Published Articles
Research articles: Solid earth sciences
Published: January 23, 2026
Paleo-permeability in oceanic lithosphere inferred from vein mapping along the Wadi Haymiliyah of the Oman Ophiolite
Genya Sakamoto, Yuya Akamatsu, Kazumasa Tanimoto, Keishi Okazaki, Ikuo Katayama
Research articles: Solid earth sciences
Published: January 21, 2026
Grain boundary sliding as a formation mechanism for the crystal preferred orientation of antigorite: the formation and development of B-type antigorite CPO patterns
Takayoshi Nagaya, Simon R. Wallis
Research articles: Space and planetary sciences
Published: January 20, 2026
Influence of minerals on aldose formation during hydrothermal processes in meteorite parent bodies
Taiyu Fujii, Shunpei Abe, Naoki Hirakawa, Kensei Kobayashi, Yoko Kebukawa
Research articles: Atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences
Published: January 19, 2026
Changes in ambient ozone concentrations from urban to remote areas in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic period in April and May, 2020
Syuichi Itahashi, Hikari Shimadera, Hitoshi Irie, Kyo Kitayama & Satoru Chatani
Research articles: Atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences
Published: January 12, 2026
Assessment of the impacts of anthropogenic ozone precursors on domestic and transboundary ozone concentrations using a high-resolution global chemistry model
Daisuke Goto, Hisashi Yashiro, Yousuke Yamashita, Masayuki Takigawa, Kengo Sudo, Junya Uchida, Keiya Yumimoto, Toshihiko Takemura
Research articles: Interdisciplinary research
Published: January 12, 2026
Light pollution trends for International Dark Sky Places using VIIRS nighttime light composite data
Nazım aksaker, Murat Bayazıt, Zühal Kurt, Sinan Kaan Yerli, Mehmet Akif Erdoğan
Research articles: Biogeosciences
Published: January 12, 2026
Dynamics of sulfate and nitrate in a temperate stream network: combining multi-isotope analysis and generalized linear mixed-effects models for precautionary conservation
Lei Fujiyoshi, Ichiro Tayasu, Shiho Yabusaki, Takashi F. Haraguchi, Chikage Yoshimizu, Ken’ichi Ohkushi, Fumiko Furukawa, Masayuki Itoh, Tadashi Yokoyama, Hiromune Mitsuhashi
Research articles: Atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences
Published: December 24, 2025
Importance of pumiceous sediment in influencing chemistry of hydrothermal fluids in Okinawa Trough: insights from boron isotopic ratios
Tomohiro Toki, Naoya Ebina, Yuki Mitsutome, Ke-Han Song, Ryuichi Shinjo, Jun-ichiro Ishibashi, Shinsuke Kawagucci
Research articles: Biogeosciences
Published: December 23, 2025
Enhancing nitrogen status evaluation using qualitative indicators: a case study in Matsushima Bay, Japan
Mengqi Jiang, Tetsuroh Ishikawa, Keisuke Takatsudo, Ken’ichi Osaka, Nay Lin Maung, Hirotsugu Arai, Akiko Makabe, Naoko Tokuchi, Kentaro Hayashi, Keisuke Koba
Research articles: Biogeosciences
Published: December 11, 2025
Estimation of methane emissions from inundated areas in northern Eurasia using a process-based model and remotely sensed inundation dynamics data
Akihiko Ito, Hirokli Mizuochi, Tetsuya Hiyama