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Ayumi Fujisaki-Manome
Associate Research Professor
Geospatial Data Sciences
Climate + Energy
Water
CIGLR
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NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
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About
My research program aims to improve predictability of hazardous weather, ice, and lake/ocean events in cold regions in order to support preparedness and resilience in coastal communities. The main question my research aims to address is: what are the impacts of interactions between ice and oceans / ice and lakes on larger scale phenomena, such as weather, storm surges, and sea/lake ice melting? I primarily use numerical geophysical modeling to address my research question; and scientific findings from my research feed back into the models and improve their predictability. My work has focused on applications to the Great Lakes, Arctic Ocean, the Alaskan coastal region, and the Sea of Okhotsk.
Publications
- Cannon, D., Abdelhady, H. U., Fujisaki-Manome, A., Raju, M., Wang, J., Kessler, J., Viere, E., & Bafna, K. (2026). Century-long data reveals complex trends in ice cover in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Communications Earth & Environment
- Pereira, K., Anderson, E. J., Kessler, J., & Fujisaki-Manome, A. (2026). Integrating ice analyses and varying floe size parameterization into Great Lakes Ice prediction. Water Resources Research, 62, e2025WR041518
- King, K., Fujisaki-Manome, A., Brant, C., Cohn, D., Peng, I., Alofs, K., Reconstructing Great Lakes air temperature and ice dynamics data back to 1897. Sci Data (2026)
- Hutson, A., Ward. J., Fujisaki-Manome, A., Jones, D., Hansen, S., (2026), Relationships between Great Lakes Extratropical Cyclone Characteristics and Global Teleconnections, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres
- Yang, C-F, Spica, Z., Fujisaki-Manome, A., Miao, Y. (2025), "Fiber-optic observations capture wind wave evolution in Lake Ontario", Communications Earth & Environment
- Abdelhady, H.U., Cannon, D., Fujisaki-Manome, A., Gronewold, A., Wang, J. (2025), The spatiotemporal dynamics of heatwaves and cold-spells in Earth’s largest freshwater systems, Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2025GL116548
Research
Forecasting Lake and Sea Ice
I develop forecasting tools to predict when, where, and how lake and sea ice will form, move, and melt. These forecasts support safer navigation, shipping, fishing, winter recreation, and subsistence activities while helping communities adapt to changing ice conditions.
Education
PhD in Ocean Engineering, University of Tokyo
Master Degree in Ocean Engineering, University of Tokyo
Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Keio University
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