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Working Group 38: Mesoscale and Submesoscale Processes

Acronym: WG 38
Parent Committee: POC
Term: Nov. 2016 – Oct. 2019
(extended in 2018 – Decision 2018/S/4 (vi))
Co-Chair: Dr. Annalisa Bracco <abracco@gatech.edu>

Co-Chair: Dr. Hiromichi Ueno <ueno@fish.hokudai.ac.jp>
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Terms of Reference

Review and document the current understanding of meso-/submeso-scale processes and their impact in the North Pacific.
Summarize the detection, observation and modeling methods of meso-/submeso-scale processes.
Classify meso-/submeso-scale features, and identify their spatio-temporal variations.
Compare the impacts of meso-/submeso-scale processes on heat/material transport and marine ecosystems between areas in the PICES region.
Convene a session or workshop on meso-/submeso-scale processes at PICES Annual Meetings.
Publish a final report summarizing results.

Products

Annual Meetings

Reports

2017, 2018

Session and Workshop Summaries

PICES-2018:
S5, Seasonal to interannual variations of meso-/submeso-scale processes in the North Pacific

PICES-2017:
S9, Meso-/submeso-scale processes and their role in marine ecosystems

PICES-2016:
W8, Mesoscale and submesoscale processes in the North Pacific: History and new challenges

Symposia / Inter-sessional Workshops

TBA

PICES Press

TBA

PICES Scientific Reports

TBA

Primary Journals

TBA

Related Materials

TBA

Other Publications

TBA

News

Changes within WG-38 Membership: Dr. Yisen Zhong (China) is a new member of WG-38.
10/26/2018 11:39:11 PM PST
Changes within WG-38 Membership: Dr. Irina Rypina is a new member of the Group representing USA.
5/7/2018 1:09:27 PM PST
Changes within WG-38 Membership: Dr. Yoshikazu Sasai is a new member of the Group representing Japan.
5/3/2018 2:59:31 PM PST
Changes within WG-38 Membership: Prof. Sergey Prants is a new member of WG-38 representing Russia.
9/12/2017 12:36:55 PM PST
Changes within WG-38 Membership: Drs. Annalisa Bracco (USA) and Hiromichi Ueno (Japan) have been approved as Co-Chairs of WG-38.
8/17/2017 9:56:31 AM PST

Members

Dr. Tetjana Ross (MONITOR, WG-38)
Institute of Ocean Sciences
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
P.O. Box 6000
Sidney, BC
Canada V8L 4B2
250-363-6438
tetjana.ross@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Prof. Xiaopei Lin (WG-38)
College of Physical and Environmental Oceanography
Ocean University of China
238 Songling Rd., Laoshan District
Qingdao, Shandong
China, PR 266100
(86-532) 66782853
(86-532) 66782853
linxiaop@ouc.edu.cn

Mr. Bin Xiao (WG-38)
First Institute of Oceanography, MNR
6 Xianxialing Rd., Hi-Tech Park, LaoShan District
Qingdao, Shandong
China, PR 266061
+86 15621008864
xiaobin@fio.org.cn

Dr. Dongfeng Xu (CREAMS-AP, WG-38)
Second Institute of Oceanography, MNR
36 Baochubei Rd.
Hangzhou, Zhejiang
China, PR 310012
(86-571) 8196-3076
(86-571) 88839374
xudongfengsio@sio.org.cn

Dr. Yisen Zhong (WG-38)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
1954 Huashan Road
Shanghai, China, PR 200000
8613816262427
yisen.zhong@sjtu.edu.cn

Dr. Daisuke Hasegawa (POC, SG-PICES-NPFC, WG-38)
Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute
Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA)
3-27-5 Shinhama-cho
Shiogama, Miyagi
Japan 985-0001
+81-22-365-9928
daisukeh@affrc.go.jp

Dr. Sachihiko Itoh (WG-38)
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute
The University of Tokyo
5-1-5 Kashiwanoha
Kashiwa, Chiba
Japan 277-8564
(81-4) 7136-6326
(81-4) 7136-6327
itohsach@aori.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Dr. Yoshikazu Sasai (WG-38)
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
3173-25 Showa-machi, Kanazawa-ku
Yokohama, Japan 236-0001
81-45-7785575
81-45-7785706
ysasai@jamstec.go.jp

Dr. Hiromichi Ueno (POC, WG-38)
WG-38 Co-Chair
Faculty of Fisheries Sciences
Hokkaido University
3-1-1 Minato-cho
Hakodate, Hokkaido
Japan 041-8611
(81-138) 40-8874
(81-138) 40-8874
ueno@fish.hokudai.ac.jp

Prof. Sung Yong Kim (AP-NPCOOS, MONITOR, WG-38)
AP-NPCOOS Co-Chair
Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (EFML)
Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST
291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu
Daejeon, Korea, R 34141
(82-42) 350-1523
(82-42) 350-1510
syongkim@kaist.ac.kr

Dr. Young-Gyu Park (WG-38)
Physical Oceanography Division
Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST)
787 Haean-ro
Ansan, Korea, R 15627
(82-31) 400-6131
(82-31) 408-5829
ypark@kiost.ac.kr

Dr. Maxim V. Budyansky (WG-38)
Laboratory of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
V.I. Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute (POI), FEB RAS
43 Baltiyskaya St.
Vladivostok, Primorsky Kray
Russia 690041
(7-4232) 313-081
(7-4232) 312-573
plaztic@poi.dvo.ru

Prof. Sergey Prants (WG-38)
Department of the Ocean and Atmosphere Physics
V.I. Il´ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute (POI), FEB RAS
43 Baltiyskaya St.
Vladivostok, Russia 690041
(7-4232) 312-602
(7-4232) 312-573
prants@poi.dvo.ru

Dr. Olga O. Trusenkova (WG-38)
Laboratory of Physical Oceanography
V.I. Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute (POI), FEB RAS
43 Baltiyskaya St.
Vladivostok, Primorsky Kray
Russia 690041
(7-4232) 313-087
(7-4232) 312-573
trolia@poi.dvo.ru

Dr. Elena I. Ustinova (POC, WG-38)
Laboratory of Fisheries Oceanography
Pacific Scientific Research Fisheries Center (TINRO-Center)
4 Shevchenko Alley
Vladivostok, Primorsky Kray
Russia 690091
(7-423) 260-4530
(7-423) 230-0751
eustinova@mail.ru

Dr. Annalisa Bracco (WG-38)
WG-38 Co-Chair
Program Ocean Science & Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
311 Ferst Dr.
Atlanta, GA
U.S.A. 30332-0340
(1-404) 894-1749
(1-404) 894-5638
abracco@gatech.edu

Dr. Carol Ladd (WG-38)
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA
U.S.A. 98115
(1-206) 526-6024
Carol.Ladd@noaa.gov

Dr. Irina Rypina (WG-38)
Physical Oceanography Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
266 Woods Hole rd, MS#21
Woods Hole, MA
U.S.A. 02543
5082892791
irypina@whoi.edu