Structure of Research Themes in FY 2021　（4） | Port and Airport Research Institute (PARI)

Major Research Structure of Research Themes in FY 2021　（4）

Research Subtheme	Type of Research	Items on the Research Agenda ( ☆ indicates special research)
①Research on coastal-ecosystem utilization	Fundamental Research	☆	Validation of the newly developed global dynamic model for the projection of atmospheric CO₂ uptake rate and inundation control in shallow coastal ecosystems
①Research on coastal-ecosystem utilization	Applied Research		Coastal geotechnical/geomorphological design for disaster mitigation and ecological environment
② Research on the 　　　　　　water-environment simulation and analysis in inner-bay	Fundamental Research		Development of the methods for increasing ecosystem functions in eelgrass meadow
	Applied Research		Numerical analysis of coastal current by numerical simulation and data assimilation
	Fundamental Research		Numerical study on responses of aquatic ecosystem to an environmental change
	Development Research		Enhancing platforms for the collection and dissemination of coastal information in enclosed-bay
	Applied Research		Applied cross-sectional observation and analysis of atmospheric and oceanographic issues at bay mouths
③Research on　countermeasure technologies against sea oil spill	Development Research		Development of oil spill response technology for next generation

Research Subtheme	Type of Research	Items on the Research Agenda ( ☆ indicates special research)
①Research on coastal protection and maintenance of waterways and mooring basins	Fundamental Research		Observation of coastal phenomena at HORS and development of numerical simulation of topography change for port and surrounding beaches
	Fundamental Research		Developing future projection model of coastal change in the context of climate change
	Fundamental Research	☆	Development of sediment transport control method to minimize harbor siltation