JAMSTEC Appligation Laboratory

Program

(Registration: 9:30-10:00)

Opening Session
10:00-10:10	S. Imawaki, Executive Director, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
10:10-10:20	A. Nakanishi, Director, Research Partnership for Sustainable Development, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
10:20-10:30	N. Mori, Deputy Director General and Group Director for Environmental Management, Global Environmental Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency
10:30-10:40	C. Masoka, Minister Counsellor: Science and Technology, Embassy of Republic of South Africa
First Session(Chair: H. Sakuma & N. Sweijd) - Overview of Climate Variations in Indo-Atlantic Oceans Emphasizing Southern Africa -
10:40-11:00	T. Yamagata(JAMSTEC, Japan) “The importance of understanding the modes of climate variations for developing climate applications for society. ”
11:00-11:20	N. Sweijd (Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa) “The South African initiatives in the climate research and application studies of southern Africa.”
11:20-11:40	S. Behera (JAMSTEC, Japan) “The Indian Ocean influence on the climate variations of southern Africa”
11:40-12:00	J. Hermes (University of Cape Town, South Africa) “Climate variations in southern Africa in relation to surrounding seas.”
12:00-12:20	D. Manatsa (Bindura University, Zimbabwe) “Impacts of Indian Ocean Dipole on eastern and southern African rainfall variability”
12:20-14:00	Lunch Break
Second Session(Chair: S. Behera & A. Navarra) - Climate Predictions and Downscaling -
14:00-14:20	A. Navarra (The Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change, Italy) “Development of new generation climate models for climate predictions and projections”
14:20-14:40	K. Takahashi (JAMSTEC, Japan) “Ultra-high resolution climate model development for societal applications using the Earth Simulator”
14:40-15:00	H. Rautenbach (University of Pretoria, South Africa) “Numerical modeling for weather and climate predictions in South Africa”
15:00-15:20	J. Luo (JAMSTEC, Japan) “Climate predictability using the SINTEX-F coupled GCM”
15:20-15:40	Coffee Break
Third Session(Chair: H. Rautenbach & K. Takahashi) - Coupled Modeling and Societal Applications -
15:40-16:00	T. Tozuka (University of Tokyo, Japan) “Process studies using the University of Tokyo coupled GCM”
16:00-16:20	B. Abiodun (University of Cape Town, South Africa) “Numerical grid systems in climate model developments”
16:20-16:40	N. Fauchereau (Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa) “Sub-seasonal variability of convection and rainfall over Southern Africa: links with ENSO and non-linearities”
16:40-17:00	T. Newby (The Agricultural Research Council (ARC), South Africa) “The impact of climate variations on the agriculture of northeastern South Africa”
17:00-17:20	S. Aura (Kenya Meteorological Department, Kenya) “The societal impacts caused by climate disasters from the western Indian Ocean”
17:20-17:40	H. Sakuma (JAMSTEC, Japan) “On the aims of our climate application researches and the present status of domestic and international collaborations”
Closing Remarks
17:40-17:50	T. Yamagata (JAMSTEC, Japan)

(Reception: 18:00-20:00)

*Program is subject to change.