Research articles
Research articles: Atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences
Published: June 10, 2026
Aerosol and cloud retrieval algorithm of TANSO-3/GOSAT-GW: theoretical basis and validations during the 2024 ASIA-AQ campaign using the TROPOMI observations as a testbed
Hyunkwang Lim, Tamaki Fujinawa, Takafumi Sugita, Hiroshi Tanimoto, Yugo Kanaya, Yasuko Kasai, Tomohiro Sato, Sang-Seo Park, Ukkyo Jeong
Research articles: Solid earth sciences
Published: May 21, 2026
Melt-poor spreading in the Shikoku back-arc basin: widespread occurrence of oceanic core complexes and associated features
Yasuhiko Ohara, Kyoko Okino, Norikatsu Akizawa, Valentin Basch, Marco Cuffaro, Masakazu Fujii, Yumiko Harigane, Ken-ichi Hirauchi, So Inoue, Osamu Ishizuka, Shiki Machida, Katsuyoshi Michibayashi, Takaaki Moriguchi, Kohei Nimura, Ryosuke Oyanagi, Alessio Sanfilippo, Camilla Sani, Atlanta Sen, Jonathan E. Snow, Kenichiro Tani, Hiroyuki Yamashita
Research articles: Solid earth sciences
Published: May 21, 2026
Melt-poor spreading in the Shikoku back-arc basin: geophysical investigation of the initial spreading stage
Takaaki Moriguchi, Kyoko Okino, Yasuhiko Ohara, Kenichiro Tani
Research articles: Solid earth sciences
Published: May 21, 2026
Spatial distribution of Vp/Vs for sediment and crust off Sanriku, Japan, using distributed acoustic sensing data
Shun Fukushima, Masanao Shinohara, Akiko Takeo
Research articles: Atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences
Published: May 13, 2026
Wasserstein GAN-based precipitation downscaling with optimal transport for enhancing perceptual realism
Kenta Shiraishi, Yuka Muto, Atsushi Okazaki, Shunji Kotsuki
Research articles: Interdisciplinary research
Published: April 14, 2026
Deep learning-based detection for thermokarst topography using the chopped picture method
Kosuke Takaya, Noriko Kurata, Takeshi Ise, Yoshihiro Iijima
Research articles: Solid earth sciences
Published: April 8, 2026
Progressive development of the Paleocene to early Miocene Shimanto accretionary complex in eastern Shikoku, Southwest Japan: response to magmatic arc evolution along the East Asian continental margin
Hidetoshi Hara, Satoshi Tonai, Hinako Matsumoto
Research articles: Atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences
Published: April 1, 2026
Validating tropospheric NO2 column density from GEMS version 3.0 and Tropospheric Chemistry Reanalysis version 2 from background to urban conditions over Japan: with a focus on diurnal variations
Phuc Thi Minh Ha, Yugo Kanaya, Takashi Sekiya, Hisahiro Takashima, Kengo Sudo, Yongjoo Choi, Limseok Chang, Hanlim Lee, Hyunkee Hong, Jhoon Kim
Research articles: Interdisciplinary research
Published: March 26, 2026
New screening method for well-preserved brachiopod shells and shell portions for paleoenvironmental analysis: Raman spectroscopy
Kazuma Oikawa, Hideko Takayanagi, Hiroshi Fujioka, Mamoru Takizawa, Miki Arakane, Yui Kouketsu, Thasinee Charoentitirat, Hidetoshi Hara, Koshi Yamamoto, Osamu Abe, Ryuji Asami, Komei Yamagishi, Hiroto Oda, Yasufumi Iryu
Research articles: Biogeosciences
Published: March 23, 2026
Comparisons of strontium isotope ratios in the water and otoliths suggest narrow habitat ranges of freshwater three-spined sticklebacks in Otsuchi, Japan
Konomi Uji, Takanori Nakano, Ki-Cheol Shin, Seiichi Mori, Manabu Kume, Shotaro Nishida, Ichiro Tayasu