In the News

IPRC Featured in Newsletter of Japanese Ocean Think Tank

The Ocean Policy Research Foundation in Tokyo has published in its Ship and Ocean Newsletter (May 5, 2006) an essay by IPRC Director Jay McCreary that features the International Pacific Research Center and its activities. The Foundation functions as a think tank for Japan on ocean matters, and the Foundation's white papers and newsletter are a source of important information for legislators, government officials, and ocean policy decisions. Professor Toshio Yamagata, who is co-chief editor for the newsletter, translated the essay into Japanese. This essay in the Ship and Ocean Newsletter will help raise the visibility of the IPRC in Japan’s decision-making circles.

Climate experts look past Pacific

The Honolulu Advertiser, December 5, 2004

On the Indian Ocean Modeling Workshop and the research to determine the variability of Indian Ocean Climate and its far-reaching climate effects.

El Nino predictable but effects still aren't

The Honolulu Advertiser, September 20, 2004

Interview with IPRC's Axel Timmermann on the arrival of the 2004 El Nino and the predictability of its climate effects for the Hawaiian Islands.

Japanese Supercomputer Helps UH Ocean Studies

The Honolulu Star-Bulletin, September 9, 2004

Collaboration between the International Pacific Research Center and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) on simulations with JAMSTEC's Earth Simulator of ocean and atmosphere processes affecting climate.

UH gets $3 million for climate studies

Honolulu Advertiser, December 4, 2003

Announcement of the fiscal year 2003 grant to the International Pacific Research Center from the Japan Marine Science and Technology Center and another Japanese agency.

Climate Research Center Receives More Than $3 Million from Japan Marine Science and Technology Center

University of Hawaii News and Announcements, December 1, 2003.

The International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa recently received over $3 million from the Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC). JAMSTEC is one of two Japanese agencies that have generously supported climate research at the IPRC, providing nearly $23 million since it began operations in 1997.

Global Climate Data to be in One System

The Honolulu Advertiser, November 17, 2003

Interview with Ben Kirtman and Andreas Villwock on the Climate System Observational and Prediction Experiment (COPE) Workshop hosted by the IPRC.

NASA Article Spotlights Hawai‘i’s Wake in the Pacific

University of Hawaii News and Announcements, November 17, 2003

Description of the NASA Earth Observatory online article Little Island - Big Wake, which features the research conducted by IPRC's Shang-Ping Xie on the far-reaching effects of the Hawaiian Islands on the atmosphere and the ocean.

International Pacific Research Center Officials Receive International Recognition

University of Hawaii News and Announcements, February 10, 2003

Announcements of IPRC Director Julian McCreary's selection as AMS Fellow, and Executive Associate Director Lorenz Magaard's selection as President Elect of the Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology (PACON International).

Strong winds over warm Kuroshio water: Satellites reveal phenomenon against existing theories (in Japanese)

Mainichi Shimbun, January 18, 2003

New observations will help improve climate models for prediction of El Niňo and global warming.

Kuroshio affects regional climate around Japan (in Japanese)

Science News (Japan), January 18, 2003

Frontier Research System for Global Change's analysis of satellite observations reveal effects of the Kuroshio Current on climate

Kuroshio affects Japanese climate (in Chinese)

Science and Technology Daily (China), January 7, 2003

TRMM satellite gives the first solid evidence for Kuroshio's effect on climate

Fate of Earth's heat-transfer process captivates scientists gathering here

Honolulu Star-Bulletin, November 25, 2002

Interview with Raymond Bradley and Henry Diaz about the Hadley Circulation: Present, Past, and Future Workshop, which was hosted by the IPRC

Drier weather expected in Hawai'i

Honolulu Advertiser, November 18, 2002

Interview with Henry Diaz and Kevin Trenberth about the Hadley Circulation: Present, Past, and Future Workshop, which was hosted by the IPRC

Shang-Ping Xie wins the highest honor of Japanese Meteorological Society (in Chinese)

People's Daily (China), July 18, 2002

Xie receives the Japanese Meteorological Society award for his research on climate and its dynamics

Ocean University of Qingdao alumnus awarded the Medal of Japanese Meteorological Society (in Chinese)

Qingdao Daily (China), July 2, 2002

 Xie is the first non-Japanese to be awarded this prestigious Medal by the Japanese Meteorological Society

Dust plays role in damage of pollution

Honolulu Advertiser, May 7, 2002

Interview with Barry Huebert and Urs Baltensperger about the Air Pollution as a Climate Forcing: A Workshop hosted by the IPRC

Climate could reveal secrets of fisheries

Honolulu Advertiser, November 18, 2001

Interview with Andrew Bakun and Jeffrey Polovina about the Pacific Climate and Fisheries Workshop hosted by the IPRC

Experts examine how climates affect fisheries

Honolulu Star-Bulletin, November 17, 2001

Interview with Juergen Alheit and Claude Roy about the Pacific Climate and Fisheries Workshop hosted by the IPRC

Super computer to improve weather forecasting

Quicken.com September 12, 2001

Bin Wang is cited, among others, on how Japan's Earth Simulator will facilitate climate research.

Huge 'wake' created by Islands cuts trade winds

Honolulu Advertiser, June 15, 2001

Discussion of S.-P.Xie, W.T. Liu, Q. Liu, M. Nonaka article: "Far-reaching effects of the Hawaiian Islands on the Pacific Ocean Atmosphere System," Science, 292, 2001

Tiny Hawaiian Islands generate world's largest wake

USA Today, June 14, 20001

Discussion of S.-P.Xie, W.T. Liu, Q. Liu, M. Nonaka article:"Far-reaching effects of the Hawaiian Islands on the Pacific Ocean - Atmosphere System," Science, 292, 2001

Isles' 'wake' may affect climate

Honolulu Star-Bulletin, June 14, 2001

Discussion of S.-P.Xie, W.T. Liu, Q. Liu, M. Nonaka article: "Far-reaching effects of the Hawaiian Islands on the Pacific Ocean Atmosphere System," Science, 292, 2001

Hawaii casts looooong shadow

Academic Press, June 12, 2001

Discussion of S.-P.Xie, W.T. Liu, Q. Liu, M. Nonaka article: "Far-reaching effects of the Hawaiian Islands on the Pacific Ocean Atmosphere System," Science, 292, 2001

UH Researchers Study Post-Eruption Climate

Honolulu Advertiser, April 30, 2001

Interview with Kevin Hamilton, Alan Robock, Georgiy Stenchikov about the effects of volcanic eruptions on climate

German physicist contemplates the harmony of weather cycles

Honolulu Star-Bulletin, March 21, 2001

Interview with Axel Timmermann, Postdoctoral Fellow at IPRC

Oceanic changes a mystery

Honolulu Advertiser, March 19, 2001

Interview with Jeffrey Polovina and Dick Beamish about PICES Workshop hosted by the IPRC

Specialists talk about weather predictions

Honolulu Advertiser, February 25, 2001

Interview with Eileen Shea about the Training Institute on Climate and Society in the Asia Pacific Region of which IPRC was a co-sponsor

Climate changing, but are we?

Honolulu Advertiser, February 19, 2001

Interview with Michael Glantz on preparing for extreme weather events and the Training Institute on Climate and Society in the Asia Pacific Region of which IPRC was a co-sponsor

Global warming could change day's length, scientist says

Honolulu Star-Bulletin, February 17, 2001

Interview with Richard Rosen, President of the American Meteorological Society, during his IPRC visit

Isle meet makes strides in predicting climate

Honolulu Star-Bulletin, February 12, 2001

Interview with Robert Weller and John Gould about the CLIVAR Pacific Implementation Workshop hosted by the IPRC

Climate study covers Pacific, links nations' weather research elements

Honolulu Advertiser, February 11, 2001

Interview with John Gould, Robert Weller, Ding Yihui, Yoshifumi Kuroda, and Jose Rutlant about the CLIVAR Pacific Implementation Workshop hosted by the IPRC

Space scientists merge resources to detect tiny changes in Earth's climate

Honolulu Star-Bulletin, January 19, 2001

Interview with Eric Lindstrom and Vikram Mehta about NASA-IPRC-CLIVAR Workshop on Decadal Climate Variability hosted by the IPRC

Climate prediction could ease global warming's impact, geologist says

Honolulu Star-Bulletin, January 19, 2001

Interview with Jonathan Overpeck during NASA-IPRC-CLIVAR Workshop on Decadal Climate Variability hosted by the IPRC

Japan's science minister tours Hawaii facilities

Honolulu Star-Bulletin, January 13, 2001

Mr. Takashi Sasagawa's visit to IPRC and SOEST

Ship logs help track rainfall, drought

Honolulu Advertiser, January 8, 2001

Interview with Vikram Mehta about NASA-IPRC-CLIVAR Workshop on Decadal Climate Variability hosted by the IPRC

UH oceanographer awarded for work

Honolulu Advertiser, June 7, 2000

Lorenz Magaard, Executive Associate Director of IPRC, receives PACON award

Experts hope to learn why climate changes

Honolulu Advertiser, May 15, 2000

Interview with John Gould, and Jürgen Willebrand about the CLIVAR SSG Meeting hosted by the IPRC

Scientists plumb the oceans for climate clues

Honolulu Star-Bulletin, May 2, 2000

Interview with Russ Davis, John Gould, and Jürgen Willebrand about the CLIVAR SSG Meeting hosted by the IPRC

Science hunts for ways to get a jump on weather

Honolulu Star-Bulletin, February 7, 2000

Interview with Soroosh Sorooshian and Roger Newson on the GEWEX SSG Meeting hosted by the IPRC

Scientists getting better grip on climate

Honolulu Advertiser, February 5, 2000

Interview with Roger Newson about the GEWEX SSG Meeting hosted by the IPRC