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Ocean Dynamics Lab
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The lab investigates the mechanisms of ocean variability through observations and numerical methods.
AboutAbout the lab
Uncovering the mechanisms of ocean variability through observations and numerical methods
The Ocean Dynamics Lab is one of the research divisions that make up the Center for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research at the Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, and it works to clarify the mechanisms of ocean variability.
By combining observations, numerical and theoretical studies, and analysis of existing data, the lab also develops technologies and conducts research toward monitoring and predicting ocean conditions.
The lab takes on a wide range of themes with universal relevance to the world's oceans, not limited to the coastal waters of Japan or the seas of East Asia.
This is a graduate-school-only lab with no undergraduate program, so undergraduates are not assigned to it. Students join the research by entering the Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences at Kyushu University.
Key terms
- Last Glacial Maximum
- The period about 20,000 years ago. Afterward, sea level rose as the climate warmed
- Sea level
- The height of the sea surface
- Continental shelf
- A shallow sea area, generally shallower than about 200 m. It is the first place to receive material supplied from land
NewsLab news
A doctoral student received the Young Researcher Excellent Presentation Award at the Autumn Meeting of the Oceanographic Society of Japan
A master's student received the Best Poster Award at PAMS2026
Professor Isobe's paper commemorating the Oceanographic Society of Japan Award has been published on J-STAGE
A paper by Assistant Professor Uehara and colleagues on tsunami propagation in the Sea of Japan was published in Coastal Engineering Journal
A press release announced Research Fellow Kuroda's detection of fine microplastics in the ocean's mid-depth layer
ResearchResearch themes
The Ocean Dynamics Lab advances technology development and research toward monitoring and predicting ocean conditions, while using observations, numerical and theoretical studies, and analysis of existing data to clarify the mechanisms of ocean variability. The faculty research introductions mention coastal ocean dynamics and microplastics, past environmental change on the continental shelf, and coastal erosion at the mouths of large Asian rivers.
*Illustrative imageCoastal Ocean Dynamics and Microplastics
The lab studies the ocean dynamical processes of coastal seas, including shelf areas such as the Yellow Sea and East China Sea and enclosed coastal seas such as the Seto Inland Sea, as well as air-sea interaction in marginal seas and coastal oceans. It also has a strong interest in the transport of drifting and beached debris, especially the transport and formation processes of microplastics.
*Illustrative imageOcean Environmental Change on the Continental Shelf over the Past 20,000 Years
Geological records show that since the Last Glacial Maximum about 20,000 years ago, global sea level has risen by roughly 100 m. The lab uses numerical simulations to examine how this rapid change altered the marine environment of the continental shelf.
*Illustrative imageCoastal Erosion at the Mouths of Large Asian Rivers
At the mouths of large Asian rivers such as the Yangtze and the Mekong, some areas face serious coastal erosion caused by reduced sediment supply, land subsidence, and other factors. The lab studies how ocean processes such as waves and tides affect this erosion.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Ocean Dynamics Lab consist of faculty, project faculty members, postdoctoral researchers, technical staff, other staff, doctoral and master's students, and research students.As of 2026
- Senior ProfessorAtsuhiko Isobe
- Associate ProfessorShinichiro Kida
- Assistant ProfessorKatsuto Uehara
- Assistant ProfessorIRFAN Tahira
- Program-Specific Assistant ProfessorMao Kuroda
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Scooping up marine debris ( )” NOAA Marine Debris Program / Public domain (cropped)
- Coastal Ocean Dynamics and Microplastics: “Microplastic-found-key-largo-beach-state-park” OceanBlueProject / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Ocean Environmental Change on the Continental Shelf over the Past 20,000 Years: “Continental shelf blank” Jo / Public domain (cropped)
- Coastal Erosion at the Mouths of Large Asian Rivers: “Beach erosion at the mouth of Noosa River, Noosa North Shore beach, Queensland, Australia 02” Kgbo / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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変動力学分野): “Argo float deployed from research vessel” NOAA GOMO (Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program) / Public domain (cropped) - Related lab (海洋モデリング分野): “Ocean circulation conveyor belt” Thomas Splettstoesser / Public domain (cropped)
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変動科学分野): “Thick Aerosol Haze over India and Bangladesh (MODIS )” MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC / Public domain (cropped) - Related lab (大気環境科学分野): “Upperatmosphereresearchsatellite” NASA/MSFC / Public domain (cropped)
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