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Independent experts nominated by country party
Masao Mikami
Title
Dr.
First name
Masao
Last name
Mikami
Gender
M
Nominating Country
Date of Nomination
Other Disciplines
Atmospheric Sciences
Other
Other
Other
Other
UN languages spoken
English
Geographical Focus
Australia
China
Japan
Mongolia
Job function
Head of the research Laboratory
Division
Meteorological Research Institute
Email
mmikami@mri-jma.go.jp
Telephone number
+81 29 853-8623
Work experience
Principal Investigator of ADEC (Aeolian Dust Experiment on Climate Impact), which was carried out as a Japan-China cooperative project from 2000 to 2005. _x000D_
Principal Investigator of JADE (Japan-Australia Dust Experiment) from 2005 to 2008_x000D_
Princilpal Investigator of Dust Modeling Project (KAKEN-KIBAN(A)) supported by MEXT
Principal Investigator of JADE (Japan-Australia Dust Experiment) from 2005 to 2008_x000D_
Princilpal Investigator of Dust Modeling Project (KAKEN-KIBAN(A)) supported by MEXT
Highest Academic achievement and qualification
PhD. Meteorology, Tohoku University, 1996
Number of Publications
30
Publication titles
1. Kurosaki, Y., and M. Mikami, 2007: Threshold wind speed for dust emission in East Asia and its seasonal variations, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D17202,doi:10.1029/2006JD007988._x000D_
2. Mikami, M. et al., 2006: Aeolian dust experiment on climate impact: An overview of Japan-China joint project ADEC, Global Planetary Change, 52, 142-172, doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2006.03.001._ _x000D_
3. Mikami, M., et al., 2005: Measurement of saltation process over gobi and sand dunes in the Taklimakan desert, China, with newly developed sand particle counter, J. Geophys. Res., 110, doi:10.1029/2004JD004688._ _x000D_
4. Ishizuka, M., M. Mikami, et al., 2005: An observational study of soil moisture effects on wind erosion at a gobi site in the Taklimakan Desert, J. Geophys. Res. -Atmospheres-, 110, D18S03, doi:10.1029/2004JD004709._ _x000D_
5. Kurosaki, Y., and M. Mikami, 2003: Recent frequent dust events and their relation to surface wind in East Asia, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, 1736, doi:10.1029/2003GL017261.
2. Mikami, M. et al., 2006: Aeolian dust experiment on climate impact: An overview of Japan-China joint project ADEC, Global Planetary Change, 52, 142-172, doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2006.03.001._ _x000D_
3. Mikami, M., et al., 2005: Measurement of saltation process over gobi and sand dunes in the Taklimakan desert, China, with newly developed sand particle counter, J. Geophys. Res., 110, doi:10.1029/2004JD004688._ _x000D_
4. Ishizuka, M., M. Mikami, et al., 2005: An observational study of soil moisture effects on wind erosion at a gobi site in the Taklimakan Desert, J. Geophys. Res. -Atmospheres-, 110, D18S03, doi:10.1029/2004JD004709._ _x000D_
5. Kurosaki, Y., and M. Mikami, 2003: Recent frequent dust events and their relation to surface wind in East Asia, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, 1736, doi:10.1029/2003GL017261.
Other activities
1. Chief Editor of SOLA published by Japan Meteorological Society _x000D_
2. Associate Editor of Aeolian Research _x000D_
3. Member of steering committee of WMO/SDS-WAS program. 4. Member of the board of Japan Meteorological Society
2. Associate Editor of Aeolian Research _x000D_
3. Member of steering committee of WMO/SDS-WAS program. 4. Member of the board of Japan Meteorological Society
Awards
1. 2006 award of the Meteorological Society of Japan_x000D_
2. 2004 Friendship award from Chinese Government _x000D_
3. 2005 secretary commendation from Japan Meteorological Agency
2. 2004 Friendship award from Chinese Government _x000D_
3. 2005 secretary commendation from Japan Meteorological Agency
Organisation name
Meteorological Research Institute of the Japan Meteorological Agency
Organisation street address
Nagamine 1-1, Tsukuba, 305-0052
Organisation city
Tsukuba, Ibaraki
Organisation country
Japan
Organisation website