The 16th IHP Training Course
(International Hydrological Programme)


Oceanography Basics

26 November - 9 December, 2006
Nagoya and Ehime, Japan

Working Group for IHP Training Course,
Sub-committee for IHP,
Japanese National Commission for UNESCO

Outline

　As a part of the Japanese contribution to the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) of UNESCO, a short course for participants from the Asia-Pacific region is going to be conducted with a theme Oceanography Basics, from 26 November to 9 December 2006, at the Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center (HyARC), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan. The course comprises a series of lectures and practice sessions in English. It also includes an overnight field observation cruise in Ise Bay on a training vessel Sei-Sui Maru of Mie University, and a technical tour to the Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University.


Objectives

　The general aim of the 16th IHP short course is to help participants to develop their basic knowledge of oceanography. Being the largest reservoir of water and carbon dioxide on the earth surface, the oceans have profound influence on the water and material cycles in the earth system. A series of lectures are organized to show how land, oceans, and atmosphere are interacting, how water and materials cycles are coupled, what are the driving forces of materials cycling in the ocean, and what are the causes of its variation. Special emphasis will be placed on the coastal regions where the land-ocean interaction is most intense and moreover influence of human activities is most significant. We are expecting, through the lectures, to demonstrate that the ocean is highly dynamic in response to atmospheric forcing as well as land driven materials, and it is highly likely that the oceans in turn affect hydrological cycles on land surface. We hope the participants will acquire new view from this short course, as even local environmental problems, which relate to hydrological cycle change on a regional scale, are resulting from a part of global cycles of water and materials including oceans.

Course Contents

Course Contents (convener: A. Morimoto)

Lecturers
　S. Chiba (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)
　Y. Fukushima (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature)
　J. Ishizaka (Faculty of Fisheries, Nagasaki University)
　A. Kaneda (Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University)
　Y. Koizumi (Ehime Prefectural Fisheries Experimental Station)
　A. Morimoto (Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya University)
　T. Saino (Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya University)
　T. Suga (Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University)
　K. Sasaoka (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)
　H. Takeoka (Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University)
　Y. Tanimoto (Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University)
　S. Uye (Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University)
　T. Yanagi (Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University)

Lectures

L0 Introduction ……………………………………………………………… A. Morimoto
- Guidance and outline of this IHP short course
L1 Land and Oceans 　　……………………………………………….……Y. Fukushima
- Water and Material cycles on land, and transport of materials to coastal seas
- Linkage of changes in land and oceans
L2 Oceans and Atmosphere …………………………………………………Y. Tanimoto
- Heat balance of the earth system
- Energy exchange between ocean and atmosphere
- Large scale ocean circulation
- Water mass formation in the Pacific Ocean
L4 Phytoplankton in the ocean ……………………………………………… J. Ishizaka
- Production of food for marine life, and uptake of carbon dioxide in seawater
- Control mechanism and causes of variation
L5 Zooplankton in the ocean ……………………………………………………S. Uye
- Linking primary production to higher trophic levels
- Control mechanism and causes of variation
L6 Biogeochemical cycles in the ocean ………………………………………T. Saino
- Carbon and nitrogen cycles in the ocean
- Biogeochemical cycles and climate system
L7 Changes in biogeochemical cycles in the ocean ……………………………S. Chiba
- Long-term ecosystem change in the oceans
- Possible causes of ecosystem change
L8 Materials dynamics in the coastal seas …………………………………A. Morimoto
- Advection, diffusion and dispersion of materials in coastal seas
- Interactions between coastal and open seas
L9 Role of coastal seas in climate system ………………………………………T. Yanagi
- Material cycles in coastal seas
- Possible feedback to climate system
L3 Ocean Circulation ………………….…………………………………………T. Suga

Pactices
P1 Field observation in Ise Bay …………………………………………　A. Morimoto
　- Transect observation of water temperature and salinity
　- Analysis of chlorophyll a concentration
P2 Analysis of satellite ocean color data …………………………………… K. Sasaoka
　- Visualization of satellite remote sensing data
　- Calibration of chlorophyll a concentration　

Technical Tours
　　　
　　　　T1 Auto-Monitoring system of water quality in the Bungo Channel, Ehime University
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　………H. Takeoka & A. Kaneda
　　　
　　　T2 Aquaculture and monitoring system in the Bungo channel,
　　　　　Ehime Prefectural Fisheries Experimental Station　　　………………………Y. Koizumi

Schedule (26 November - 9 December, 2006)

　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　＊ 3 days field observation cruise in Ise Bay on a training vessel of Mie University is scheduled in the IHP short course.
　　　　　　　　　There is a possibility that sea condition is rough due to strong winter monsoon.

Trainees　

　　　　The trainees from the Asia-Pacific region are selected and recommended by the Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). UNESCO Office, Jakarta, will be in charge for the selection and recommendation of the participants. Successful candidates will be financially supported by UNESCO for their travels as well as per diem in Japan. Those who wish to participate are requested to contact UNESCO Office, Jakarta at the following address:
　　　　
　　　　Giuseppe Arduino
　　　　Programme Specialist in Hydrological Sciences
　　　　UNESCO Jakarta Office
　　　　UNESCO House
　　　　Jalan Galuh (II), No.5
　　　　Kebayoran Baru
　　　　Jakarta Selatan 12110, Indonesia
　　　　E-mail: g.arduino@unesco.org
　　　　E-mail: m.pattipeiluhu@unesco.org
　　　　E-mail: jakarta@unesco.org
　　　　Tel: +62-21-739 9818
　　　　Fax: +62-21-7279 6489
Additional candidates are allowed to participate at their own expenses. They should contact the Secretary of the IHP Training Course, whose contact address is given as the last page of this brochure. The endorsement from both the National Commission to UNESCO and IHP National Committees in their countries are highly desirable.
Practice 1 (Move to Matsusaka)

Forthcoming IHP Training Course

2007 Numerical Prediction of High-Impact Weather Systems

Using the Cloud-resolving Model (to be conducted in winter-north hemisphere, 2007)
One of the most important objectives of regional models is a high-resolution simulation of high-impact weather systems for detailed studies and accurate predictions of them. High-impact weather systems are most significant phenomena in the atmosphere and sometimes cause huge disasters to human society. Understanding their mechanisms and structures is necessary for prediction and prevention/reduction of disasters. In order to perform simulations and numerical experiments of the high-impact weather systems, we have been developing a cloud-resolving numerical model named ``the Cloud Resolving Storm Simulator'' (CReSS). In the 17th IHP training course, the participants will study characteristics and performance of the state-of-the-art numerical model. They will perform some simulation experiments of weather systems to understand how to use the cloud-resolving model. High-resolution numerical simulation using the CReSS model will clarify a detailed structure of the high-impact weather systems and make a quantitative prediction of the associated precipitation.

Planned Lectures:
　　　・Fundamentals of numerical model.
　　　・Characteristics of the CReSS Model.
　　　・How to use the numerical model.

Practical Training:
　　　・Download, compilation of the CReSS model and setting an experiment.
　　　・Numerical experiments of basic weather phenomena.
　　　・Simulation experiments of real weather systems.

The IHP Training Course is financially supported by a Trust Fund for UNESCO from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japanese Government.


Address for inquiries: Akihiko Morimoto (Associate Professor)
Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center (HyARC),
Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601 Japan
Tel: +81-52-789-3433
Fax: +81-52-789-3436
E-mail: amorimoto@hyarc.nagoya-u.ac.jp

16th IHP Training Course URL: http://hyarc.nagoya-u.ac.jp/ihp/16ihptc.html


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