Yoshimitsu Chikamoto

Plants, Soils, & Climate (PSC)

Associate Professor | Earth System Modeling


Yoshi Chikamoto

Contact Information

Office Location: AGRS 114
Phone: 435-797-0832
Email: yoshi.chikamoto@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Hokkaido University, 2005
Role of moisture eld in the large-scale surface heat exchanges
MS, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Hokkaido University, 2002
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 work focuses on developing a climate forecasting program to provide future reliable climate information for society.

Teaching Interests

Earth system science; Climate modeling and simulation; Climate dynamics; Atmospheric Thermodynamics

Research Interests

Dr. Chikamoto's research focuses on improving climate forecast and understanding the dynamics of Earth system processes. His research interest includes seasonal-to-decadal climate prediction, physical processes of climate variability and change, and the climate impacts on Earth system processes.

Awards

The Syono Award, 2018

Meteorological Society of Japan


Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

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Publications | Technical Reports

Research Reports

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Publications | Other

    Bulletins

      An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

      Teaching

      PSC 4860 - Atmospheric Thermodynamics, Fall 2023
      PSC 6880 - Earth System Science, Spring 2023
      PSC 6125 - Climate Modeling and Simulation, Fall 2022
      PSC 7900 - Tropical Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction, Spring 2022
      , Fall 2021
      PSC 4860 - Atmospheric Thermodynamics, Fall 2021
      PSC 4810 - Climate and Climate Change, Fall 2021
      PSC 6810, 4810 - Climate and Climate Change, Fall 2021
      PSC 6125 - Climate Modeling and Simulation, Fall 2021
      PSC 6125 - Climate Modeling and Simulation, Fall 2021
      PSC 4900 - Climate Science Practicum, Fall 2021
      PSC 4880, 6880 - Earth System Science, Spring 2021
      PSC 4810 - Climate and Climate Change, Fall 2020
      PSC 6125 - Climate Modeling and Simulation, Fall 2020
      PSC 4900 - Special Problems, Fall 2020
      PSC 4810 - Climate and Climate Change, Fall 2019
      PSC 7900 - Special Problems in Plants, Soils, and/or Climate, Fall 2019
      PSC 6900 - Special Problems in Plants, Soils, and/or Climate, Spring 2019
      , Fall 2018
      PSC 6900 - Special Problems in Plants, Soils, and/or Climate, Fall 2018
      PSC 6890, 7890 - Plants, Soils, and Climate Graduate Seminar, Spring 2018
      PSC 6900 - Special Problems in Plants, Soils, and/or Climate, Spring 2018
      PSC 7900 - Special Problems in Plants, Soils, and/or Climate, Spring 2018
      PSC 6890 - Plants, Soils, and Climate Graduate Seminar, Fall 2017
      PSC 7890 - Plants, Soils, and Climate Graduate Seminar, Fall 2017
      PSC 6900 - Special Problems in Plants, Soils, and/or Climate, Fall 2017

      Graduate Students Mentored

      Bradley Vernon, Plants, Soils, and Climate, October 2022
      David Evans, Plants, Soils, and Climate, August 2021
      Timothy Wright, Plants, Soils, and Climate, August 2021
      Nahid Hasan, Plants, Soils, and Climate, January 2021
      Sakshi Solanki, Plants, Soils, and Climate, May 2021 - December 2021
      Zachary Johnson, Plants, Soils, and Climate, August 2017 - April 2021
      Henrik Panosyan, Plants, Soils, and Climate, August 2018 - June 2020