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Prof. Haruhiko Yamamoto, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University

Climate change projections and torrential rain rate analysis based on a century of databasing of temperature and rainfall information for Western Japan

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Project Description

Since the development of the "Amedas" regional meteorological observation system in 1976, a database has been created of meteorological data for 1,300 locations throughout Japan, and is used in analyses and projections of climate change. However, the data preceding this has remained unsorted. This study will database and analyze unsorted data for the period from 1870-1976. This data is preserved at respective monitoring stations for Western Japan and will be used to analyze climate change projections and torrential rain rates based on the database for this 100 year period in order to prevent global warming and the frequently occurring flood damage seen in recent years.

Fields
Climate changeEnergy problemPreservation of biodiversity and ecosystem
Grant year
FY2006 Research Grants
Grant term
3 years
July 2006 - June 2009
Grant amount
5,900,000 yen
Activity region
Kyushu Region (Fukuoka Prefecture, Saga Prefecture, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kumamoto Prefecture, Oita Prefecture, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kagoshima Prefecture), Western Chugoku Region (Yamaguchi Prefecture, Hiroshima Prefecture), Japan
Distribution map visualizing single-year rainfall amounts over 100 years based on rainfall database for Yamaguchi Prefecture

Overview of the Organization

Professor Haruhiko Yamamoto
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Professor Haruhiko Yamamoto
Profile
Specialist field
Environmental Meteorology
Academic affiliations
The Society of Agricultural Meteorology of Japan, Crop Science Society of Japan, Japan Society for Natural Disaster Science, Japan Society of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Engineers and Scientists, The Japanese Agricultural Education Society, the Remote Sensing Society of Japan, Japan Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, the Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage and Rural Engineering, Japan Society of Earth Science Education, The Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan, Architectural Institute of Japan
Background
In April 1985 took up a position of Researcher at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Kyushu agricultural laboratory). In December 1993 completed a Doctorate in Agricultural studies from Kyushu University. April 1994 took a post of Assistant at the Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University. In December 1995 became an Assistant Professor at Yamaguchi University in the Faculty of Agriculture. In December 2002 became a Professer in the same department.
WEB site
http://www.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp/
Collaborative Researchers
Kiyoshi IWAYA, Naru TAKAYAMA, Part-time Researchers, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University; Graduate Student, School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Daisuke YANO, Hang XIAO, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Research achievements
  • (1) Haruhiko YAMAMOTO, "Characteristics of "briny wind" salt damage in crops." Bulletin of the Society of Sea Water Science Japan, Vol. 61 (2), pp110-117, 2007
  • (2) Haruhiko YAMAMOTO, Kiyoshi IWAYA, Mariko HIGASHIYAMA, "Torrential rain and flood damage characteristics of Nishiki River catchment area in Yamaguchi Prefecture form NABI Typhoon in 2005" Journal of Natural Disaster Science, Vol. 26 (2), pp56-68, 2007
  • (3) Haruhiko YAMAMOTO, Kiyoshi IWAYA, Mariko HIGASHIYAMA, "Meteorological characteristics of Typhoon Shanshan and agricultural damage in Yamaguchi/Kyushu region." Journal of Natural Disaster Science, Vol. 27 (2), pp147-1601, 2008
  • (4) Haruhiko YAMAMOTO, Naru TAKAYAMA, Kiyoshi IWAYA, Atsuko KOGA "Characteristics of "briny wind" from agricultural meteorology – with a focus on analysis of a case study for paddy rice in Saga Prefecture." Bulletin of the Society of Sea Water Science Japan, Vol. 62 (4), pp194-201, 2008
  • (5) Haruhiko YAMAMOTO, Kiyoshi IWAYA, Naru TAKAYAMA, Atsushi KENISHI, Atsuko KOGA, Mariko HIGASHIYAMA, "Meteorological characteristics of Typhoon Shanshan and agricultural damage in Yamaguchi/Kyushu region." Journal of Natural Disaster Science, Vol. 27 (2), pp147-1601, 2008