A01: Generation and development of information regarding water and its surrounding environment to create Aqua Science
Concept
In this planned research, we will elucidate information regarding water and its surrounding environment for the creation of Aqua Science studies, as this is the goal of this research area. This information will be the basis for dynamically clarifying the fluctuation of the water cycle due to interactions among the geosphere, biosphere, and anthroposphere from a sociocultural perspective. Specifically, we will 1) reproduce the long-term hydrological climate transition over the past 300 years and predict the future hydrological climate for the next 100 years using hydrological climate simulations, 2) measure the water surrounding the environment by remote sensing, and 3) clarify the dynamics of water and environmental substances on a watershed scale by observation and numerical modeling. This planned research aims to clarify past, present, and future water changes and the surrounding environment by conducting three additional planned research group studies. We will also develop an information translation approach to convert the spatiotemporal resolution and probabilistic characteristics of geoscience data into a form that can be efficiently utilized for research in the biosphere and anthroposphere.
Members
Representative
Satoshi Watanabe [Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University]
Greetings
Group A01, led by researchers in the field of geosciences with a focus on hydrology, will address the challenge of clarifying past, present, and future changes in water and its surrounding environment to elucidate fluctuations in the water cycle. For this purpose, it is important to integrate findings from the natural sciences with those from the humanities, sociology, and biology. The members of the planned research group A01 possess a strong interest in interdisciplinary research, and we hope to contribute to the creation of Aqua Science.
Co-Investigators
Kaoru Ichikawa [Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University]
Naota Hanasaki [Center for Climate Change Adaptation, National Institute for Environmental Studies]
Yasuyuki Maruya [Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University]
Nobuyuki Utsumi [School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology]
Shin Nagai [Research Institute for Global Change, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology]
Kim Hyungjun [Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo]
Katsuto Uehara [Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University]
Shinichiro Yano [Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University]
Katsuaki Komai [School of Regional Innovation and Social Design Engineering, KITAMI Institute of Technology]
Shinya Nakashita [Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University]
Yoshinori Tajiri [Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University]
Research Collaborators
Hiroki Mizuochi [National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology]
Masatoshi Kawasaki [Suntory Institute for Water Science]
Akira Watanuki [Suntory Institute for Water Science]
Shunsuke Tei [Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute]