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Ayumi Fujisaki-Manome

Ayumi Fujisaki-Manome
Associate Research Scientist
Geospatial Data Sciences
Climate + Energy
Water
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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

  • 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). (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-026-06637-1)
  • 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, (https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JD045180)
  • Yang, C-F, Spica, Z., Fujisaki-Manome, A., Miao, Y. (2025), "Fiber-optic observations capture wind wave evolution in Lake Ontario", Communications Earth & Environment, (https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03182-y)
  • 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, (https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL116548)

Research
  • Polar physical oceanography
  • Numerical geophysical modeling
  • Sea/lake ice and lake effect snow
Education
  • Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Keio University (2004)
  • Master Degree in Ocean Engineering, University of Tokyo (2006)
  • Ph.D in Ocean Engineering, University of Tokyo (2009)
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