Structure of Research Themes in FY 2019　（4） | Port and Airport Research Institute (PARI)

Major Research Structure of Research Themes in FY 2019　（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
②Research on the water-environment simulation and analysis in inner-bay	Fundamental Research	☆	Cross-sectional observation and analysis of atmospheric and oceanographic issues at bay mouths
	Fundamental Research		Analytical study of macro-organisms dynamics on a coastal ecosystem simulation
	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
③Research on countermeasure technologies against sea oil spill	Development Research		Development of oil spill response technology for next generation

Research Subtheme	Type of Research
①Research on coastal protection and maintenance of waterways and mooring basins	Fundamental Research	Developing future projection model of coastal change in the context of climate change
	Fundamental Research	Observation of coastal phenomena at HORS and development of numerical simulation of topography change for port and surrounding beaches
	Fundamental Research	Study on sediment transport in estuary and deposition process in navigation channel
	Fundamental Research	Study on applicability of airborne laser bathymetry for topographic monitoring in coastal zone of sea shore