広島大学

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

• Dr. of Sci., HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
• Master of Science, HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY

Research Fields

• Mathematical and physical sciences;Earth and planetary science;Meteorology / Physical oceanography / Hydrology

Research Keywords

• Non-equilibrium systems
• Global fluids
• Thermodynamics

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

1. 2024, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 2Term, Experimental Methods and Laboratory Work in Science A
2. 2024, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 2Term, Earth and Life
3. 2024, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 3Term, Introduction of Natural Environmental Science in Earth Surface
4. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Atmospheric Science
5. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Laboratory Course in Natural Environmental Sciences A
6. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Practical Methods in Natural Environmental SciencesA
7. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Laboratory Course in Natural Environmental Sciences B
8. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Practical Methods in Natural Environmental SciencesB
9. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Laboratory Course in Natural Environmental Sciences C
10. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Practical Methods in Natural Environmental SciencesC
11. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Seminar for Natural Environment
12. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Natural Histories and Sciences
13. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Special Exercises of Advanced Science and Engineering Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering A
14. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Special Exercises of Advanced Science and Engineering Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering B
15. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering Program Common Subjects 3 (Resilient Development)
16. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Global Fluid Dynamics and Natural Structure Formation

Research Activities

Academic Papers

1. ★, Thermodynamics of fluid turbulence: A unified approach to the maximum transport properties, PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 64, 1-8, 2001
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2. ★, On the thermodynamics of the oceanic general circulation: Entropy increase rate of an open dissipative system and its surroundings, TELLUS A, 53, 266-277, 2001
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3. ★, On the thermodynamics of the oceanic general circulation: Irreversible transition to a state with higher rate of entropy production, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 128, 2115-2118, 2002
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4. ★, The second law of thermodynamics and the global climate system: A review of the maximum entropy production principle, REVIEWS OF GEOPHYSICS, 41(4), 1-24, 2003
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5. ★, Thermodynamics of irreversible transitions in the oceanic general circulation, GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 34, 1-5, 2007
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6. ★, On the vortex formation at the moving front of lightweight granular particles, PHYSICA D-NONLINEAR PHENOMENA, 238, 20-26, 2009
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7. ★, Thermodynamics of a tropical cyclone: Generation and dissipation of mechanical energy in a self-driven convection system, TELLUS A, 67, 1-14, 2015
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8. General characteristics of entropy production in nonlinear dynamic systems, Proceedings of the 12th Joint European Thermodynamics Conference, 121-126, 2013
9. Maximum potential intensity of typhoon as information for possible natural disaster, ASIAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT, 6, 69-81, 2014
10. ★, Effects of the Antarctic elevation on the atmospheric circulation, THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY, 143, 1487-1499, 2021
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11. ★, Influence of the height of Antarctic ice sheet on its climate, POLAR SCIENCE, 28, 100642, 2021
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12. ★, Potential effects of the projected Antarctic sea-ice loss on the climate system, CLIMATE DYNAMICS, 60, 589-601, 202301
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Publications such as books

1. 2005, Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics and the Production of Entropy: Life, Earth, and Beyond, Thermodynamics of the ocean circulation: A global perspective on the ocean system and living systems, Springer-Verlag, 2005, Scholarly Book, Shimokawa, S., and H. Ozawa
2. 2014, Beyond the Second Law: Entropy Production and Non-Equilibrium Systems, The time evolution of entropy production in nonlinear dynamic systems, Springer-Verlag, 2014, Scholarly Book, Ozawa, H., and S. Shimokawa
3. 2014, Beyond the Second Law: Entropy Production and Non-Equilibrium Systems, Entropy production in planetary atmospheres and its applications, Springer-Verlag, 2014, Scholarly Book, Fukumura, Y. and H. Ozawa
4. 2017/01, Handbook of Applied Hydrology, Entropy production extremum principles, McGraw-Hill, 2017, Scholarly Book, Niven, R. K., and H. Ozawa