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Shinjiro Kanae is affiliated with the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan. Their research focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular emphasis on several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering, and Ecology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics primarily related to hydrology and environmental change. Main research topics include Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Precipitation Measurement and Analysis, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate variability and models, Cryospheric studies and observations, and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research.

Shinjiro Kanae has contributed to multiple research articles published in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser B1 (Hydraulic Engineering)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Environmental Earth Sciences
  • Japanese Journal of JSCE
  • Environmental Research Letters

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kanae include:

  • "A review of climate-change impact and adaptation studies for the water sector in Thailand," 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Flood-induced population displacements in the world," 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Toward hyper-resolution global hydrological models including human activities: application to Kyushu island, Japan," 2022, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • "Preliminary quantitative assessment of the multidimensional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sustainable Development Goals," 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "A Framework for Estimating Global-Scale River Discharge by Assimilating Satellite Altimetry," 2020, Water Resources Research

Shinjiro Kanae often collaborates with co-authors including Mahmoud Sharaan, Rie Seto, Mohamed Wahba, Wael M. Elsadek, and Mustafa El-Rawy, reflecting a network of scientific partnerships in related research fields.

Best Publications

  • Global Hydrological Cycles and World Water Resources

    Taikan Oki;Taikan Oki;Shinjiro Kanae

  • Regions of Strong Coupling Between Soil Moisture and Precipitation

    Randal D. Koster;Paul A. Dirmeyer;Zhichang Guo;Gordon Bonan

  • Global flood risk under climate change

    Yukiko Hirabayashi;Roobavannan Mahendran;Sujan Koirala;Lisako Konoshima

  • Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the natural physical environment.

    Sonia I. Seneviratne;Neville Nicholls;David Easterling;Clare M. Goodess

  • Flood risk and climate change: global and regional perspectives

    Zbigniew W Kundzewicz;Shinjiro Kanae;Sonia I Seneviratne;John W Handmer

  • A high-accuracy map of global terrain elevations

    Dai Yamazaki;Daiki Ikeshima;Ryunosuke Tawatari;Tomohiro Yamaguchi

  • Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the natural physical environment: An overview of the IPCC SREX report

    S. I. Seneviratne;N. Nicholls;D. Easterling;C. M. Goodess

  • A physically based description of floodplain inundation dynamics in a global river routing model

    Dai Yamazaki;Shinjiro Kanae;Hyungjun Kim;Taikan Oki

  • Global potential soil erosion with reference to land use and climate changes

    Dawen Yang;Shinjiro Kanae;Taikan Oki;Toshio Koike

  • GLACE: The Global Land-Atmosphere Coupling Experiment. Part I: Overview

    Randal D. Koster;Zhichang Guo;Paul A. Dirmeyer;Gordon Bonan

  • An integrated model for the assessment of global water resources – Part 1: Model description and input meteorological forcing

    N. Hanasaki;S. Kanae;T. Oki;K. Masuda

  • A reservoir operation scheme for global river routing models

    Naota Hanasaki;Shinjiro Kanae;Taikan Oki

  • Global projections of changing risks of floods and droughts in a changing climate

    Yukiko Hirabayashi;Shinjiro Kanae;Seita Emori;Taikan Oki

  • An integrated model for the assessment of global water resources - Part 2: Applications and assessments

    N. Hanasaki;S. Kanae;T. Oki;K. Masuda

  • Does higher surface temperature intensify extreme precipitation

    Nobuyuki Utsumi;Shinta Seto;Shinjiro Kanae;Eduardo Eiji Maeda

  • An estimation of global virtual water flow and sources of water withdrawal for major crops and livestock products using a global hydrological model

    Naota Hanasaki;Toshiyuki Inuzuka;Shinjiro Kanae;Taikan Oki

  • Impact of vegetation coverage on regional water balance in the nonhumid regions of China

    Dawen Yang;Weiwei Shao;Pat J.-F. Yeh;Hanbo Yang

  • A global water scarcity assessment under Shared Socio-economic Pathways – Part 2: Water availability and scarcity

    N. Hanasaki;S. Fujimori;T. Yamamoto;S. Yoshikawa

  • GLACE: The Global Land-Atmosphere Coupling Experiment

    Randal D. Koster;Zhi-Chang Guo;Paul A. Dirmeyer;Gordon Bonan

  • Virtual water trade and world water resources.

    T. Oki;S. Kanae

  • Incorporating anthropogenic water regulation modules into a land surface model

    Yadu Pokhrel;Naota Hanasaki;Sujan Koirala;Jaeil Cho

  • A global hydrological simulation to specify the sources of water used by humans

    Naota Hanasaki;Naota Hanasaki;Sayaka Yoshikawa;Yadu Pokhrel;Shinjiro Kanae

  • Global assessment of current water resources using total runoff integrating pathways

    Taikan Oki;Yasushi Agata;Shinjiro Kanae;Takao Saruhashi

  • Projection of future world water resources under SRES scenarios: water withdrawal

    Yanjun Shen;Taikan Oki;Nobuyuki Utsumi;Shinjiro Kanae

Frequent Co-Authors

Taikan Oki
Taikan Oki University of Tokyo
Yukiko Hirabayashi
Yukiko Hirabayashi Shibaura Institute of Technology
Naota Hanasaki
Naota Hanasaki National Institute for Environmental Studies
Dai Yamazaki
Dai Yamazaki University of Tokyo
Hyungjun Kim
Hyungjun Kim University of Tokyo
Yadu Pokhrel
Yadu Pokhrel Michigan State University
Kei Yoshimura
Kei Yoshimura University of Tokyo
Yanjun Shen
Yanjun Shen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shinichiro Fujimori
Shinichiro Fujimori Kyoto University
Kiyoshi Takahashi
Kiyoshi Takahashi National Institute for Environmental Studies

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