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Director of Marine Information Field: Hiroyasu KAWAI

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Hiroyasu Kawai

Director of Marine Information Field

 

Professional Experiences

March 1992  Master of Engineering, Civil Engineering Course, Faculty of Science and Technology, Graduate School, Tokyo University of Science
April 1992 Research Engineer, Wave Laboratory,Hydraulic Engineering Division, PHRI
April 1998 Senior Research Engineer for Wave-induced Disaster and Disaster Prevention Assessment, Hydraulic Engineering Division, PHRI
April 2005 Chief, Hydrodynamics and Storm Surge Group, Marine Environment and Engineering Department, PARI
April 2008 Chief, Marine Information Group, Marine Information Division, Marine Environment and Engineering Department, PARI
November 2009 Dr. Eng. at Kyushu University, Japan
April 2011 Research Director for Storm Surge Disaster Mitigation, Marine Information Division, PARI
April 2012 Director of Marine Information Field, PARI

Research Areas

  • Analysis on long and middle term trend in storm surge and high wave events in Japan
  • Assessment of the climate change effect on coastal defense and port facility

Research Publications

  • Kawai, H. and T. Hiraishi (1997): Evaluation of Breakwater Stability by Probabilistic Model, Proceeding of 7th International Conference of Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR'97), pp.1833-1836.
  • Kawai, H. (2000): Variation of Sliding Failure Probability of Breakwater Caisson due to Global Warming, Journal of Global Environment Engineering, JSCE, Vol.6, pp.65-80.
  • Kawai, H. and S. Takemura (2003):Simultaneity of maximum storm surge and wave caused by typhoon in Tokyo Bay, Japan, Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE2002), vol.1, pp.1216-1228.
  • Kawai, H., K. Kawaguchi, and N. Hashimoto(2004): Development of Storm Surge Model Coupled with Wave Model and Hindcasting of Storm Waves and Surges Caused by Typhoon 9918, Proceedings of the 14th International Offshore and Polar Engineering (ISOPE2004), Vol.3, pp.616-623.
  • Kawai, H., D. S. Kim, Y. K. Kang, T. Tomita, and T. Hiraishi (2005): Hindcasting of Storm Surges in Korea by Typhoon 0314 (Maemi), Proceedings of the 15th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE2005), Vol.3, pp.446-453.
  • Kawai, H, N. Hashimoto, and K. Matsuura (2007): Improvement of Stochastic Typhoon Model for the Purpose of Simulating Typhoons and Storm Surges under Global Warming, Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE2006), Vol.2, pp.1838-1850.
  • Kawai, H., S. Takahashi, T. Hiraishi, N. Hashimoto, and K. Matsuura (2007): Lessons Learned from
    Recent Storm Surge Disasters and Estimation of Extreme Tidal Levels for Coastal Defense Performance by Using Stochastic Typhoon Model, Proceedings of the 17th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE2007), pp.1792-1799.
  • Kawai, H., N. Hashimoto and K. Matsuura (2008): Estimation of Extreme Storm Water Level in
    Japanese Bays by Using Stochastic Typhoon Model and Tide Observation Data, Proceeding of 18th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE2008), Vol.3,pp497-504.
  • Kawai, H., N. Hashimoto and K. Matsuura (2009): Estimation of Extreme Storm Surge and Its Duration in Japanese Bays by Using Stochastic Typhoon Model, Poster Proceedings of the 31th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE2008), pp.455-467.
  • Kawai, H., N. Hashimoto, S. Yamashiro and T. Yasuda (2011): Uncertainty of Extreme Storm Surge Estimation by High Wind Sea Surface Drag Coefficient and Future Typhoon Change, Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE2010), currents.18.
  • Kawai, H., M. Satoh, M. Miyata and T. Kobayashi (2011): The 2010 Chilean Tsunami Observed on the Japanese Coast by GPS Buoys, Seabed Wave Gauges and Coastal Tide Gauges of NOWPHAS, Proceeding of 21st International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE2011), vol.3, pp.805-812.
  • Kawai, H., N. Hashimoto and M. Yamashiro (2012): Real-time Probabilistic Prediction of Storm Water Level at Japanese Ports, International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering, vol.22, No.1, pp.30-37.
  • Kawai, H., M. Satoh, K. Kawaguchi and K. Seki (2012): The 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku
    Earthquake Tsunami Observed by the GPS Buoys, Seabed Wave Gauges, and Coastal Tide Gauges
    of NOWPHAS on the Japanese Coast, Proceedings of the 22nd International Offshore and Polar
    Engineering Conference (ISOPE2012). (in printing)
  • Kawai, H., M. Satoh, M. Miyata and T. Kobayashi (2012): 2010 Chilean Tsunami Observed on the
    Japanese Coast by NOWPHAS GPS Buoys, Seabed Wave Gauges and Coastal Tide Gauges,
    International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering. (in Printing)

Recent International Works

  • Co-chair, IHC (International Hydrodynamics Committee), ISOPE (International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers).
  • Member, MarComWG54 (Use of Hydro/Meteo Information for Port Access and Operations), PIANC.
  • Review Expert, SREX (Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation) and AR5 (5th Assessment Report), IPCC.
  • Member, Cooperative Research WG2 (Climate Change Adaptation), Northeast Asia (Japan-Korea-China) Port Director Meeting.

 

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