| Expert Name | Dr. Tahei Yamamoto |
| Title | Professor |
| Division | Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University |
| Institution | |
| City | Tottori, Japan |
| Country | Japan |
| Telephone | 81-857-23-3411 |
| Email | yamamoto(at)alrc-tottori.u.ac.jp |
| Work Experience | 1) 1975-1978: Irrigation method and water management in arid land areas, focusing on Khuzestan Province in Iran. Project was supported by a grand-in-aid for science research from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Monbusho);
2) 1985-1994: Analysis of mechanism and movement of desertification on the arid land areas in China, focusing on Mu Us Shamo areas. Project was supported by the Toyota Foundation;
3) 1994-2002: Sustainable development of irrigated agriculture in arid land areas, focusing on China and Iran, Niger, Ghana, Kenya, Chile, Canada, Israel. Project was supported by Monbusho and University funds;
4) 2002-2004: Application of recycling materials for soil degradation in arid lands, focusing on Australia, Project was supported by University funds. |
| Qualifications | MS: Kyushu University (Irrigation, Drainage and Reclamation Engineering) 1967. Thesis title “ Soil Moisture Measurement by Using Neutron Moisture Meter”;
Ph.D.: Kyushu University (Irrigation, Drainage and Reclamation Engineering) 1976. Thesis title” Application of Drip Irrigation and its Characteristics in Sand Field of Japan”. |
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| Awards | 1. 2004 Science Award by Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage and Reclamation Engineering, A series of research on scheduling for drip irrigation and combating for desertification in arid lands. |
| Other Activities | 1. Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage, and Reclamation Engineering;
2. Japanese Society of Sand Dune Research;
3. Japanese Association for Arid Land Studies;
4. Japanese Society of Soil Physics (Japan);
5. American Society of Agricultural Engineers. |
| Publications | 1.Tahei Yamamoto, Hossein DehghaniSanij and Menachem Agassi (2004): Rehabilitation techniques for degraded, irrigated soil in arid lands, International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences, ISSN 0859-3132, 10(1), pp.41-50;
2.Tahei Yamamoto, Fredrick Amu-Mensah, Haruyuki Fujimaki and Jun Utsunomiya (2002): Characteristics of meteorology and sustainable irrigation schedules in the Saherian region of Africa, Jour. Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage and Reclamation Engineering, 70(11), pp.1009-1012 (In Japanese);
3.Tahei Yamamoto, Mina Yamada, Wen Guang and Aritune Yuya(2002):Application of recycling materials for soil degradation in arid lands, Jour. Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage and Reclamation Engineering, 70(7), pp.597-600 (In Japanese);
4. Tahei Yamamoto, Kiyoshi Torii, Abbas Keshavarz, Ebrahim Pazira and Hiroshi Ikeura (1998): Desertification and salinity problem in Iran-Sustainable development in irrigated agriculture in arid land areas-, Jour. of Arid Land Studies, 8(2),pp.141-149(In Japanese);
5. Tahei Yamamoto, Michio Naruoka, Shoichi Ito, Zhi-zhang Yang and Ji-ping Zhang (1993):Irrigation schedules and conservation management for a pilot farm in the Mu Us Shamo desert:Control of desertification and development of agriculture in arid land areas in China, Irrigation Engineering and Rural Planning, No.25, pp.4-15. |
| Discipline | Hydrology |
| Last updated | 21/08/2009 17:03:00 |
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