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A new review article ： Published 14 July 2026
Asian dust to the North Pacific since the late Eocene: from source to sink
Ryuji Tada

This article has been published as a part of the SPEPS collection
”Past variability of Asian monsoon and its influence on surrounding
regions on various timescales"

A new research article ： Published 09 July 2026
Interdecadal and multidecadal variabilities in summer precipitation affecting persistent wet and dry years over Siberia
Hironari Kanamori, Yoshiki Fukutomi, Hatsuki Fujinami & Tetsuya Hiyama

A new research article ： Published 08 July 2026
Basin-scale typhoon cluster-matching using a large-ensemble dataset and deep learning under different climate scenarios: a case study of the Chikugo River Basin, southwestern Japan
Phuoc Sinh Nguyen, Sameh Ahmed Kantoush, Vahid Nourani, Sohei Kobayashi, Binh Quang Nguyen, Mohamed Saber & Tetsuya Takemi

A new research article ： Published 07 July 2026
Machine learning post-processing for air quality prediction in Japan
Keiya Yumimoto, Syuichi Itahashi, Masamitsu Hayasaki & Seiji Sugata

A new research article ： Published 06 July 2026
Seasonal variations in the bulk density of planktic foraminiferal tests in response to oceanographic changes in the western North Pacific
Katsunori Kimoto, Osamu Sasaki, Tatsuyuki Kihara, Harumasa Kano, Masahide Wakita, Rika Horiuchi, Makio C. Honda & Naomi Harada

This article has been published as a part of the SPEPS collection
"Biogeochemical Studies on Atmosphere, Ocean, and their Interaction in the western North Pacific region”

We have opened submissions for the new SPEPS special issue.
We look forward to your contributions.

”Advanced Studies of Climate Change Projection”

Submissions open on: 01 July 2026
Submission deadline: 30 September 2027

Clarivate has released the 2026 Impact Factor, and PEPS now has an impact factor of 3.6 and a five-year impact factor of 4.2 - both higher than last year.
We appreciate everyone who supported PEPS.

A new Preface ： Published 16 June 2026
Preface for article collection “Water-carbon cycles and terrestrial changes in the Arctic and subarctic regions”
Tetsuya Hiyama
This Preface has been published as a part of the SPEPS collection
“Water-carbon cycles and terrestrial changes in the Arctic and subarctic regions”

A new research article ： Published 10 June 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

A new research article ： Published 22 May 2026
GIS-based machine learning models for assessing landslide impact in King County, Washington, USA
Di Lu & Takashi Oguchi