The Aota Masaaki Award 2017 The 32nd International Symposium on Okhotsk Sea & Polar Oceans


Polar Technology Section


  Mr. Hiroshi Morishita (Kitami Institute of Technology)


  Title:Study on prediction of sailing speed through ice covered waters on the northern sea route

Physical Oceanography Section


  Mr. Kaoru Ito (Hokkaido University)


  Title:Classification of interaction between a vortex and internal waves, and estimates of
     interaction-induced mixing in the North Pacific Ocean
  
  

Marine Biology Section



  Mr. Naoto Matsubara (Hokkaido University)

  Title:Sound production by Steindachner (Sebastes taczanowskii); relationship between received
     sounds and fish density

The Aota Masaaki Award 2016   The 31st International Symposium on Okhotsk Sea & Sea Ice


Polar Technology Section

  Mr. Sadaoki Matsui, National Maritime Research Institute
  Title:Analysis of structural response of ice-class vessel due to impact of ice and energy-saving device

Physical Oceanography Section

  Ms. Eri Yoshizawa, Graduate School of Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
  Title:Estimation of mechanical increases in Arctic sea ice thickness due to sea ice rafting using
     satellite-derived sea ice velocities

Marine Biology Section

  Ms. Aya Takada, Tokyo University of Agriculture
  Title:Clarification of Japanese lamprey parasitic mechanism

The Aota Masaaki Award 2015   The 30th International Symposium on Okhotsk Sea & Sea Ice


Polar Technology Section

  • Mr. Toshinari Shiga
  • Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo
  • Title:Analysis of sea spray characteristics in large vessels -Case study of the icebreaker Shirase

Physical Oceanography Section

  • Ms. Dulini Yasara Mudunkotuwa
  • Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo
  • Title:Parametric study of assimilating sea ice concentration in a coupled ice-ocean model using nudging

Marine Biology Section

  • Dr. Yukiko Taniuchi
  • Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute
  • Title:Distribution of the phytoplankton community in the southwestern Okhotsk Sea during the summer


The Aota Masaaki Award 2014   The 29th International Symposium on Okhotsk Sea & Sea Ice

Polar Technology Section

  • Dr. Liyanarachchi Waruna Arampath De Silva
  • National Institute of Polar Research /The University of Tokyo
  • Title:A high-resolution hindcast study for the northern sea route

Physical Oceanography Section

  • Mr. Keisuke Nagakawa
  • The University of Tokyo
  • Title:Numerical study on a self-melting system of sea ice through eddy formation

Marine Biology Section

  • Ms. Motoha Ojima
  • The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
  • Title:Sea ice may be a direct food source for fish