Current Position:
RIKEN/Advanced Institute for Computational Science
Computational Climate Science Research Team
Team Leader
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Curriculum Vitae
Apr. 1988 - Mar. 1994: Department of aeronautics and astronautics, The University of Tokyo
Apr. 1994 - Mar. 1996: Master course of aeronautics and astronautics, Graduate school of engineering, The University of Tokyo
Apr. 1996 - Mar. 1999: Doctor course of aeronautics and astronautics, Graduate school of engineering, The University of Tokyo
Employment
Apr. 1999 - Mar. 2002: Post Doctor Researcher, Frontier Research System for Global Change
Apr. 2002 - Mar. 2007: Researcher, Frontier Research Center for Global Change
Apr. 2007 - Mar. 2009: Senior Scientist, Frontier Research Center for Global Change
Apr. 2009 - Dec. 2010: Senior Scientist, Research Institute of Global Change, JAMSTEC
Jan 2011 - present: Team Leader, RIKEN/Advanced Institute for Computational Science, Computational Climate Science Research Team
Award
Masaki Satoh and Hirofumi TOMITA, The 2006th gakkai-award from the Meteorological Society of Japan,“Development of global cloud resolving model using a quisi-homogenious grid and simulation of cloud clusters in the tropics by the model”
Hirofumi TOMITA, The 2005th ryumon-award from Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics,“Development of Nonhydrostatic Atmospheric General Circulation Model using an Icosahedral Grid”
Inside award:
FY2001 Frontier Award from Frontier Research System for Global Change,“Outstanding research accomplishment”
FY2004 Frontier Award from Frontier Research Center for Global Change,“Outstanding research accomplishment”
FY2004JAMSTEC業績表彰 : Research & Development award,“Development of Global cloud resolving model”
A member of…
Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics
The Meteorological Society of Japan
Other activities
2011文部科学省アプリケーション作業部会取りまとめ役
平成24年度文部科学省今後のHPCI計画推進のあり方に関する検討作業部会・委員
Paper list
Paper
Noda, A. T., Oouchi, K., Satoh, M., Tomita, H., 2012: Quantitative assessment of diurnal variation of tropical convection simulated by a global nonhydrostatic model without cumulus parameterization. J. Clim., accepted.
Yoshizaki, M., Yasunaga, K., Iga, S.-I., Satoh, M., Nasuno, T., Noda, A. T., Tomita, H., 2012: Why do super clusters and Madden Julian Oscillation exist over the equatorial region? SOLA, 8, 33-36, doi:10.2151/sola.2012-009.
Satoh, M, Oouchi, K,Nasuno, T, Taniguchi, H, Yamada, Y, Tomita, H., Kodama, C, Kinter III, J, Achuthavarier, D., Manganello, J., Cash, B., Jung, T., Palmer, T., Wedi, N., 2011: The Intra-Seasonal Oscillation and its control of tropical cyclones simulated by high-resolution global atmospheric models, Clim. Dyn., accepted, DOI 10.1007/s00382-011-1235-6
Kinter III, J. L., B. Cash, D. Achuthavarier, J. Adams, E. Altshuler, P. Dirmeyer, B. Doty, B. Huang, L. Marx, J. Manganello, C. Stan, T. Wakefield, E. Jin, T. Palmer, M. Hamrud, T. Jung, M. Miller, P. Towers, N. Wedi, M. Satoh, H. Tomita, C. Kodama, T. Nasuno, K. Oouchi, Y. Yamada, H. Taniguchi, P. Andrews, T. Baer, M. Ezell, C. Halloy, D. John, B. Loftis, R. Mohr, and K. Wong, 2011: Revolutionizing Climate Modeling - Project Athena: A Multi-Institutional, International Collaboration. Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., submitted.
Yamada, Y., K. Oouchi, M. Satoh, A.T. Noda and H.Tomita, 2011: Sensitivity of tropical cyclones to large-scale environment in a global non-hydrostatic model with explicit cloud microphysics. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., (Eds. K. Oouchi and H. Fudeyasu), accepted.
Oouchi, K., Hiroshi Taniguchi, Tomoe Nasuno, Masaki Satoh, Hirofumi Tomita, Yohei Yamada, Mikiko Ikeda, Ryuichi Shirooka, Hiroyuki Yamada, Kunio Yoneyama, 2011: A prototype quasi real-time intra-seasonal forecasting of tropical convection over the warm pool region: a new challenge of global cloud-system-resolving model for a field campaign. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., (Eds. K. Oouchi and H. Fudeyasu), accepted.
Noda, A. T., Oouchi, K., Satoh, M., Tomita, H., 2011: Quantitative Assessment on Diurnal Variation of Tropical Convection Simulated by a Global Nonhydrostatic Model with Explicit Cloud Processes. J. Clim., submitted.
Dirmeyer, P. A., Cash, B. A.,Kinter III, J. L., Jung, T., Marx, L., Satoh, M., Stan, C., Tomita, H., Towers, P., Wedi, N., Achuthavarier, D., Adams, J. M., Altshuler, E. L., Huang, B., Jin, E. K., and Manganello, J., 2011: Simulating the diurnal cycle of rainfall in global climate models: Resolution versus parameterization. Clim. Dyn., accepted, DOI10.1007/s00382-011-1127-9.
Satoh, M., Iga, S., Tomita, H., Tsushima, Y., 2011: Response of upper clouds due to global warming tested by a global atmospheric model with explicit cloud processes. J. Climate, accepted.
Niwa,Y., Tomita, H., Satoh,M., Imasu,R., 2011: A Three-Dimensional Icosahedral Grid Advection Scheme Preserving monotonicity and Consistency with Continuity for Atmospheric Tracer Transport. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 89, accepted.
Iga, S., Tomita, H., Tsushima, Y., Satoh, M., 2011: Sensitivity of upper tropospheric ice clouds and their impacts on the Hadley circulation using a global cloud-system resolving model. J. Clim., 24, 2666-2679. doi: 10.1175/2010JCLI3472.1
Emanuel, K., K. Oouchi, M. Satoh, H. Tomita and Y. Yamada, 2010 : Comparison of Explicitly Simulated and Downscaled Tropical Cyclone Activity in a High-Resolution Global Climate Model, J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., Vol. 2, Art. #9, 9 pp., doi:10.3894/JAMES.2010.2.9
Yamada, Y., K. Oouchi, M. Satoh, H. Tomita and W. Yanase, 2010: Projection of changes in tropical cyclone activity and cloud height due to greenhouse warming: global cloud-system-resolving approach. Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L07709, doi:10.1029/2010GL042518.
Noda, A. T., K. Oouchi, M Satoh, H. Tomita, S. Iga, and Y. Tsushima, 2009: Importance of the subgrid-scale turbulent moist process: Cloud distribution in global cloud-resolving simulations. Atmos. Res., doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.05.007
Oouchi, K., A.T. Noda, M. Satoh, H. Miura, H. Tomita. T. Nasuno, S. Iga (2009): A simulated preconditioning of typhoon genesis controlled by a boreal summer Madden-Julian Oscillation event in a global cloud-system-resolving model. SOLA, Vol. 5, 065-068, doi:10.2151/sola.2009-017.
Tomita, H (2009) : Analysis of spurious surface temperature at the atmosphere-land interface and a new method to solve the surface energy balance equation. J. Hydrometeorol, 10, 833-844
Suzuki, K., T.Nakajima, M.Satoh, H.Tomita, T.Takemura, T.Y.Nakajima, G.L.Stephens (2008) : Global cloud-resolving simulation of aerosol effect on warm clouds Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L19817,doi:10.1029/2008GL035449
Tomita, H. (2008a) : A stretched grid on a sphere by new grid transformation. J.Meteorol.Soc.Japan, 86A, 107-119
Tomita, H. (2008b) : New micorphysics with five and six categories with diagnostic generation of cloud ice. J.Meteorol.Soc.Japan, 86A, 121-142.
Tomita, H., K.Goto, and M.Satoh(2008) : A new approach of atmospheric general circulation model --- Global cloud resolving model NICAM and its computational performance --- SIAM J. Sci. Comput. 30, 2755-2776.
Nasuno, T., H. Tomita, S.Iga, H.Miura, M.Satoh(2007) : Convectively coupled equatorial waves simulated on an aquaplanet in a global nonhydrostatic experiment. J.Atmos.Sci., 65, 1246-1265.
Iga, S., Y. Tsushima, H. Tomita, and M.Satoh (2007) : Climatology of a nonhydrostatic global model with explicit cloud processes. Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L22814, doi:10.1029/2007GL031048.
Satoh, M., T. Matsuno,T., H. Tomita, H. Miura, T. Nasuno, S. Iga (2008) : Nonhydrostatic Icosahedral Atmospheric Model (NICAM) for global cloud resolving simulations. J. Comput. Phys., 227, 3486-3514
Miura, H., M. Satoh, H. Tomita, A. T. Noda, T. Nasuno, and S.Iga (2007) : A short-duration global cloud-resolving simulation under a realistic land and sea distribution Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L02804, doi:10.1029/2006GL027448.
Iga, S., H. Tomita, M. Satoh, and K. Goto (2007) : Mountain-wave-like spurious waves due to inconsistency of horizontal and vertical resolution associated with cold fronts. Mon. Wea. Rev.,135, 2629-2641
Nasuno, T., H. Tomita, S. Iga, H. Miura, and M. Satoh (2006) : Multi-scale organization of convection simulated with explicit cloud processes on an aqua planet. J. Atmos. Sci., 64, 1902-1921.
Miura, H., H. Tomita, T. Nasuno, S. Iga, M. Satoh, and T. Matsuno (2005) : A climate sensitivity test using a global cloud resolving model under an aqua planet condition. Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L19717,doi:10.1029/2005GL023672
Satoh, M., H. Tomita, H. Miura, T. Nasuno, and S. Iga (2005) : Development of a global cloud resolving model - a multi-scale structure of tropocal convections. J. Earth. Sim., 3, 11-19.
Tomita, H., H. Miura, S. Iga, T. Nasuno, and M. Satoh (2005) : A global cloud-resolving simulation: Preliminary results from an aqua planet experiment. Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L08805, doi:10.1029/2005GL022459.
Tomita, H. and M. Satoh (2004) : A New Dynamical Framework of Nonhydrostatic Global Model Using the Icosahedral Grid. Fluid Dyn. Res., 34, 357-400.
Tomita, H., M. Satoh, and K. Goto (2002) : An Optimization of the Icosahedral Grid Modified by Spring Dynamics. J. Comput. Phys., 183, 307-331
Tomita, H., M. Tsugawa, M. Satoh, and K. Goto(2001) : Shallow Water Model on a Modified Icosahedral Geodesic Grid by Using Spring Dynamics. J. Comput. Phys., 174, 579-613
Tomita, H. and K. Abe (2000) : Numerical simulation of pattern formation in the Benard Marangoni convection. Phys. Fluids, 12, 1389--1400.
Tomita, H. and K. Abe(1999) : Numerical simulation of the Rayleigh-Benard convection of air in a box of a large aspect ratio. Phys. Fluids, 11, 743-745
Selected proceeding of international conference
Tomita, H.., M. Satoh, H. Miura and Y. Niwa: Current status of nonhydrostatic modeling at NICAM, ECMWF Workshop on Non-hydrostatic Modelling, page 171-182, ECMWF, 2011
Tomita, H., T.Nasuno, and M. Satoh : A Stretched Icosahedral Grid for the Global Cloud Resolving Model. In G.Winter, A.Ecer, J.Periaux, N.Satofuka, and P.Fox, editors, Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics, Multidisciplinary Applications, chapter 7. Mesh strategies, pages 171-182. Elsevier, 2005
Tomita, H., K. Goto, and M. Satoh : A Comparison Study of Computational Performace between a Spectral Transform Model and a Gridpoint Model. In B. Chetverushkin, A. Ecer, J. Periqux, N. Satofuka, and P. Fox, editors, Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics, Advanced Numerical Methods, Software and Applications, chapter 6. Environment and Ecology Problems, pages 333-340. Elsevier, 2004.
Tomita, H., M. Satoh, and K. Goto : Development of a Nonhydrostatic General Circulation Model Using an Icosahedral Grid. In K. Matsuno, A. Ecer, J. Periaux, and N. Satofuka, editors, Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics, New Frontiers and Multi-Disciplinary Applications, chapter 2. Earth and Space Global Simulations and Earth Simulator. Elsevier, 2002.
Goto, K., H. Tomita, and M. Satoh : Computational Performance of the Dynamical Part of a Next Generation Climate Model Using an Icosahedral Grid on the Earth Simulator. In K. Matsuno, A. Ecer, J. Periaux, and N. Satofuka, editors, Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics, New Frontiers and Multi-Disciplinary Applications, chapter 2. Earth and Space Global Simulations and Earth Simulator, pages 63-69. Elsevier, 2003.
Tomita, H.: SCALE toward the library of meteorological applications suitable to the future super Toward Global LES, 5th International Workshop on Cloud-Resolving Global Modelling, 13-15th June 2012 (invited)
Tomita, H., Japanese Post-Peta Planning and Feasibility Research, Application, 18th International Exa-scale Software Project, 11-13 April 2012 ( invited )
Tomita, H. : Development of moist-LES model in RIKEN/AICS, The 14th international specialist meeting on the next generation models on climate change and sustainability for advanced high performance computing facilities Hawaii, 12-15 Mar., 2012
Tomita, H. : Present Status of K Computer and activity toward the Exa-Scale Computing, The 14th international specialist meeting on the next generation models on climate change and sustainability for advanced high performance computing facilities Hawaii, 12-15 Mar., 2012
Tomita, H. Research of tropical meteorology and climate using K computer, Singapore-Japan High Performance Computer Workshop, Singapore, 27-28 Feb.2012 (invited)
Tomita, H. : Scale library : toward the global LES, Open Science Conference on WRCP, Denvor, 24-28 Oct. 2011
Tomita, H., : Recent outcomes from NICAM, 6th EU-Japan Workshop on Climate Change Research, Brussels, 10-11 Oct. 2011
Tomita, H. : The current NICAM dynamical core and future plan for its improvement, Computing in Atmospheric Sciences 2011 (CAS2K11), Annecy, Sep. 11-14, 2011 (invited)
Tomita, H.: Recent computational tuning of NICAM toward the Peta- and Exa-Flops computing, The 13th international specialist meeting on the next generation models on climate change and sustainability for advanced high performance computing facilities, Hawaii, 28-30 March, 2011.
Tomita, H. : Climate research in AICS, 1st AICS International Symposium, Kobe, 11-12 Mar. 2011
Tomita, H., Future activities of high performance computing in meteorology using the K-computer, The 14th ECMWF Workshop on High Performance Computing in Meteorology, Reading, 1 -5 Nov. 2010 (invited)
Tomita, H., : Non-hydrostatic modeling with NICAM, The ECMWF Workshop on Non-hydrostatic Modelling, Reading, 8 -10 Nov. 2010 (invited)
Tomita, H., : Alteration of vertical grid in NICAM towards the super-high resolution simulations, The 2010 Workshop on the Solution of Partial Differential Equations on the Sphere, Potsdam, August 24-27, 2010
Tomita, H., M. Satoh, T. Nasuno, S. Iga, A. T. Noda, H. Taniguchi, H. Miura, K. Oouchi, C. Kodama, Y. Yamada , T. Seiki.: Overview of Recent Activities by NICAM Working Team, First International Workshop on Nonhydrostatic Numerical Models, Kyoto, 29 Sep, 1 Oct 2010
Tomita, H. : High resolution activities with NICAM : Overview, The 1st Athena project workshop, Reading, 7-8 June, 2010.
Tomita, H. : Future research plans by NICAM using high performance computing, The 12th international specialist meeting on the next generation models on climate change and sustainability for advanced high performance computing facilities, Tsukuba, 24-26 March, 2010.
Tomita, H., M.Satoh : The impact of Rainfall Sedimentation Scheme on the Meso-scale Cloud System, The 8th International SRNWP-Workshop on Non-Hydrostatic Modeling, Bad Orb, 26-28 Oct. 2009.
Tomita, H. , Y. Niwa, and M.Satoh : Further improvement of NICAM dynamical core toward the PETAFLOPS computing, The 2009 Workshop on the Solution of Partial Differential Equations on the Sphere , SantaFe, 27-30 Apr. 2009.
Tomita, H. and NICAM team : Further development and improvement of NICAM toward the PETAFLOPS computing era, The 11th International specialist meeting on the next generation models on climate change and sustainability for advanced high performance computing facilities, OakRidge, 16-18 Mar 2009.
Tomita, H. : Recent progress and activity of global cloud resolving simulation by NICAM, CMMAP 2009 team meeting, ,New York Jan 6-8 2009.
Tomita, H., M. Satoh, and NICAM working team : Current status of Nonhydrostatic icosahedral atmospheric model, AOGS 2008 meeting, Busan, 16-20 June.
Tomita, H., M. Satoh, and NICAM working team : Nonhydrostatic ICosahedral Atmospheric Model (NICAM) , The KAKUSHIN Workshop 2007 ---Workshop of the inovative climate modeling , Kyoto, 4-5 Dec.
Tomita, H., M. Satoh, and NICAM working team : Nonhydrostatic ICosahedral Atmospheric Model (NICAM): Its physical and computational performance in global cloud resolving simulations The 2007 Workshop on the Solution of Partial Differential Equations on the Sphere , Exeter, U.K., 24th-27th Sep.
Tomita, H. : Computational techniques for super-high resolution atmospheric general circulation model on the massively parallel super-computer High Performance Computing Asia 2007 conference , Seoul, 10th-12th Sep., 2007. (invited)
Tomita, H., S.Iga, Y.Tsushima, M.Satoh : The global cloud resolving NICAM : model introduction and cloud feedback test from the viewpoint of the radiation-convection equillibrium. CFMIP/ENSEMBLES Workshop on assessment of cloud and water vapour feedback processes in GCMs , Paris, 11th-13th April, 2007.
Tomita, H., T.Nasuno, H.Miura, S.Iga, A.Noda, Y.Tsushima, M.Satoh : Several global cloud resolving simulations by NICAM on the Earth Simulator, EGU general assembly 2007, , Viena, 15 -20 April, 2007. (invited)
Tomita, H., T.Nasuno, H.Miura, S.Iga, A.Noda, Y.Tsushima, M.Satoh : What can we find by the global cloud resolving model? AGU Fall meeting, , San Francisco, USA, 11 -15 Dec. 2006.
Tomita, H., H.Miura, S.Iga, T.Nasuno, A.Noda, M.Satoh : Global cloud resolving simultations by NICAM AGU Fall meeting, , San Francisco, USA, 11 -15 Dec. 2006. (invited)
Tomita, H. : Numerical algorithms of NICAM (Nonhydrostatic Icosahedral Atmospheric Model Joint Workshop between Chinese and Japanese Young Modelers , Beijin, China, 28 -29 Aug. 2006. (invited)
Tomita, H., H. Miura, T. Nasuno, S.Iga, and M.Satoh.: Super-High resolution atmospheric simulations by the icosahedral grid model NICAM Non-Hydrostatic Model. The 2006 Workshop on the Solution of Partial Differential Equations on the Sphere , Montery, CA USA, 29 -29 Jun. 2006.
Tomita, H., H. Miura, T. Nasuno, S.Iga, and M.Satoh : A Global Cloud-Resolving Simulation by the Icosahedral Non-Hydrostatic Model. The 6th International SRNWP-Workshop on Non-Hydrostatic Modelling, Bad Orb, German, 31 Oct.-2 Nov. 2005.
Tomita, H., S. Iga, H. Miura, T. Nasuno, and M. Satoh : A global cloud-resolving simulation on an aqua planet. European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, 24-29 April 2005. (invited)
Tomita, H., H. Miura, S. Iga, T. Nasuno, and M. Satoh : A cloud-resolving aqua planet experiment. Aqua Planet Experiment Workshop, The University of Reading, UK, 20-22 April 2005.
Tomita, H., S.Iga, H. Miura, T. Nasuno, and M. Satoh: A Next-Generation Atmospheric General Circulation Modeling. Third Japan-EU Workshop on Climate Change Research, Yokohama, 20-21 Jan. 2005.
Tomita, H. and M. Satoh: The global nonhydrostatic model NICAM : numerics and performance of its dynamical core.ECMWF seminar, Reading, UK, 6-10 Sep. 2004. (invited)
Tomita, H., M. Satoh, T. Nasuno, and S. Iga : A stretched icosahedral grid : Toward the global cloud resolving model. The 2004 workshop on the solution of partial differential equations on the sphere, Yokohama, Japan, 20-23 Jul. 2004.
Tomita, H., T.Nasuno, and M. Satoh : A Stretched Icosahedral Grid for the Global Cloud Resolving Model. Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics 2004, Gran Canaria, Spain, 24-27 May 2004.
Tomita, H., M. Satoh, and T. Nasuno : Development of the Global Cloud Resolving Model Using the Icosahedral Grid. The 6th International Workshop on Next Generation Climate Models f or Advanced High Performance Computing Facilities, Honolulu, USA, 25-27 Feb. 2004.
Tomita, H., M. Satoh, and K. Goto : A nonhydrostatic global model on the icosahedral grid system. General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, Sapporo, Japan, 30 Jun.-11 Jul. 2003.
Tomita, H., K. Goto, and M. Satoh : A Comparison Study of Computational Performace between a Spectral Transform Model and a Gridpoint Model. Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics 2003, Moscow, Russia, 13-15 May 2003.
Tomita, H., M. Satoh, and K. Goto : A new nonhydrostatic dynamical core on the icosahedral grid. The 5th International Workshop on Next Generation Climate Models for Advanced High Performance Computing Facilities, Rome, Italy, 3-5 Mar. 2003.
Tomita, H., M.Satoh, and K. Goto : Development of global nonhydrostatic model using icosahedral grid. The 2002 Workshop on the Solution of Partial Differential Equations on the Sphere, Toronto, Canada, 12-15 Aug. 2001.
Tomita, H., M. Satoh, and K. Goto : Development of a Nonhydrostatic General Circulation Model Using an Icosahedral Grid. Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics 2002, Kansai Science City, Japan, 2002.
Tomita, H., M. Satoh, and K. Goto : Global non-hydrostatic model using icosahedral grid. The international workshop on the next-generation climate model, Hyougo, Japan, 4-8 Mar. 2002.
Tomita, H., M.Tsugawa, M. Satoh, and K. Goto : Development of Dynamical Core on a Modified Icosahedral Grid. The 3rd International Workshop on Next Generation Climate Models for Advanced High Performance Computing Facilities, Tokyo, Japan, 28-30 Mar. 2001.
Tomita, H., M.Tsugawa, M.Satoh, and K. Goto : A modified icosahedral grid by using spring dynamics. The 2001 Workshop on the Solution of Partial Differential Equations on the Sphere, Motreal, Canada, 15-18 May 2001.
Tomita, H. and K. Abe. Numerical simulation of thermal convection in vertical shear flow. The 10th International Sessions of the 34th Aircraft Symposium, Tottori, Japan, 16-18 Oct 1996.