Education

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Takuro Michibata (Associate Professor)

My research focuses on climate studies through numerical modeling of aerosol–cloud–precipitation processes and satellite data analysis. I am also involved in the development of "satellite observation simulators," which bridge numerical models and satellite observations.

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Ying Cai (Research Fellow)

I conduct research using aerosols as tracers to assess the impacts of climate change. In particular, I am investigating the factors and mechanisms driving changes in midlatitude atmospheric transport associated with global warming.


Student

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Shin-ichi Hashimoto (M2)

Research Topic: Evaluation of precipitation processes in numerical climate models using GPM satellite data


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Aoi Kawabata (M1)

Research Topic: Quantitative evaluation of the climatological impacts of the seeder–feeder effect


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Momoka Nakanishi (M1)

Research Topic: Investigation of the interaction mechanisms between Arctic warming amplification and clouds


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Minori Matsuba (M1)

Research Topic: Development of a physical scheme explicitly representing microphysical processes in cumulus clouds


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Tomoya Tamura (M1)

Research Topic: Quantitative evaluation of the impact of sea salt aerosols on cloud development and precipitation intensity


Theses of Graduates and Alumni

  • Aoi Kawabata (4th cohort, enrolled since Apr 2024)
    Undergraduate Thesis (AY2024): Impacts and mechanisms of precipitation particles in mitigating aerosol–cloud interactions
  • Minori Matsuba (4th cohort, enrolled since Apr 2024)
    Undergraduate Thesis (AY2024): Quantitative evaluation of the impact of cloud amount reproducibility on the accuracy of global warming projections
  • Tomoya Tamura (3rd cohort, enrolled since Apr 2023)
    Undergraduate Thesis (AY2023): Influence of sea salt aerosols on typhoon development and precipitation intensity
  • Shin-ichi Hashimoto (3rd cohort, enrolled since Apr 2023)
    Undergraduate Thesis (AY2023): Development of a GPM satellite simulator for diagnosing precipitation microphysical processes
  • Momoka Nakanishi (3rd cohort, Apr 2023–Mar 2024; re-enrolled Apr 2025)
    Undergraduate Thesis (AY2023): Quantitative evaluation of cloud–radiation interactions contributing to Arctic amplification using CMIP6 models
  • Chie Umeki (2nd cohort, Apr 2022–Mar 2023)
    Undergraduate Thesis (AY2022): Does global warming increase lightning frequency?
  • Ayumi Deguchi (2nd cohort, Apr 2022–Mar 2025)
    Undergraduate Thesis (AY2022): Long-term analysis of the global 3D distribution of clouds and precipitation
    Master’s Thesis (AY2024): Cloud-type-dependent evaluation of cloud and precipitation characteristics using CloudSat/MODIS satellite observations
  • Kazuto Yoshimura (2nd cohort, Apr 2022–Mar 2025)
    Undergraduate Thesis (AY2022): Development of a novel precipitation scheme that captures individual cloud characteristics
    Master’s Thesis (AY2024): Development of a precipitation generation scheme incorporating environmental dependencies of clouds
  • Yuki Imura (1st cohort, Apr 2021–Mar 2022)
    Undergraduate Thesis (AY2021): Diagnosis of cloud and precipitation processes in the MIROC climate model using a satellite simulator
  • Honoka Nakao (1st cohort, Apr 2021–Mar 2023)
    Undergraduate Thesis (AY2021): Development of a hail and graupel forecast scheme for use in global climate models
  • Haruto Watanabe (1st cohort, Apr 2021–Sep 2022)
    Undergraduate Thesis (AY2021): Evaluation of the impact of radiative effects of precipitation on the Earth’s energy and water budgets

Awards and Notable Achievements of Supervised Students

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