| Project/Area Number |
23K17033
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 63010:Environmental dynamic analysis-related
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| Research Institution | Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University |
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Principal Investigator |
WU Heng 沖縄科学技術大学院大学, 海洋生態物理学ユニット, 技術員 (90898230)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2023-04-01 – 2026-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
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| Keywords | regional ocean modeling / coral / hydrodynamics / coral mucus / TEP / coral reef / organic matter / ocean modeling |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
This project will evaluate hydrodynamic effects on the production and fate of coral mucus and the induced aggregates by combining laboratory experiments, field observations, and reef circulation modeling.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
In FY2024, I have worked on analyzing the field observation data collected in FY2023 and continued to develop the numerical regional ocean model for this area using CROCO (Coastal and Regional Ocean COmmunity model). I am currently in the process of validating the model before using the model output to explain the results from the field observation. I also published the laboratory experiments that was completed in FY2023 as a refereed journal article on Frontiers in Marine Science.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
The development and validation of the regional ocean model is taking longer than expected.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
In FY2024, I plan to complete the development of the regional ocean model including coastal processes such as wave-current interactions. After the completion of the model validation, I will be synthesizing the model outputs with the data from field observations.
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