His research interest encompasses the interactions between air, ice and the sea in the polar oceans. He has been working on the predictability studies using radiosonde observations and data assimilation technique. Mail: inoue.jun(at)nipr.ac.jp Phone: +81 425-120 647 National Institute of Polar ResearchArctic Environment Research Center 10-3, Midori-choTachikawa-shiTokyo 190-8518Japan