Research topics

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Atmospheric Hydrological cycle

  • Estimation of the origins of precipitation and moisture.
  • Tracers of physical and numerical water vapor.
  • Past and future changes in extreame prexipitation.
  • Land-Ocean-atmosphere interaction.


Process of stable water isotope circulation

  • Diurnal to interannual variatinos of stable isotope in precipitation and water vapor, and their interpretation.
  • Relationship between stable water isotope and climate indicies.
  • Relationship between stable water isotope and its origins.
  • Isoscape (Isotope mapping).
  • Validation of isotope-incorporated GCMs and regional model.


Terestrial hydrological cycle

  • Contribution of mountain glacier water to river water.
  • Origins of river water and its relation with landuse.


Water Resource assessments

  • Impact of glacier melt water on water resouce.
  • Historical change in flood vulnerability.
  • Estimation of adaptation cost at the global scale.