GRENE (Green Network of Excellence) (GRENE)

Updated 2012-08-28

1. Priority Research Theme (1) Clarification of the mechanism of the Arctic amplification. (2) The role of Arctic in the global climate change and future projection. (3) Evaluation on the influence of the Arctic Environmental Change to the weather in the Japan area and fishery. (4) Future projection of the sea ice distribution in relation to the evaluation Arctic route. 2. Basic infrastructure (1) Arctic research cruises by Japanese and foreign ships/ice breaker. (2) Cloud radar system. (3) Data archive system. 3. Establishment of “Japan Consortium for Arctic Environment Research” 4. Budget size: 650, 000, 000 Japanese Yen per year. (appox. 8 million USD per year) Network type: research programme

Status: Ongoing
Project time span: 2011 -
Data collection: 2011 -
Data processing: 2011 -
Data reporting: 2011 -

Contact information

Contact person: - -
Address: [not specified]

Parameters and Media

Parameter groups measured/observed/modelled

Media sampled/studied/modelled

Air/aerosol

Ice/snowpack

Seawater/suspended particulate matter

Geography

Regions studied: Arctic, Circumpolar

Data availability

Samples/specimens archived in specimen banks?: No

Methods & Procedures

Not specified

Additional Information

Is this a bi- AND multi-lateral project (i.e. a project involving cooperation between different countries)?: No
Other institutes involved in the project: National Institute for Polar Research (NIPR)
Is this project reporting to other organizations/programmes?