Organization:Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

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Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
国立研究開発法人海洋研究開発機構
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PredecessorJapan Marine Science and Technology Center
Established1 October 1971; 52 years ago (1971-10-01) (as Japan Marine Science and Technology Center)
PurposeJapanese national research institute for marine-earth science and technology
HeadquartersYokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Membership (2016 (fiscal year))
1026 people
OwnerMEXT
LeaderTaira Asahiko
Budget
¥33.9 billion / $304 million (FY2016)[1]
Websitewww.jamstec.go.jp

The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (国立研究開発法人海洋研究開発機構, Kokuritsu-Kenkyū-Kaihatsu-Hōjin Kaiyō Kenkyū Kaihatsu Kikō, literally "National Research and Development Agency on Marine Research and Development), or JAMSTEC (海洋機構), is a Japanese national research institute for marine-earth science and technology.[2] It was founded as Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (海洋科学技術センター) in October 1971, and became an Independent Administrative Institution administered by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in April 2004.[2]

Projects

International projects

Organization

JAMSTEC is organized into three sections: Research, Development and Promotion, and Management.[3]

Equipment

Earth Simulator

JAMSTEC currently owns the following vessels and vehicles for marine research:[4]

  • Research Vessels: Natsushima, Kaiyo, Hakuho Maru, Tansei Maru
  • Support Vessel: Yokosuka
  • Manned Research Deep Submergence Vehicles: DSV Shinkai 2000 and Shinkai 6500
  • Oceanographic Research Vessel : RV Mirai
  • Research Vessel: Kaimei
  • Deep Sea Drilling Vessel: Chikyū
  • Deep Sea Cruising Autonomous Underwater Vehicle: Urashima
  • Remotely Operated Vehicles: Hyper-Dolphin, Kaikō 7000II, and REMUS 6000
  • Deep Ocean Floor Survey System: Deep Tow

  • RV Natsushima

  • RV Kaiyo

  • RV Hakuho Maru

  • RV Tansei Maru

  • Yokosuka

  • DSV Shinkai 6500

  • Chikyū

  • ROV Hyper-Dolphin

  • ROV Kaikō

  • RV Kaimei

Facilities

JAMSTEC Global Oceanographic Data Center (GODAC)

JAMSTEC is headquartered in Yokosuka and based in five other locations:

  • Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences (YES) in Yokohama.
  • Mutsu Institute for Oceanography (MIO) in Mutsu, Aomori.
  • Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research (KOCHI) in Kōchi.
  • Global Oceanographic Data Center (GODAC) in Nago, Okinawa.
  • Tokyo Office.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "予算と職員数の推移". JAMSTEC. http://www.jamstec.go.jp/j/about/suii/index.html. Retrieved 17 March 2019. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Organizational Overview". Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. http://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/about/outline/index.html. Retrieved February 22, 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Organization Chart". Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. http://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/about/organization/index.html. Retrieved February 22, 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Research Vessels and Vehicles". Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. http://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/about/equipment/ships/index.html. Retrieved February 22, 2012. 

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