候変動予測2012

    • Author(s)
      望月崇
    • Organizer
      日本気象学会2012年度春季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      つくば国際会議場、つくば
    • Year and Date
      2012-05-29
  • [Presentation] CMIP5 に向けた近未来気候変動予測データの検証解析2011

    • Author(s)
      望月崇
    • Organizer
      第8回「異常気象と長期変動」研究集会
    • Place of Presentation
      京都大学防災研究所、宇治
    • Year and Date
      2011-11-09
  • [Presentation] Decadal prediction using recent series of MIROC global climate model2011

    • Author(s)
      Mochizuki, T
    • Organizer
      WCRP open science conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Denver, USA
    • Year and Date
      2011-10-26
  • [Presentation] Decadal prediction using recent series of MIROC global climate model2011

    • Author(s)
      Mochizuki, T
    • Organizer
      PICES2011 annual meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      Khabarovsk's Official Reception House, Khabarovsk, Russia
    • Year and Date
      2011-10-20
  • [Book] 気象研究ノート「エルニーニョ・南方振動(ENSO)研究の現在」第10章2013

    • Author(s)
      望月崇
    • Total Pages
      139-149
    • Publisher
      日本気象学会
  • [Remarks] ① ラニーニャ多発なぜ 熱帯の海異変 猛暑・厳冬に. 日本経済新聞2013年6月9日朝刊

  • [Remarks] ② 地球温暖化予測における不確実性の定量化・低減化、独立行政法人海洋研究開発機構「地球環境シリーズ」講演会、2012年11月13日

  • [Remarks] ③ 地球温暖化予測の不確実性を小さくしよう、独立行政法人海洋研究開発機構 横浜研究所一般公開、2012年9月29日

URL: 

Published: 2015-06-25  

Information User Guide FAQ News Terms of Use Attribution of KAKENHI

Powered by NII kakenhi