News

FY2024

• Jun. 2024, edited "Feature Articles -Geoscience Researches Focusing on Aerosol Particles Depositing over the Ocean and Cryosphere-" in Earozoru Kenkyu (JAAST) w. Dr. Nishita-Hara at Keio University.  Please access the website in J-stage, if you are interested (Link).

FY2023

• Aug. 2023, A co-authored paper was accepted. ("Asian dust-deposition flux to the subarctic Pacific estimated using single quartz particles"). Press release from JAMSTEC.

• Oct. 2023, A paper was accepted. ("Trace elements in PM2.5 aerosols in East Asian outflow in the spring of 2018: Emission, transport, and source apportionment").

• Dec. 2023, An article regarding my recent research (only in Japanese) was released from HORIBA Ltd. ("未解明の微粒子 「エアロゾル」 ―大気モニタリングからその実態とメカニズム解明に挑む"). 

FY2022

• Jul. 2022,  A co-authored paper was accepted. ("Characteristics of atmospheric black carbon and other aerosol particles over the Arctic Ocean in early autumn 2016: Influence from biomass burning as assessed with observed microphysical properties and model simulations"). 

• Jan. 2023, A co-authored paper was accepted. ("Aerosol iron from metal production as a secondary source of bioaccessible iron"). 

• Mar. 2023, A paper was accepted. ("Measurements of Aerosol Particle size distributions and INPs Over the Southern Ocean in the Late Austral Summer of 2017 on board the R/V Mirai: Importance of the marine boundary layer structure").

FY2021

• Jun. 2021, A co-authored paper was accepted. ("The Madden-Julian Oscillation Modulates the Air Quality of the Maritime Continent").

• Jun. 2021, edited "Feature Articles -Impacts of Humanospheric Activity Changes on Atmospheric Aerosols in East Asia-" in Earozoru Kenkyu (JAAST) w. Dr. Ikemori at Nagoya City Institute for Environmental Sciences.  Please access the website in J-stage, if you are interested (Link).

• Jul. 2021, A co-authored paper was accepted. ("Light-absorption properties of brown carbon aerosols in the Asian outflow: Implications of a combination of filter and ground remote-sensing observations at Fukue Island, Japan").

• Sep. 2021, A co-authored paper was accepted. ("Fluorescent biological aerosol particles over the central Pacific Ocean: covariation with ocean-surface biological activity indicators").

• Nov. 2021, A co-authored paper was accepted. ("Dominance of the residential sector in Chinese black carbon emissions as identified from downwind atmospheric observations during the COVID-19 Pandemic ").

• Nov. 2021, A co-authored paper was accepted. ("Dominance of the residential sector in Chinese black carbon emissions as identified from downwind atmospheric observations during the COVID-19 Pandemic").  Press release from JAMSTEC.

• Feb. 2022,  A co-authored paper was accepted. ("Full latitudinal marine atmospheric measurements of iodine monoxide").  Press release from JAMSTEC

FY2020

• Apr. 2020, New research projects (funded by JSPS) were launched (see CV for details).

• Apr. 2020, A co-authored paper was accepted. ("Rapid reduction of black carbon emissions from China: evidence from 2009-2019 observations on Fukue Island, Japan ", Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, press released)

• Aug. 2020, A co-authored paper was accepted. ("Mass concentration and origin of black carbon in spring snow on glaciers in the Alaska Range", Polar Science, Link)

• Sep. 2020, became an editorial board member of "EAROZORU Kenkyu (JAAST journal)"（日本エアロゾル学会「エアロゾル研究」の編集委員に就任しました。）

• Nov. 2020, A co-authored paper was accepted. ("Effect of Model Resolution on Black Carbon Transport from East Asia to the Arctic Associated with the Well-developed Low-pressure Systems in September", Link, Brief explanation by the first author)

• Feb.-Mar. 2021,  works on-board JAMSTEC's R/V Mirai for investigating atmospheric aerosols in the MBL over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean (MR21-01).

FY2019

• Apr. 2019, My affiliation in JAMSTEC was changed into "Environmental Geochemical Cycle Research Group, Earth Surface System Research Center, Research Institute for Global Change" ("改組により、地球環境部門 地球表層システム研究センター 物質循環・人間圏研究グループ所属となりました。", LINK).

• Jul. 2019, A paper was accepted. ("Characterization of carbonaceous aerosols in Asian outflow in the spring of 2015; importance of non-fossil fuel sources", Atmospheric Environment, LINK)

• Jun. 2019, A co-authored paper was accepted. ("Ozone and carbon monoxide observations over open oceans on R/V Mirai from 67°S to 75°N during 2012 to 2017: testing global chemical reanalysis in terms of Arctic processes, low ozone levels at low latitudes, and pollution transport", Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, LINK)

• Aug. 2019, Personal web page was launched. (個人サイト作成しました。)

• Aug. 2019, started new research collaboration with Japan Weather Association (日本気象協会との共同研究を開始しました。) for promoting the researches one UAV-borne measurements of meteorological parameters together with atmospheric compositions. This is partly supported by my JSPS Kakenhi project (grant number 18K11635, LINK).

• Sep. 2019, got awarded for my research activities on carbonaceous aerosol characterizations by Japan Association of Aerosol Science and Technology ,"Young Researchers' Award" ("日本エアロゾル学会奨励賞"を受賞しました。).  I appreciate all the researchers and staffs who were and are working with me. (News release from Research Group website.)

• Oct. 2019, Press release from JAMSTEC on the new paper "Characterization of carbonaceous aerosols in Asian outflow in the spring of 2015; importance of non-fossil fuel sources" (プレスリリースが出ました。→LINK).

• Nov. 2019, joined the section (aerosol) editorial board of "Atmosphere (MDPI)"（MDPI社Atmosphere誌の編集委員（エアロゾルセクション）になりました。）

• Dec. 2019, performed the first trial of vertical-gradient observations of aerosols and meteorological parameters using two drones in Yokosuka within my JSPS Kakenhi project (grant number 18K11635, LINK)

• Jan. 2020, A paper was accepted. ("Evaluation of Black Carbon Mass Concentrations Using a Miniaturized Aethalometer: Intercomparison with a Continuous Soot Monitoring System (COSMOS) and a Single-Particle Soot Photometer (SP2)", Aerosol Science and Technology, LINK)

• Feb. 2020, A co-authored paper was accepted. ("FLEXPART v10.1 simulation of source contributions to Arctic black carbon", Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, LINK)