Name:

Tomomichi KATO

 

 

 

 

Affiliation:

Laboratory of Terrestrial Ecosystem Modeling 
Integrated Research Group 
Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
Kita 9 Jo, Nishi 9 Chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8589, Japan
Tel & Fax: +81 (0)11 706 4942
Email: tkato at agr.hokudai.ac.jp


Education:
 

Ph.D. (in Sci.) 2004  Doctoral program in Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba

M.S. (in Agr.) 2001  Course of Environmental Science and Forestry, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tottori University

B.A. (in Agr.) 1999  Department of agricultural engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University

Professional Experience:
 

2024.4 - present  Professor, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Japa

2018.4 - 2024.3  Associate professor, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Japan

2014.1 - 2018.3  Tenure-Track Assistant professor, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Japan

2010.11 - 2013.12  Postdoc (CDD) researcher, LSCE, IPSL, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, France

2008.10 - 2010.9  Research Associate, QUEST, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol (Postdoctoral Fellow for Research Abroad, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)

2007.4 - 2010.10  Researcher, Ecosystem Change Research Group, Frontier Research Center for Global Change (Now: Research Institute for Global Change, JAMSTEC)

2004.4 - 2007.3  PD researcher, Ecosystem Change Research Group, Frontier Research System for Global Change (Now: Research Institute for Global Change, JAMSTEC)

Research interests:
 

1. Modeling of the coupled climate-terrestrial biosphere system by SEIB-DGVM

2. Measurement and Modeling of Ecosystem-level Photosynthesis by Sun-Induced Fluorescence

3. Statistical analysis of climatic effect on the crop production based on inventory data

 

Doctoral Dissertation: 

CO2 Exchanges between the Atmosphere and an Alpine Meadow Ecosystem on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Ph.D thesis, Doctoral Program in Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba. January 2004.

 

International research project:

EXPEER [2013.10-2013.12]

GHG-Europe project [2010.11-2014.9]

CarboExtreme [2011.11-2014.6]

Coupled Climate-Carbon Cycle Model Intercomparision Project (C4MIP) [2004-2007] 

Joint research in carbon dynamics on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau with National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan and Chinese Academy of Sciences, China [2001-present] 

Research funding:

2015-2018: Climatic effect on the rice production in Japan during last 110 years, 3,500,000 JPY, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) Generative Research Fields, No. 15KT0113, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Primary investigator and leader of this project

2015-2018: Field measurement of Spatio-Temporal variation in Photosynthesis of Forest Ecosystem by Sun-Induced Fluorescence, 3,000,000 JPY, Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, No. 15K12182, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Primary investigator and leader of this project

2015-2016: Imaging of Forest Photosynthesis by Sun-Induced Fluorescence, 900,000 JPY, Asahi Group Fundation, Primary investigator and leader of this project

2015-2016: Development of Chlorophyll Fluorescence Sensor for Ecosystem-level Photosynthesis in the Field, 300,000 JPY, Kuribayashi Ikuei Science Fundation, Primary investigator and leader of this project

2015-2016: Exploring the adaptation policy for climate change of crop productivity in Japan inferred from histrorical inventory data, 1,000,000 JPY, Collaborative research funding among the Young researchers (Fusion-H), Hokkaido University, Primary investigator and leader of this project

2013-2015: Reduction of uncertainties in terrestrial carbon budget estimation by model-data intercomparison in Asia, 13,130,000 JPY, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), No. 25281003, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Member of project

2004-2007: Development of data assimilation method for terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycle model in eastern Asian region, 3,510,000 JPY, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), No. 19710023, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Primary investigator and leader of this project

2007-2010: Development of a model simulating atmosphere-land surface biogeochemical interactions and application to global warming impact assessment, 20,280,000 JPY, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), No. 19310017, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Member of project

2007-2009: Construction of a resource model for in East Asia with emphasis on human activities, 47,060,000 JPY, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), No.19201006, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Member of project

2006-2008: Effect of radiation variability due to clouds and aerosol on the carbon exchange and its isotope ratio, 12,010,000 JPY, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), No. 18310018, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Member of project
 

Skills:

Computer Languages: Fluent in Fortran, C, C++, HTML.

Data processing: netcdf, hdf, ferret, GMT, idl

Working experience in UNIX system (Solaris and Linux) and super computers (SGI-Altix, NEC-SX8, and Earth Simulator).

Field measurement and laboratory work: Eddy Covariance method for CO2, LE fluxes, Static chamber method for CO2, CH4 and N2O fluxes. Stable Isotopic analysis for CH4 and N2O gases with mass spectrometer.

Memberships:

American Geophysical Union
Japan Geoscience Union
Ecological Society of Japan
Society of Agricultural Meteorology Japan

Academic Society:

Asiaflux (Steering Committee Member)
JapanFlux (Steering Committee Member)

Editor of Scientific Journal

Topical Editor, Geoscientific Model Development, the European Geosciences Union, from May 2014 to present-

Reviewing experience

Acta Oecologia
Agric For Met
Biogeosciences
Biogeochemistry
Carbon Balance Manage
Ecohydrology
Ecological Research
Global Change Biology
Global Ecol Biogeo
Geophys Res Lett
Geosci Model Dev
Land Deg Dev
J. Agric Meteorol
J Agr Sci Tech
J Climate
J Forest Res
J Geophys Res
J Met Soc Japan
J Plant Ecol
PLoS ONE
Remote Sensing
Remote Sens Env
Scientific Reports
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
Sci Total Env
SOLA