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
Web site: http://www.pol.gp.tohoku.ac.jp/pol/~sugimoto/main/english.html
Last updated on November 23, 2021
Professional Experience
Associate Professor (February 2019~present)
Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Department of Geophysics, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)
- Visiting Scholar (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
Education
Department of Geophysics, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)
Ph.D.: April 2005 ~ March 2007
Ph.D. thesis: Reemergence of Winter SST Anomalies
Main supervisor: Prof. Kimio Hanawa
* Skipping a grade system
MSc: April 2003 ~ March 2005
MSc thesis: Co-located and Remote Reemergence Areas of Winter Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies
Main supervisor: Prof. Kimio Hanawa
Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)
B.S.: April 1999 ~ March 2003
Publications
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.,
in press. 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, 2015: 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, 2015: 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, 2015: 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. doi10.2151/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
- 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), 2018-present, 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), 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), 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), 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), 2011-2012, Tubulent 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), 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
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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 |