Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi) 117(6) 1051-1062 Dec 2008
The Arctic Oscillation (AO; Northern hemisphere annular mode), which is the most dominant mode of climate variability in the Northern extratropics, is reviewed. The AO is a seesaw pattern between the Arctic region and the mid-latitude regions. It...
We reviw the Arctic Oscillation, which is the dominant mode of variability in atmospheric circulation in the Northern Hemisphere, along with its structure, relation to the stratosphere, origin, seasonal variation, and relation to climate in Japan....
Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II 83(1) 57-67 Feb 2005
Over the subtropical northwestern Pacific, a prominent ozone minimum of less than 235 Dobson Units (DU) is observed in winter, with extremely low values of less than 200 DU occurring occasionally over this region for short time periods (days to we...
A Case Study on a Shapiro-type Extratropical Cyclone Developed around Japan from a Viewpoint of Frontogenesis
Polar meteorology and glaciology 18(0) 30-53 Nov 2004
Climatological seasonal variations of moisture transport and the interannual variations associated with the annular modes in the Arctic and Antarctic regions are investigated using 15-year ECMWF reanalysis data. Over the Arctic, there are strong m...
