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Toshiyuki Awaji

Toshiyuki Awaji

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
37
Citations
4828
World Ranking
8947
National Ranking
182

Overview

Toshiyuki Awaji is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans subfields including Ecology and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's publication record highlights work on marine-related ecological topics. A notable recent paper is titled "Identification of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) pelagic hotspots applying a satellite remote sensing-driven analysis of ecological niche factors: A short-term run," published in 2020 in the journal PLoS ONE. This publication has garnered citations reflecting engagement from the research community.

Awaji's research themes focus on:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Awaji include:

  • Robinson Mugo
  • Seiichi Saito
  • Hiromichi Igarashi
  • Takahiro Toyoda
  • Shuhei Masuda

Awaji's publications are primarily found in the venue:

  • PLoS ONE

This body of work reveals a focus on ecological niche modeling, marine hotspot identification using satellite data, and isotope techniques to study marine ecosystems and fisheries. Their research approach integrates environmental science methodologies relevant to global and ecological challenges concerning marine life.

Best Publications

  • The Ocean Reanalyses Intercomparison Project (ORA-IP)

    M. A. Balmaseda;F. Hernandez;A. Storto;M. D. Palmer

  • Preliminary Numerical Experiments on Oceanic Dispersion of 131I and 137Cs Discharged into the Ocean because of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Disaster

    Hideyuki Kawamura;Takuya Kobayashi;Akiko Furuno;Teiji In

  • Pacific decadal oscillation hindcasts relevant to near-term climate prediction

    Takashi Mochizuki;Masayoshi Ishii;Masahide Kimoto;Yoshimitsu Chikamoto

  • The Generation of Large-Amplitude Unsteady Lee Waves by Subinertial K1 Tidal Flow: A Possible Vertical Mixing Mechanism in the Kuril Straits

    Tomohiro Nakamura;Toshiyuki Awaji;Takaki Hatayama;Kazunori Akitomo

  • Simulated Rapid Warming of Abyssal North Pacific Waters

    Shuhei Masuda;Toshiyuki Awaji;Toshiyuki Awaji;Nozomi Sugiura;John Philip Matthews

  • Deep ocean heat content changes estimated from observation and reanalysis product and their influence on sea level change

    Shinya Kouketsu;Toshimasa Doi;Takeshi Kawano;Shuhei Masuda

  • A Regional Ocean–Atmosphere Model for Eastern Pacific Climate: Toward Reducing Tropical Biases*

    Shang Ping Xie;Toru Miyama;Yuqing Wang;Haiming Xu;Haiming Xu

  • Development of a four-dimensional variational coupled data assimilation system for enhanced analysis and prediction of seasonal to interannual climate variations

    Nozomi Sugiura;Toshiyuki Awaji;Toshiyuki Awaji;Shuhei Masuda;Takashi Mochizuki

  • Tidal Exchange through a Strait: A Numerical Experiment Using a Simple Model Basin

    Toshiyuki Awaji;Norihisa Imasato;Hideaki Kunishi

  • Tidally induced diapycnal mixing in the Kuril Straits and its role in water transformation and transport: A three‐dimensional nonhydrostatic model experiment

    Tomohiro Nakamura;Toshiyuki Awaji

  • Tidal currents in the Indonesian Seas and their effect on transport and mixing

    Takaki Hatayama;Toshiyuki Awaji;Kazunori Akitomo

  • Ocean Initialization for Seasonal Forecasts

    Magdalena A. Balmaseda;Oscar J. Alves;Alberto Arribas;Toshiyuki Awaji

  • Some operational uses of satellite remote sensing and marine GIS for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture

    Sei-Ichi Saitoh;Robinson Mugo;I Nyoman Radiarta;Shinsuke Asaga

  • Tidal Exchange through the Kuril Straits

    Tomohiro Nakamura;Toshiyuki Awaji;Takaki Hatayama;Kazunori Akitomo

  • Study of seasonal transport variations in the Indonesian seas

    Toru Miyama;Toshiyuki Awaji;Kazunori Akitomo;Norihisa Imasato

  • Formation and Circulation Processes of Intermediate Water in the Japan Sea

    Yutaka Yoshikawa;Toshiyuki Awaji;Kazunori Akitomo

  • Kuroshio path variation south of Japan. 1. Barotropic inflow-outflow model.

    Kazunori Akitomo;Toshiyuki Awaji;Norihisa Imasato

  • Intercomparison and validation of the mixed layer depth fields of global ocean syntheses

    Takahiro Toyoda;Yosuke Fujii;Tsurane Kuragano;Masafumi Kamachi

  • Japan Tsunami Current Flows Observed by HF Radars on Two Continents

    Belinda Lipa;Donald E. Barrick;Sei-Ichi Saitoh;Yoichi Ishikawa

  • Ocean State Estimation for Climate Research

    Tong Lee;Toshiyuki Awaji;Magdalena A. Balmaseda;Eric Greiner

  • Interannual variability of the Kuroshio transport in response to the wind stress field over the North Pacific: Its relation to the path variation south of Japan

    Kazunori Akitomo;Michihiro Ooi;Toshiyuki Awaji;Kunio Kutsuwada

Frequent Co-Authors

Sei-Ichi Saitoh
Sei-Ichi Saitoh Hokkaido University
Simona Masina
Simona Masina Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici
Tong Lee
Tong Lee California Institute of Technology
Magdalena Balmaseda
Magdalena Balmaseda European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Armin Köhl
Armin Köhl Universität Hamburg
Keith Haines
Keith Haines University of Reading
Oscar Alves
Oscar Alves Bureau of Meteorology
Ichiro Fukumori
Ichiro Fukumori California Institute of Technology
Matthew Martin
Matthew Martin Met Office
Patrick Heimbach
Patrick Heimbach The University of Texas at Austin

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