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Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics Lab
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A lab that explores a wide range of atmospheric phenomena, from the land surface to the general circulation of the atmosphere.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring atmospheric motion through observations and models
The Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics Lab studies a wide range of atmospheric phenomena, from the land surface and the atmospheric boundary layer to clouds and precipitation, tropical meteorology, and the general circulation of the atmosphere.
Faculty research topics include the heat and water budgets of the land surface, local winds and urban climate, clouds and precipitation, tropical meteorology, and global cloud-resolving modeling.
The news section lists papers on topics such as linear rainbands, typhoons, and the Madden-Julian Oscillation.
The lab is part of the Fluid Geophysics Group of the Department of Geophysics in the Graduate School of Science, and is located at Aobayama North Campus.
Key terms
- regional reanalysis
- Data that continuously reconstruct the past atmospheric state of a region using the same method, by incorporating observational data into a numerical model.
- linear rainband
- A band of rain in which developed rain clouds line up and stay over the same place, bringing heavy rain.
- global cloud-resolving modeling
- Numerical simulation that calculates the atmosphere of the whole Earth on a grid fine enough to represent individual clouds.
NewsLab news
A paper on clear-air turbulence downwind of mountain ranges, with Associate Professor Junshi Ito as first author, was published in AGU's Earth and Space Science
A paper on linear rainbands, with a master's student as first author, was published in SOLA
A master's student received the Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2026
A paper with a doctoral student as first author was published in Boundary-Layer Meteorology
A graduate student received the Matsuno Award at the Autumn Meeting of the Meteorological Society of Japan
ResearchResearch themes
The Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics Lab deals with phenomena at many scales, from the exchange of heat and water between the land surface and the atmosphere to local winds, clouds and precipitation, tropical weather, and the atmosphere of the whole Earth. It presents two research projects: a regional reanalysis that reconstructs past atmospheric conditions, and weather observations in Shichigahama.
*Illustrative imageLong-Term Regional Reanalysis for Japan
The Long-term Regional Reanalysis over Japan using Conventional Observations (RRJ-Conv) is a long-term regional reanalysis dataset that reproduces past atmospheric fields at a horizontal grid spacing of 5 km. By assimilating only conventional observations, it improves how well past weather fields are reproduced.
*Illustrative imageWeather Observations in Shichigahama
The lab makes weather observations at two sites in Shichigahama Town: the rooftop of the town hall and Shobutahama beach. The latest data can be viewed on the POTEKA NET website. The information on the lab website dates from around 2021.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics Lab are faculty members, professors emeriti, researchers, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, technical assistants, and administrative staff.As of 2026
- ProfessorTakeshi Yamazaki
- Associate ProfessorWeiming Sha
- Associate ProfessorJunshi Ito
- Assistant ProfessorDaisuke Takasuka
- Assistant ProfessorShin-ichi Suzuki
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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: “Cumulonimbus sunset panorama, Albury NSW Australia” Thennicke / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Long-Term Regional Reanalysis for Japan: “North American cold wave” Environmental Visualization Laboratory / Public domain (cropped)
- Weather Observations in Shichigahama: “Weather station in the alps” Steinsplitter / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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