H. Komiyama, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, U Tokyo, Japan
A. Taniguchi, Professor, Tohoku University, President PSJ, Japan
Y. Toba, Former Chief Scientist, NASDA, former President, OSJ, Japan
M. Fujino, Professor, Frontier Science, U Tokyo, Japan
G. Geernaert, Nat. Env. Res. Inst., Denmark
J. Parslow, CSIRO, Australia
B. Rothschild, GLOBEC past chairman, USA
I. Asanuma, EORC/NASDA, Japan
C. S. Wong, IOS, Canada
T. Ohsumi, RITE, Japan
I. S. F. Jones
T. Sato
Coordinator
H. Young
H. M. Ibrahim, UPM, Malaysia
T. Sugimoto, ORI, U Tokyo
Y. Shirayama, Kyoto U
K. Shoji, Toyo Eng Corporation
Y. Suzuki, Shizuoka U
M. J. Kishi, Fisheries, U Hokkaido
I. Kudo, Fisheries, U Hokkaido
H. Yamaguchi, E&E Sys Eng, U Tokyo
H. Suzuki, E&E Sys Eng, U Tokyo
S. Tabeta, Frontier Science, U Tokyo
A. Yamasaki, AIST
Y. Imai, IDEC, Hiroshima U
M. Fujii, Chem Eng, U Tokyo
K. Watanabe, Tokai U
Y. Ishikawa, IES
Program
Phases
1. General symposium and workshop to review concepts for an integrated program
Nov. 2001
2. Modelling and testing of critical elements, medium scale demonstration
2002-2004
3. Ecological impact study (pilot plant)
2005-2007
Phase 1: sponsored by Ministry of Education, Sports, Culture, Science and Technology
Phase 2: to be advised
Ocean Nourishment in Asia
2002-2004 Research Project Plan
Cost: $250k per year
Year 1 Carry
out bottle experiments on board with water of candidate sites. Model diffusion,
chemical, and biological processes. Perform feasibility study of pilot
nourishment plant. Design an apparatus of off-shore mesocosm experiment.
Year 2 Determine
a target site and plan the detail of the mesocosm experiment. Construct the
apparatus of the off-shore mesocosm experiment. Predict phytoplankton response
of the target site. Obtain satellite data. Test DMS measurement techniques.
Year 3 Carry
out the off-shore mesocosm experiment to trace nutrients and organisms and to validate
the models. Publish the results of hypothesis – N, P, Fe, Si are the keys to
increased ocean productivity and consequent CO2 sequestration.
Continuing to the next
phase, 3 year pilot plant test.
Symposium and Workshop for Ocean Nourishment in Asia
Day 1 (19
Nov.)
Symposium
“Food and Climate Security in Asia”. General seminars by about 10
prominent personalities to be published in symposium report.
Venue: University
of Tokyo
Day 2: (20
Nov.)
Workshop “Ocean Nourishment in Asia – Risks and Benefits”
am: presentation of 3-year research plan by 8 people with
review by expert panel
pm: expert panel at rest, investigators – revisions of plan
Venue: International
House of Japan
Day 3: (21
Nov.)
Workshop “Ocean Nourishment in Asia – Risks and Benefits”
am: presentation of workshop assessment of research proposal
pm:
examination of first 3-year research proposal
Venue: International
House of Japan
A possible
arrangement for the presentation of our research plan is:
1. general concept of
ocean nourishment and its role in global carbon management
(JONES, all
members)
2. feasibility study of
pilot plant of nutrient injection
(H.Suzuki,
SHOJI, Yamasaki, Watanabe)
3. bottle experiments on
board at many sites
(SUGIMOTO,
Y.Suzuki, Kishi, Shirayama, Kudo, Ishikawa)
4. modelling of
diffusion, chemistry, and biological response
(KISHI, Sato,
Tabeta, Yamasaki, Fujii)
5. remote sensing and
GIS integration
(IMAI,
Yamaguchi)
6. engineering concepts
for off-shore mesocosm experiment
(H.SUZUKI,
Watanabe)
7. observation of
plankton and chemical response in mesocosm experiment
(Sugimoto, Y.Suzuki,
KISHI, Shirayama, Kudo, Ishikawa)
8. investigation of fish
ecology and public outreach
(JONES, Young,
Ibrahim)
9. cultivation of phytoplankton
in laboratories
(Jones, YAMASAKI, Kudo, Sato, Fujii)