I can be found in Room 625 of the Research Institutes Building I.
Complete CV in PDF is here.
| Ph.D. | University of Tokyo, Astrophysics | 1999 |
| M.Sc. | University of Tokyo, Astrophysics | 1996 |
| B.Sc. | University of Tokyo, Astrophysics | 1994 |
| Oct 2015-present | Associate Professor, Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University |
| Jul 2006-Sep 2015 | Associate Professor, Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya University |
| May 2004-Jun 2006 | Research Scientist II, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University |
| May 2002-Apr 2004 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University |
| Oct 1999-Apr 2002 | NASDA Research Fellow, Earth Observation Research Center, National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan (currently Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) |
| Apr 1999-Sep 1999 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Climate Sytem Research, University of Tokyo |
| Apr 1997-Mar 1999 | Doctoral Student Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
| 2023 | Fellow, Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies (Belgium) |
| Apr 2009-Mar 2011 | Visiting Associate Professor, Center for Environmental Remote Sensing, Chiba University |
| Satellite meteorology and climatology |
| Tropical convection and large-scale dynamics |
| Convectively-coupled equatorial waves and the Madden-Julian Oscillation |
| Tropical air-sea interactions |
| Subtropical maritime low clouds |
| Development of satellite retrieval algorithms |
| Development of satellite data simulators and cloud model evaluation |
| Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) |
| Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) |
(Awarded grants are listed in Publications and Grants.)
| Meteorological Society of Japan |
| American Meteorological Society |
| American Geophysical Union |
| The Award of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 2019 |
| 2022 Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI) Choice (Science and Technology) Award for the book "Satellite Measurements of Clouds and Precipitation: Theoretical Basis" |
| Editor, Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, Jul 2010- |
| Editor (with temporary contracts), Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan special issues, 2009 |
| Japan-France Frontiers of Science Symposium (JFFoS) planning group member (PGM), FY2010-12 (Co-chair for FY2011) |
| UK-Japan Frontiers of Science Symposium (UK-Japan FoS) planning group member (PGM), FY2016 (Co-chair) |
| Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) Data and Analysis Panel (formerly Radiation Panel) member, 2010-, Co-chair since 2022 |
| Test in Practical English Proficiency (EIKEN) Grade 1 |
| 6th Nagoya youth piano competition, encouragement award in the General category |
Masunaga, H. and H. Takahashi, 2024:
The Energetics of the Lagrangian Evolution of Tropical Convective Systems
J. Atmos. Sci., 81, 783-799
doi:10.1175/JAS-D-23-0141.1
© American Meteorological Society
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[Supplemental material]
Masunaga, H., 2023:
The edge intensification of eastern Pacific ITCZ convection
J. Climate, 36, 3469-3480
doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0382.1
© American Meteorological Society
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Masunaga, H., 2022:
Satellite Measurements of Clouds and Precipitation: Theoretical Basis
Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry. Springer, Singapore, pp. 297,
eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-2243-5 (Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-2242-8)
Ito, M. and H. Masunaga, 2022:
Process-level Assessment of the Iris Effect over Tropical Oceans
Geophys. Res. Lett., 49, e2022GL097997,
doi:10.1029/2022GL097997
© Authors
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Masunaga, H., C. E. Holloway, H. Kanamori, S. Bony, and T. H. M. Stein, 2021:
Transient aggregation of convection: Observed behavior and underlying processes
J. Climate, 34, 1685-1700,
doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0933.1
© American Meteorological Society
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Masunaga, H. and B. E. Mapes, 2020:
A mechanism for the maintenance of sharp tropical margins
J. Atmos. Sci., 77, 1181-1197,
doi:10.1175/JAS-D-19-0154.1
© American Meteorological Society
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Masunaga, H., M. Schröder, F. A. Furuzawa, C. Kummerow, E. Rustemeier and U. Schneider, 2019:
Inter-product biases in global precipitation extremes
Environ. Res. Lett., 14, 125016,
doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ab5da9
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Masunaga, H. and S. Bony, 2018:
Radiative invigoration of tropical convection by preceding cirrus clouds
J. Atmos. Sci., 75, 1327-1342, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-17-0355.1
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© American Meteorological Society
Masunaga, H. and Y. Sumi, 2017:
A toy model of tropical convection with a moisture storage closure
J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 9,
doi:10.1002/2016MS000855.
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Masunaga, H., and Z. J. Luo, 2016:
Convective and large-scale mass flux profiles over tropical oceans determined from synergistic analysis of a suite of satellite observations
J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 121, doi:10.1002/2016JD024753.
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© Authors
Masunaga, H., 2015:
Assessment of a Satellite-based Atmospheric Budget Analysis Method with
CINDY2011/DYNAMO/AMIE and TOGA COARE Sounding Array Data
J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 93A (Special issue on the Coordinated
International Field Campaign on the Madden-Julian Oscillation),
21-40, doi:10.2151/jmsj.2015-032.
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© Meteorological Society of Japan
Masunaga, H. and Tristan S. L'Ecuyer, 2014:
A mechanism of tropical convection inferred from observed variability in the moist static energy budget
J. Atmos. Sci., 71, 3747-3766.
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© American Meteorological Society
Masunaga, H., 2013:
A satellite study of tropical moist convection and environmental variability: A moisture and thermal budget analysis
J. Atmos. Sci., 70, 2443-2466.
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© American Meteorological Society
Masunaga, H., 2012:
A satellite study of the atmospheric forcing and response to moist convection
over tropical and subtropical oceans
J. Atmos. Sci., 69, 150-167.
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© American Meteorological Society
Masunaga, H. and T. S. L'Ecuyer, 2011:
Equatorial asymmetry of the east Pacific ITCZ: Observational constraints
on the underlying processes
J. Climate, 24, 1784-1800.
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© American Meteorological Society
Masunaga, H., T. Matsui, W.-K. Tao, A. Y. Hou, C. D. Kummerow,
T. Nakajima, P. Bauer, W. S. Olson, M. Sekiguchi, and T. Y. Nakajima, 2010:
Satellite Data Simulator Unit (SDSU): A multi-sensor, multi-spectral
satellite simulator package
Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 91,1625-1632.
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© American Meteorological Society
Masunaga, H., M. Satoh, and H. Miura , 2008:
A Joint Satellite and Global Cloud-Resolving Model Analysis of
a Madden-Jullian Oscillation Event: Model Diagnosis
J. Geophys. Res., 113, D17210, doi:10.1029/2008JD009986.
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© American Geophysical Union
Masunaga, H., T. S. L'Ecuyer, and C. D. Kummerow, 2006:
The Madden-Julian Oscillation Recorded in Early Observations from
the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM).
J. Atmos. Sci., 63, 2777-2794.
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© American Meteorological Society
Pease see H. M. Publication List for the complete list.
H. Masunaga, and M. Ito:
Understanding the physical processes governing the iris effect: Precipitation efficiency, upper-tropospheric stability, and possible roles of shallow convection, 3rd Pan-GASS Meeting Understanding and Modeling Atmospheric Processes, Monterey, CA, USA (July 2022).
H. Masunaga, R. Oki, M. Yamaji, and K. Yamamoto:
JAXA-NASA collaborations toward a better understanding of the global water and energy cycle: From TRMM and GPM to ACCP, JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting, Online (May 2020).
H. Masunaga:
The fundamental time scales intrinsic of convectively coupled equatorial waves, CLICCS Workshop, Bad Segeberg, Germany (Sep 2019).
H. Masunaga and B. Mapes:
A mechanism for the maintenance of sharp tropical margins, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2019, Chiba, Japan (May 2019)
H. Masunaga:
Radiative regulation of tropical convection as implied from satellite observations, Future of Cumulus Parametrization Workshop, Delft, Netherlands (Jul 2017).
H. Masunaga and Z. J. Luo:
Large-scale and Convective-scale Updraft Profiles from Satellite Observations,
"Tropical and Midlatitude Convective Systems and Their Roles in Weather and Climate", Americal Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA (Dec 2015).
H. Masunaga:
Free-tropospheric Moisture Convergence and Tropical Convective Regimes
The Climate Symposium 2014, Darmstadt, Germany (Oct 2014).
H. Masunaga:
Satellite Data Simulators and Their Applications to Cloud Model Evaluation
The 8th Workshop on Satellite Data Application for Global Environmental Monitoring, Seoul, Korea (Oct 2014).
H. Masunaga:
Microwave Precipitation Measurements from Space: Heritage from TRMM and future with GPM
The 8th Workshop on Satellite Data Application for Global Environmental Monitoring, Seoul, Korea (Oct 2014).
H. Masunaga:
Satellite Observations of Large-scale Vertical Motion over the Indian Ocean
Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 2014 Conference, Sapporo, Japan (Jul 2014).
H. Masunaga:
The Evolution of Tropical Convective Systems Inferred from Satellite Measurements of Convective Updraft and Surrounding Downdraft
Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 2014 Conference, Sapporo, Japan (Jul 2014).
H. Masunaga and T. S. L'Ecuyer:
Thermal and moisture budget of tropical moist convection analyzed with multi-satellite observations
Gordon Research Conference: Radiation & Climate, New London, NH, USA (Jul 2013).
H. Masunaga, M. Satoh, and H. Miura:
An application of TRMM and CloudSat observations to global model diagnosis
"Innovative applications of satellite and ground observations in
evaluating general circulation models", American Geophysical Union
Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA (Dec 2008).
H. Masunaga, M. Satoh, and H. Miura:
An application of TRMM and CloudSat observations to global model diagnosis
Third international workshop on high-resolution cloud modeling -
Tropical cyclones and climate, Honolulu, HI, USA (Dec 2008).
H. Masunaga:
Prospective meteorological studies using next-generation Earth-observing`
satellites
"Toward next generation of atmospheric sciences", the Meteorological
Society of Japan 125th anniversary international symposium,
Tokyo, Japan (May 2007).
H. Masunaga:
Improvement of GPROF
International workshop on precipitation retrieval algorithms using
satellite microwave radiometer, radar, and IR data,
Tokyo, Japan (Mar 2003).