Recent activities（最近の活動）
New publication
Congratulations on the third paper from Sylvester! Chisale SW, Lee HS, Soto Calvo MA, Jeong J-S, Aljber M, Williams Z, and Cabrera JS, 2025. Advanced Solar Energy Potential Assessment in Malawi: Utilizing High-Resolution WRF Model and GIS to Identify Optimal Sites...
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3rd International Biodiversity Conference (IBC)
Six presentations were made at the 3rd IBC at DOrSU, the Philippines...New semester, new members and Chess lab BBQ
We have six new members, Samim, Gandhi, Theany, Seiha, Samy, and Arianna. Welcome all to the chess lab!...New publication
Fajary FR*, Lee HS*, Bhanage V, Pradana RP, Kubota T, and Nimiya H. 2024. Evaluating MPAS-A Performance for Mesoscale Simulation in a Tropical Region: A Case Study of Extreme Heat in Jakarta, Indonesia. Atmosphere. 15(10):1202. Open access Abstract: The Model...
Read more...New semester and new members
The second semester of the year 2024 started and we have six new members in the CHESS lab. Welcome all! Ahmad Tamim Samim, Gandhi Napitupulu, Khan Seiha, Muon Retheany, Arianna Manzato, and Samy Remmouche...SMaSO progress presentation
Oral: Morhaf Aljber Poster: Arif Kaiser...
Farewell dinner
A farewell dinner for Pradana. We will see you soon again!...
Congratulations!
Four of our chess lab members graduated this time...Two presentations at ICCE 2024
Two presentations were made at the International Conference on Coastal Engineering 2024 in Rome, Italy. One oral presentation by Dr Jeong jae-Soon and one poster presentation by Dr Jonathan Cabrera...Invited seminar
Speaker: Prof Guan-Yu Chen from National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYU), Taiwan. Date: 10:30-11:30 on 4th July Venue: IDEC Institute 1F large conference room Title: Quick forecast of coastal disasters based on reciprocal Green’s functions...New publications
Soto Calvo M et al., 2024. A novel method for long-term power demand prediction using ECEEMDAN and neural network with uncertainty analysis: A Cuba case study. Applied Energy. (in press) Aljber et al. 2024. Optimal site selection and potential power...
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Fajary FR, Lee HS, Kubota T, Bhanage V, Pradana RP, Nimiya H, and Putra IDGA. 2024. Comprehensive spatiotemporal evaluation of urban growth, surface urban heat island, and urban thermal conditions on Java Island of Indonesia and implications for urban planning. Heliyon. e33708. Open...
Read more...Chess lab buoy field deployment
Chess buoy 1: BOB (Bob the Ocean Buoy)...New publications
Samim AT, Nayyer F, Hussainzada W, and Lee HS. 2024. Intercomparison of gridded global precipitation data for arid and mountainous regions: A case study of Afghanistan. J. Hydrol.-Reg. Stud., 53: 101837. Open access Pradana RP, Lee HS, Kubota T, Bhanage V and Fajary FR...
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HU-IU Joint Seminar
Date: 28th June 2024 Venue: Inha University, Incheon, South Korea Online: Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85314821980?pwd=RUZFekN6QWorNXlqZy9XenJZNU9JZz09 Contact: Program 13:30 – 13:35: Opening remark (Prof Seung Buhm Woo (IU)) Session 1 (Chair: Han Soo Lee (HU)) ———————————— 13:40 – 14:00: Dr Jae-Soon Jeong (HU)...
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CHESS lab BBQ
20th April 2024 at Ikoinomori Koen Park...Congratulations!
Ahmad Samim Tamim successfully completed and graduated his master course!...New publication
Congratulations on a new publication...
Field survey in Cambodia
Mekong River Port Development Sites in Cambodia (15th – 20th March 2024)...New publications
We have three new publications already this year by chess lab members. Many congratulations!!...
[Invited seminar] Prof. Miguel Esteban
IDEC SEMINAR SERIES #46 / PHIS SEMINAR SERIES #24 “Real adaptation to sea level rise around the world, and how can Japan decarbonize to help mitigation” Speaker: Miguel Esteban (PhD, Prof), Waseda University Date: 29th Jan 2024 15:00 – 18:00...
Read more...[SMaSO-X Challenge Project: Research fund] Morhaf Aljber
Morhaf obtained the SMaSO-X Challenge Project research fund. Duration: Oct 2023 – Sep 2024 ”Optimal array design of tidal and offshore wind turbines in the Seto Inland Sea using large eddy simulation (LES) with adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) and environmental...
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[HU Excellent Student Scholarship] Sylvester William Chisale
Congratulations! Sylvester was selected as a recipient of the Hiroshima University Excellent Student Scholarship. Date: 20 Dec 2023...
Field survey in the Philippines
Field survey in Mati City, Mindanao, the Philippines. International Research Festival in DNSC, the Philippines...
[Invited talk] Applications of MPAS by Dr. Jin-Hee Yuk
We have a special online seminar on MPAS modelling. 1. Date and time: 23rd November 10:30 am ~ 11:30 am 2. Title: Applicability Study of a Global Numerical Weather Prediction Model MPAS to Storm Surges and Waves in the South Coast of Korea...
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[conference] JSCE CEC and APAC2023 in Kyoto
Jonathan Salar Cabrera Jonathan Salar Cabrera Morhaf Aljber Jae-Soon Jeong...
Naruto（鳴門）field trip
November 9 – 10, 2023...
Farewell dinner
We have three members graduating on 20th September 2023. We hope all have a great future career. Hasan, Usman and Morhaf. Congratulations!!! We have three new members from October 2023...Invited lecture
An invited lecture was delivered at ITB Cirebon Campus, Indonesia. Date: 8 September 2023 Venue: ITB Cirebon Campus, Indonesia Title: “Abnormal tide and Internal Seiche in Hiroshima Bay” by Han Soo Lee...
Visiting MTCRC in Cirebon, Indonesia
We visited the MTCRC in Cirebon, Indonesia. We were impressed by their activates and facilities, and hope to have future collaborations. MTCRC: (Korea-Indonesia) Marine Technology Cooperation Research Center ...
SATREPS DeLCA Semarang Seminar
DeLCA Semarang Seminar Date: 5 – 6 September 2023 Venue: Hotel Patra Jasa, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia Presentations from the CHESS lab: Radyan Putra Pradana. “Impact of LULC changes on urban microclimate: A case study over Nusantara, Indonesia.” Fajary Faiz...
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Master thesis presentations
Four members of the chess lab successfully made the public hearing on 10 August. Usman, Hasan, Morhaf (the best master thesis #1) and Fernanda. Congratulations! Hasan Morhaf (the best master thesis award) Usman Fernanda...
New publication
Congratulations. Jeong J-S*, and Lee HS*. 2023. Unstructured grid-based river-coastal-ocean circulation modelling towards a digital twin of the Seto Inland Sea. Appl. Sci. 13(14): 8143. Open access Abstract As computational techniques advance, the scope of digital twins (DTs) is expanding to encompass entire...
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New publication
Chisale SW and Lee HS*. 2023. Evaluation of Barriers and Solutions to Renewable Energy Acceleration in Malawi, Africa, using AHP and fuzzy TOPSIS approach. Energy Sustain Dev. 76: 101272. Open access Congratulations for Sylvester’s effort! Abstract Malawi’s access to electricity remains worrisome (15 %), forcing the...
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New publication
Jeong J-S, Lee HS*, and Mori N., 2023. Abnormal high tides and flooding induced by the internal surge in Hiroshima Bay due to a remote typhoon. Front. Mar. Sci. 10:1148648. Open access The Itsukushima Shrine is located in northern Hiroshima Bay in...
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Field trip
As a part of Energy Science and Technology course work, we visited the Nukui Dam in Hiroshima Prefecture. The Nukui Dam is the second largest Arch Dam in Japan...
New publications
Two publications from Dr Vinayak. Congratulations!...
Welcome dinner
We have three new members joined the CHESS lab from this April. Zac from Jamaica, and Nishimura and Shimokura from Japan. Welcome!...
CHESS lab alumni in Indonesia
Three graduate members from CHESS lab were gathered in Jakarta, Indonesia. Diago, Wira and Riam (+ Pradana, Vinayak and Lee) They were all good continuing their successful careers. (11 March 2023)...
BMKG HPC setup completed
High-performance cluster (HPC) system in BMKG (national meteorological agency) of Indonesia was estblished by CHESS lab under the support by JST-JICA SATREPS project. (10 March 2023)...
Farewell to our member
Farewell to Sera san and thanks for a lot of helps to all members. Welcome to Tajima san...
PhD defence of Vinayak
Bhanage Vinayak successfuly complete his final PhD defence online on 17 January 2023. He will obtain the PhD degree from IIT Bombay, India. Congratulations, Dr. Vinayak!...
New publication
Hussainzada W., Cabrera JS, Samim AT, Lee HS.* 2023. Water resource management for improved crop cultivation and productivity with hydraulic engineering solution in arid northern Afghanistan. Appl. Water Sci. 13(2), 41. open access Abstract This study is presenting a multidisciplinary approach...
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CHESS lab year-end-party
It was a nice year 2022, and Let’s have a more fruitful year 2023!, and be healthy!...
[Excellent student scholarship] Jonathan and Morhaf
Jonathan Salar Cabrera and Aljber Morhaf from the CHESS lab were awarded the Excellent Student Scholarship in 2022 awards from Hiroshima University for their excellent academic performances. Congratulations!...
[Invited seminar] KMA NIMS, Jeju, Korea
Lee HS: Wave climate projection in the western North Pacific and the extreme, KMA National Institute of Meteorological Science (NIMS), 9 December 2022, Seoguipo, Jeju, Korea. (Invited) Date: 9 December 2022 Title: Wave climate projection in the western North Pacific and the...
Read more...[Conference] ICCE2022 in Sydney, Australia
Two poster presentations will be made from the research works by Morhaf (Jonathan made the on-site presentation) and Constanza...
[BMKG workshop] NWP workshop in BMKG using a new SATREPS-funded HPC system
Pradana, Dr Vinayak, and Dr Lee conducted a workshop at BMKG, Indonesia, on numerical weather prediction using the new HPC system funded by DeLCA SATREPS project. Date: 22 Nov. ~ 30 Nov. 2022 Venue: Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika (BMKG),...
Read more...[Invited webinar] 1er Seminario Internacional Doctorado en Ingeniería “Fortaleciendo lazos entre la industria y la academia”
Date: 24th November 2022 Speaker: Han Soo LEE Theme: “Improvement of noise filtering with improved complete EEMD with adaptive noise (ICEEMDAN) and its applications in partial discharge (PD) measurement and electricity demand prediction“...[Conference] JSCE Coastal Engineering Conf.
Two presentations were made by Jonathan Salar Cabrera and Jae-Soon Jeong. Jeong J.-S., Lee H.S. and Mori N. Abnormal High Tides and Flood in Hiroshima Bay due to a Remote Typhoon-Induced Internal Surge, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) CEC conference,...
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[Trainer of weather and climate prediction] UNDP in Mongolia
For almost two months from Sep. to Oct. 2022, training in weather and climate prediction in IRIMHE, NAMEM, has been conducted under the support of the Green Climate Project by UNDP in Mongolia. It was a great experience with nice...
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New publication
Nhiavue Y, Lee HS*, Chisale SW, and Cabrera JS. 2022. Prioritization of Renewable Energy for Sustainable Electricity Generation and an Assessment of Floating Photovoltaic Potential in Lao PDR. Energies, 15(21), 8243. Open access Abstract Lao PDR faces seasonal power supply problems due to its heavy...
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New publication
Chreng K, Lee HS, Tuy S. A Hybrid Model for Electricity Demand Forecast Using Improved Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition and Recurrent Neural Networks with ERA5 Climate Variables. Energies. 2022; 15(19):7434. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15197434 Abstract By conserving natural resources and reducing the consumption of fossil fuels,...
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[ICEER2022] Best oral presentation award by Morhaf
The research result by Morhaf and Sakanoue was awarded as the best oral presentation at the international conference, ICEER2022. Aljber M., Sakanoue G., Cabrera J.S., Jeong J.-S., and Lee H.S. Assessment of potential tidal power sites in the Seto Inland Sea,...
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Dinner for successful master thesis and future careers
This September, six members of the chess lab successfully complete their master thesis. We hope they have good future careers in their original positions...
New publication
Cabrera J. and Lee H.S. 2022. Coastal Zone Environment Integrity Assessment for Sustainable Management: Part 1. Development of Adaptive Expert-Driven Coastal Zone Health Index Framework. J. Mar. Sci. Eng., 10(9):1183. Open access Abstract The coastal zone is the environment that connects...
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New publication
Thuc V.C. and Lee H.S. Partial discharge (PD) signal detection and isolation on high voltage equipment using improved complete EEMD method. Energies 2022, 15, 5819. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15165819 Open access Abstract Electricity has a crucial function in contemporary civilization. The power grid must be...
Read more...Field trip to Hiroshima Chuo Eco Park
As a part of the coursework on Environmental Management, We made a field trip to Hiroshima Chuo Eco Park (HCEP) on 21 July. HCEP is a facility that treats waste from Higashi Hiroshima, Takehara, and Osakikamijima cities.HCEP strive to be...
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New publication
Lee, H.S.; Sambuaga, R.D.; Flores, C. Effects of Tsunami Shelters in Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia, Based on Agent-Based Modelling: A Case Study of the 2018 Anak Krakatoa Volcanic Tsunami. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10, 1055. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10081055 Abstract On 22 December 2018, the volcanic...
Read more...[Presentation] Energy and Climate Transformations: 3rd International Conference on Energy Research & Social Science
Two poster presentations made at the 3rd International Conference on Energy Research & Social Science in Manchester, UK. Tuy S., Lee H.S., and Chreng K. Integrated assessment of offshore wind power potential, annual energy production and equivalent CO2 reduction in Cambodia, Energy and Climate Transformations: 3rd...
Read more...[Presentation] DeLCA seminar
Pradana made a presentation on “Regional climate factors affecting climatic zones” at the DeLCA SATREPS project seminar at Hiroshima University on 11th June...
All CHESS lab members
+ Farhad...
New publication
A long-term effort from Sokline and Karodine is now accepted and published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, the No. 1 journal (IF: 14.982) in Green & Sustainable Science & Technology. This is a milestone of the CHESS lab. Big congratulations!...
Read more...Welcome dinner
Welcome dinner in the 1st semester in 2022...
High-lighted in The Times of India
The following chess lab research works are picked up and high-lighted by Times of India Vinayak B., Lee H.S.*, Gedam S. and Latha R. 2022. Impacts of future urbanization on urban microclimate and thermal comfort over Mumbai metropolitan region, India. Sustain. Cities...
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Top cited article
The following paper published in Flood Risk Management became a top-cited article for 2020-2021. Cabrera J. and Lee H.S.*, 2020. Flood risk assessment for Davao Oriental in the Philippines using geographic information system‐based multi‐criteria analysis and the maximum entropy model. J. Flood Risk...
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New publication
A long-run effort from Wahidulla Hussainzada is now published in Scientific Reports. Congratulations! Hussainzada W., and Lee H.S. 2022. Effect of an improved agricultural irrigation scheme with a hydraulic structure for crop cultivation in arid northern Afghanistan using Soil and Water Assessment...
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Congratulations!
One of our great members, Mahdi, completed his master’s course and obtained a master’s degree from the Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University. We hope him to have a successful future career...New publication
The following paper from Jeong’s master course work is published. Jeong J.-S., Woo S.-B., Lee H.S., Gu B.-H., Kim J.W., and Song J.I. 2022. Baroclinic effect on inner-port circulation in a macro-tidal estuary: A cast study of Incheon North Port, Korea. J....
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New publication
A long-run effort from Vinayak Bhanage is now published in Sustainable Cities and Society. Congratulations! Vinayak B., Lee H.S.*, Gedam S. and Latha R. 2022. Impacts of future urbanization on urban microclimate and thermal comfort over Mumbai metropolitan region, India. Sustain. Cities...
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New publications
We have new publications from the efforts of the graduate members, Karodine, Khai, and Soklin as below. Chreng K., Lee H.S.*, and Tuy S. 2022. Electricity demand prediction for sustainable development in Cambodia using recurrent neural networks with ERA5 reanalysis climate variables. Energy...
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Farewell to 2021
Year-end party of the CHESS lab!...
[Invited talk] ABM modelling for disaster management and evacuation by Dr Erick Mas
Dr Erick Mas from Tohoku University delivered two talks on 1. Agent-Based Modelling (ABM) and its role for disaster management 2. Tsunami Evacuation Guidance using Reinforcement Learning Algorithm It was a very useful and fruitful time. Thanks!...
CHESS Lab Hiking
We had nice hiking and enjoy the nice weather, scenery and talks!!!...Farewell dinner
Karodine, Soklin and Khai. We hope you three have a good journey back to home countries...
Farewell to three excellent members
Three of our chess lab members successfully completed their master course and obtained their master degrees. We hope they will be back to their home countries and play very important roles in their places. Congralurations!!!...[Award] The best presentation awards at ICEER2021
It is our pleasure that two CHESS lab members, Karodine and Khai, won the best presentation awards at the 8th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research (ICEER), September 13-16, 2021. Congratulations!!! >> ICEER2021 Karodine Chreng, Han Soo Lee and...
Read more...Presentations in the 8th ICEER (2021)
Three members of CHESS lab made presentations at the 8th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research ICEER 2021, 13-17 September 2021. >> ICEER2021 Karodine Chreng, Lee H.S.*, and Soklin Tuy. Electricity demand prediction for sustainable development in Cambodia using recurrent neural...
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Special Issue in memory of Prof. Byung Ho Choi
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jmse/special_issues/coastal_memory_byung_ho_choi Special Issue Information Dear Colleagues, Prof. Byung Ho Choi, a very active contributor to our coastal engineering community and promoter of our discipline, passed away on 3rd July 2020. During his long career, beginning from the late 1970, he...
Read more...Presentations in AOGS2021
From the CHESS lab, we made six oral and poster presentations at the AOGS2021 conference. Vinayak B., Lee H.S., Gedem S. and Latha R.. Impacts of Future Urban Expansion On Urban Climate: A Case Study of Mumbai Metropolitan Region, India. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society...
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The final presentation of master thesis
Three of the chess lab members made the final presentations. Congratulations on their successful presentations. Chreng Karodine, “Medium-term Prediction of Electricity Demand for Sustainable Energy Development in Cambodia using Improved CEEMDAN and Recurrent Neural Networks with ERA5 Reanalysis Climate Variables”...
Read more...The CHESS lab wrap-up seminar for the 1st semester of 2021
Seventeen members of the CHESS lab presented summaries of their activities during the first semester of 2021. Everyone tried hard and did his/her best to achieve what they planned amid the prolonged COVID-19 situation. We will continue our best!...New publication
A result of Riam’s master thesis work is now published in an international journal, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. Congratulations!!! Badriana, M.R., and Lee H.S., 2021. Multimodel Ensemble Projections of Wave Climate in the Western North Pacific using CMIP6 Marine Surface...
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The 30th ITS oral presentation
At the 30th International Tsunami Symposium (ITS), Ricard Diago Sambuaga made oral presentation on the tsunami evacuation modelling using agent-based model (ABM) as follows. Sambuaga R.D., Henriquez C.F. and Lee H.S. Effect of Tsunami Shelters for Volcanic Tsunami in Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia, with...
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Special Issue in JMSE
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jmse/special_issues/coastal_risk_assessment_management Special Issue Information Dear Colleagues, Since the 20th century, climate change has had wide-spread impacts on the global society and the natural environment. In recent years, global warming in has caused sea levels to rise, as well as frequent weather...
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A result of Wahid’s master thesis work is now published in an international journal, Journal of Hydrology; Regional Studies. Congratulations!!! Hussainzada W., Lee H.S.*, Vinayak B., and Khpalwak G.F., 2021. Sensitivity of snowmelt runoff modelling to the level of cloud coverage for...
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2021 CHESS lab seminar starts
It’s been a year to have an off-line seminar since April 2020. We still have many members in their home countries waiting to come to Hiroshima. We hope to see them all in the HU campus soon...[Intensive course] numerical weather prediction and downscaling
An intensive course for numerical weather prediction (NWP) and downscaling with WRF was delivered online. Seven HU regular master students and 31 BMKG staffs from Indonesia for SATREPS project joined the course work. Course contents (8th – 12th March 2021)...
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Farewells to three members
We celebrated the graduation of three members and had a small farewell lunch. Hope them to have a bright future at their places...The final presentations of master theses
The final presentations of master theses of three members are completed. Congratulations on their efforts and achievements. 1．Wahidullah Hussainzada:”Snow Hydrological Modelling in Northern Afghanistan for Sustainable Water Resource Management with Remotely Sensed Snow Cover Extent” 2．Ricard Diago Sambuaga：”Optimized Evacuation Plan...
Read more...The wrap-up seminar of the 2020 second semester
The CHESS lab wrap-up seminar is completed on 3rd February. Seventeen members of the CHESS lab presented the summaries of their activities during the second semester of 2020. Everyone tried hard and did his/her best to achieve what they planned...
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The efforts of Dr Josko is now published as follows. Congratulations. Trošelj J. and Lee H.S. 2021. Modelling Typhoon-induced Extreme River Discharges: A case study of Typhoon Hagibis in Japan. J. Hydrol.-Reg. Stud., 34. 100766. Open access Abstract Study region Nine first-class rivers...
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The master thesis work of Wahid is now accepted for publication as follows. Congratulations! W. Hussainzada, and H.S. Lee*, 2021. Hydrological modelling for water resource management in a semi-arid mountainous region using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool: A case study...
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The research work of Vinayak who is an ILDP linkage program with IIT Bombay is published as follows. Vinayak B, Lee HS, Gedem S. Prediction of Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Mumbai City, India, Using Remote Sensing Data...
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The master thesis work of Muhammad Hadi Saputra, a former member, is published as follows. Congratulations! Saputra MH, Lee HS. Evaluation of Climate Change Impacts on the Potential Distribution of Styrax sumatrana in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Sustainability. 2021; 13(2):462. Abstract This study aims...
Read more...AGU FM2020 poster presentation
The following research outcome with respect to the impacts of tides and tidal current on a potential tsunami propagation over the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea is presented at AGU Fall Meeting 2020 virtual conference. This is an...
Read more...Oral presentations in i-Coast 2020
Research results of Ricardo Diago Sambuaga and Mochmad Riam Badriana are presented at i-Coast 2020, Busan, Korea. Ricard Diago Sambuaga and Han Soo Lee. 2020. Optimized evacuation plan and decision support system development with agent-based modelling and GIS analysis for tsunami in...
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CHESS lab orientation for October 2020
We had a lab orientation by introducing ourselves and sharing some information regarding the lab seminar and others. CHESS lab is growing and expanding! See you all in HU soon...Oral presentation at vICCE2020
Riam’s work based on his master thesis is presented at vICCE2020. Badriana, M.R., and H.S. Lee. Evaluation and bias correction of marine surface winds in the western North Pacific from CMIP5 and CMIP6 GCMs for wave climate modelling. vICCE2020 virtual conference, 6 –...
Read more...New members
CHESS lab is now growing and being diverse. From this October 2020, we have 8 new members joined our CHESS lab. We have now 20 members from 13 different countries. Let’s respect each other and maximize our capacity! See the...
Read more...Oral presentation in IAHR-APD2020
Wahid made an oral presentation at IAHR-APD 2020, Sapporo, Japan. Hussainzada Wahidullah, Han Soo Lee, and Vinayak Bhanage. Snow cover mapping for SUSTAINABLE water resource management in the Balkhab River basin in Afghanistan using MODIS satellite normalized difference snow index (NDSI) products. The...
Read more...Farewell to Mr. Hort
Seng Hort completed his master course and just graduated in 18th September 2020. Congratulations and hope to see you in Cambodia...New Publication
A. Bunodiere and H.S. Lee*, 2020. Renewable energy curtailment: Prediction using a logic-based forecasting method and mitigation measures in Kyushu, Japan. Energies 2020, 13(18), 4703; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13184703 Abstract High variable renewable energy (VRE) penetration led to the first-ever VRE curtailment in Japan, occurring in Kyushu in October...
Read more...Useful info: Open topography
Open Topography for high-resolution topography data and tools https://opentopography.org/...Gfs example
Small amplitude solitary wave interacting with a parabolic hump Link...New publication
I. Guiamel and H.S. Lee*, 2020. Potential Hydropower Estimation for the Mindanao River Basin in the Philippines Based on Watershed Modelling Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool. Energy Reports, 6, 1010-1028. Open access Abstract This study aims to identify potential hydropower sites and...
Read more...New publications
Cabrera, J. and Lee, H.S.*, 2020. Flood risk assessment for Davao Oriental in the Philippines using geographic information system‐based multi‐criteria analysis and the maximum entropy model. J Flood Risk Management. 2020; e12607. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12607 (Open access) Abstract The assessments of flood‐prone areas and flood risk due...
Read more...New undergraduate members
Two undergraduate students joined our CHESS lab. Welcome !!!...
JDS alumni in Laos
Thanks, Chanthephar KHATTIYAVONG and everyone for a warm welcome...The Best Presentation Award
The following presentation made by Alex at the 41st Wind Energy Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, is awarded for the Best Presentation Award. Congratulations! Alex Bunodiere, and H.S. Lee. Mitigation techniques to reduce renewable energy curtailment using a novel long-term forecasting method. 第41回風力エネルギー利用シンポジウム, 日本風力エネルギー学会，4-5...
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[The excellent master thesis presentation award] from the CHESS Lab
Two CHESS Lab members successfully finish their public hearings for their master theses. Mr. Mochamad Riam Badriana, “Multi-model Ensemble Projection of Future Wave Climate in the Western North Pacific using CMIP Dataset” Mr. Alex Bunodiere, “Mitigation Techniques to Reduce Renewable...
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The Year-end party in CHESS lab
Thanks to all members for own-cooked traditional foods of their home countries!!!...Masking out a variable below a particular value using Grads
How to mask out a certain region below a particular water depth or above a particular elevation with GEBCO_2019.nc dataset. GEBCO_2019.nc is a global topographic and bathymetric chart with 15 arc-sec resolution which can be obtained from https://www.gebco.net/ Below is...
Read more...Gerris in parallel run
Example of single run of Gerris $ gerris3D -m tides.gfs | gfsview3D tides.gfv In parallel run $ gerris3D -m -s 1 tides.gfs > tidess.gfs $ gerris3D -b 4 tidess.gfs > tidesb.gfs $ mpirun -np 4 gerris3D tidesb.gfs...Tips for Gfs tide modelling
plot_bathy.sh for checking the bathymetry input #!/bin/sh infn=bathymetry # xyz file psfn=bathy region=156.75/210/-65/-23.75/-9500/5 gmt psxyz $infn -JQ180/15 -JZ5c -Bx5+llong -By5+llat -Bz2500+lbathymetry -B+t"3D bathymetry" -R$region -Sc0.025 -Ggray -p135/70 -W -P -V > $psfn.eps gs $psfn.eps plot_tide.sh for checking the M2 tide...
Read more...Field survey in Indonesia
1 Internship Title: “Data Collection and Field Survey of Tsunami Sunda Strait Cases (Pandeglang area, Indonesia)” 2 Objectives: In this field internship, the student will visit several places regarding coastal hazard prevention (tsunami, storm prevention, and flood control gates) in...
Read more...How to setup a Gerris server
In this setup example, we used the Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver) OS system on a dedicated workstation. Using the pre-built package In Ubuntu 18.04 system, type the followings: $ sudo apt install gerris But, the pre-built package does not include...
Read more...How to compile FVCOM4.3 (mpi mode)
This is a technical note on how to build and execute FVCOM 4.3 in parallel mode using Intel compilers on CHESS lab HPC at Hiroshima University. Suppose the source code exists in fvcom43/FVCOM_source, and fvcom43/Examples/Estuary is a selected test case. Preparation for METIS...
Read more...How to compile FVCOM4.3 (Series mode)
This is a technical note on how to build and execute FVCOM 4.3 in series mode using Intel compilers on CHESS lab HPC at Hiroshima University. Suppose the source code exists in fvcom43/FVCOM_source, and fvcom43/Examples/River plume is a selected test case. Check line...
Read more...Poster presentation
Badriana, M.R., and H.S. Lee. Evaluation and bias correction of marine surface winds from CMIP5 and CMIP6 GCMs for Wave Climate Modeling in the Western North Pacific. The 2nd International Workshop: Waves, Storm Surges & Coastal Hazards, 10 – 15 November 2019, Melbourne,...
Read more...New publications
Badriana, M.R., and H.S. Lee, 2019. Statistical Evaluation of Monthly Marine Surface Winds of CMIP6 GCMs in the western North Pacific. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. B2 (Coastal Engineering) 75(2), 1219-1224. Link Badriana, M.R., and H.S. Lee. Evaluation and bias correction of marine surface...
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New members
Welcome to Chess lab! We have four new members from Oct. 2019. Tuy Soklin (M1) from Cambodia, Le Quang Khai (M1) from Vietnam, Chreng Karodine (M1) from Cambodia, and Mahdi Khaleghi (Research student) from Afghanistan...A new publication
The second result of John’s work is now published. Cabrera, J. and Lee, H.S.*, 2019. Flood risk assessment using GIS-based multi-criteria analysis: A case study in Davao Oriental, Philippines. Water, 11(11), 2203; https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112203...Farewells to three members
Three members of CHESS lab graduated at 20th September and will be back to society. Hope to have a bright future. Guiamel Ismail Adal Wirawan Widiyanto Md Morshed Bin Shiraj...[Conference] JSCE coastal engineering 2019
Badriana, M.R., and H.S. Lee. Statistical Evaluation of Monthly Marine Surface Winds of CMIP6 GCMs in the western North Pacific. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. B2 (Coastal Engineering) (accepted)...[Conference] APAC2019
Badriana, M.R., and H.S. Lee. Evaluation and bias correction of marine surface winds from CMIP5 GCMs for Wave Climate Modeling in the Western North Pacific. Asian and Pacific Coasts (APAC) 2019, Hanoi, Vietnam, 25-28 September...IIT Bombay-HU Workshop
Under the ILDP program, IIT Bombay-HU workshop is held at IIT Bombay in 12th~13rd Sep. 2019. Lee, H.S. 2019. “CHESS lab introduction and tsunami modelling with adaptive mesh refinement (AMR)”, IIT Bombay, India...A new publication
We have a piece of good news. The master course work of Ariuntuya, an ex-member of CHESS lab, is now accepted and published at Water journal. A. Byambadorjand H. S. Lee, 2019. Household’s willingness to pay for wastewater treatment and water...
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[The excellent master thesis presentation award] from CHESS Lab
Three CHESS Lab members successfully finish their public hearings for their master theses. Mr. Guiamel Ismail Adal, “Watershed modelling of Mindanao River Basins in the Philippines using the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) for sustainable hydropower development” Mr. Shiraj...
Read more...広島大学公開講座 HU Open Lecture
「アジアの都市で今なにがおこっているか」 「3回」気候変動と災害の視点：バングラデシュ・インドネシアを事例に 2019年7月13日、国際協力研究科、李 漢洙 資料：ファイルサイズのため、ホームページ載せることができません。個人対応しますので、李までご連絡をお願いします。(leehs@hiroshima-u.ac.jp)...[Seminar] Dr. Octavio from UNAM, Mexico
The lab seminar will be at 16:20 ~ in 17th July in 2019. We will have an invited speaker, Dr. Octavio Gomez from UNAM, Mexico. He will have us the following talks.1. Tsunami wave monitoring and behaviour in the Mexican coasts...
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H.S. Lee, K. Nagahara, and S. Takaishi. Assessment of climate change effects on wind energy resources and power output in the Philippines with CMIP5 dataset. ICEER2019, Aveiro, Portugal, 22-25 July...[Conference] SWAT2019
I.A. Guiamel, and H. S. Lee. Watersheds Modeling of Mindanao River Basin in the Philippines using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) for Water Resources Management. The 2019 SWAT Conference, Vienna, Austria, 19 July. Program: https://swat.tamu.edu/conferences/2019-vienna/agenda/...[Conference] AOGS2019
I.A. Guiamel, and H. S. Lee. Watersheds modelling of Buayan River Basin in the Philippines using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) for sustainable water resource management. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 16th Annual meeting (2019), Singapore, 28 July-2 August...
[Field trip] Nukui Dam in Hiroshima Prefecture
As a part of class activity, 9 students from Energy Science and Technology class visited the Nukui Dam in Hiroshima Prefecture, the second largest arch dam in Japan...A new publication
We have a good news. The master course work of Hadi, an ex-member of CHESS lab, is now accepted and published at Sustainability journal. Saputra M.H. and Lee, H.S.*, 2019. Prediction of land use and land cover changes for North Sumatra, Indonesia, using an...
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We have a good news. Finally, the master course work of Chatherphar, an ex-member of CHESS lab, is now accepted and published at Water journal. Khattiyavong, C. and Lee, H.S. *, 2019. Performance simulation and assessment of an appropriate wastewater treatment system in a densely-populated...
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CHESS lab members
From April 2019, we have three new members in the CHESS lab. Dr. Josko (Assistant Professor), Miyake (B4), and Tsuchida (B4) Welcome to the CHESS lab and hope you to enjoy your research and to have fruitful results...
[Conference] VACI2019
Ismail made a presentation about “Watersheds Modeling of Mindanao Basins in the Philippines using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) for Hydropower Energy Development” in Hanoi, Vietnam...
Taoyaka/IDEC seminar
The 411th IDEC Seminar/The 141th Taoyaka Program Seminar “Mumbai Metropolitan Area: Growth and Climate Modelling studies at IIT Bombay” Seminar: 1. Lecture : Prof. Shirishkumar Gedam (Center of Studies in Resources Eng., Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay)...
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JMSE Special Issue
We currently invite papers for a special issue “Numerical Models in Coastal Hazards and Coastal Environment” that is organized in collaboration with the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE). More information, including a list of topics and deadlines for the submission of manuscripts can be found here...Visiting student from India
Vinayak Bhanage (IIT Bombay, India) joined the CHESS lab for five months, and he will conduct UHI modellings by WRF-Urban modelling...
ATMOSPHERE Special Issue
We currently invite papers for a special issue “Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Areas” that is organized in collaboration with the Atmosphere journal. More information, including a list of topics and deadlines for the submission of manuscripts can be found...
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Welcome party
Welcome to CHESS lab! We have five new members from South Africa, Cambodia, Indonesia, Afghanistan! Hope to have wonderful academic and cultural lives in Hiroshima...Visiting researchers from Korea
Three researchers from Korea visited the CHESS lab in September. Dr. Yong-Ho Kim from Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (Data assimilation in wind wave modeling, 11st – 21st Sep.) Dr. Kyeong-Ok Kim from Korea Institute of Ocean Science...
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Congratulations and farewells
Four of the CHESS lab members successfully finished their public hearings of master thesis with a fun farewell party!...Prediction of land use and land cover changes using ANN-based cellular automata
Land use land cover change (LULC) is important variables in species distribution modeling (SDM). The changes of LULC represented the anthropogenic that show human intervention in the distribution of species in the certain area. The objective of this video is...
Read more...Flood Hazard and Risk Assessment using Maximum Entropy Model
This is a video presentation on how to make flood-prone areas using maximum entropy model. This is a raw video and not yet edited. Video 1: https://youtu.be/5qRKqEHh_OI Video 2: https://youtu.be/jxpUv9pEpWk For the complete datasets, kindly email the author...
[Conference] IAHR-APD 2018
Two presentations made by CHESS lab members at Yokyakarta, Indonesia Ariuntuya BYAMBADORJ: STUDY ON SUSTAINABLE METHODOLOGY FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT IN MAINLINE-DISCONNECTED GER AREAS OF ULAANBAATAR CITY Jonathan CABRERA: FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT USING GIS-BASED MULTI-CRITERIA ANALYSIS: A CASE STUDY IN DAVAO ORIENTAL, PHILIPPINES...
[The best master thesis awards] from CHESS Lab
Four CHESS Lab members successfully finish their public hearings for their master theses. Jonathan CABRERA (M2): Quantitative Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Flood-Prone Areas in Davao Oriental, Philippines Chanthephar KHATTIYAVONG (M2): Assessment and Improvement of Sanitation and Wastewater Treatment in...
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[Lab visiting] Kyungwoon University, Korea
A group of visitors from the Department of Safety and Disaster Prevention, Kyungwoon University, Korea visited Hiroshima University Date: 8th August, 2018 Venue: IDEC#E203 Visitors: 9 members (Prof. Jinsang Hwang and 8 students) Discussion: Hazard, vulnerability, exposure, and risk...Summary of the rainfall event in Hiroshima Prefecture in July 2018
The attached is the summary of the rainfall data observed in Hiroshima Prefecture during the last July in 2018. ...
2018 July west Japan rainfall disaster: Precipitation data in Hiroshima
2018年7月西日本豪雨資料：2018年7月広島県における豪雨量をまとめました。...
A new publication
Research results of Jonathan’s master work is now published in a peer-reviewed journal, entitled with “Impacts of climate change on flood-prone area in Davao Oriental, Philippines”. Cabrera, J. and Lee, H.S., 2018. Impacts of climate change on flood-prone area in Davao Oriental, Philippines. Water, 10(7),...
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[Conference] Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 15th Annual meeting (2018)
Date: June 4th ~ 9th Venue: Hawaii Presentation: “Quantitative Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Flood Risk in Davao Oriental, Philippines” Speaker: Jonathan Cabrera...
The 395th IDEC and the 126th Taoyaka Seminar
The 395th IDEC / the 126th Taoyaka Seminar will be held as follows. You are warmly welcome to attend. Pre-registration is not required. Time: 10:30-12:00 June 14, 2018 Venue: IDEC 2nd Floor, Room 201 Title: Ger area development and implementation of SDG6 in...
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[Conference] ICS2018
Presentations made at International Coastal Symposium 2018 (ICS2018). Venue: Haeundae Grand Hotel, Busan, Korea Date: 14th ~ 18th May in 2018 Participants: Lee, Jonathan, Chanthephar, Ariuntuya Two papers are published in Journal of Coastal Research. ...Welcome party with new members
We have started the new semester from April with new members! Welcome to Chess lab, IDEC, and Hiroshima University!...
Field survey in UB city, Mongolia
Period: 19th ~ 24th March 2018 Activity: Soil and surface water pollution in the Ger area of UB sity, Waste water treatment, Meetings at MUST, MNU, UB city government, JICA office, and so on...
Field internship for tsunami and storm surge prevention facilities
1. Internship title: “Field internship for tsunami and storm surge prevention facilities” 2. Objective: In this field internship, the student will visit several places regarding tsunami and storm prevention facilities in Osaka and Tokyo port. The knowledge from Kansai University...
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Meeting at Kansai University
A research meeting with Prof. Yasuda in Kansai University. Theme: Date: 13th March Venue: Coastal engineering laboratory, Kanasai University...
Seminar on Reference Management Software for Referencing
Topics: Installation of Mendeley Utilizing web importer and desktop mendeley to download references. Citing related references using mendeley plugin in MS Word. Presenter: Jonathan Cabrera and Prof. Han Soo LEE Note: Sorry I don’t have our pictures during this seminar....
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One Day Matlab Workshop
Workshop Title: Matlab for Beginners Instructor: Riam Badriana Date: February 19, 2018; Room: IDEC 510 Topics: Introduction Course I Basic Operation Course II Plot Figure Course III M-File Course IV Big Data – Big Dimension Sample Output: Participants Activity Photos:...[해양파의 물리] 출판
is published in Korean. link...LULC workshop for urban climate modeling
Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) workshop will be held as follows. Date : 18th (Mon) ~ 22nd (Fri) December 2017 Venue: IDEC510 Instructor: Dr. Andhang (IDEC, HU) The contents : Day 1 – Obtaining satellite imagery (Landsat 8) and its...
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The 384th IDEC and the 122th Taoyaka Seminar
Dr. Patricio Wrinckler from Universidad de Valparaíso in Chile “Facing the New Challenges of Coastal Engineering in Chile”...
Chanthephar’s field survey in Vientiane, 2017
Visiting Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Laos Visiting CBS site at Thongkhankham Village, Vientiane Capital, Laos Enjoy traditional Lao food in Vientiane, Laos ...
The 64th Coastal Engineering Conference of Japan Society of Civil Engineers
It was a wonderful experience that I joined as a participant in the Coastal Engineering Conference of Japan Society of Civil Engineers. This seminar helps me understand the latest research in the field of Coastal Engineering. Learning this field is...
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[Welcome] Six new members joined CHESS Lab!
Six new members from Indonesia, Philippines, Laos, Bangladesh, and South Africa joined our CHESS Lab. Hope them to have fruitful and memorable time in Hiroshima!...Field survey in UB city, Mongolia
Period: 22nd ~ 27th September 2017 Activity: Waste water treatment facility, Ger area environment (soil and surface water pollution)...
[Invited lecture] PANORAMA ACTUAL DE LAS CIENCIAS ATMOSFÉRICAS, Ciclo de conferencias 2017
Date and Time : August 15th, 2017 12:00 ~ 13:00 Title : “Impacts assessment of land use changes and global warming on urban heat islands in Hanoi, Vietnam“ Presenter : Associate Prof. Han Soo Lee (IDEC, Hiroshima University) Venue: Centro de...
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[Laboratory Visiting] Kyungwoon University, Korea
A group of visitors from the Department of Safety and Disaster Prevention, Kyungwoon University, Korea visited Hiroshima University Date: 31st July, 2017 Venue: IDEC#E201 Visitors: 9 members (Prof. Jinsang Hwang and 8 students) Discussion: Natural hazards and disaster mitigation researches in...
Read more...[Workshop] LULC data creation with remote sensing dataset using GIS
1. Time table 14th Aug. : “Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) dataset creation with GIS using remote sensing data 1” Morning (09:00 ~ 12:00): Theoretical background 1 Afternoon (13:30 ~ 17:30): Practical applications 1 15th Aug. : “LULC dataset...
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[Conference] ISOPE2017
Date: 25th June ~ 1st July, 2017 Venue: San Francisco, CA, U.S. Presentations: 1. “Sea-level records analysis with improved empirical mode decomposition (EMD) and artificial neural network (ANN)” 2. “Tsunami Run-up Modeling with Adaptive Mesh Refinement: Monai Valley Benchmark...
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[Visiting researchers] Researchers from Hanyang Univ. and GeoSR Coporation in Korea
Date: 12th ~ 24th June, 2017 Venue: IDEC#E002 Visitors: Mr. Gun Hyeong Kim (Hanyang Univ.) and Mr. Jong-Jib Park (GeoSR) Discussion: Modeling typhoon winds with WRF ...
Invited seminar at KIOST, Korea
Date and Time : June 02, 2017 10:00 ~ 12:00 Title : 한국 연안 풍파 모델링 (Wind waves modeling for Korean seas) Presenter : Associate Prof. Han Soo Lee (IDEC, Hiroshima University) Venue: Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), Ansan,...
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[Visiting researchers] Researchers from KIOST, Korea
Date: 15th ~ 24th May, 2017 Venue: IDEC#E002 Visitors: Dr. Yeong-Ho Kim and Dr. Hyun Keun Jin (KIOST, Korea) Discussion: Development of atmosphere-ocean coupled general circulation model...
[Intensive course] Numerical weather and climate prediction modeling with WRF
Date: 9th ~ 11th May, 15th~18th May in 2017 Venue: IDEC Room No. 510 Lecturer: Dr. Han Soo LEE Context: 1. Basic of Linux, Linux shell programing 2. GMT practice 3. Nnumerical weather and climate modeling with WRF...
Welcome party
Welcome party with new members in a beautiful day with Sakura. And the BeerLao and Kyoza! Thanks Chantherpar and Ariuntuya for nice drinks and Kyoza!...
New members to CHESS Lab!
We have three members newly joined to our CHESS Lab from the 1st semester in 2017. Daeyong Shin (M1) Kenjo Nagahara (B4) Daiki Ono (B4)...
[Meeting] A collaborative research with KIOST
Date: 4th ~ 6th April, 2017 Venue: IDEC#414 Visitors: Dr. Weon Mu Jeong and Dr. Sang-Ho Oh (KIOST, Korea) Discussion: Offshore design waves...
[Jonathan] Field survey for “A Multi-criteria approach for flood risk mapping: A case study of Davao Region in the Philippines”
Day 1: Date: February 27, 2017 Location: Mati City Office: City Planning and Development Office Officer In-charge: Engr. Ariel C. Mosquera – CPDO Head Data Gathered: CLUP, Disaster Plan (.doc file) Day 2: Date: February 28, 2017 Location: Davao Oriental...
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[Takaishi] Final presentation of undergraduate thesis
Date : 16th Feb. 2017 Takaishi Kun finally finished the final presentation of undergraduate thesis!!! お疲れ様でした。最後の提出まで頑張ってください！...
[Adi Prasetyo] Physical modeling of Tsunami inundation and run-up
Date: 10:00 AM 18th(Sat) Feb Venue: IDEC#405 Presenter: Dr. Adi Prasetyo (DPRI, Kyoto University) Title: Physical modeling and numerical analysis of tsunami inundation in a city scale...
Aerial view of the east coast of Korea
The East Coast of Korean Peninsula from the sky. The bottom part of the photo is just the north of the Yeong-il Bay in South Korea...
Invited lecture at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Indonesia
Date and Time : January 27, 2017 08:00 ~ 09:00 Title : “Impacts of land use changes and global warming on urban heat islands (UHIs) in Hanoi, Vietnam“ Presenter : Associate Prof. Han Soo Lee (IDEC, Hiroshima University) Venue: SAPPD, Institut Teknologi Bandung...
Read more...Invited lecture at KISTI, Korea
Date and Time : December 02, 2016 10:30 ~ 12:00 Title : 1. Development of a seamless inundation model with adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) 2. HPC를 이용한 폭풍해일 예측방법의 전망 Presenter : Associate Prof. Han Soo Lee (IDEC, Hiroshima University) Venue: Korea...
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Field trip to Nukui Dam, the second largest concrete arch dam in Japan !
As part of a class activity, Energy Science and Technology, all members with other IDEC students visited the Nukui Dam in Hiroshima Prefecture. It is the second largest concrete arch dam in Japan. ...
Ryuou Mount. Climbing !
Ryuou-zan climbing with CHESS Lab members. This activity will be a lab activity in the beginning of every semester...The 337th IDEC seminar/The 81th Taoyaka seminar
Date and Time : November 04, 2016 14:35 ~ 16:05 Title : “Beach Management and Background Erosion Control against Climate and Human-induced Changes” Presenter : Prof. Jung Lyul Lee (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea) Venue: IDEC201, IDEC,...
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CHESS Lab starts to play !
As of 5th October 2016, we have started our CHESS lab seminar for the second semester. Three new members joined from Philippines, Laos, and Mongolia. Hope everyone has fruitful and memorable times in Hiroshima and let’s make it. Takaishi Kun,...
Read more...The 3rd UHI joint meeting
Date and Time : July 11, 2016 Title : On the numerical experiments of global warming in Hanoi, Vietnam Presenter : Andhang, Dr. Kubota, Dr. Izuka, Dr. Han Soo Lee Venue: IDEC, Hiroshima University ...Invited lecture at University of Siegen, Germany
Date and Time : July 6, 2016 08:30 ~ 10:00 Presenter : Dr. Han Soo Lee Title : “Impacts of tides on tsunami propagations due to potential Nankai Earthquake tsunami in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan“ Venue: Research Institute...
Read more...Invited lecture at Inha University
Date and Time : June 29, 2016 13:00 ~ 14:30 Presenter : Dr. Han Soo Lee Title : “Trend estimation of sea-level records using empirical mode decomposition and its variations“ Venue: College of Marine Science, Inha University, Korea...
The 317th IDEC seminar/The 67th Taoyaka seminar
Date and Time : May 18, 2016 16:20 ~ 17:50 Title : “A reconciled estimation of 20th centry global mean sea-level rise“ Presenter : Dr. Sönke Dangendorf (University of Siegen, Germany) Venue: IDEC204, IDEC, Hiroshima University...[Visiting researcher] Researchers from KIOST, Korea
Date: 14th ~ 27th May, 2016 Venue: IDEC#416 Visitors: Dr. K.O. Kim and Dr. Y.H. Kim (KIOST, Korea) Discussion: Construction of atmosphere-ocean coupled model...
[Visiting researcher] Dr. Sönke Dangendorf
Date: 15th ~ 28th May, 2016 Venue: IDEC#416 Visitors: Dr. Sönke Dangendorf (FWU of the University of Siegen, Germany) Discussion: Sea-level records analysis for relative sea-level rise...[Meeting] A collaborative research with KIOST
Date: 4th April, 2016 Venue: IDEC#414 Visitors: Dr. Sang-Ho Oh (KIOST, Korea) Discussion: Wintertime storm waves in the East Sea...
The 4th SU Tenure-Track Symposium
Date and Time : May 28, 2015 13:00 ~ 17:30 Presenter : 7 speakers (see the Program) Venue: 1F Theather room@Integrated Research building, Saitama University...The 2nd UHI joint meeting
Date and Time : April 24, 2015 Title : On the numerical experiments of global warming in Hanoi, Vietnam Presenter : Dr. Han Soo Lee Venue: IDEC, Hiroshima University...The SU Tenure-Track Workshop
Date and Time : April 17, 2015 Presenter : SU TT members Venue: 1F Theather room@Integrated Research building, Saitama University...The 1st Tenure-Track seminar (The 2nd seminar of International Institute of Resilient Society (IIRS))
Date and Time : January 21, 2015 Title : “Coastal Engineering and Coastal Disaster in Korea“ Presenter : Prof. Emeritus Byung Ho Choi, Dr. Han Soo Lee Venue: 3F seminar room@IIRS, Saitama University...The 1st UHI joint meeting
Date and Time : November 20, 2014 Title : Effects of global warming on future urban climate (Hanoi case) Presenter : Dr. Han Soo Lee Venue: Nagoya University...Invited lecturer at Environment Climate Workshop
Date and Time : August 25 ~ 28, 2014 (Four-day workshop) Title : “Urban climate modeling with WRF“ Presenter : Dr. Han Soo Lee (Saitama University) Venue: Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwan, Korea...Invited speaker at a seminar on Urban climate and its modeling in Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)
Date and Time : June 18, 2014 15:30 ~ 17:00 (60 min presentation, 30 min discussion) Title : WRF and its applications Presenter : Dr. Han Soo Lee (Saitama University) Venue: Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwan, Korea...The 264th IDEC Asia Seminar
Title : Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda: Storm surge, damages and modeling Date and Time : December 20, 2013 16:20 ~ 17:50 Presentations : 1) “Typhoon and Storm surge” by Prof. Yamashita (IDEC, HU) 2) “Typhoon Haiyan: Modeling with unstructured meshes” by...
Read more...Invited speaker at the 10th Anniversary of the Marine & Coastal Engineering Faculty, Water Resource University (WRU), Hanoi, Vietnam
Date and Time : November 19, 2013 14:40 ~ 15:00 (20 min presentation) Title : Regional Sea Level Rise Projection: The Seto Inland Sea Case in Japan Presenter : Dr. Han Soo Lee (IDEC, HU) Venue: WRU, Hanoi, Vietnam...Invited speaker at a seminar in Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology (GIST)
Date and Time : February 7, 2013 13:30 ~ 15:00 (60 min presentation, 30 min discussion) Title : Integrated modelling of typhoon process using Regional Environmental Simulator and multi-decadal variations of typhoons in the western North Pacific Presenter :...
Read more...Summary and Perspective of GELs EIA Education and Research
Date and Time : December 7, 2012 10:30 ~ 16:30 Program : Link Coordinator : Prof. Takao Yamashita (IDEC, HU) Venue: 1F large conf. room, IDEC, HU...WRF training course
Date and time : 18:00~19:30 on Mon (10th) ~ Thur (13th) December 2012 Title : Modeling atmosphere with WRF: Theory and Practice Instructor : Dr. Han Soo Lee (IDEC, HU) Venue: IDEC510 * Open to GELs students in IDEC,...
Read more...Invited speaker at a seminar in Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST; former KORDI)
Date and Time : September 27, 2012 10:30 ~ 12:00 (60 min presentation, 30 min discussion) Title : Integrated modelling of dynamic meteorological and sea surface conditions during the passage of Typhoon Morakot Presenter : Dr. Han Soo Lee...
Read more...GELs Education Program Summer Course 2012
Date and Time : August 6(Mon) ~ 17(Fri) in 2012 Theme : “DEVELOPMENT WITHIN A LOW CARBON WORLD: Preparing Professionals for Deserter Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation” Title : Climate modelling (Augutst 8 (Wed)) Presenter : Dr. Han...
Read more...The 239th IDEC Asia Seminar
Date and Time : July 27, 2012 16:20 ~ 17:50 (60 min presentation, 30 min discussion) Title : Study on Intraseasonal Ocean Climate Variability Under SATREPS Program Over Indonesia Maritime Continent Presenter : Dr. Fadli Syamsudin (Directorate of Technology...
Read more...Ding’s Ph.D Public hearing
Date and Time : 16:20-17:50 on July 13(Fri) 2012 Thesis title : Numerical Analysis of Seawater Intrusion into Groundwater System -An application to Liaodong Bay coastal plain, China Presenter : Fei Ding (D3, IDEC, HU) Venue: IDEC 405 (4F)...HHT study meeting
Date and time : 16:00~18:00 on 7th May, 2012 Title : Practical learning of HHT (Hilbert-Huang Transform) Instructor : Dr. Lee (IDEC, HU) Venue: IDEC510 * Joint study with Kawamura Lab...WRF training course
Date and time : 10:00~12:00 on Thur. 11/24 and two more courses Title : Practical learning of WRF modelling Instructor : Dr. Hendri (IDEC, HU) Venue: IDEC510 * Open to GELs students in IDEC, HU...The 220th IDEC Asia Seminar
Date and Time : July 27, 2011 16:30 ~ 17:30 (40 min presentation, 20 min discussion) Title : Probabilistic design and risk based approach of coastal flood defenses in Vietnam Presenter : Dr. Cong Mai Van (Lecturer, Faculty of...
Read more...Hendri’s Ph.D Public hearing
Date and Time : 14:45-16:30 on July 12(Tue) 2011 Thesis title : Environmental Assessment Study on Tropical Forest Carbone Management and Long Water Wave Generation by Atmosphere-Ocean Coupled Model Presenter : Hendri (D3, IDEC, HU) Venue: IDEC large conf....
Read more...WRF training course
Date and time : 10:30~12:00 on Wed. 6/1, 6/8, 6/15, 6/29, 7/6 in 2011 Title : Practical learning of WRF modelling Instructor : Lee (IDEC, HU) Venue: IDEC510 * Open to GELs students in IDEC, HU...Ding’s Ph.D progress report
Date and time : 14:35~16:00 on May 30(Mon) 2011 Title : Numerical simulation of seawater intrusion into subsurface water system – A case study in the Liao Ning Province, China – Presenter : Fei DING (D2, IDEC, HU) Venue:...
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Global Natural Hazards map
Data : Historical Earthquake, Tsunami and Volcanic eruption activities Duration : from 2150 B.C. to April 2011 (2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami included) Tool : GMT4.3.1 Size: high resolution enough for printing (168cm X 144cm) size Email me (Dr....
Read more...Hendri’s Ph.D defense -Preliminary-
Date and Time : 17:00-18:30 on May 24(Tue) 2011 Thesis title : Environmental Assessment Study on Tropical Forest Carbone Management and Long Water Wave Generation by Atmosphere-Ocean Coupled Model Presenter : Hendri (D3, IDEC, HU) Venue: IDEC Small conf....
Read more...The 218th IDEC Asia Seminar
Date and Time : May 10, 2011 14:00 ~ 15:30 (35 min presentation, 10 min discussion) Title 1: Integrated Flood Management In the Citarum River Basin Presenter 1: Mr. Adi Prasetyo (Research Center for Water Resources, Ministry of Public...
Read more...The 217th IDEC Asia Seminar
Date and Time : Apr. 14, 2011 14:00 – 15:00 (40min: presentation, 20 min: discussion) Title : Performance-Based Design of Caisson Breakwater Considering Climate Change Impacts Presenter : Prof. Kyung-Duck Suh (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National...
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New publication
Congratulations on the third paper from Sylvester! Chisale SW, Lee HS, Soto Calvo MA, Jeong J-S, Aljber M, Williams Z, and Cabrera JS, 2025. Advanced Solar Energy Potential Assessment in Malawi: Utilizing High-Resolution WRF Model and GIS to Identify Optimal Sites...
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3rd International Biodiversity Conference (IBC)
Six presentations were made at the 3rd IBC at DOrSU, the Philippines...
New semester, new members and Chess lab BBQ
We have six new members, Samim, Gandhi, Theany, Seiha, Samy, and Arianna. Welcome all to the chess lab!...
New publication
Fajary FR*, Lee HS*, Bhanage V, Pradana RP, Kubota T, and Nimiya H. 2024. Evaluating MPAS-A Performance for Mesoscale Simulation in a Tropical Region: A Case Study of Extreme Heat in Jakarta, Indonesia. Atmosphere. 15(10):1202. Open access Abstract: The Model...
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New semester and new members
The second semester of the year 2024 started and we have six new members in the CHESS lab. Welcome all! Ahmad Tamim Samim, Gandhi Napitupulu, Khan Seiha, Muon Retheany, Arianna Manzato, and Samy Remmouche...
SMaSO progress presentation
Oral: Morhaf Aljber Poster: Arif Kaiser...
Farewell dinner
A farewell dinner for Pradana. We will see you soon again!...
Congratulations!
Four of our chess lab members graduated this time...
Two presentations at ICCE 2024
Two presentations were made at the International Conference on Coastal Engineering 2024 in Rome, Italy. One oral presentation by Dr Jeong jae-Soon and one poster presentation by Dr Jonathan Cabrera...
Invited seminar
Speaker: Prof Guan-Yu Chen from National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYU), Taiwan. Date: 10:30-11:30 on 4th July Venue: IDEC Institute 1F large conference room Title: Quick forecast of coastal disasters based on reciprocal Green’s functions...
New publications
Soto Calvo M et al., 2024. A novel method for long-term power demand prediction using ECEEMDAN and neural network with uncertainty analysis: A Cuba case study. Applied Energy. (in press) Aljber et al. 2024. Optimal site selection and potential power...
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Fajary FR, Lee HS, Kubota T, Bhanage V, Pradana RP, Nimiya H, and Putra IDGA. 2024. Comprehensive spatiotemporal evaluation of urban growth, surface urban heat island, and urban thermal conditions on Java Island of Indonesia and implications for urban planning. Heliyon. e33708. Open...
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Chess lab buoy field deployment
Chess buoy 1: BOB (Bob the Ocean Buoy)...
New publications
Samim AT, Nayyer F, Hussainzada W, and Lee HS. 2024. Intercomparison of gridded global precipitation data for arid and mountainous regions: A case study of Afghanistan. J. Hydrol.-Reg. Stud., 53: 101837. Open access Pradana RP, Lee HS, Kubota T, Bhanage V and Fajary FR...
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HU-IU Joint Seminar
Date: 28th June 2024 Venue: Inha University, Incheon, South Korea Online: Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85314821980?pwd=RUZFekN6QWorNXlqZy9XenJZNU9JZz09 Contact: Program 13:30 – 13:35: Opening remark (Prof Seung Buhm Woo (IU)) Session 1 (Chair: Han Soo Lee (HU)) ———————————— 13:40 – 14:00: Dr Jae-Soon Jeong (HU)...
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CHESS lab BBQ
20th April 2024 at Ikoinomori Koen Park...
Congratulations!
Ahmad Samim Tamim successfully completed and graduated his master course!...
New publication
Congratulations on a new publication...
Field survey in Cambodia
Mekong River Port Development Sites in Cambodia (15th – 20th March 2024)...
New publications
We have three new publications already this year by chess lab members. Many congratulations!!...
[Invited seminar] Prof. Miguel Esteban
IDEC SEMINAR SERIES #46 / PHIS SEMINAR SERIES #24 “Real adaptation to sea level rise around the world, and how can Japan decarbonize to help mitigation” Speaker: Miguel Esteban (PhD, Prof), Waseda University Date: 29th Jan 2024 15:00 – 18:00...
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[SMaSO-X Challenge Project: Research fund] Morhaf Aljber
Morhaf obtained the SMaSO-X Challenge Project research fund. Duration: Oct 2023 – Sep 2024 ”Optimal array design of tidal and offshore wind turbines in the Seto Inland Sea using large eddy simulation (LES) with adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) and environmental...
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[HU Excellent Student Scholarship] Sylvester William Chisale
Congratulations! Sylvester was selected as a recipient of the Hiroshima University Excellent Student Scholarship. Date: 20 Dec 2023...
Field survey in the Philippines
Field survey in Mati City, Mindanao, the Philippines. International Research Festival in DNSC, the Philippines...
[Invited talk] Applications of MPAS by Dr. Jin-Hee Yuk
We have a special online seminar on MPAS modelling. 1. Date and time: 23rd November 10:30 am ~ 11:30 am 2. Title: Applicability Study of a Global Numerical Weather Prediction Model MPAS to Storm Surges and Waves in the South Coast of Korea...
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[conference] JSCE CEC and APAC2023 in Kyoto
Jonathan Salar Cabrera Jonathan Salar Cabrera Morhaf Aljber Jae-Soon Jeong...
Naruto（鳴門）field trip
November 9 – 10, 2023...
Farewell dinner
We have three members graduating on 20th September 2023. We hope all have a great future career. Hasan, Usman and Morhaf. Congratulations!!! We have three new members from October 2023...
Invited lecture
An invited lecture was delivered at ITB Cirebon Campus, Indonesia. Date: 8 September 2023 Venue: ITB Cirebon Campus, Indonesia Title: “Abnormal tide and Internal Seiche in Hiroshima Bay” by Han Soo Lee...
Visiting MTCRC in Cirebon, Indonesia
We visited the MTCRC in Cirebon, Indonesia. We were impressed by their activates and facilities, and hope to have future collaborations. MTCRC: (Korea-Indonesia) Marine Technology Cooperation Research Center ...
SATREPS DeLCA Semarang Seminar
DeLCA Semarang Seminar Date: 5 – 6 September 2023 Venue: Hotel Patra Jasa, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia Presentations from the CHESS lab: Radyan Putra Pradana. “Impact of LULC changes on urban microclimate: A case study over Nusantara, Indonesia.” Fajary Faiz...
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Master thesis presentations
Four members of the chess lab successfully made the public hearing on 10 August. Usman, Hasan, Morhaf (the best master thesis #1) and Fernanda. Congratulations! Hasan Morhaf (the best master thesis award) Usman Fernanda...
New publication
Congratulations. Jeong J-S*, and Lee HS*. 2023. Unstructured grid-based river-coastal-ocean circulation modelling towards a digital twin of the Seto Inland Sea. Appl. Sci. 13(14): 8143. Open access Abstract As computational techniques advance, the scope of digital twins (DTs) is expanding to encompass entire...
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Chisale SW and Lee HS*. 2023. Evaluation of Barriers and Solutions to Renewable Energy Acceleration in Malawi, Africa, using AHP and fuzzy TOPSIS approach. Energy Sustain Dev. 76: 101272. Open access Congratulations for Sylvester’s effort! Abstract Malawi’s access to electricity remains worrisome (15 %), forcing the...
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New publication
Jeong J-S, Lee HS*, and Mori N., 2023. Abnormal high tides and flooding induced by the internal surge in Hiroshima Bay due to a remote typhoon. Front. Mar. Sci. 10:1148648. Open access The Itsukushima Shrine is located in northern Hiroshima Bay in...
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Field trip
As a part of Energy Science and Technology course work, we visited the Nukui Dam in Hiroshima Prefecture. The Nukui Dam is the second largest Arch Dam in Japan...
New publications
Two publications from Dr Vinayak. Congratulations!...
Welcome dinner
We have three new members joined the CHESS lab from this April. Zac from Jamaica, and Nishimura and Shimokura from Japan. Welcome!...
CHESS lab alumni in Indonesia
Three graduate members from CHESS lab were gathered in Jakarta, Indonesia. Diago, Wira and Riam (+ Pradana, Vinayak and Lee) They were all good continuing their successful careers. (11 March 2023)...
BMKG HPC setup completed
High-performance cluster (HPC) system in BMKG (national meteorological agency) of Indonesia was estblished by CHESS lab under the support by JST-JICA SATREPS project. (10 March 2023)...
Farewell to our member
Farewell to Sera san and thanks for a lot of helps to all members. Welcome to Tajima san...
PhD defence of Vinayak
Bhanage Vinayak successfuly complete his final PhD defence online on 17 January 2023. He will obtain the PhD degree from IIT Bombay, India. Congratulations, Dr. Vinayak!...
New publication
Hussainzada W., Cabrera JS, Samim AT, Lee HS.* 2023. Water resource management for improved crop cultivation and productivity with hydraulic engineering solution in arid northern Afghanistan. Appl. Water Sci. 13(2), 41. open access Abstract This study is presenting a multidisciplinary approach...
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CHESS lab year-end-party
It was a nice year 2022, and Let’s have a more fruitful year 2023!, and be healthy!...
[Excellent student scholarship] Jonathan and Morhaf
Jonathan Salar Cabrera and Aljber Morhaf from the CHESS lab were awarded the Excellent Student Scholarship in 2022 awards from Hiroshima University for their excellent academic performances. Congratulations!...
[Invited seminar] KMA NIMS, Jeju, Korea
Lee HS: Wave climate projection in the western North Pacific and the extreme, KMA National Institute of Meteorological Science (NIMS), 9 December 2022, Seoguipo, Jeju, Korea. (Invited) Date: 9 December 2022 Title: Wave climate projection in the western North Pacific and the...
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[Conference] ICCE2022 in Sydney, Australia
Two poster presentations will be made from the research works by Morhaf (Jonathan made the on-site presentation) and Constanza...
[BMKG workshop] NWP workshop in BMKG using a new SATREPS-funded HPC system
Pradana, Dr Vinayak, and Dr Lee conducted a workshop at BMKG, Indonesia, on numerical weather prediction using the new HPC system funded by DeLCA SATREPS project. Date: 22 Nov. ~ 30 Nov. 2022 Venue: Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika (BMKG),...
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[Invited webinar] 1er Seminario Internacional Doctorado en Ingeniería “Fortaleciendo lazos entre la industria y la academia”
Date: 24th November 2022 Speaker: Han Soo LEE Theme: “Improvement of noise filtering with improved complete EEMD with adaptive noise (ICEEMDAN) and its applications in partial discharge (PD) measurement and electricity demand prediction“...
[Conference] JSCE Coastal Engineering Conf.
Two presentations were made by Jonathan Salar Cabrera and Jae-Soon Jeong. Jeong J.-S., Lee H.S. and Mori N. Abnormal High Tides and Flood in Hiroshima Bay due to a Remote Typhoon-Induced Internal Surge, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) CEC conference,...
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[Trainer of weather and climate prediction] UNDP in Mongolia
For almost two months from Sep. to Oct. 2022, training in weather and climate prediction in IRIMHE, NAMEM, has been conducted under the support of the Green Climate Project by UNDP in Mongolia. It was a great experience with nice...
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New publication
Nhiavue Y, Lee HS*, Chisale SW, and Cabrera JS. 2022. Prioritization of Renewable Energy for Sustainable Electricity Generation and an Assessment of Floating Photovoltaic Potential in Lao PDR. Energies, 15(21), 8243. Open access Abstract Lao PDR faces seasonal power supply problems due to its heavy...
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New publication
Chreng K, Lee HS, Tuy S. A Hybrid Model for Electricity Demand Forecast Using Improved Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition and Recurrent Neural Networks with ERA5 Climate Variables. Energies. 2022; 15(19):7434. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15197434 Abstract By conserving natural resources and reducing the consumption of fossil fuels,...
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[ICEER2022] Best oral presentation award by Morhaf
The research result by Morhaf and Sakanoue was awarded as the best oral presentation at the international conference, ICEER2022. Aljber M., Sakanoue G., Cabrera J.S., Jeong J.-S., and Lee H.S. Assessment of potential tidal power sites in the Seto Inland Sea,...
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Dinner for successful master thesis and future careers
This September, six members of the chess lab successfully complete their master thesis. We hope they have good future careers in their original positions...
New publication
Cabrera J. and Lee H.S. 2022. Coastal Zone Environment Integrity Assessment for Sustainable Management: Part 1. Development of Adaptive Expert-Driven Coastal Zone Health Index Framework. J. Mar. Sci. Eng., 10(9):1183. Open access Abstract The coastal zone is the environment that connects...
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New publication
Thuc V.C. and Lee H.S. Partial discharge (PD) signal detection and isolation on high voltage equipment using improved complete EEMD method. Energies 2022, 15, 5819. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15165819 Open access Abstract Electricity has a crucial function in contemporary civilization. The power grid must be...
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Field trip to Hiroshima Chuo Eco Park
As a part of the coursework on Environmental Management, We made a field trip to Hiroshima Chuo Eco Park (HCEP) on 21 July. HCEP is a facility that treats waste from Higashi Hiroshima, Takehara, and Osakikamijima cities.HCEP strive to be...
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New publication
Lee, H.S.; Sambuaga, R.D.; Flores, C. Effects of Tsunami Shelters in Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia, Based on Agent-Based Modelling: A Case Study of the 2018 Anak Krakatoa Volcanic Tsunami. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10, 1055. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10081055 Abstract On 22 December 2018, the volcanic...
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[Presentation] Energy and Climate Transformations: 3rd International Conference on Energy Research & Social Science
Two poster presentations made at the 3rd International Conference on Energy Research & Social Science in Manchester, UK. Tuy S., Lee H.S., and Chreng K. Integrated assessment of offshore wind power potential, annual energy production and equivalent CO2 reduction in Cambodia, Energy and Climate Transformations: 3rd...
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[Presentation] DeLCA seminar
Pradana made a presentation on “Regional climate factors affecting climatic zones” at the DeLCA SATREPS project seminar at Hiroshima University on 11th June...
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New publication
A long-term effort from Sokline and Karodine is now accepted and published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, the No. 1 journal (IF: 14.982) in Green & Sustainable Science & Technology. This is a milestone of the CHESS lab. Big congratulations!...
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Welcome dinner
Welcome dinner in the 1st semester in 2022...
High-lighted in The Times of India
The following chess lab research works are picked up and high-lighted by Times of India Vinayak B., Lee H.S.*, Gedam S. and Latha R. 2022. Impacts of future urbanization on urban microclimate and thermal comfort over Mumbai metropolitan region, India. Sustain. Cities...
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Top cited article
The following paper published in Flood Risk Management became a top-cited article for 2020-2021. Cabrera J. and Lee H.S.*, 2020. Flood risk assessment for Davao Oriental in the Philippines using geographic information system‐based multi‐criteria analysis and the maximum entropy model. J. Flood Risk...
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New publication
A long-run effort from Wahidulla Hussainzada is now published in Scientific Reports. Congratulations! Hussainzada W., and Lee H.S. 2022. Effect of an improved agricultural irrigation scheme with a hydraulic structure for crop cultivation in arid northern Afghanistan using Soil and Water Assessment...
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Congratulations!
One of our great members, Mahdi, completed his master’s course and obtained a master’s degree from the Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University. We hope him to have a successful future career...
New publication
The following paper from Jeong’s master course work is published. Jeong J.-S., Woo S.-B., Lee H.S., Gu B.-H., Kim J.W., and Song J.I. 2022. Baroclinic effect on inner-port circulation in a macro-tidal estuary: A cast study of Incheon North Port, Korea. J....
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New publication
A long-run effort from Vinayak Bhanage is now published in Sustainable Cities and Society. Congratulations! Vinayak B., Lee H.S.*, Gedam S. and Latha R. 2022. Impacts of future urbanization on urban microclimate and thermal comfort over Mumbai metropolitan region, India. Sustain. Cities...
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New publications
We have new publications from the efforts of the graduate members, Karodine, Khai, and Soklin as below. Chreng K., Lee H.S.*, and Tuy S. 2022. Electricity demand prediction for sustainable development in Cambodia using recurrent neural networks with ERA5 reanalysis climate variables. Energy...
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Farewell to 2021
Year-end party of the CHESS lab!...
[Invited talk] ABM modelling for disaster management and evacuation by Dr Erick Mas
Dr Erick Mas from Tohoku University delivered two talks on 1. Agent-Based Modelling (ABM) and its role for disaster management 2. Tsunami Evacuation Guidance using Reinforcement Learning Algorithm It was a very useful and fruitful time. Thanks!...
CHESS Lab Hiking
We had nice hiking and enjoy the nice weather, scenery and talks!!!...
Farewell dinner
Karodine, Soklin and Khai. We hope you three have a good journey back to home countries...
Farewell to three excellent members
Three of our chess lab members successfully completed their master course and obtained their master degrees. We hope they will be back to their home countries and play very important roles in their places. Congralurations!!!...
[Award] The best presentation awards at ICEER2021
It is our pleasure that two CHESS lab members, Karodine and Khai, won the best presentation awards at the 8th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research (ICEER), September 13-16, 2021. Congratulations!!! >> ICEER2021 Karodine Chreng, Han Soo Lee and...
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Presentations in the 8th ICEER (2021)
Three members of CHESS lab made presentations at the 8th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research ICEER 2021, 13-17 September 2021. >> ICEER2021 Karodine Chreng, Lee H.S.*, and Soklin Tuy. Electricity demand prediction for sustainable development in Cambodia using recurrent neural...
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Special Issue in memory of Prof. Byung Ho Choi
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jmse/special_issues/coastal_memory_byung_ho_choi Special Issue Information Dear Colleagues, Prof. Byung Ho Choi, a very active contributor to our coastal engineering community and promoter of our discipline, passed away on 3rd July 2020. During his long career, beginning from the late 1970, he...
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Presentations in AOGS2021
From the CHESS lab, we made six oral and poster presentations at the AOGS2021 conference. Vinayak B., Lee H.S., Gedem S. and Latha R.. Impacts of Future Urban Expansion On Urban Climate: A Case Study of Mumbai Metropolitan Region, India. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society...
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The final presentation of master thesis
Three of the chess lab members made the final presentations. Congratulations on their successful presentations. Chreng Karodine, “Medium-term Prediction of Electricity Demand for Sustainable Energy Development in Cambodia using Improved CEEMDAN and Recurrent Neural Networks with ERA5 Reanalysis Climate Variables”...
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The CHESS lab wrap-up seminar for the 1st semester of 2021
Seventeen members of the CHESS lab presented summaries of their activities during the first semester of 2021. Everyone tried hard and did his/her best to achieve what they planned amid the prolonged COVID-19 situation. We will continue our best!...
New publication
A result of Riam’s master thesis work is now published in an international journal, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. Congratulations!!! Badriana, M.R., and Lee H.S., 2021. Multimodel Ensemble Projections of Wave Climate in the Western North Pacific using CMIP6 Marine Surface...
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The 30th ITS oral presentation
At the 30th International Tsunami Symposium (ITS), Ricard Diago Sambuaga made oral presentation on the tsunami evacuation modelling using agent-based model (ABM) as follows. Sambuaga R.D., Henriquez C.F. and Lee H.S. Effect of Tsunami Shelters for Volcanic Tsunami in Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia, with...
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Special Issue in JMSE
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jmse/special_issues/coastal_risk_assessment_management Special Issue Information Dear Colleagues, Since the 20th century, climate change has had wide-spread impacts on the global society and the natural environment. In recent years, global warming in has caused sea levels to rise, as well as frequent weather...
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New publication
A result of Wahid’s master thesis work is now published in an international journal, Journal of Hydrology; Regional Studies. Congratulations!!! Hussainzada W., Lee H.S.*, Vinayak B., and Khpalwak G.F., 2021. Sensitivity of snowmelt runoff modelling to the level of cloud coverage for...
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2021 CHESS lab seminar starts
It’s been a year to have an off-line seminar since April 2020. We still have many members in their home countries waiting to come to Hiroshima. We hope to see them all in the HU campus soon...
[Intensive course] numerical weather prediction and downscaling
An intensive course for numerical weather prediction (NWP) and downscaling with WRF was delivered online. Seven HU regular master students and 31 BMKG staffs from Indonesia for SATREPS project joined the course work. Course contents (8th – 12th March 2021)...
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Farewells to three members
We celebrated the graduation of three members and had a small farewell lunch. Hope them to have a bright future at their places...
The final presentations of master theses
The final presentations of master theses of three members are completed. Congratulations on their efforts and achievements. 1．Wahidullah Hussainzada:”Snow Hydrological Modelling in Northern Afghanistan for Sustainable Water Resource Management with Remotely Sensed Snow Cover Extent” 2．Ricard Diago Sambuaga：”Optimized Evacuation Plan...
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The wrap-up seminar of the 2020 second semester
The CHESS lab wrap-up seminar is completed on 3rd February. Seventeen members of the CHESS lab presented the summaries of their activities during the second semester of 2020. Everyone tried hard and did his/her best to achieve what they planned...
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New publication
The efforts of Dr Josko is now published as follows. Congratulations. Trošelj J. and Lee H.S. 2021. Modelling Typhoon-induced Extreme River Discharges: A case study of Typhoon Hagibis in Japan. J. Hydrol.-Reg. Stud., 34. 100766. Open access Abstract Study region Nine first-class rivers...
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New publication
The master thesis work of Wahid is now accepted for publication as follows. Congratulations! W. Hussainzada, and H.S. Lee*, 2021. Hydrological modelling for water resource management in a semi-arid mountainous region using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool: A case study...
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New publication
The research work of Vinayak who is an ILDP linkage program with IIT Bombay is published as follows. Vinayak B, Lee HS, Gedem S. Prediction of Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Mumbai City, India, Using Remote Sensing Data...
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New publication
The master thesis work of Muhammad Hadi Saputra, a former member, is published as follows. Congratulations! Saputra MH, Lee HS. Evaluation of Climate Change Impacts on the Potential Distribution of Styrax sumatrana in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Sustainability. 2021; 13(2):462. Abstract This study aims...
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AGU FM2020 poster presentation
The following research outcome with respect to the impacts of tides and tidal current on a potential tsunami propagation over the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea is presented at AGU Fall Meeting 2020 virtual conference. This is an...
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Oral presentations in i-Coast 2020
Research results of Ricardo Diago Sambuaga and Mochmad Riam Badriana are presented at i-Coast 2020, Busan, Korea. Ricard Diago Sambuaga and Han Soo Lee. 2020. Optimized evacuation plan and decision support system development with agent-based modelling and GIS analysis for tsunami in...
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CHESS lab orientation for October 2020
We had a lab orientation by introducing ourselves and sharing some information regarding the lab seminar and others. CHESS lab is growing and expanding! See you all in HU soon...
Oral presentation at vICCE2020
Riam’s work based on his master thesis is presented at vICCE2020. Badriana, M.R., and H.S. Lee. Evaluation and bias correction of marine surface winds in the western North Pacific from CMIP5 and CMIP6 GCMs for wave climate modelling. vICCE2020 virtual conference, 6 –...
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New members
CHESS lab is now growing and being diverse. From this October 2020, we have 8 new members joined our CHESS lab. We have now 20 members from 13 different countries. Let’s respect each other and maximize our capacity! See the...
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Oral presentation in IAHR-APD2020
Wahid made an oral presentation at IAHR-APD 2020, Sapporo, Japan. Hussainzada Wahidullah, Han Soo Lee, and Vinayak Bhanage. Snow cover mapping for SUSTAINABLE water resource management in the Balkhab River basin in Afghanistan using MODIS satellite normalized difference snow index (NDSI) products. The...
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Farewell to Mr. Hort
Seng Hort completed his master course and just graduated in 18th September 2020. Congratulations and hope to see you in Cambodia...
New Publication
A. Bunodiere and H.S. Lee*, 2020. Renewable energy curtailment: Prediction using a logic-based forecasting method and mitigation measures in Kyushu, Japan. Energies 2020, 13(18), 4703; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13184703 Abstract High variable renewable energy (VRE) penetration led to the first-ever VRE curtailment in Japan, occurring in Kyushu in October...
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Useful info: Open topography
Open Topography for high-resolution topography data and tools https://opentopography.org/...
Gfs example
Small amplitude solitary wave interacting with a parabolic hump Link...
New publication
I. Guiamel and H.S. Lee*, 2020. Potential Hydropower Estimation for the Mindanao River Basin in the Philippines Based on Watershed Modelling Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool. Energy Reports, 6, 1010-1028. Open access Abstract This study aims to identify potential hydropower sites and...
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New publications
Cabrera, J. and Lee, H.S.*, 2020. Flood risk assessment for Davao Oriental in the Philippines using geographic information system‐based multi‐criteria analysis and the maximum entropy model. J Flood Risk Management. 2020; e12607. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12607 (Open access) Abstract The assessments of flood‐prone areas and flood risk due...
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New undergraduate members
Two undergraduate students joined our CHESS lab. Welcome !!!...
JDS alumni in Laos
Thanks, Chanthephar KHATTIYAVONG and everyone for a warm welcome...
The Best Presentation Award
The following presentation made by Alex at the 41st Wind Energy Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, is awarded for the Best Presentation Award. Congratulations! Alex Bunodiere, and H.S. Lee. Mitigation techniques to reduce renewable energy curtailment using a novel long-term forecasting method. 第41回風力エネルギー利用シンポジウム, 日本風力エネルギー学会，4-5...
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[The excellent master thesis presentation award] from the CHESS Lab
Two CHESS Lab members successfully finish their public hearings for their master theses. Mr. Mochamad Riam Badriana, “Multi-model Ensemble Projection of Future Wave Climate in the Western North Pacific using CMIP Dataset” Mr. Alex Bunodiere, “Mitigation Techniques to Reduce Renewable...
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The Year-end party in CHESS lab
Thanks to all members for own-cooked traditional foods of their home countries!!!...
Masking out a variable below a particular value using Grads
How to mask out a certain region below a particular water depth or above a particular elevation with GEBCO_2019.nc dataset. GEBCO_2019.nc is a global topographic and bathymetric chart with 15 arc-sec resolution which can be obtained from https://www.gebco.net/ Below is...
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Gerris in parallel run
Example of single run of Gerris $ gerris3D -m tides.gfs | gfsview3D tides.gfv In parallel run $ gerris3D -m -s 1 tides.gfs > tidess.gfs $ gerris3D -b 4 tidess.gfs > tidesb.gfs $ mpirun -np 4 gerris3D tidesb.gfs...
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plot_bathy.sh for checking the bathymetry input #!/bin/sh infn=bathymetry # xyz file psfn=bathy region=156.75/210/-65/-23.75/-9500/5 gmt psxyz $infn -JQ180/15 -JZ5c -Bx5+llong -By5+llat -Bz2500+lbathymetry -B+t"3D bathymetry" -R$region -Sc0.025 -Ggray -p135/70 -W -P -V > $psfn.eps gs $psfn.eps plot_tide.sh for checking the M2 tide...
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Field survey in Indonesia
1 Internship Title: “Data Collection and Field Survey of Tsunami Sunda Strait Cases (Pandeglang area, Indonesia)” 2 Objectives: In this field internship, the student will visit several places regarding coastal hazard prevention (tsunami, storm prevention, and flood control gates) in...
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How to setup a Gerris server
In this setup example, we used the Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver) OS system on a dedicated workstation. Using the pre-built package In Ubuntu 18.04 system, type the followings: $ sudo apt install gerris But, the pre-built package does not include...
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How to compile FVCOM4.3 (mpi mode)
This is a technical note on how to build and execute FVCOM 4.3 in parallel mode using Intel compilers on CHESS lab HPC at Hiroshima University. Suppose the source code exists in fvcom43/FVCOM_source, and fvcom43/Examples/Estuary is a selected test case. Preparation for METIS...
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How to compile FVCOM4.3 (Series mode)
This is a technical note on how to build and execute FVCOM 4.3 in series mode using Intel compilers on CHESS lab HPC at Hiroshima University. Suppose the source code exists in fvcom43/FVCOM_source, and fvcom43/Examples/River plume is a selected test case. Check line...
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Poster presentation
Badriana, M.R., and H.S. Lee. Evaluation and bias correction of marine surface winds from CMIP5 and CMIP6 GCMs for Wave Climate Modeling in the Western North Pacific. The 2nd International Workshop: Waves, Storm Surges & Coastal Hazards, 10 – 15 November 2019, Melbourne,...
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New publications
Badriana, M.R., and H.S. Lee, 2019. Statistical Evaluation of Monthly Marine Surface Winds of CMIP6 GCMs in the western North Pacific. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. B2 (Coastal Engineering) 75(2), 1219-1224. Link Badriana, M.R., and H.S. Lee. Evaluation and bias correction of marine surface...
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New members
Welcome to Chess lab! We have four new members from Oct. 2019. Tuy Soklin (M1) from Cambodia, Le Quang Khai (M1) from Vietnam, Chreng Karodine (M1) from Cambodia, and Mahdi Khaleghi (Research student) from Afghanistan...
A new publication
The second result of John’s work is now published. Cabrera, J. and Lee, H.S.*, 2019. Flood risk assessment using GIS-based multi-criteria analysis: A case study in Davao Oriental, Philippines. Water, 11(11), 2203; https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112203...
Farewells to three members
Three members of CHESS lab graduated at 20th September and will be back to society. Hope to have a bright future. Guiamel Ismail Adal Wirawan Widiyanto Md Morshed Bin Shiraj...
[Conference] JSCE coastal engineering 2019
Badriana, M.R., and H.S. Lee. Statistical Evaluation of Monthly Marine Surface Winds of CMIP6 GCMs in the western North Pacific. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. B2 (Coastal Engineering) (accepted)...
[Conference] APAC2019
Badriana, M.R., and H.S. Lee. Evaluation and bias correction of marine surface winds from CMIP5 GCMs for Wave Climate Modeling in the Western North Pacific. Asian and Pacific Coasts (APAC) 2019, Hanoi, Vietnam, 25-28 September...
IIT Bombay-HU Workshop
Under the ILDP program, IIT Bombay-HU workshop is held at IIT Bombay in 12th~13rd Sep. 2019. Lee, H.S. 2019. “CHESS lab introduction and tsunami modelling with adaptive mesh refinement (AMR)”, IIT Bombay, India...
A new publication
We have a piece of good news. The master course work of Ariuntuya, an ex-member of CHESS lab, is now accepted and published at Water journal. A. Byambadorjand H. S. Lee, 2019. Household’s willingness to pay for wastewater treatment and water...
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[The excellent master thesis presentation award] from CHESS Lab
Three CHESS Lab members successfully finish their public hearings for their master theses. Mr. Guiamel Ismail Adal, “Watershed modelling of Mindanao River Basins in the Philippines using the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) for sustainable hydropower development” Mr. Shiraj...
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広島大学公開講座 HU Open Lecture
「アジアの都市で今なにがおこっているか」 「3回」気候変動と災害の視点：バングラデシュ・インドネシアを事例に 2019年7月13日、国際協力研究科、李 漢洙 資料：ファイルサイズのため、ホームページ載せることができません。個人対応しますので、李までご連絡をお願いします。(leehs@hiroshima-u.ac.jp)...
[Seminar] Dr. Octavio from UNAM, Mexico
The lab seminar will be at 16:20 ~ in 17th July in 2019. We will have an invited speaker, Dr. Octavio Gomez from UNAM, Mexico. He will have us the following talks.1. Tsunami wave monitoring and behaviour in the Mexican coasts...
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[Conference] ICEER2019
H.S. Lee, K. Nagahara, and S. Takaishi. Assessment of climate change effects on wind energy resources and power output in the Philippines with CMIP5 dataset. ICEER2019, Aveiro, Portugal, 22-25 July...
[Conference] SWAT2019
I.A. Guiamel, and H. S. Lee. Watersheds Modeling of Mindanao River Basin in the Philippines using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) for Water Resources Management. The 2019 SWAT Conference, Vienna, Austria, 19 July. Program: https://swat.tamu.edu/conferences/2019-vienna/agenda/...
[Conference] AOGS2019
I.A. Guiamel, and H. S. Lee. Watersheds modelling of Buayan River Basin in the Philippines using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) for sustainable water resource management. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 16th Annual meeting (2019), Singapore, 28 July-2 August...
[Field trip] Nukui Dam in Hiroshima Prefecture
As a part of class activity, 9 students from Energy Science and Technology class visited the Nukui Dam in Hiroshima Prefecture, the second largest arch dam in Japan...
A new publication
We have a good news. The master course work of Hadi, an ex-member of CHESS lab, is now accepted and published at Sustainability journal. Saputra M.H. and Lee, H.S.*, 2019. Prediction of land use and land cover changes for North Sumatra, Indonesia, using an...
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A new publication
We have a good news. Finally, the master course work of Chatherphar, an ex-member of CHESS lab, is now accepted and published at Water journal. Khattiyavong, C. and Lee, H.S. *, 2019. Performance simulation and assessment of an appropriate wastewater treatment system in a densely-populated...
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CHESS lab members
From April 2019, we have three new members in the CHESS lab. Dr. Josko (Assistant Professor), Miyake (B4), and Tsuchida (B4) Welcome to the CHESS lab and hope you to enjoy your research and to have fruitful results...
[Conference] VACI2019
Ismail made a presentation about “Watersheds Modeling of Mindanao Basins in the Philippines using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) for Hydropower Energy Development” in Hanoi, Vietnam...
Taoyaka/IDEC seminar
The 411th IDEC Seminar/The 141th Taoyaka Program Seminar “Mumbai Metropolitan Area: Growth and Climate Modelling studies at IIT Bombay” Seminar: 1. Lecture : Prof. Shirishkumar Gedam (Center of Studies in Resources Eng., Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay)...
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JMSE Special Issue
We currently invite papers for a special issue “Numerical Models in Coastal Hazards and Coastal Environment” that is organized in collaboration with the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE). More information, including a list of topics and deadlines for the submission of manuscripts can be found here...
Visiting student from India
Vinayak Bhanage (IIT Bombay, India) joined the CHESS lab for five months, and he will conduct UHI modellings by WRF-Urban modelling...
ATMOSPHERE Special Issue
We currently invite papers for a special issue “Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Areas” that is organized in collaboration with the Atmosphere journal. More information, including a list of topics and deadlines for the submission of manuscripts can be found...
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Welcome party
Welcome to CHESS lab! We have five new members from South Africa, Cambodia, Indonesia, Afghanistan! Hope to have wonderful academic and cultural lives in Hiroshima...
Visiting researchers from Korea
Three researchers from Korea visited the CHESS lab in September. Dr. Yong-Ho Kim from Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (Data assimilation in wind wave modeling, 11st – 21st Sep.) Dr. Kyeong-Ok Kim from Korea Institute of Ocean Science...
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Congratulations and farewells
Four of the CHESS lab members successfully finished their public hearings of master thesis with a fun farewell party!...
Prediction of land use and land cover changes using ANN-based cellular automata
Land use land cover change (LULC) is important variables in species distribution modeling (SDM). The changes of LULC represented the anthropogenic that show human intervention in the distribution of species in the certain area. The objective of this video is...
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Flood Hazard and Risk Assessment using Maximum Entropy Model
This is a video presentation on how to make flood-prone areas using maximum entropy model. This is a raw video and not yet edited. Video 1: https://youtu.be/5qRKqEHh_OI Video 2: https://youtu.be/jxpUv9pEpWk For the complete datasets, kindly email the author...
[Conference] IAHR-APD 2018
Two presentations made by CHESS lab members at Yokyakarta, Indonesia Ariuntuya BYAMBADORJ: STUDY ON SUSTAINABLE METHODOLOGY FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT IN MAINLINE-DISCONNECTED GER AREAS OF ULAANBAATAR CITY Jonathan CABRERA: FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT USING GIS-BASED MULTI-CRITERIA ANALYSIS: A CASE STUDY IN DAVAO ORIENTAL, PHILIPPINES...
[The best master thesis awards] from CHESS Lab
Four CHESS Lab members successfully finish their public hearings for their master theses. Jonathan CABRERA (M2): Quantitative Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Flood-Prone Areas in Davao Oriental, Philippines Chanthephar KHATTIYAVONG (M2): Assessment and Improvement of Sanitation and Wastewater Treatment in...
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[Lab visiting] Kyungwoon University, Korea
A group of visitors from the Department of Safety and Disaster Prevention, Kyungwoon University, Korea visited Hiroshima University Date: 8th August, 2018 Venue: IDEC#E203 Visitors: 9 members (Prof. Jinsang Hwang and 8 students) Discussion: Hazard, vulnerability, exposure, and risk...
Summary of the rainfall event in Hiroshima Prefecture in July 2018
The attached is the summary of the rainfall data observed in Hiroshima Prefecture during the last July in 2018. ...
2018 July west Japan rainfall disaster: Precipitation data in Hiroshima
2018年7月西日本豪雨資料：2018年7月広島県における豪雨量をまとめました。...
A new publication
Research results of Jonathan’s master work is now published in a peer-reviewed journal, entitled with “Impacts of climate change on flood-prone area in Davao Oriental, Philippines”. Cabrera, J. and Lee, H.S., 2018. Impacts of climate change on flood-prone area in Davao Oriental, Philippines. Water, 10(7),...
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[Conference] Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 15th Annual meeting (2018)
Date: June 4th ~ 9th Venue: Hawaii Presentation: “Quantitative Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Flood Risk in Davao Oriental, Philippines” Speaker: Jonathan Cabrera...
The 395th IDEC and the 126th Taoyaka Seminar
The 395th IDEC / the 126th Taoyaka Seminar will be held as follows. You are warmly welcome to attend. Pre-registration is not required. Time: 10:30-12:00 June 14, 2018 Venue: IDEC 2nd Floor, Room 201 Title: Ger area development and implementation of SDG6 in...
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[Conference] ICS2018
Presentations made at International Coastal Symposium 2018 (ICS2018). Venue: Haeundae Grand Hotel, Busan, Korea Date: 14th ~ 18th May in 2018 Participants: Lee, Jonathan, Chanthephar, Ariuntuya Two papers are published in Journal of Coastal Research. ...
Welcome party with new members
We have started the new semester from April with new members! Welcome to Chess lab, IDEC, and Hiroshima University!...
Field survey in UB city, Mongolia
Period: 19th ~ 24th March 2018 Activity: Soil and surface water pollution in the Ger area of UB sity, Waste water treatment, Meetings at MUST, MNU, UB city government, JICA office, and so on...
Field internship for tsunami and storm surge prevention facilities
1. Internship title: “Field internship for tsunami and storm surge prevention facilities” 2. Objective: In this field internship, the student will visit several places regarding tsunami and storm prevention facilities in Osaka and Tokyo port. The knowledge from Kansai University...
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Meeting at Kansai University
A research meeting with Prof. Yasuda in Kansai University. Theme: Date: 13th March Venue: Coastal engineering laboratory, Kanasai University...
Seminar on Reference Management Software for Referencing
Topics: Installation of Mendeley Utilizing web importer and desktop mendeley to download references. Citing related references using mendeley plugin in MS Word. Presenter: Jonathan Cabrera and Prof. Han Soo LEE Note: Sorry I don’t have our pictures during this seminar....
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One Day Matlab Workshop
Workshop Title: Matlab for Beginners Instructor: Riam Badriana Date: February 19, 2018; Room: IDEC 510 Topics: Introduction Course I Basic Operation Course II Plot Figure Course III M-File Course IV Big Data – Big Dimension Sample Output: Participants Activity Photos:...
[해양파의 물리] 출판
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LULC workshop for urban climate modeling
Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) workshop will be held as follows. Date : 18th (Mon) ~ 22nd (Fri) December 2017 Venue: IDEC510 Instructor: Dr. Andhang (IDEC, HU) The contents : Day 1 – Obtaining satellite imagery (Landsat 8) and its...
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The 384th IDEC and the 122th Taoyaka Seminar
Dr. Patricio Wrinckler from Universidad de Valparaíso in Chile “Facing the New Challenges of Coastal Engineering in Chile”...
Chanthephar’s field survey in Vientiane, 2017
Visiting Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Laos Visiting CBS site at Thongkhankham Village, Vientiane Capital, Laos Enjoy traditional Lao food in Vientiane, Laos ...
The 64th Coastal Engineering Conference of Japan Society of Civil Engineers
It was a wonderful experience that I joined as a participant in the Coastal Engineering Conference of Japan Society of Civil Engineers. This seminar helps me understand the latest research in the field of Coastal Engineering. Learning this field is...
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[Welcome] Six new members joined CHESS Lab!
Six new members from Indonesia, Philippines, Laos, Bangladesh, and South Africa joined our CHESS Lab. Hope them to have fruitful and memorable time in Hiroshima!...
Field survey in UB city, Mongolia
Period: 22nd ~ 27th September 2017 Activity: Waste water treatment facility, Ger area environment (soil and surface water pollution)...
[Invited lecture] PANORAMA ACTUAL DE LAS CIENCIAS ATMOSFÉRICAS, Ciclo de conferencias 2017
Date and Time : August 15th, 2017 12:00 ~ 13:00 Title : “Impacts assessment of land use changes and global warming on urban heat islands in Hanoi, Vietnam“ Presenter : Associate Prof. Han Soo Lee (IDEC, Hiroshima University) Venue: Centro de...
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[Laboratory Visiting] Kyungwoon University, Korea
A group of visitors from the Department of Safety and Disaster Prevention, Kyungwoon University, Korea visited Hiroshima University Date: 31st July, 2017 Venue: IDEC#E201 Visitors: 9 members (Prof. Jinsang Hwang and 8 students) Discussion: Natural hazards and disaster mitigation researches in...
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[Workshop] LULC data creation with remote sensing dataset using GIS
1. Time table 14th Aug. : “Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) dataset creation with GIS using remote sensing data 1” Morning (09:00 ~ 12:00): Theoretical background 1 Afternoon (13:30 ~ 17:30): Practical applications 1 15th Aug. : “LULC dataset...
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[Conference] ISOPE2017
Date: 25th June ~ 1st July, 2017 Venue: San Francisco, CA, U.S. Presentations: 1. “Sea-level records analysis with improved empirical mode decomposition (EMD) and artificial neural network (ANN)” 2. “Tsunami Run-up Modeling with Adaptive Mesh Refinement: Monai Valley Benchmark...
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[Visiting researchers] Researchers from Hanyang Univ. and GeoSR Coporation in Korea
Date: 12th ~ 24th June, 2017 Venue: IDEC#E002 Visitors: Mr. Gun Hyeong Kim (Hanyang Univ.) and Mr. Jong-Jib Park (GeoSR) Discussion: Modeling typhoon winds with WRF ...
Invited seminar at KIOST, Korea
Date and Time : June 02, 2017 10:00 ~ 12:00 Title : 한국 연안 풍파 모델링 (Wind waves modeling for Korean seas) Presenter : Associate Prof. Han Soo Lee (IDEC, Hiroshima University) Venue: Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), Ansan,...
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[Visiting researchers] Researchers from KIOST, Korea
Date: 15th ~ 24th May, 2017 Venue: IDEC#E002 Visitors: Dr. Yeong-Ho Kim and Dr. Hyun Keun Jin (KIOST, Korea) Discussion: Development of atmosphere-ocean coupled general circulation model...
[Intensive course] Numerical weather and climate prediction modeling with WRF
Date: 9th ~ 11th May, 15th~18th May in 2017 Venue: IDEC Room No. 510 Lecturer: Dr. Han Soo LEE Context: 1. Basic of Linux, Linux shell programing 2. GMT practice 3. Nnumerical weather and climate modeling with WRF...
Welcome party
Welcome party with new members in a beautiful day with Sakura. And the BeerLao and Kyoza! Thanks Chantherpar and Ariuntuya for nice drinks and Kyoza!...
New members to CHESS Lab!
We have three members newly joined to our CHESS Lab from the 1st semester in 2017. Daeyong Shin (M1) Kenjo Nagahara (B4) Daiki Ono (B4)...
[Meeting] A collaborative research with KIOST
Date: 4th ~ 6th April, 2017 Venue: IDEC#414 Visitors: Dr. Weon Mu Jeong and Dr. Sang-Ho Oh (KIOST, Korea) Discussion: Offshore design waves...
[Jonathan] Field survey for “A Multi-criteria approach for flood risk mapping: A case study of Davao Region in the Philippines”
Day 1: Date: February 27, 2017 Location: Mati City Office: City Planning and Development Office Officer In-charge: Engr. Ariel C. Mosquera – CPDO Head Data Gathered: CLUP, Disaster Plan (.doc file) Day 2: Date: February 28, 2017 Location: Davao Oriental...
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[Takaishi] Final presentation of undergraduate thesis
Date : 16th Feb. 2017 Takaishi Kun finally finished the final presentation of undergraduate thesis!!! お疲れ様でした。最後の提出まで頑張ってください！...
[Adi Prasetyo] Physical modeling of Tsunami inundation and run-up
Date: 10:00 AM 18th(Sat) Feb Venue: IDEC#405 Presenter: Dr. Adi Prasetyo (DPRI, Kyoto University) Title: Physical modeling and numerical analysis of tsunami inundation in a city scale...
Aerial view of the east coast of Korea
The East Coast of Korean Peninsula from the sky. The bottom part of the photo is just the north of the Yeong-il Bay in South Korea...
Invited lecture at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Indonesia
Date and Time : January 27, 2017 08:00 ~ 09:00 Title : “Impacts of land use changes and global warming on urban heat islands (UHIs) in Hanoi, Vietnam“ Presenter : Associate Prof. Han Soo Lee (IDEC, Hiroshima University) Venue: SAPPD, Institut Teknologi Bandung...
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Invited lecture at KISTI, Korea
Date and Time : December 02, 2016 10:30 ~ 12:00 Title : 1. Development of a seamless inundation model with adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) 2. HPC를 이용한 폭풍해일 예측방법의 전망 Presenter : Associate Prof. Han Soo Lee (IDEC, Hiroshima University) Venue: Korea...
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Field trip to Nukui Dam, the second largest concrete arch dam in Japan !
As part of a class activity, Energy Science and Technology, all members with other IDEC students visited the Nukui Dam in Hiroshima Prefecture. It is the second largest concrete arch dam in Japan. ...
Ryuou Mount. Climbing !
Ryuou-zan climbing with CHESS Lab members. This activity will be a lab activity in the beginning of every semester...
The 337th IDEC seminar/The 81th Taoyaka seminar
Date and Time : November 04, 2016 14:35 ~ 16:05 Title : “Beach Management and Background Erosion Control against Climate and Human-induced Changes” Presenter : Prof. Jung Lyul Lee (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea) Venue: IDEC201, IDEC,...
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CHESS Lab starts to play !
As of 5th October 2016, we have started our CHESS lab seminar for the second semester. Three new members joined from Philippines, Laos, and Mongolia. Hope everyone has fruitful and memorable times in Hiroshima and let’s make it. Takaishi Kun,...
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The 3rd UHI joint meeting
Date and Time : July 11, 2016 Title : On the numerical experiments of global warming in Hanoi, Vietnam Presenter : Andhang, Dr. Kubota, Dr. Izuka, Dr. Han Soo Lee Venue: IDEC, Hiroshima University ...
Invited lecture at University of Siegen, Germany
Date and Time : July 6, 2016 08:30 ~ 10:00 Presenter : Dr. Han Soo Lee Title : “Impacts of tides on tsunami propagations due to potential Nankai Earthquake tsunami in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan“ Venue: Research Institute...
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Invited lecture at Inha University
Date and Time : June 29, 2016 13:00 ~ 14:30 Presenter : Dr. Han Soo Lee Title : “Trend estimation of sea-level records using empirical mode decomposition and its variations“ Venue: College of Marine Science, Inha University, Korea...
The 317th IDEC seminar/The 67th Taoyaka seminar
Date and Time : May 18, 2016 16:20 ~ 17:50 Title : “A reconciled estimation of 20th centry global mean sea-level rise“ Presenter : Dr. Sönke Dangendorf (University of Siegen, Germany) Venue: IDEC204, IDEC, Hiroshima University...
[Visiting researcher] Researchers from KIOST, Korea
Date: 14th ~ 27th May, 2016 Venue: IDEC#416 Visitors: Dr. K.O. Kim and Dr. Y.H. Kim (KIOST, Korea) Discussion: Construction of atmosphere-ocean coupled model...
[Visiting researcher] Dr. Sönke Dangendorf
Date: 15th ~ 28th May, 2016 Venue: IDEC#416 Visitors: Dr. Sönke Dangendorf (FWU of the University of Siegen, Germany) Discussion: Sea-level records analysis for relative sea-level rise...
[Meeting] A collaborative research with KIOST
Date: 4th April, 2016 Venue: IDEC#414 Visitors: Dr. Sang-Ho Oh (KIOST, Korea) Discussion: Wintertime storm waves in the East Sea...
The 4th SU Tenure-Track Symposium
Date and Time : May 28, 2015 13:00 ~ 17:30 Presenter : 7 speakers (see the Program) Venue: 1F Theather room@Integrated Research building, Saitama University...
The 2nd UHI joint meeting
Date and Time : April 24, 2015 Title : On the numerical experiments of global warming in Hanoi, Vietnam Presenter : Dr. Han Soo Lee Venue: IDEC, Hiroshima University...
The SU Tenure-Track Workshop
Date and Time : April 17, 2015 Presenter : SU TT members Venue: 1F Theather room@Integrated Research building, Saitama University...
The 1st Tenure-Track seminar (The 2nd seminar of International Institute of Resilient Society (IIRS))
Date and Time : January 21, 2015 Title : “Coastal Engineering and Coastal Disaster in Korea“ Presenter : Prof. Emeritus Byung Ho Choi, Dr. Han Soo Lee Venue: 3F seminar room@IIRS, Saitama University...
The 1st UHI joint meeting
Date and Time : November 20, 2014 Title : Effects of global warming on future urban climate (Hanoi case) Presenter : Dr. Han Soo Lee Venue: Nagoya University...
Invited lecturer at Environment Climate Workshop
Date and Time : August 25 ~ 28, 2014 (Four-day workshop) Title : “Urban climate modeling with WRF“ Presenter : Dr. Han Soo Lee (Saitama University) Venue: Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwan, Korea...
Invited speaker at a seminar on Urban climate and its modeling in Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)
Date and Time : June 18, 2014 15:30 ~ 17:00 (60 min presentation, 30 min discussion) Title : WRF and its applications Presenter : Dr. Han Soo Lee (Saitama University) Venue: Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwan, Korea...
The 264th IDEC Asia Seminar
Title : Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda: Storm surge, damages and modeling Date and Time : December 20, 2013 16:20 ~ 17:50 Presentations : 1) “Typhoon and Storm surge” by Prof. Yamashita (IDEC, HU) 2) “Typhoon Haiyan: Modeling with unstructured meshes” by...
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Invited speaker at the 10th Anniversary of the Marine & Coastal Engineering Faculty, Water Resource University (WRU), Hanoi, Vietnam
Date and Time : November 19, 2013 14:40 ~ 15:00 (20 min presentation) Title : Regional Sea Level Rise Projection: The Seto Inland Sea Case in Japan Presenter : Dr. Han Soo Lee (IDEC, HU) Venue: WRU, Hanoi, Vietnam...
Invited speaker at a seminar in Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology (GIST)
Date and Time : February 7, 2013 13:30 ~ 15:00 (60 min presentation, 30 min discussion) Title : Integrated modelling of typhoon process using Regional Environmental Simulator and multi-decadal variations of typhoons in the western North Pacific Presenter :...
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Summary and Perspective of GELs EIA Education and Research
Date and Time : December 7, 2012 10:30 ~ 16:30 Program : Link Coordinator : Prof. Takao Yamashita (IDEC, HU) Venue: 1F large conf. room, IDEC, HU...
WRF training course
Date and time : 18:00~19:30 on Mon (10th) ~ Thur (13th) December 2012 Title : Modeling atmosphere with WRF: Theory and Practice Instructor : Dr. Han Soo Lee (IDEC, HU) Venue: IDEC510 * Open to GELs students in IDEC,...
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Invited speaker at a seminar in Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST; former KORDI)
Date and Time : September 27, 2012 10:30 ~ 12:00 (60 min presentation, 30 min discussion) Title : Integrated modelling of dynamic meteorological and sea surface conditions during the passage of Typhoon Morakot Presenter : Dr. Han Soo Lee...
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GELs Education Program Summer Course 2012
Date and Time : August 6(Mon) ~ 17(Fri) in 2012 Theme : “DEVELOPMENT WITHIN A LOW CARBON WORLD: Preparing Professionals for Deserter Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation” Title : Climate modelling (Augutst 8 (Wed)) Presenter : Dr. Han...
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The 239th IDEC Asia Seminar
Date and Time : July 27, 2012 16:20 ~ 17:50 (60 min presentation, 30 min discussion) Title : Study on Intraseasonal Ocean Climate Variability Under SATREPS Program Over Indonesia Maritime Continent Presenter : Dr. Fadli Syamsudin (Directorate of Technology...
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Ding’s Ph.D Public hearing
Date and Time : 16:20-17:50 on July 13(Fri) 2012 Thesis title : Numerical Analysis of Seawater Intrusion into Groundwater System -An application to Liaodong Bay coastal plain, China Presenter : Fei Ding (D3, IDEC, HU) Venue: IDEC 405 (4F)...
HHT study meeting
Date and time : 16:00~18:00 on 7th May, 2012 Title : Practical learning of HHT (Hilbert-Huang Transform) Instructor : Dr. Lee (IDEC, HU) Venue: IDEC510 * Joint study with Kawamura Lab...
WRF training course
Date and time : 10:00~12:00 on Thur. 11/24 and two more courses Title : Practical learning of WRF modelling Instructor : Dr. Hendri (IDEC, HU) Venue: IDEC510 * Open to GELs students in IDEC, HU...
The 220th IDEC Asia Seminar
Date and Time : July 27, 2011 16:30 ~ 17:30 (40 min presentation, 20 min discussion) Title : Probabilistic design and risk based approach of coastal flood defenses in Vietnam Presenter : Dr. Cong Mai Van (Lecturer, Faculty of...
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Hendri’s Ph.D Public hearing
Date and Time : 14:45-16:30 on July 12(Tue) 2011 Thesis title : Environmental Assessment Study on Tropical Forest Carbone Management and Long Water Wave Generation by Atmosphere-Ocean Coupled Model Presenter : Hendri (D3, IDEC, HU) Venue: IDEC large conf....
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WRF training course
Date and time : 10:30~12:00 on Wed. 6/1, 6/8, 6/15, 6/29, 7/6 in 2011 Title : Practical learning of WRF modelling Instructor : Lee (IDEC, HU) Venue: IDEC510 * Open to GELs students in IDEC, HU...
Ding’s Ph.D progress report
Date and time : 14:35~16:00 on May 30(Mon) 2011 Title : Numerical simulation of seawater intrusion into subsurface water system – A case study in the Liao Ning Province, China – Presenter : Fei DING (D2, IDEC, HU) Venue:...
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Global Natural Hazards map
Data : Historical Earthquake, Tsunami and Volcanic eruption activities Duration : from 2150 B.C. to April 2011 (2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami included) Tool : GMT4.3.1 Size: high resolution enough for printing (168cm X 144cm) size Email me (Dr....
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Hendri’s Ph.D defense -Preliminary-
Date and Time : 17:00-18:30 on May 24(Tue) 2011 Thesis title : Environmental Assessment Study on Tropical Forest Carbone Management and Long Water Wave Generation by Atmosphere-Ocean Coupled Model Presenter : Hendri (D3, IDEC, HU) Venue: IDEC Small conf....
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The 218th IDEC Asia Seminar
Date and Time : May 10, 2011 14:00 ~ 15:30 (35 min presentation, 10 min discussion) Title 1: Integrated Flood Management In the Citarum River Basin Presenter 1: Mr. Adi Prasetyo (Research Center for Water Resources, Ministry of Public...
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The 217th IDEC Asia Seminar
Date and Time : Apr. 14, 2011 14:00 – 15:00 (40min: presentation, 20 min: discussion) Title : Performance-Based Design of Caisson Breakwater Considering Climate Change Impacts Presenter : Prof. Kyung-Duck Suh (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National...
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