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Tomita Lab
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The lab uses satellite observations to capture the heat and water exchanged between the atmosphere and the ocean.
AboutAbout the lab
Uncovering how air–sea interaction actually works
The Tomita Lab studies air–sea interaction, in which the atmosphere and the ocean meet at the sea surface and influence each other.
The heat, momentum, water, and other quantities exchanged between the atmosphere and the ocean are called sea surface fluxes, and quantifying them is the core of the lab's research.
The lab mainly uses techniques that estimate sea surface fluxes on a global scale based on satellite observations.
Established in FY2021, the lab carries out research spanning meteorology, oceanography, and climatology.
Key terms
- Air–Sea Interaction
- The atmosphere and the ocean are in contact at the sea surface and influence each other.
- Sea Surface Flux
- The amounts of heat, momentum, freshwater, and other quantities exchanged between the atmosphere and the ocean
- Remote Sensing
- Techniques for measuring the state of the atmosphere or ocean at a distance, from satellites and similar platforms
NewsLab news
Research paper from the lab published
Research result by a doctoral student published in J Oceanogr
Doctoral student receives the Matsuno Prize from the Meteorological Society of Japan
Paper on research conducted with students published in JGR-Atmospheres
ResearchResearch themes
The lab conducts research spanning meteorology, oceanography, and climatology, with air–sea interaction as its keyword. By capturing sea surface fluxes from satellite observations, it examines how these complex phenomena actually work.
*Illustrative imageAir–Sea Interaction
The Earth is wrapped in two fluids with different properties, the atmosphere and the ocean, which meet at the sea surface and influence each other. Typhoons, El Niño, and global warming are representative examples, and understanding and predicting them requires a close look at this interaction.
*Illustrative imageSea Surface Fluxes
The energy and matter exchanged between the atmosphere and the ocean are called sea surface fluxes. A major pillar of the lab's work is quantifying the fluxes of heat, momentum, and freshwater from observations.
*Illustrative imageSatellite Remote Sensing
The ocean is vast and changes from moment to moment, so observations from ships and buoys alone cannot capture the whole picture. The lab applies remote sensing techniques that use Earth observation satellite data to estimate sea surface fluxes.
MembersFaculty
- Associate ProfessorHiroyuki Tomita
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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: “ISS034E016601 - Stratocumulus Clouds - Pacific Ocean” ISS Expedition 34 Crew Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center Derivative work including grading, lens profile correction and noise removal.: Julian Herzog / Public domain (cropped)
- Air–Sea Interaction: “Vongfong ISS” NASA/Reid Wiseman / Public domain (cropped)
- Sea Surface Fluxes: “Sea smoke Gloucester Massachusetts 2024-12” Oakley413 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Satellite Remote Sensing: “Artist's rendering of NASA's Aqua Satellite Orbiting Earth” NASA/JPL AIRS Project / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Tanimoto Lab): “ISS-65 Indian Ocean sunglint” NASA / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Watanabe Lab): “Porites lobata Maldives” Julien Bidet for MDC Seamarc / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Kawatani Lab): “Helkivad ööpilved Kuresoo kohal” Martin Koitmäe / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Matsuta Lab): “Perpetual Ocean 2- Western Boundary Currents (SVS5425 - perpetual ocean2 CLOSE 093 4k clean noDate 00000 print)” NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - NASA/GSFC/Greg Shirah, NASA/GSFC/Horace Mitchell, NASA/GSFC/Atousa Saberi, ADNET Systems, Inc./Laurence Schuler, ADNET Systems, Inc./Ian Jones, JPL/Josh Willis, Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc./Kathleen Gaeta / Public domain (cropped)
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