Yoshimitsu Chikamoto

Plants, Soils, and Climate

Earth System Modeling

Educational Background

PhD, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Hokkaido University, 2005 Dissertation

Role of moisture eld in the large-scale surface heat exchanges

MS, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Hokkaido University, 2002 Thesis

Atlantic atmosphere-ocean response to the tropical Pacic sea surface temperature variations

BS, Applied Physics, Tokyo University of Science, 2000

Ion-acoustic shock wave in a dusty plasma

Biography

Dr. Chikamoto's research focuses on understanding of physical climate processes and climate predictability.

Teaching Interests

Earth system science; Climate modeling and simulation

Research Interests

Climate variability, predictability and change.

Contact Information

Office Location: AGRS 346
DialPhone: 435-797-0832
SendEmail: yoshi.chikamoto@usu.edu

Publications

Publications - Books & Book Chapters

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Publications - Journal Articles

Academic Journal

Stuecker, M.F, Timmermann, A., Jin, F., Chikamoto, Y., Zhang, W., Wittenberg, A.T, Widiasih, E., Zhao, S., (2017). Revisiting ENSO/Indian Ocean Dipole phase relationships. Geophysical Research Letters
Purich, A., England, M.H, Cai, W., Chikamoto, Y., Timmermann, A., Fyfe, J.C, Frankcombe, L., Meehl, G.A, Arblaster, J.M, (2016). Tropical Pacific SST Drivers of Recent Antarctic Sea Ice Trends. Journal of Climate, 29:24, 8931-8948.
Ham, Y., Chikamoto, Y., Kug, J., Kimoto, M., Mochizuki, T., Tropical Atlantic-Korea teleconnection pattern during boreal summer season. Climate Dynamics
Mochizuki, T., Kimoto, M., Watanabe, M., Chikamoto, Y., Ishii, M., (2016). Interbasin effects of the Indian Ocean on Pacific decadal climate change. Geophysical Research Letters, 43:13, 7168-7175.
Chikamoto, Y., Mochizuki, T., Timmermann, A., Kimoto, M., Watanabe, M., (2016). Potential tropical Atlantic impacts on Pacific decadal climate trends. Geophysical Research Letters, 43:13, 7143-7151.
Chikamoto, M.O, Timmermann, A., Chikamoto, Y., Tokinaga, H., Harada, N., (2015). Mechanisms and predictability of multiyear ecosystem variability in the North Pacific. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 29:11, 2001-2019.
Imada, Y., Tatebe, H., Ishii, M., Chikamoto, Y., Mori, M., Arai, M., Watanabe, M., Kimoto, M., (2015). Predictability of Two Types of El Nino Assessed Using an Extended Seasonal Prediction System by MIROC. Monthly Weather Review, 143:11, 4597-4617.
Chikamoto, Y., Timmermann, A., Stevenson, S., DiNezio, P., Langford, S., (2015). Decadal predictability of soil water, vegetation, and wildfire frequency over North America. Climate Dynamics, 45:7-8, 2213-2235.
Chikamoto, Y., Timmermann, A., Luo, J.J, Mochizuki, T., Kimoto, M., Watanabe, M., Ishii, M., Xie, S.P, Jin, F.F, (2015). Skilful multi-year predictions of tropical trans-basin climate variability.. Nature communications, 6, 6869.
Stevenson, S., Timmermann, A., Chikamoto, Y., Langford, S., DiNezio, P., (2015). Stochastically Generated North American Megadroughts. Journal of Climate, 28:5, 1865-1880.
McGregor, S., Timmermann, A., Stuecker, M.F, England, M.H, Merrifield, M., Jin, F., Chikamoto, Y., (2014). Recent Walker circulation strengthening and Pacific cooling amplified by Atlantic warming. Nature Climate Change, 4:10, 888-892.
Mochizuki, T., Kimoto, M., Chikamoto, Y., Mori, M., Watanabe, M., Ishii, M., (2014). Error Sensitivity to Initial Climate States in Pacific Decadal Hindcasts. SOLA, 10:0, 39-44.
MORI, M., KIMOTO, M., ISHII, M., YOKOI, S., MOCHIZUKI, T., Chikamoto, Y., WATANABE, M., NOZAWA, T., TATEBE, H., T. SAKAMOTO, T., KOMURO, Y., IMADA, Y., KOYAMA, H., (2013). Hindcast Prediction and Near-Future Projection of Tropical Cyclone Activity over the Western North Pacific Using CMIP5 Near-Term Experiments with MIROC. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II, 91:4, 431-452.
Doblas-Reyes, F.J, Andreu-Burillo, I., Chikamoto, Y., Garcia-Serrano, J., Guemas, V., Kimoto, M., Mochizuki, T., Rodrigues, L.R, van Oldenborgh, G.J, (2013). Initialized near-term regional climate change prediction.. Nature communications, 4, 1715.
Chikamoto, Y., Kimoto, M., Ishii, M., Mochizuki, T., Sakamoto, T.T, Tatebe, H., Komuro, Y., Watanabe, M., Nozawa, T., Shiogama, H., Mori, M., Yasunaka, S., Imada, Y., (2013). An overview of decadal climate predictability in a multi-model ensemble by climate model MIROC. Climate Dynamics, 40:5-6, 1201-1222.
Chikamoto, Y., KIMOTO, M., ISHII, M., WATANABE, M., NOZAWA, T., MOCHIZUKI, T., TATEBE, H., SAKAMOTO, T.T, KOMURO, Y., SHIOGAMA, H., MORI, M., YASUNAKA, S., IMADA, Y., KOYAMA, H., NOZU, M., JIN, F., (2012). Predictability of a Stepwise Shift in Pacific Climate during the Late 1990s in Hindcast Experiments Using MIROC. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 90A:0, 1-21.
TATEBE, H., ISHII, M., MOCHIZUKI, T., Chikamoto, Y., SAKAMOTO, T.T, KOMURO, Y., MORI, M., YASUNAKA, S., WATANABE, M., OGOCHI, K., SUZUKI, T., NISHIMURA, T., KIMOTO, M., (2012). The Initialization of the MIROC Climate Models with Hydrographic Data Assimilation for Decadal Prediction. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 90A:0, 275-294.
Chikamoto, Y., Kimoto, M., Watanabe, M., Ishii, M., Mochizuki, T., (2012). Relationship between the Pacific and Atlantic stepwise climate change during the 1990s. Geophysical Research Letters, 39:21, L21710.
MOCHIZUKI, T., Chikamoto, Y., KIMOTO, M., ISHII, M., TATEBE, H., KOMURO, Y., SAKAMOTO, T.T, WATANABE, M., MORI, M., (2012). Decadal Prediction Using a Recent Series of MIROC Global Climate Models. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 90A:0, 373-383.
Toyoda, T., Awaji, T., Sugiura, N., Masuda, S., Igarashi, H., Sasaki, Y., Hiyoshi, Y., Ishikawa, Y., Mochizuki, T., Sakamoto, T.T, Tatebe, H., Komuro, Y., Suzuki, T., Nishimura, T., Mori, M., Chikamoto, Y., Yasunaka, S., Imada, Y., Arai, M., Watanabe, M., Shiogama, H., Nozawa, T., Hasegawa, A., Ishii, M., Kimoto, M., (2011). Impact of the Assimilation of Sea Ice Concentration Data on an Atmosphere-Ocean-Sea Ice Coupled Simulation of the Arctic Ocean Climate. SOLA, 7, 37-40.
Chikamoto, Y., TANIMOTO, Y., MUKOUGAWA, H., KIMOTO, M., (2010). Subtropical Paciﬁc SST Variability Related to the Local Hadley Circulation during the Premature Stage of ENSO. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II, 88:2, 183-202.
Mochizuki, T., Ishii, M., Kimoto, M., Chikamoto, Y., Watanabe, M., Nozawa, T., Sakamoto, T.T, Shiogama, H., Awaji, T., Sugiura, N., Toyoda, T., Yasunaka, S., Tatebe, H., Mori, M., (2010). Pacific decadal oscillation hindcasts relevant to near-term climate prediction.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107:5, 1833-7.
Chikamoto, Y., Mukougawa, H., Kubota, T., Sato, H., Ito, A., Maeda, S., (2007). Evidence of growing bred vector associated with the tropical intraseasonal oscillation. Geophysical Research Letters, 34:4, L04806.
Chikamoto, Y., Tanimoto, Y., (2006). Air-sea humidity effects on the generation of tropical Atlantic SST anomalies during the ENSO events. Geophysical Research Letters, 33:19, L19702.
Chikamoto, Y., TANIMOTO, Y., (2005). Role of Specific Humidity Anomalies in Caribbean SST Response to ENSO. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 83:6, 959-975.

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