Masafumi Hirose

Profile Information

Affiliation: Associate professor, Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Meijo University

Degree: 博士（理学）名古屋大学

J-GLOBAL ID: 200901086316794254
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Research History

Apr, 2025 - Present

Visiting researcher, Resident researcher, Earth Observation Laboratory, University of Coimbra
Apr, 2020 - Present

Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Meijo University
Apr, 2012 - Mar, 2020

准教授, 理工学部環境創造学科, 名城大学
Apr, 2008 - Mar, 2012

助教, 理工学部環境創造学科, 名城大学
May, 2007 - Mar, 2008

機関研究員, 地球水循環研究センター, 名古屋大学
Apr, 2007 - May, 2007

科研費研究員, 地球水循環研究センター, 名古屋大学
Apr, 2004 - Mar, 2007

宇宙航空プロジェクト研究員, 地球観測利用推進センター, 宇宙航空研究開発機構

Education

Apr, 2000 - Mar, 2004

地球惑星理学専攻博士後期課程, 理学研究科, 名古屋大学大学院
Mar, 2004

博士（理学）名古屋大学
Apr, 1998 - Mar, 2000

地球惑星理学専攻博士前期課程, 理学研究科, 名古屋大学大学院
Apr, 1994 - Mar, 1998

航空宇宙システム工学科, 工学部, 東京都立科学技術大学

Awards

Jun, 2015

NASA Group achievement award, NASA

GPM post-launch team
Apr, 2015

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Robert H. Goddard Award (Team), Exceptional achievement in science, NASA

GPM algorithm team

Papers

Removing interfering signals in spaceborne radar data for precipitation detection at very high altitudes

Masafumi Hirose, Keita Okada, Kohei Kawaguchi, Nobuhiro Takahashi

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, Jun 1, 2023 Peer-reviewedLead author
AsiaPEX: Challenges and Prospects in Asian Precipitation Research

Toru Terao, Shinjiro Kanae, Hatsuki Fujinami, Someshwar Das, A. P. Dimri, Subashisa Dutta, Koji Fujita, Azusa Fukushima, Kyung-Ja Ha, Masafumi Hirose …

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 104(4) E884-E908, Apr, 2023 Peer-reviewed
Refinement of Surface Precipitation Estimates for the Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar on the GPM Core Observatory Using Near-Nadir Measurements

Masafumi HIROSE, Shoichi SHIGE, Takuji KUBOTA, Fumie A. FURUZAWA, Haruya MINDA, Hirohiko MASUNAGA

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II, 99(5) 1231-1252, 2021 Peer-reviewedLead author
A 0.01° Resolving TRMM PR Precipitation Climatology

Masafumi Hirose, Keita Okada

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 57(8) 1645-1661, Aug, 2018 Peer-reviewedLead author
Spatial Contrast of Geographically Induced Rainfall Observed by TRMM PR

Masafumi Hirose, Yukari N. Takayabu, Atsushi Hamada, Shoichi Shige, Munehisa K. Yamamoto

Journal of Climate, 30(11) 4165-4184, Jun 1, 2017 Peer-reviewedLead author
Impact of Long-Term Observation on the Sampling Characteristics of TRMM PR Precipitation

Masafumi Hirose, Yukari N. Takayabu, Atsushi Hamada, Shoichi Shige, Munehisa K. Yamamoto

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 56(3) 713-723, Mar, 2017 Peer-reviewedLead author
Evaluation of a numerical simulation model for a system coupling atmospheric gas, surface water and unsaturated or saturated porous medium

Yoshihiko Hibi, Akira Tomigashi, Masafumi Hirose

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 183 121-134, Dec, 2015 Peer-reviewed
Incidence-Angle Dependency of TRMM PR Rain Estimates

Masafumi Hirose, Shuji Shimizu, Riko Oki, Toshio Iguchi, David A. Short, Kenji Nakamura

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 29(2) 192-206, Feb 1, 2012 Peer-reviewedLead author
GSMaP Passive Microwave Precipitation Retrieval Algorithm : Algorithm Description and Validation

Kazumasa AONASHI, Jun AWAKA, Masafumi HIROSE, Toshikaki KOZU, Takuji KUBOTA, Guosheng LIU, Shoichi SHIGE, Satoshi KIDA, Sinta SETO, Nobuhiro TAKAHASHI …

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II, 87A 119-136, 2009 Peer-reviewed
Evaluation of the Effects of the Orbit Boost of the TRMM Satellite on PR Rain Estimates

Shuji SHIMIZU, Riko OKI, Tetsuya TAGAWA, Toshio IGUCHI, Masafumi HIROSE

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II, 87A 83-92, 2009 Peer-reviewed
An Interpretation of TRMM Radar Observations of Shallow Convection with a Rain Cell Model

David A. SHORT, Masafumi HIROSE, Kenji NAKAMURA

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II, 87A 67-81, 2009 Peer-reviewed
Regional Characteristics of Scale-based Precipitation Systems from Ten Years of TRMM PR Data

Masafumi HIROSE, Riko OKI, David A. SHORT, Kenji NAKAMURA

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II, 87A 353-368, 2009 Peer-reviewedLead author
Finescale Diurnal Rainfall Statistics Refined from Eight Years of TRMM PR Data

Masafumi Hirose, Riko Oki, Shuji Shimizu, Misako Kachi, Tomohiko Higashiuwatoko

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 47(2) 544-561, Feb 1, 2008 Peer-reviewedLead author
Global Precipitation Map Using Satellite-Borne Microwave Radiometers by the GSMaP Project: Production and Validation

Takuji Kubota, Shoichi Shige, Hiroshi Hashizume, Kazumasa Aonashi, Nobuhiro Takahashi, Shinta Seto, Masafumi Hirose, Yukari N. Takayabu, Tomoo Ushio, Katsuhiro Nakagawa …

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 45(7) 2259-2275, Jul, 2007 Peer-reviewed
Spatial and diurnal variation of precipitation systems over Asia observed by the TRMM Precipitation Radar

Masafumi Hirose, Kenji Nakamura

Journal of Geophysical Research, 110(D5), 2005 Peer-reviewedLead author
Spatiotemporal Variation of the Vertical Gradient of Rainfall Rate Observed by the TRMM Precipitation Radar

Masafumi Hirose, Kenji Nakamura

Journal of Climate, 17(17) 3378-3397, Sep, 2004 Peer-reviewedLead author
Spatial and Seasonal Variation of Rain Profiles over Asia Observed by Spaceborne Precipitation Radar

Masafumi Hirose, Kenji Nakamura

Journal of Climate, 15(23) 3443-3458, Dec, 2002 Peer-reviewedLead author

Misc.

Finescale climatology of widespread precipitation systems observed by TRMM PR

Masafumi Hirose

2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Jul, 2015 Lead author
Detection of rare precipitation events from the long-term spaceborne radar data

(49) 5-52, Mar, 2009
Evaluation of the Effect of the Orbit Boost of the TRMM Satellite on the PR Rain Estimates

Shuji Shimizu, Toshio Iguchi, Riko Oki, Masafumi Hirose, Tetsuya Tagawa

IGARSS 2008 - 2008 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008
4.衛星搭載降雨レーダによる降水システムの地域特性(第27回メソ気象研究会報告,研究会報告)

広瀬正史

天気, 54(9) 808-809, 2007
Spatial variation of the vertical gradient of rainfall rate near the surface

Masafumi Hirose, Shuji Shimizu, Tomohiko Higashiuwatoko, Tasuku Tanaka

Proceedings. 2005 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2005. IGARSS '05., 2005 Lead author

Books and Other Publications

Multi-scale manifestation of tropical precipitation as evidenced from recent satellite observations. In book: Multi-Scale Precipitation Variability Over the Tropics

Mata Mahakur, Shoichi Shige, Masafumi Hirose

Elsevier, Jan, 2025

Presentations

Improved Precipitation Rate Profile Estimation Method for the Main-lobe Clutter Region in GPM/DPR

Seto Shinta, Masafumi Hirose

EGU General Assembly 2025, May 2, 2025
Detecting seasonal differences in the variations in diurnal precipitation using spaceborne Ku-band radars

Masafumi Hirose, Vasco Mantas

EGU General Assembly 2025, May 1, 2025
目視観測によるGPM DPRの雨雪判別の検証

西垣拓哉, 広瀬正史

令和6年度GPMおよび衛星シミュレータ合同研究集会, Mar, 2025
Spatiotemporal variability of gridded precipitation information updated by diverse sampling

Masafumi Hirose

CGMS International Precipitation Working Group IPWG-11, Jul, 2024
Estimating undetected precipitation using statistics from spaceborne precipitation radar observations

Masafumi Hirose

9th Global and Energy and Water Exchanges Open Science Conference, Observational and Modeling Initiatives for the Asian Monsoon Field Campaign session, Jul, 2024
Variability of precipitation statistics associated with tropical cyclones based on long-term spaceborne radar data

Masafumi Hirose

JAXA joint PI meeting, Nov 7, 2023
衛星搭載降水レーダによる熱帯低気圧に伴う降水域の観測

広瀬正史

日本気象学会2023年度秋季大会, Oct 23, 2023
Spatial characteristics of precipitation associated with tropical cyclones and their retrieval uncertainties from spaceborne precipitation radars

Masafumi Hirose

AMS radar conference, Aug 23, 2023
2つの衛星搭載降水レーダによる降水気候値の不確かさの推定

広瀬正史

令和4年度GPMおよび衛星シミュレータ合同研究集会 2023年3月名古屋大学，宇宙航空研究開発機構, Mar 23, 2023
Temporal variation of incidence-angle differences in precipitation as observed by spaceborne radars

Masafumi Hirose, Shoichi Shige

Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 19th annual meeting, Aug 2, 2022
Analyzing spatiotemporal continuity in Asian precipitation data obtained using spaceborne precipitation radars

Masafumi Hirose

Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2022, A-AS08, Multiple scale structure and their interactions in Asian monsoon system, May 23, 2022
ユーラシア大陸中高緯度夏季降水の空間分布特性

西村俊輝, 広瀬正史

令和3年度GPMおよび衛星シミュレータ合同研究集会 2022年3月名古屋大学，宇宙航空研究開発機構, Mar 4, 2022
Consistency of spaceborne-radar precipitation estimates across incidence angles

Masafumi Hirose

Symposium on Radar Science in the Service of Earth System Predictability, AMS 102nd annual meeting, Session 10 Ground-Based Radar Studies to Advance Satellite Precipitation Retrieval Algorithms, Jan 26, 2022
衛星搭載降水レーダによるヒマラヤ山岳地域の降水気候値

広瀬正史

第4回ヒマラヤ降水研究会合, Dec 16, 2021
山岳域の地表付近降水量と地表面降水量

広瀬正史, 重尚一

日本気象学会2021年度春季大会, May, 2021, 日本気象学会
Spatial pattern of high-elevation precipitation observed through spaceborne precipitation radars

Masafumi Hirose, Hatsuki Fujinami

the EGU general assembly 2021, Apr, 2021, EGU
GPM DPRによる冬季日本域の降水推定精度

黒沢裕也, 広瀬正史

令和2年度GPMおよび衛星シミュレータ合同研究集会, Mar, 2021, 名古屋大学，宇宙航空研究開発機構
Spatial rainfall uncertainty observed using spaceborne radars

Masafumi Hirose

2019 Joint Satellite Conference, Nov, 2019, AMS, etc
Effect of clutter interference in surface rainfall estimates at off-nadir scan angles

Masafumi Hirose

NASA PMM science team meeting, Nov, 2019, NASA
From a satellite perspective

Masafumi Hirose

International workshop on decadal challenges in Asian monsoon process studies, Sep, 2019

Teaching Experience

2020

Advanced Theory of Atmospheric Constituent Ⅱ (Meijo University Graduate Schools)
2020

Advanced Theory of Atmospheric Constituent Ⅰ (Meijo University Graduate Schools)
2020

Advanced Seminar and Experiments in Atmosphere and Water Environment II B (Meijo University Graduate Schools)
2020

Advanced Seminar and Experiments in Atmosphere and Water Environment II A (Meijo University Graduate Schools)
2020

Advanced Seminar and Experiments in Atmosphere and Water Environment I B (Meijo University Graduate Schools)
2020

Advanced Seminar and Experiments in Atmosphere and Water Environment I A (Meijo University Graduate Schools)
2020

Scientific and Technical English (Meijo University Graduate Schools)
2020

Graduation Research or Works (Meijo University)
2020

Exercise in Surveying (Meijo University)
2020

Human Beings and Nature (Meijo University)
2020

Study of Contemporary Societies (Meijo University)
2020

Introduction of Environmental Science and Technology Ⅱ (Meijo University)
2020

Introduction of Environmental Science and Technology I (Meijo University)
2020

Experiments in Environmental Science and TechnologyII (Meijo University)
2020

Environmental Meteorology (Meijo University)
2020

Environmental Remote Sensing (Meijo University)
2020

The History of Science and Technology (Meijo University)
2020

Seminar (Meijo University)

Professional Memberships

Jan, 2021 - Present

EGU
Feb, 2013 - Present

Japan GeoscienceUnion
Jan, 2011 - Present

American Meteorological Society
Jun, 1998 - Present

Meteorological Society of Japan

Works

降水DB, www.rain-clim.com

Research Projects

Unravelling precipitation systems in the Himalayas using in-situ observations, remote sensing and cloud-resolving models

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (International Collaborative Research), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Sep, 2023 - Mar, 2028
Evaluation of spatial information on precipitation near the center of tropical cyclones

ISEE, Apr, 2025

Masafumi Hirose, Hirohiko Masunaga, Fumie Furuzawa, Haruya Minda, Vasco Mantas
Examination of the features and challenges of precipitation climate information updated by long-term spaceborne radar data

EORA4, JAXA, Apr, 2025

Masafumi Hirose
Temporal variability and spatial uncertainty in precipitation climatology refined from the long-term spaceborne radar data

EORA3, JAXA, Apr, 2022 - Mar, 2025
Assessing and enhancing climate precipitation products derived from spaceborne radars

EO-RA2, JAXA, Apr, 2019 - Mar, 2022
衛星搭載降水レーダによる地表面降水推定の入射角依存性に関する研究

海外派遣助成, 日東学術振興財団, Nov, 2019 - Nov, 2019
衛星搭載降雨レーダと雲解像モデルによる小規模急峻地形の降雨への影響解明

基盤研究B（一般）, 文部科学省, Apr, 2019

重尚一(京都大学)
Evaluation of high-resolution precipitation climatology based on two spaceborne radar data

PMM8, JAXA, Apr, 2016 - Mar, 2019
ヒマラヤ山岳域における複雑地形と大規模湿潤気流がもたらす降水変動メカニズムの解明

国際共同研究加速基金(国際共同研究強化(B)), 文部科学省, Oct, 2018

藤波初木(名古屋大学)
メガラヤ・バングラデシュ・ミャンマー地域に豪雨をもたらす渦状低気圧の実態解明

科学研究費助成事業（科学研究費補助金）基盤研究（C）, 文部科学省, Apr, 2014 - Mar, 2018

藤波初木
Improvement of Satellite-Borne Passive Microwave Rain Retrievals in Mountainous Areas

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2014 - Mar, 2018

Shige Shoichi
広域観測データによる強雨・大雨の地域的特徴の検出

NDRR, 名城大学, Apr, 2012 - Mar, 2017
Evaluation of rainfall climatology from the long-term spaceborne radar data

pmm7, JAXA, Apr, 2013 - Mar, 2016
DPR/GMI複合アルゴリズムの開発

宇宙航空研究開発機構, Apr, 2008 - Mar, 2013
Spatiotemporal variation of precipitation systems

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2009 - Mar, 2011

HIROSE Masafumi

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