Kinya Toride
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (SPD/CPD)
University of Washington
University of Tokyo
Research fields: hydrology, hydrometeorology, data assimilation
Email: kinya at iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Research Interests
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Improving the predictability of atmospheric river induced precipitation
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Characterization of extreme precipitation (Probable Maximum Precipitation)
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Historical weather reconstruction using old diaries and data assimilation
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Stochastic modeling of unsaturated flow in heterogeneous soils
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High-resolution soil moisture monitoring by assimilating active and passive microwave remote sensing
Education
2019.3: Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis
2019.3: Master of Science in Atmospheric Science, University of California, Davis
2015.9: Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan
2014.3: Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan
Awards and Fellowships
2019-2024: JSPS Cross-border Postdoctoral (CPD) Fellowship
2019-2022: JSPS Superlative Postdoctoral (SPD) Fellowship (switched to CPD)
2017: Johannes “Joe” DeVries Graduate Student Award, University of California, Davis
Teaching Experience
2014: Teaching Assistant, River measurement field study, University of Tokyo, Japan