Toshio Yamagata

Toshio Yamagata graduated from Geophysics Institute of School of Science, the University of Tokyo in 1971. His professional career includes Associate Professor of Kyushu University, Professor and Dean of School of Science, the University of Tokyo. After retiring from the University of Tokyo in 2012, he served Japan Agency of Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). He is known as a discoverer of the Indian Ocean Dipole Mode influencing the world climate and has received many international honours for his achievements in ocean and climate dynamics.