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Online ISSN : 2186-9057
Print ISSN : 0026-1165
ISSN-L : 0026-1165


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JMSJ, 2025, Vol. 103, No. 2 (April)

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Kamezaki, K., S. O. Danielache, S. Ishidoya, T. Maeda, and S. Murayama, 2025: A low-power continuous measurement system for atmospheric carbonyl sulfide concentration and its application to the observation in Tsukuba, Japan. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 .
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-009
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Ito, K., Y. Miyamoto, C.-C. Wu, A. Didlake, J. Hlywiak, Y.-H. Huang, T.-K. Lai, L. Pattie, N. Qin, U. Shimada, D. Tao, Y. Yamada, J. A. Zhang, S. Kanada, and D. Herndon, 2025: Recent research and operational tools for improved understanding and diagnosis of tropical cyclone inner core structure. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 .
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-008
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Ono, K., and M. Inatsu, 2025: Nonlinear perturbation growth at mesoscale related to upscaling processes from a mesoscale convective system. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 .
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-007
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Tokimori, E., M. Kohma, and K. Sato, 2025: A statistical study of gravity waves in the troposphere and lower stratosphere in the Antarctic based on the PANSY radar observations. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 .
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-006
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JMSJ, 2025, Vol. 103, No. 1 (February)

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Li, W., K. Ichii, B. Zhang, Y. Yamamoto, W. Yang, T. Miura, H. Yoshioka, M. Matsuoka, K. Obata, R. C. Sharma, H. Yamamoto, H. Irie, P. Khatri, B. Liley, I. Morino, H. Takenaka, and A. Higuchi, 2025: Estimation and evaluation of land surface reflectance from a next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite, Himawari-8/9 AHI. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 , 87−109.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-005
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Yamada, K., Y. Niwa, Y. Terao, Y. Tohjima, K. Tsuboi, K. Ishijima, and S. Murayama, 2025: Estimation of CO2 fluxes from Tokyo using a global model and tower observation. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 , 67-85.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-004
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Kanno, Y., S. Sugimoto, and M. Murakami, 2025: Synoptic- and meso-scale features of the heavy wet snow accretion event along the Okhotsk Sea coast on December 22–23, 2022. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 , 45-66 .
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-003
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Ishii, M., A. Nishimura, S. Yasui, and S. Hirahara, 2025: Historical high-resolution daily SST analysis (COBE-SST3) with consistency to monthly land surface air temperature. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 , 17-44.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-002
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Nakanishi, R., M. Kuramochi, and H. Ueda, 2025: Summertime convection jump over the subtropical western North Pacific and its relation to Rossby wave breaking near the Asian jet exit region. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 , 5-15.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-001
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JMSJ, 2024, Vol. 102, No. 6 (December)

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Fukui, S., E. Shirakawa, D. Soga, R. Ohara, K. Usui, K. Takiguchi, K. Ono, T. Hirose, S. Matsushima, J. Ito, T. Yamazaki, K. Saito, H. Seko, and T. Iwasaki, 2024: Long-term regional reanalysis for Japan with assimilating conventional observations (RRJ-Conv). J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 102 , 677-696.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2024-036
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Wongnim, P., M. Wang, and T. Y. Nakajima, 2024: Investigation of characteristics of warm clouds in Thailand under different climate patterns with contoured frequency by optical depth diagrams and ground-based meteorological data. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 102 , 665-676.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2024-035
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Tomikawa, Y., I. Murata, M. Kohma, and K. Sato, 2024: Simultaneous observation of near-inertial frequency gravity waves by a long-duration balloon and the PANSY radar in the Antarctic. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 102 , 655-664.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2024-034
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Niu, N., S. Ren, D. Mao, Q. Wu, B. Yang, and D. Chyi, 2024: The application of meteorological satellite products in the extreme sea-effect snowstorm monitoring in East Asia. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 102 , 633-653.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2024-033
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Nakashita, S., T. Enomoto, and S. Ishii, 2024: Multi-scale uncertainty of mesoscale convective systems in the Baiu frontal zone: A case study from June 2022. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 102 , 599-631.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2024-032
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JMSJ, 2024, Vol. 102, No. 5 (October)

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Shimada, U., M. Hayashi, and A. Mouche, 2024: A comparison between SAR wind speeds and western North Pacific tropical cyclone best track estimates. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 102 , 575-593.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2024-031
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Shimada, U., 2024: Tropical cyclone intensity forecasting with three multiple linear regression models and random forest classification. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 102 , 555-573.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2024-030
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Sekido, H., K. Sato, H. Okui, D. Koshin, and T. Hirooka, 2024: A study of zonal wavenumber 1 Rossby-gravity wave using long-term reanalysis data for the whole neutral atmosphere. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 102 , 539-553.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2024-029
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Segura, H., and C. Hohenegger, 2024: How do the tropics precipitate? Daily variations in precipitation and cloud distribution. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 102 , 525-537.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2024-028
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Tsuyuki, T., 2024: A hybrid ensemble Kalman filter to mitigate non-Gaussianity in nonlinear data assimilation. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 102 , 507-524.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2024-027
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Fujita, S., and K. Ishioka, 2024: Do dry GCMs generate QBO-like oscillation? J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 102 , 485-506.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2024-026
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Takahashi, Y. O., Y.-Y. Hayashi, G. L. Hashimoto, K. Kuramoto, M. Ishiwatari, and H. Kashimura, 2024: Radiative effects on the formation of the stably stratified layer in the lower atmosphere of Venus. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 102 , 469-483.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2024-025
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