Hironobu Iwabuchi
Associate Professor, Dr. (Sci.)Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies
Graduate School of Science
Tohoku University
Address: 6-3 Aoba, Aramakiaza, Aoba-ku
Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
Phone: +81-22-795-6742
E-mail: hiroiwa (followed by @tohoku.ac.jp)
Research interests
Current research topics are as follows:
Satellite observation of cloud using Himawari-8 and MODIS data
Spatio-temporal variations of cloud and radiation to understand their roles with climate change
Development of observation systems and measurement techniques using ground- and space-based instruments
Modeling the 3D radiative transfer in cloudy atmosphere
Study on the 3D radiative transfer effects on optical remote sensing of cloud
Atmospheric optics: Phenomenology and mechanism
I am a lead developer of a 3D radiative transfer model, MCARaTS.
Using the model, we study the 3D radiative transfer in cloudy atmosphere, being motivated to improve the remote sensing techniques and to develop new methods using ground- and space-based measurement systems.