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Physical Oceanography Lab
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A lab that explores the mechanisms behind ocean phenomena through observations and numerical models.
AboutAbout the lab
How does the ocean shape Earth's climate?
The Physical Oceanography Lab uses observation, theory, and numerical modeling to clarify the physical mechanisms of ocean phenomena, aiming to understand the role the ocean plays in the formation and variability of Earth's climate.
Using methods such as analysis of observational data from satellites, ships, and buoys, turbulence analysis with high-precision numerical models, and data assimilation experiments that combine observations with models, the lab reveals new aspects of ocean phenomena.
Key terms
- Data assimilation
- A method of incorporating observational data into numerical simulations to improve predictions
- Numerical modeling
- Expressing a phenomenon with mathematical equations and reproducing it on a computer to study it
- Turbulence
- Irregular flow in which eddies are mixed together chaotically
ResearchResearch themes
By clarifying the physical mechanisms of ocean phenomena through observation, theory, and numerical modeling, the lab aims to understand the role of the ocean in the formation and variability of Earth's climate.
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MembersFaculty
The Physical Oceanography Lab consists of faculty members, doctoral and master's students, and fourth-year undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorYutaka Yoshikawa
- Associate ProfessorKei Sakamoto
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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: “Oceanography Meteorological Research Vessel RYOFU MARU in Jan 2025” IikaJzuchiN / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Physics of Ocean Phenomena and Climate: “Turquoise Swirls in the Black Sea” Norman Kuring / NASA / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Meteorology Lab): “Jet Stream over Eastern US” Justin Withers / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Physical Climatology Lab): “Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Constellation ( )” NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from Greenbelt, MD, USA / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Terrestrial Surface Science Lab): “Landslides in Himachal Pradesh” Sridhar Rao / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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