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Shusaku SUGIMOTO
Associate Professor

Physical Oceanography Laboratory
Department of Geophysics, Graduate Schol of Science, Tohoku University
6-3, Physics A Building (H-26) Room 538, Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku,
Sendai 980-8578, Japan
Tel: +81-22-795-6529, Fax: +81-22-795-6530
E-mail: shusaku.sugimoto.d7 @ tohoku.ac.jp
http://pol.gp.tohoku.ac.jp/sugimoto/main/english.html

Last updated on January 21, 2023




Professional Experience

Associate Professor (January 2019~present) [ Primary ]
Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Department of Geophysics, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)
  • Associate Professor (April 2022~present) [ Concurrent ]
    International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)

    Visiting Scientist (June 2019~December 2019)
    International Pacific Research Center, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii (Honolulu, USA)
Assistant Professor (January 2014~December 2018)
Creative Interdisciplinary Research Division, Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)

Assistant Professor (April 2012~December 2013)
Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Department of Geophysics, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)

Assistant Professor (April 2009~March 2012)
Institute for International Advanced Interdisciplinary Research, International Advanced Research and Education Organization, Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)

Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion Science (April 2007~March 2009)
Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Department of Geophysics, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)

Super Doctor Course (SDC*) (June 2005~March 2007)
Department of Geophysics, Graduate School of Science
Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)
*Supported by 21st Center-Of-Excellence program, ‘Advanced Science and Technology Center of the Dynamic Earth’, of Tohoku University




Academic degree

March 2007 Ph.D., Tohoku University, Japan
March 2005 M.S., Tohoku University, Japan
March 2003 B.S., Tohoku University, Japan




Publications

Kawakami, Y., H. Nakano, S. Urakawa, T. Toyoda, K. Sakamoto, G. Yamanaka, and S. Sugimoto, 2023: Cold- versus warm-season-forced variability of the Kuroshio and North Pacific subtropical mode water. Sci. Rep., 13, 256. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-26879-4

Sugimoto, S., 2022: Chapter 3. Atmosphere: Kuroshio Extension and its impact on overlying atmosphere. In: PICES North Pacific Ecosystem Status Report [NPESR] No.3: Region 22 "Kuroshio", edited by K. Tadokoro, 3-9.

Sugimoto, S., and T. Suga, 2022: Chapter 3. Atmosphere: Regime shift in 2014/15. In: PICES North Pacific Ecosystem Status Report [NPESR] No.3: Region 18 "Oyashio", edited by H. Kuroda, edited by H. Kuroda, 4-7.

Nishihira, G., and S. Sugimoto, 2022: Severe cold winters in East Asia linked to first winter of La Niña events and in North America linked to second winter. Geophys. Res. Lett., 49, e2021GL095334. doi:10.1029/2021GL095334

Sugimoto, S., 2022: Decreasing Wintertime Mixed-Layer Depth in the Northwestern North Pacific Subtropical Gyre. Geophys. Res. Lett., 49, e2021GL095091. doi:10.1029/2021GL095091

Kawakami, Y., A. Kojima, K. Murakami, T. Nakano, and S. Sugimoto, 2022: Temporal variations of net Kuroshio transport based on a repeated hydrographic section along 137°E. Clim. Dyn., 59, 1703-1713. doi:10.1007/s00382-021-06061-8

Oka, E., H. Nishikawa, S. Sugimoto, B. Qiu, and N. Schneider, 2021: Subtropical Mode Water in a recent persisting Kuroshio large-meander period. Part I: Formation and advection over the entire distribution region. J. Oceanogr., 77 (5), 781-795. doi:10.1007/s10872-021-00608-3

Sugimoto, S., B. Qiu, and N. Schneider, 2021: Local atmospheric response to the Kuroshio large meander path in summer and its remote influence on the climate of Japan. J. Climate, 34 (9), 3571-3589. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0387.1

Qiu, B., S. Chen, N. Schneider, E. Oka, and S. Sugimoto, 2020: On reset of the wind-forced decadal Kuroshio Extension variability in late 2017. J. Climate, 33 (24), 10813-10828. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0237.1

Iida, M., S. Sugimoto, and T. Suga, 2020: Severe cold winter in North America linked to Bering Sea ice loss. J. Climate, 33 (18), 8069–8085. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0994.1

Oka, E., S. Kouketsu, D. Yanagimoto, D. Itoh, Y. Kawai, S. Sugimoto, and B. Qiu, 2020: Formation of Central Mode Water based on two zonal hydrographic sections in spring 2013 and 2016. J. Oceanogr., 76 (5), 373-386. doi:10.1007/s10872-020-00551-9

Sugimoto, S., B. Qiu, and A. Kojima, 2020: Marked coastal warming off Tokai attributable to Kuroshio large meander. J. Oceanogr., 76 (2), 141-154. doi:10.1007/s10872-019-00531-8

Kawakami, Y., Y. Kitamura, T. Nakano, and S. Sugimoto, 2020: Long-term thermohaline variations in the North Pacific subtropical gyre from a repeat hydrographic section along 165E. J. Geophys. Res.: Oceans, 125, e2019JC015382. doi:10.1029/2019JC015382

Oka, E., M. Ishii, T. Nakano, T. Suga, S. Kouketsu, M. Miyamoto, H. Nakano, B. Qiu, S. Sugimoto, and Y. Takatani, 2018: Fifty years of the 137E repeat hydrographic section in the western North Pacific Ocean. J. Oceanogr., 74 (2), 115-145. doi:10.1007/s10872-017-0461-x

Sugimoto, S., K. Aono, and S. Fukui, 2017: Local atmospheric response to warm mesoscale ocean eddies in the Kuroshio-Oyashio Confluence region. Scientific Reports, 7, 11871, 1-6. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-12206-9

Sugimoto, S., K. Hanawa, T. Watanabe, T. Suga, and S.-P. Xie, 2017: Enhanced warming of the subtropical mode water in the North Pacific and North Atlantic. Nature Climate Change, 7 (9), 656-658. doi:10.1038/nclimate3371

Kawakami, Y., S. Sugimoto, and T. Suga, 2016: Inter-annual zonal shift of the formation region of the lighter variety of the North Pacific Central Mode Water. J. Oceanogr., 72 (2), 225-234. doi:10.1007/s10872-015-0325-1

Kitamura, T., T. Nakano, and S. Sugimoto, 2016: Decadal variations in mixed layer salinity in the Kuroshio Extension recirculation gyre region: Influence of precipitation during the warm season. J. Oceanogr., 72 (2), 167-175. doi:10.1007/s10872-015-0317-1

Sugimoto, S., and S.-I. Kako, 2016: Decadal variations in wintertime mixed layer depth south of the Kuroshio Extension and its influence on winter mixed layer temperature. J. Climate, 29 (3), 1237-1252. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0206.1

Ohishi, S., S. Sugimoto, and K. Hanawa, 2015: Zonal movement of the Mascarene High in austral summer. Clim. Dyn., 45 (7), 1739-1745. doi:10.1007/s00382-014-2427-7

Kida, S., H. Mitsudera, S. Aoki, X. Guo, S.-I. Ito, F. Kobashi, N. Komori, A. Kubokawa, T. Miyama, R. Morie, H. Nakamura, T. Nakamura, H. Nakano, H. Nishigaki, M. Nonaka, H. Sasaki, Y. N. Sasaki, T. Suga, S. Sugimoto, B. Taguchi, K. Takaya, T. Tozuka, H. Tsujino, and N. Usui, 2015: Oceanic Fronts and Jets around Japan: a review. J. Oceanogr., 71 (5), 469-497. doi:10.1007/s10872-015-0283-7

Nakano, T., T. Kitamura, S. Sugimoto, T. Suga, and M. Kamachi, 2015: Long-term variations of North Pacific Tropical Water along the 137°E repeat hydrographic section. J. Oceanogr., 71 (3), 229-238. doi:10.1007/s10872-015-0279-3

Sugimoto, S., 2014: Influence of SST anomalies on winter turbulent heat fluxes in the eastern Kuroshio-Oyashio Confluence region. J. Climate, 9349-9358. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00195.1

Sugimoto, S., N. Kobayashi, and K. Hanawa, 2014: Quasi-decadal variation in intensity of the western part of the winter subarctic SST front in the western North Pacific: The influence of Kuroshio Extension path state. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 44, 2751-2760. doi:10.1175/JPO-D-13-0265.1

Seo, Y., S. Sugimoto, and K. Hanawa, 2014: Long-term variations of the Kuroshio Extension path in winter: Meridional movement and path state change. J. Climate, 27 (15), 5929-5940. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00641.1

Sugimoto, S., and K. Hanawa, 2014: Influence of Kuroshio path variation south of Japan on formation of subtropical mode water. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 44 (4), 1065-1077. doi:10.1175/JPO-D-13-0114.1

Sugimoto, S., and N. Hirose, 2014: Variations in latent heat flux over the eastern Japan Sea in December. SOLA, 10, 1-4. doi:10.2151/sola.2014-001

Sugimoto, S., N. Takahashi, and K. Hanawa, 2013: Marked freshening of North Pacific subtropical mode water in 2009 and 2010: Influence of freshwater supply in the 2008 warm season. Geophys. Res. Lett., 40 (12), 3102-3105. doi:10.1002/grl.50600

Sugimoto, S., K. Hanawa, T. Yasuda, and G. Yamanaka, 2012: Low-frequency variations of the Eastern Subtropical Front in the North Pacific in an eddy-resolving ocean general circulation model: Roles of central mode water in the formation and maintenance. J. Oceanogr., 68 (4), 521-531. doi:10.1007/s10872-012-0116-x

Sugimoto, S., and K. Hanawa, 2012: Relationship between the path of the Kuroshio in the south of Japan and the path of the Kuroshio Extension in the east. J. Oceanogr., 68 (1), 219-225. doi:10.1007/s10872-011-0089-1

Sugimoto, S., and K. Hanawa, 2011: Roles of SST anomalies on the wintertime turbulent heat fluxes in the Kuroshio-Oyashio Confluence Region: Influences of warm eddies detached from the Kuroshio Extension. J. Climate, 24 (24), 6551-6561. doi:10.1175/2011JCLI4023.1

Sugimoto, S., and K. Hanawa, 2011: Quasi-decadal modulations of NPIW area in the cross section along the 137°E meridian: Impact of the Aleutian Low activity. J. Oceanogr., 67 (4), 519-531. doi:10.1007/s10872-011-0054-z

Sugimoto, S., K. Hanawa, K. Narikiyo, M. Fujimori, and T. Suga, 2010: Temporal variations of the net Kuroshio transport and its relation to atmospheric variations. J. Oceanogr., 66 (5), 611-619. doi:10.1007/s10872-010-0050-8

Sugimoto, S., and K. Hanawa, 2010: The wintertime wind stress curl field in the North Atlantic and their relation to atmospheric teleconnection patterns. J. Atmos. Sci., 67 (5), 1687-1694. doi:10.1175/2009JAS3339.1

Sugimoto, S., and K. Hanawa, 2010: Impact of Aleutian Low activity on the STMW formation in the Kuroshio recirculation gyre region. Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L03606. doi:10.1029/2009GL041795

Sugimoto, S., and K. Hanawa, 2009: Decadal and interdecadal variations of the Aleutian Low activity and their relation to upper oceanic variations over the North Pacific. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 87 (4), 601-614. doi:10.2151/jmsj.87.601

Sugimoto, S., and K. Hanawa, 2007: Further evidence for non-reemergence of winter SST anomalies in the North Pacific eastern subtropical mode water area. J. Oceanogr., 63 (4), 625-635. doi:10.1007/s10872-007-0055-0

Sugimoto, S., and K. Hanawa, 2007: Impact of remote reemergence of the subtropical mode water on winter SST variation in the central North Pacific. J. Climate, 20 (2), 173-186. doi:10.1175/JCLI4004.1

Sugimoto, S., and K. Hanawa, 2005: Why does reemergence of winter sea surface temperature anomalies not occur in eastern mode water areas? Geophys. Res. Lett., 32 (15), L15608. doi:10.1029/2005GL022968

Sugimoto, S., and K. Hanawa, 2005: Remote reemergence areas of winter sea surface temperature anomalies in the North Pacific. Geophys. Res. Lett., 32 (1), L01606. doi:10.1029/2004GL021410

Hanawa, K., and S. Sugimoto, 2004: 'Reemergence' areas of winter sea surface temperature anomalies in the world's oceans. Geophys. Res. Lett., 31 (10), L10303. doi:10.1029/2004GL019904




Honors
  • Morita Kinen prize, from Tohoku University Senshukai, 2022
  • Okada prize, from the Oceanographic Society of Japan, 2016
  • Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant, from the Japan Science Society, 2011
  • Aoba Society for the Promotion of Science, from the Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, 2007



Fundings

KAKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), 22K03714 (2022-2025), Kuroshio changes and future projections under global warming: assessment of impacts on ocean temperature and extreme weather around Japan. P.I.

KAKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), 22H01291 (2022-2025), Analysis of temperature and salinity time series and Kuroshio strength variations over the past 400 years by chemical analysis of large marine organisms Japan. Co-I.

KAKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research in Innovative Areas, 19H05704 (MEXT) (2019-2023), Mid-latitude ocean-atmosphere interaction hotspots under the changing climate. Co-I.

KAKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), 18K03737 (2018-2021), Production of ocean surface temperature off Kanto-Tokai district over past 108 years: Global warming in coastal region and its influence to climate on Japan. P.I.

KAKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), 15K17756 (2015-2017), Production of time series of temperature of North Pacific subtropical mode water over past one century. P.I.

KAKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (A hot spot in the climate system: Extra-tropical air-sea interaction under the East Asian monsoon system), 25106702 (2013-2014), Heat exchange between ocean and atmosphere in the eastern sector of Kuroshio-Oyashio Confluence region: Influence of Kuroshio bifurcation. P.I.

KAKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), 23740348 (2011-2013), Temporal behavior of recirculation gyre south of Kuroshio/Kuroshio Extension and its influence to the overlying atmospheric field. P.I.

KAKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (A hot spot in the climate system: Extra-tropical air-sea interaction under the East Asian monsoon system), 23106501 (2011-2012), Turbulent heat flux in the Kuroshio-Oyashio Confluence region: Role of SST in determining the heat flux. P.I.

KAKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up), 21840010 (2009-2010), Spatial structure of North Pacific Intermediate Water and its relationship with the large-scale atmospheric field, P.I.

KAKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellows, 2007-2009, Role of remote reemergence of winter SST anomalies on the climate system. P.I.

Super Doctor Course (SDC) members of the 21st Century Center-Of-Excellence (COE) Program "Advanced Science and Technology Center for Dynamic Earth" at Tohoku University, 2005-2006




Professional Memberships

American Geophysical Union, American Meteorological Society, The Oceanographic Society of Japan, Meteorological Society of Japan, Japan Geoscience Union




Cruise Experience

R/V Shinsei-maru, KS-21-9, 24 May–1 June, 2021, Yokosuka-Shingu
R/V Hakuho-maru, KH-21-1, 14–25 February, 2021, Tokyo-Kagoshima
R/V Hakuho-maru, KH-05-4, November~December, 2005, Tokyo–Tokyo
R/V Hakuho-maru, KH-03-1, May~June, 2003, Tokyo-Hawaii


Profile
Shusaku Sugimoto
Associate Professor

Physical Oceanography Laboratory
Department of Geophysics, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University

Address・Contact
Physics building #538, Aobayama North Campus
Aramaki-aza-Aoba 6-3, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8578, Miyagi, Japan
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Tel: 022-795-6529
E-mail: shusaku.sugimoto.d7 [at] tohoku.ac.jp