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Refereed papers:

42)Tsuboi, T., K. Shiokawa, Y. Otsuka, H. Fujinami and T. Nakamura, 2023: Statistical analysis of the horizontal phase velocity distribution of atmospheric gravity waves and medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances in airglow images over Sata, Japan, Journal of Geophysical Research -Space Physics, 128, e2023JA031600. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JA031600

41)Tsuboi, T., K. Shiokawa, Y. Otsuka, H. Fujinami, T. Nakamura and D. Neudegg, 2023: Statistical analysis of the horizontal phase velocity distribution of atmospheric gravity waves and medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances in airglow images at Darwin, Journal of Geophysical Research -Space Physics, 128, e2022JA030769. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JA030769

40)Hirata, H., H. Fujinami, H. Kanamori, Y. Sato, R. B. Kayastha, M. L. Shrestha and K. Fujita, 2023, Multiscale processes leading to heavy precipitation in the eastern Nepal Himalayas, Journal of Hydrometeorology, 24, 641-658. https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-22-0080.1

39)Terao, T., S. Kanae, H. Fujinami, J. Matsumoto et al., 2022, AsiaPEX: Challenges and Prospects in Asian Precipitation Research, Bulletin of American Meteorological Society, 104, E884-E908. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0220.1

38)Naito, H., K. Shiokawa, Y. Otsuka, H. Fujinami, T. Tsuboi, T. Sakanoi, A. Saito, and T. Nakamura, 2022: Three-dimensional Fourier analysis of atmospheric gravity waves and medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances observed in airglow images in Hawaii over three years, J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 127, e2022JA030346.

37)Fujinami, H., T. Sato, H. Kanamori and M. Kato, 2022: Nocturnal southerly moist surge parallel to the coastline over the western Bay of Bengal. Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2022GL100174. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL100174

36)Kanamori, H., M. Abe, H. Fujinami and T. Himaya, 2022: Impacts of global warming on summer precipitation trend over northeastern Eurasia during 1990-2010 using large‐ensemble experiments, International Journal of Climatology, 43, 615-631.

35)Abe, M., H. Fujinami and T. Hiyama, 2022: Dominant spatial-patterns of interannual variability in summer precipitation across northern Eurasia from CMIP5 models, International Journal of Climatology, 42, 5173-5196.

34)Sugimoto, S., K. Ueno, H. Fujinami, T. Nasuno, T. Sato and H. G. Takahashi, 2021: Cloud-resolving-model simulations of nocturnal precipitation over the Himalayan slopes and foothills, Journal of Hydrometeorology, 22, 3171-3188. https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-21-0103.1

33)Takahashi, H. G. and H. Fujinami, 2021: Recent decadal enhancement of Meiyu-Baiu heavy rainfall over East Asia, Scientific Reports, 11, 13665. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93006-0

32) Fujinami, H., K. Fujita, N. Takahashi, T. Sato, H. Kanamori, S. Sunako and R.B. Kayastha, 2021: Twice-daily monsoon precipitation maxima in the Himalayas driven by land surface effects, J. Geophys. Res. -Atmospheres, 126, e2020JD034255. (Open Access) [Top downloaded article among work published in an issue (JGR atmpspheres) between 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021] https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD034255

31) Fujinami, H., H. Hirata, M. Kato and K. Tsuboki, 2020: Mesoscale precipitation systems and their role in the rapid development of a monsoon depression over the Bay of Bengal, Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 146, 267- 283. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.3672

30)Tsuchiya S., K. Shiokawa, H. Fujinami, Y. Otsuka, T. Nakamura, M. Connors, I. Schofiels, B. Shevtsov and I. Poddelskiy, 2019: Three-dimensional Fourier analysis of the phase velocity distributions of mesospheric and ionospheric waves based on airglow images collected over 10 years: Comparison of Magadan, Russia, and Athabasca, Canada, J. Geophys. Res. -Space Physics, 124, 8110-8124. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JA026783

29)Tsuchiya S., K. Shiokawa, H. Fujinami, Y. Otsuka, T. Nakamura and M. Yamamoto, 2018: Statistical analysis of the phase velocity distribution of mesospheric and ionospheric waves observed in airglow images over a 16-year period: Comparison between Rikubetsu and Shigaraki, Japan. J. Geophys. Res. -Space Physics, 123, 6930-6947. DOI: 10.1029/2018JA025585

28)Kanamori, H., T. Kumagai, H. Fujinami, T. Hiyama and T. Yasunari, 2018: Effects of long- and short-term atmospheric water cycles on the water balance over the Maritime Continent, J. Hydrometeor. 19, 1413-1427.DOI:10.1175/JHM-D-18-0052.1

27)Hengjan, Y., N. Sae-koo, T. Phichitrasilp, Y. Ohmori, H. Fujinami, and E. Hondo, 2018: Seasonal variation in mortality rates of Pteropus lylei in Wat Pho Bang Khla temple, Thailand, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, 80, 1364-1367.

26) Kurita, N., M. Horikawa, H. Kanamori, H. Fujinami, T. Kumagai, T. Kume and T. Yasunari, 2018: Interpretation of ENSO-related precipitation anomalies in northwestern Borneo using isotopic tracers, Hydrological Processes, 32, 2176-2186. doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13164

25)Takahashi, A., T. Kumagai, H. Kanamori, H. Fujinami, T. Hiyama and M. Hara, 2017: Impact of tropical deforestation on precipitation over Borneo Island, J. Hydrometeor. 18, 2907-2922, doi:10.1175/JHM-D-17-0008.1. doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13164. doi:10.1175/JHM-D-17-0008.1. [Abstract] [PDF] ©American Meteorological Society

24)Fujinami, H., T. Sato, H. Kanamori and F. Murata, 2017: Contrasting features of monsoon precipitation around the Meghalaya Plateau under westerly and easterly regimes, J. Geophys. Res. Atmospheres., 122, 9591-9610. DOI: 10.1002/2016JD026116. The paper was featured on the September cover of JGR-Atmospheres (Vol. 122, Issue 18: issue information) [Abstract][PDF] ©American Geophysical Union

23)Murata, F., T. Terao, H. Fujinami, T. Hayashi, H. Asada, J. Matsumoto, Hiambok Jones Syiemlieh, 2017: Dominant synoptic disturbance in the extreme rainfall at Cherrapunji, North East India based on 100 years of rainfall data, J. Climate, 30, 8237-8251. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0435.1. DOI:10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0435.1. [Abstract][PDF] © American Meteorological Society

22)Takeo, D., K. Shiokawa, H. Fujinami, Y. Otsuka, T. S. Matsuda, M. K. Ejiri, T. Nakamura and M. Yamamoto, 2017: Sixteen-year variation of horizontal phase velocity and propagation direction of mesospheric and thermospheric waves in airglow images at Shigaraki, Japan, J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 122, 8770-8780. doi: 10.0002/2017JA023919 [Abstract] [PDF] ©American Geophysical Union.

21) Hatsuzuka, D. and H. Fujinami, 2017: Effects of the South Asian monsoon intraseasonal modes on genesis of low pressure systems over Bangladesh, J. Climate, 30, 2481-2499. DOI:10.1175/jcli-d-16-0360.1

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20) Hiyama, T., H. Fujinami, H. Kanamori, T. Ishige, K. Oshima, 2016: Interdecadal modulation of the interannual variability in precipitation and atmospheric circulation pattern over northern Eurasia, Environ. Res. Lett., 11, 065001. [Abstract] [PDF] (open access)

19) Fujinami, H., T. Yasunari and T. Watanabe, 2016: Trend and interannual variation in summer precipitation in eastern Siberia in recent decades, Int. J. Climatol, 36: 355-368. DOI: 10.1002/joc.4352 [Abstract] [PDF]©Royal Meteorological Society.

18) Igarashi, Y., G. G. Katul, T. Kumagai, N.Yoshifuji, T. Sato, N. Tanaka, K. Tanaka, H. Fujinami, M. Suzuki, C. Tantasirin, 2015: Separating physical and biological controls on long-term evapotranspiration fluctuations in a tropical deciduous forest subjected to monsoonal rainfall,? J. Geophys. Res. -Biogeosciences., 120, 1262-1278. [Abstract] [PDF] ©American Geophysical Union

17) Takahashi, G. H., H. Fujinami, T. Yasunari, J. Matsumoto and S.Baimoung, 2015: Role of tropical cyclones along the monsoon trough in the 2011 Thai flood and interannual variability, J. Climate, 28, 1465-1476. [Abstract] [PDF] © American Meteorological Society

16) Hatsuzuka, D, T. Yasunari and H. Fujinami, 2014: Characteristics of low pressure systems associated with intraseasonal oscillation of rainfall over Bangladesh during boreal summer, Mon. Wea. Rev., 142, 4758-4774. [Abstract] [PDF] © American Meteorological Society

15) Fujinami, H., T. Yasunari and A. Morimoto, 2014: Dynamics of distinct intraseasonal oscillation: in summer monsoon rainfall over the Meghalaya-Bangladesh-western Myanmar region: Covariability between the tropics and mid-latitudes, Clim. Dyn. 43, 2147-2166. [Abstract] [PDF] ©The authors (Open Access)

14) Yanase, W., M. Satoh, H. Taniguchi and H. Fujinami, 2012: Seasonal and intra-seasonal modulation of tropical cyclogenesis environment over the Bay of Bengal during the extended summer monsoon, J. Climate, 25, 2914-2930. [Abstract][PDF] ©American Meteorological Society

13) Kajikawa, Y., T. Yasunari, S. Yoshida and H. Fujinami, 2012: Advanced Asian summer monsoon onset in recent decades, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L03803. [Abstract] [PDF]©American Geophysical Union

12) Fujinami, H., D. Hatsuzuka, T. Yasunari, T. Hayashi, T. Terao, F. Murata, M. Kiguchi, Y. Yamane, J. Matsumoto, Md. N. Islam and A. Habib, 2011: Characteristic intraseasonal oscillation of rainfall and its effect on interannual variability over Bangladesh during boreal summer, Int. J. Climatol., 31, 1192-1204. [Abstract][PDF]©Royal Meteorological Society.

11) Takahashi, H. G., H. Fujinami, T. Yasunari, and J. Matsumoto, 2010: Diurnal rainfall pattern observed by Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Precipitation Radar (TRMM-PR) around the Indochina peninsula, J. Geophys. Res. -Atmos, 115, D07109. [Abstract] [PDF]©American Geophysical Union

10) Fujinami, H. and T. Yasunari, 2009: The effects of midlatitude waves over and around the Tibetan Plateau on submonthly variability of the East Asian summer monsoon, Mon. Wea. Rev., 137, 2286-2304. DOI: 10.1175/2009MWR2826.1 [Abstract] [PDFAmerican Meteorological Society

09) Sato, T., T. Yoshikane, M. Satoh, H. Miura, and H. Fujinami, 2008: Resolution dependency of the diurnal cycle of convective clouds over the Tibetan Plateau in a mesoscale model. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 86A, 17-31.[Abstract][PDF]©Meteorological Society of Japan

08) Takahashi, A., T. Hiyama, M. Nishikawa, H. Fujinami, A. Higuchi, W. Li, W. Liu, and Y. Fukushima, 2008: Diurnal variation of water vapor mixing between the atmospheric boundary layer and free atmosphere over Changwu, the Loess Plateau in China, SOLA, 4, 33-36. [Abstract] [PDF]©Meteorological Society of Japan

07) Tanaka, H., T. Hiyama, K. Yamamoto, H. Fujinami, T. Shinoda, A. Higuchi, S. Endo, S. Ikeda, W. Li, K. Nakamura, 2007: Surface flux and atmospheric boundary layers observations from the LAPS project over the middle of the Huaihe River basins in China, Hydrological Processes, 21, 1997-2008.

[Abstract]

06)Fujinami, H., S. Nomura and T. Yasunari, 2005: Characteristics of diurnal variations in convection and precipitation over the southern Tibetan Plateau during summer. SOLA, 1, 49-52, DOI: 10.2151/sola.2005-014. [Abstract ] [PDF]©Meteorological Society of Japan

05)Fujinami, H. and T. Yasunari, 2004: Submonthly Variability of Convection and Circulation over and around the Tibetan Plateau during the Boreal Summer, J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 82, 1545-1564. [Abstract ] [PDF]©Meteorological Society of Japan

04) Fujinami, H. and T. Yasunari, 2002: Convective activity over the Tibetan Plateau and associated atmospheric circulation during GAME-Tibet IOP. The Second Tibetan Plateau Experiment of Atmospheric Sciences, China Meteorological Press, No.132, 118-121. [PDF]

03) Ueno, K., R. B. Kayastha, M. R. Chitrakar, O.R. Bajracharya, A.P. Pokhrel, H. Fujinami, T. Kadota, H. Iida, D.P. Manandhar, M. Hattori, T. Yasunari and M. Nakawo, 2001: Meteorological observations during 1994-2000 at the Automatic Weather Station (GEN-AWS) in Khumbu region, Nepal Himalayas. Bulletin of Glaciological Research, 18, 23-30.[Abstract] [PDF]©Japanese Society of Snow and Ice .

02) Fujinami, H. and T. Yasunari, 2001: The seasonal and intraseasonal variability of diurnal cloud activity over the Tibetan Plateau, J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 79, 1207-1227.[Abstract ][PDF] ©Meteorological Society of Japan

01) N. Yamazaki, Kamahori, H. Yatagai, A., Takahashi, K.,. Ueda, H., Aonashi, K.., Kuma, K., Takeuchi, Y., Tada, H., Fukutomi, Y., Igarashi, H., Fujinami, H. and Kajikawa, Y., 2000: Release of GAME Reanalysis data, Tenki, 47, 659-663. (in Japanese)

Presentation:

  • Yasunari, T. and H. Fujinami, Multiple flow and diurnal convection regimes during spring through summer monsoon over the Tibetan Plateau. Proceedings of 1st international workshop on GAME-Tibet, 107-110, January 1999, Xi'an China.
  • Endo, N., T. Kumakura, A. Nakata, H. Fujinami, T. Yasunari, Z.Yu, Z. Tao, Z.Hu and X. Ma, Characteristics of planetary boundary layer structure in central Tibet during summer season of 1998. Proceedings of 1st international workshop on GAME-Tibet, 77-80, January 1999, Xi'an China
  • Fujinami, H. and T. Yasunari, 2002: Convective activity over the Tibetan Plateau and associated atmospheric circulation during GAME-Tibet IOP. The Second Tibetan Plateau Experiment of Atmospheric Sciences, China Meteorological Press, No.132, 118-121.
  • Fujinami, H. and T. Yasunari, 2004: Submonthly (7-20 days) variability over and around the Tibetan Plateau, International Asian Monsoon Symposium, February 2004, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Fujinami, H. 2004: Structure of atmospheric circulation fields associated with tropospheric drying around the southwestern islands of Japan during 2002 summer. Proceedings of 2nd China-Japan joint workshop on the Lower Atmosphere and Precipitation Study (LAPS), LAPS Publication No. 4, LAPS project office, National Climate Center, CMA, China, 29-31.
  • Hiyama, T., H. Tanaka, A. Higuchi, T. Shinoda, H. Fujinami and K Nakamura, 2004: General introductions of ABL observations in LAPS project at Souxian Meteorological Observatory, Proceedings of 2nd China-Japan joint workshop on Lower Atmosphere and Precipitation Study (LAPS), LAPS Publication No. 4, LAPS project office, National Climate Center, CMA, China, 40-44.
  • Tanaka, H., T. Hiyama, A. Higuchi, T. Shinoda, H. Fujinami and K. Nakamura; 2004: Preliminary results of ABL observations at Shouxian Meteorological Observatory, Proceedings of the second China-Japan joint workshop on Lower Atmosphere and Precipitation Study (LAPS), LAPS Publication No. 4, LAPS project office, National Climate Center, CMA, China, 46-50.
  • Fujinami, H. and S. Nomura and T. Yasunari 2004: Space-time characteristics of diurnal variation in convection and precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau during the summer monsoon. Proceedings CD-ROM of The 6th International Study Conference on GEWEX in Asia and GAME, 3-5 December 2004, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Tanaka, H. T. Hiyama, A. Higuchi, T. Shinoda, H. Fujinami and K. Nakamura, 2004: Preliminary results of ABL observations in LAPS project in Huaihe river basin. Proceedings CD-ROM of The 6th International Study Conference on GEWEX in Asia and GAME, 3-5 December 2004, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Fujinami, H. 2005: A relationship between submonthly variability on the Asian subtropical jet and convection over China during Meiyu season (June-July). Proceedings of 3rd Japan China joint workshop on Lower Atmosphere and Precipitation Study (LAPS), LAPS Publication No. 5, Hydospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya University, 17-19.
  • Hiyama, T., H. Tanaka., K. Yamamoto, A. Higuchi, T. Shinoda, H. Fujinami, S. Ikeda, S. Endo, N. Kobayashi, K. Ikeda and K. Nakamura, 2005: Study on surface energy balance and development of atmospheric boundary layer over the Shouxian region, China, Proceedings of 3rd Japan China joint workshop on Lower Atmosphere and Precipitation Study (LAPS), LAPS Publication No. 5, Hydospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya University, 62-63.
  • Tanaka, H., T. Hiyama, K. Yamamoto, H. Fujinami, T. Shinoda, A Higuchi, S. Endo, S. Ikeda, W. Li and K. Nakamura, 2005: Surface flux and atmospheric boundary layer observations over the middle of the Huaihe River basin in China, Proceedings of 3rd Japan China joint workshop on Lower Atmosphere and Precipitation Study (LAPS), LAPS Publication No. 5, Hydospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya University, 75-79.
  • Endo, S., T. Shinoda, H. Tanaka, T. Hiyama, A. Higuchi, H. Fujinami, K. Yamamoto, S. Ikeda, H. Uyeda and K. Nakamura, 2005: Vertical circulation in the convective boundary layer over the Huaihe river basin in China observed by wind profiler radar, Proceedings of 3rd Japan China joint workshop on Lower Atmosphere and Precipitation Study (LAPS), LAPS Publication No. 5, Hydospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya University, 68-71.
  • Fujinami, H., 2006: Intraseasonal variability of Meiyu front on submonthly timescales over the Yangtze and Huaihe river basins, Proceeding of 4th China-Japan joint workshop on Lower Atmosphere and Precipitation Study (LAPS), LAPS Publication, LAPS project office, National Climate Center, CMA, China, 7-11.
  • Tanaka, H., T, Hiyama, H. Fujinami, T. Shinoda, A. Higuchi, S. Endo, S. Ikeda, W. Li and L. Nakamura, 2006: Relationship between atmospheric boundary layer and surface condition: An observation over the middle stream of the Huaihe river basin in China, Proceeding of 4th China-Japan joint workshop on Lower Atmosphere and Precipitation Study (LAPS), LAPS Publication, LAPS project office, National Climate Center, CMA, China, 35-38.
  • Hiyama, T., H. Tanaka, A. Takahashi, M. Nishikawa, S. Yoshida, A. Higuchi, H. Fujinami, T. Shinoda, Y. Fukushima and K. Nakamura, 2006: Comparative study on diurnal and seasonal change in ABL over Shouxian and Changwu regions, Proceeding of 4th China-Japan joint workshop on Lower Atmosphere and Precipitation Study (LAPS), LAPS Publication, LAPS project office, National Climate Center, CMA, China, 55-58.
  • Fujinami, H. and T. Yasunari, 2007: Submonthly Convective Variability over the East Asia during the Meiyu Season (AS07-HS20-A0040), 4th annual meeting of AOGS, 30 July?4 August 2007, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Tanaka, H., T, Hiyama, H. Fujinami, T. Shinoda, A. Higuchi, S. Endo, S. Ikeda, W. Li and L. Nakamura, 2007: Simultaneous observations of the surface and the atmospheric boundary layer over the middle stream of the Huaihe River basin in China (AS07-HS20-A0020), 4th annual meeting of AOGS, 30 July?4 August 2007, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Yasunari, T. and H. Fujinami, 2008: Submonthly convective variability over the East Asia during the Meiyu/Baiu Season, Third WCRP International Conference on Reanalysis, 28 January?1 February 2008, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Fujinami, H., D. Hatsuzuka, T. Yasunari, T. Hayashi, 2009: Intraseasonal and Interannual Variability of Rainfall over Bangladesh during Summer, Proceedings of International MAHASRI/ HyARC workshop on Asian Monsoon, 117-126, 3?5 March 2009, Danang, Vietnam.
  • Yasunari, T. A. Morimoto and H. Fujinami, 2010: Precipitation disturbances in summer monsoon with a quasi bi-weekly (QBW) period over and along the Tibet-Himalaya region and its implication to the hydrological cycle, The 2nd CAS-CEOP International workshop on Energy and water cycle over the Tibetan Plateau and high elevations, July 2010, Lhasa, China.
  • Yasunari, T., Fujinami H. and A. Morimoto, 2011: Revisit to the quasi bi-weekly period oscillation (QBW) in precipitation in the Bangladesh-Himalaya-Tibet region and its role in the whole Asian summer monsoon system, 91st AMS Annual Meeting, 23?27 January 2011, Seattle, USA.
  • Yasunari, T., Y. Kajikawa, S. Yoshida and H. Fujinami, 2011: Long-term trend of Asian Hydro-Climate in the recent several decades -natural or anthropogenic?-, SCA Special Workshop “Water-related Disasters in Asia”, 4 July 2011, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
  • Yasunari, T., Y. Kajikawa, S. Yoshida and H. Fujinami, 2011: Long-term change of Asian summer monsoon in the past several decades -Natural or anthropogenic? (Invited talk, presenter: H. Fujinami), The second international MAHASRI/HyARC workshop on Asian monsoon and water cycle, 22-24 August, Nhatrang, Vietnam.
  • Fujinami, H., A. Morimoto and T. Yasunari, 2011: Quasi-biweekly oscillation of rainfall in heavy rainfall areas over South Asia, The second international MAHASRI/HyARC workshop on Asian monsoon and water cycle, 22-24 August, Nhatrang, Vietnam.
  • Yasunari, T., S. Yoshida and H. Fujinami, 2011: Drastic changes of long-term precipitation trends from pre-monsoon to monsoon season in Asia during the past 45 years (1961-2005), American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 2011, San Francisco, CA, USA.
  • Okayama, J., T. Yasunari, H. Fujinami and Y. Kajikawa, 2011: Seasonal march of spring rainfall over East Asia, The second international MAHASRI/HyARC workshop on Asian monsoon and water cycle, 22-24 August, Nhatrang, Vietnam.
  • Yasunari, T., H. Fujinami, D. Hatsuzuka and A. Morimoto, 2012: Revisit to the Quasi Bi-Weekly period oscillation (QBW) of monsoon in the Assam-Meghalaya-Bangladesh-Himalaya region and its role in the whole Asian summer monsoon system, International conference on "Opportunities and Challenges in Monsoon Prediction in a Changing Climate" (OCHAMP-2012), 21-25 February 2012, Pune, India.
  • Fujinami, H. and T. Yasunari, 2012: Quasi-biweekly oscillation of rainfall in heavy rainfall areas over South Asia, AOGS-AGU(WPGM) Joint assembly 2012, 13-17 August 2012, Singapore.
  • Fujinami, H., D. Hatsuzuka and T. Yasunari, 2013: Characteristics of low pressure systems associated with intraseasonal oscillation in rainfall over Bangladesh during boreal summer, The third international MAHASRI/HyARC workshop on Asian monsoon and water cycle, 28-30 August 2013, Danang, Vietnam (Invited talk)
  • Fujinami, H. and T. Yasunari, 2013: Dynamics of Distinct Intraseasonal Oscillation in Summer Monsoon Rainfall over the Meghalaya-Bangladesh-western Myanmar Region, 5th WMO International Workshop on Monsoons (IWM-V), 28-31 October 2013, Macao, China.
  • Fujinami, H. and T. Yasunari, 2014: Dynamics of Distinct Intraseasonal Oscillation in Summer Monsoon Rainfall over the Meghalaya-Bangladesh-western Myanmar Region, Takio Murakami memorial symposium on tropical meteorology and monsoon, 2-3 July 2014, Honolulu, Hawaii USA.
  • Hatsuzuka D, H. Fujinami, T. Yasunari, 2014: Characteristics of low-pressure systems associated with intraseasonal oscillation of rainfall over Bangladesh during boreal summer, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 2014, San Francisco, CA, USA.
  • Hiyama, T., H. Fujinami and K. Oshima, 2014: Trend and interannual variability of summer precipitation and the atmospheric water vapor convergence in the Arctic circumpolar region, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 2014, San Francisco, CA, USA.
  • Fujinami, H., 2015: Dynamics of quasi-biweekly oscillation in rainfall over South Asia, Asian monsoon Hydroclimate -Review of MAHASRI and Beyond-, 4-5 March 2015, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Fujinami, H. and H. Kanamori, 2016: Contrasting features of monsoon precipitation around the Meghalaya Plateau in westerly and easterly regimes from a 17-year TRMM observation, International workshop on Estimation and Prediction of Asian Monsoon Rainfall, 15 January 2016, Kyoto, Japan
  • Fujinami, H., H. Kanamori, T. Sato and F. Murata, 2016: Contrasting features of monsoon precipitation around the Meghalaya Plateau in westerly and easterly regimes from a 17-year TRMM observation, The International conference on MAHASRI, 2-4 March 2016, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Shiokawa, K. D. Takeo, H. Fujinami, and Y. Otsuka, Gravity-wave coupling of the mesosphere, thermosphere, and ionosphere observed by the Optical Mesosphere Thermosphere Imagers (OMTIs), 1st VarSITI General Symposium, 6-10 June 2016, Albena, Bulgaria.
  • Hiyama, T., H, Fujinami and K. Suzuki, 2016: Recent changes in the atmospheric water cycle and the terrestrial water storage in eastern Siberia, IX International Symposium "C/H2O/Energy balance and climate over the boreal and arctic regions with special emphasis on Eastern Eurasia", 1-4 November 2016, Yakutsk, Russia.
  • Fujinami, H., T, Sato, H. Kanamori and F. Murata, 2016: Contrasting features of monsoon precipitation around the Meghalaya Plateau in westerly and easterly regimes from a 17-year TRMM observation, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 12 December 2016, San Francisco, CA, USA.
  • Kanamori, H., T. Hiyama, J, R. Kambatuku, H. Mizuochi, H. Fujinami and M. Iijima, 2016: Characteristics of rainfall associated with land surface conditions in north-central Namibia, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 13 December 2016, San Francisco, CA, USA.
  • Takeo, D., K. Shiokawa, H.Fujinami et al., 2016: Long-term variation of horizontal phase velocity and propagation direction of mesospheric and thermospheric gravity waves by using airglow images obtained at Shigarkai, Japan, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 14 December 2016, San Francisco, CA, USA.
  • Fujinami, H., T. Sato, H. Kanamori and F. Murata, 2017: Contrasting features of monsoon precipitation around the Meghalaya Plateau in westerly and easterly regimes, International workshop for climate variability and related studies over Norh East Indian subcontinent, 21-22 February 2017, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Murata, F. T. Terao, H. Fujinami, T. Hayashi, H. Asada, J. Matsumoto and H. J. Syiemlieh, 2017: Characteristics of active spells in the extreme rainfall at Cherrapunji, northeast India based on 104 years of rainfall data, International workshop for climate variability and related studies over Norh East Indian subcontinent, 21-22 February 2017, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Abe, M., H. Fujinami and T. Hiyama, 2017: Interannual variability of summer precipitation over northern Eurasia in multiple climate models, JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017, 24 May 2017, Chiba, Japan.
  • Tsuchiya, S., K Shiokawa, D. Takeo, H. Fujinami et al., 2017: Long-term statistical analysis of horizontal phase velocity distribution of mesosphere and ionosphere waves in airglow images at Rikubetsu and Shigaraki, Japan, JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017, 24 May 2017, Chiba, Japan.
  • Murata, F., T. Terao, H. Fujinami, T. Hayashi, H. Asada, J. Matsumoto, H. Syiemlieh, Dominant synoptic disturbance in the extreme rainfall at Cherrapunji, North East India, AOGS2017, 6-11 August, Singapore.
  • Fujinami, H., T. Sato, H. Kanamori and F. Murata, 2017: Contrasting features of monsoon precipitation around the Meghalaya Plateau in westerly and easterly regimes, Sixth International Workshop on Monsoons (IWM-6), 13-17 November 2017, Singapore.
  • Tsuchiya, S., K. Shiokawa, H. Fujinami, Y. Otsuka, T. Nakamura and M. Yamamoto, Statistical analysis of 16-year phase velocity distribution of mesospheric and ionospheric waves in airglow images: Comparison between Rikubetsu and Shigaraki, Japan, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 11-15 December 2017, New Orleans, LA, USA.
  • Sugimoto, S., H. Fujinami, T. Sato, H. Takahashi and K. Ueno, 2018: Challenges for a systematic understanding of the precipitation process in Asian countries, JpGU2018, 20 May 2018, Chiba, Japan
  • Tsuchiya, S., K. Shiokawa, H. Fujinami, Y. Otsuka, T. Nakamura, M. Yamamoto, S. Ian and C. Martin, 2018: Long-term statistical analysis of phase velocity distribution of mesospheric and ionospheric waves in airglow images obtained in Japan and Canada, JpGU2018, 22 May 2018, Chiba, Japan
  • Abe, M., H. Fujinami and T. Himaya, 2018: Interannual variability of summer precipitation over northern Eurasia in multiple climate models: Part II, JpGU2018, 24 May 2018, Chiba, Japan.
  • Kanamori, H. and H. Fujinami, 2018: Interannual variability of intraseasonal oscillation based on rain gauge data from the late 1890s to the present over Bangladesh, The 11th ACRE Meeting, 10?20 November 2018, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Michelon, J. K., T. Kumagai, T. Hiyama, H. Fujinami, K. Matsumoto, T. Kume, T. Saito, 2018: Response of a Bornean Rainforest to the Climatic Changes Imposed by ENSO During 2009-2015, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2018, 10?14 December 2018, Washington, D.C., USA.
  • Fukushima, A, T. Hayashi, T. Terao, F. Murata, M. Kiguchi, Y. Yamane, M. Tanoue and H. Fujinami, 2018: Heavy rainfall characteristics and related synoptic conditions in Assam, India, International workshop on extreme severe storms and disaster mitigation strategies, 24?26 December 2018, India.
  • Matsumoto, J., Kubota, H. Inoue, T., Akasaka, I., Kamahori, H., Fujibe, F., Hayashi, T., Terao, T., Murata, F., Fujinami, H., Fukushima, A., Mikami, T. and Zaiki, M. 2019. Recovery of the Asian monsoon variations since the late 19th century by the data rescue activities. Abstract of the Japan Geosciences Union 2019: MIS17-05, May 2019, Chiba, Japan.
  • Fujinami H., H. Hirata, M. Kato and K. Tsuboki, 2019: Meso-scale precipitation systems and their role in the rapid development of a monsoon depression over the Bay of Bengal, AsiaPEX Kickoff conference, 28-30 August 2019, Sapporo, Japan.
  • Fujinami, H., K. Fujita, N. Takahashi, T. Sato, H. Hirata, R. B. Kayastha and M. L. Shreshta, 2019: Precipitation and its variability in high elevation areas of the Nepal Himalayas, AsiaPEX Kickoff conference, 28-30 August 2019, Sapporo, Japan.
  • Murata, F., T. Terao, H. Fujinami, K. Chakravarty, H. J. Syiemlieh, L. Cajee, J. Matsumoto, 2019: Causes of the wettest place in the southern slope of the Meghalaya Plateau, Northeast India, AsiaPEX Kickoff conference, 28-30 August 2019, Sapporo, Japan.
  • Sugimoto, S. H. Fujinami, T. Nasuno, H. G. Takahashi, T. Sato and K. Ueno, 2019: Simulated clouds and precipitation over and around the Himalayas using the cloud resolving model, AsiaPEX Kickoff conference, 28-30 August 2019, Sapporo, Japan.
  • Matsumoto, J., Kubota, H. Inoue, T., Terao, T., Murata, F., Kiguchi, M., Hayashi, T., Akasaka, I., Kamahori, H., Fujinami, H., Kanamori, H., and Endo, N., 2019: Long-term Asian monsoon changes through the data rescue activities under the ACRE-Japan, AsiaPEX Kick-off Conference, 28-30 August 2019, Sapporo, Japan.
  • Matsumoto, J., Kubota, H., Inoue, T., Zaiki, M., Mikami, T., Hirano, J., Terao, T., Murata, F., Kiguchi, M., Hayashi, T., Akasaka, I. Fujinami, H., Kanamori, H. and Endo, N. 2019. Data rescue activities in the Asian monsoon region under the ACRE-Japan, 2019 ACRE-Asia Joint Workshop, November, Wuhan, China.
  • Fujinami, H., H. Hirata, M. Kato and K. Tsuboki, 2019: Meso-scale precipitation systems and their role in the rapid development of a monsoon depression over the Bay of Bengal, ISEE workshop: Approaches for Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Environmental Studies in Asia-Oceania, 8-9 November 2019, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Fujinami, H., K. Fujita, N. Takahashi, T. Sato, H. Kanamori, S. Sunako and A. Sakai, Twice-daily maxima of summer precipitation in high-altitude areas of the Himalayas: two contrasting land surface effects, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2020, Online, 1-17 January.
  • Naito, H., K Shiokawa, Y. Otsuka, H. Fujinami, T. Sakanoi, A. Saito and T. Nakamura, Three-dimensional Fourier analysis of atmospheric gravity waves and medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances observed in airglow images in Hawaii over three years, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2020, Online, 1-17 January.
  • Hirose, M. and H. Fujinami, 2021: Spatial patterns of high-elevation precipitation observed through spaceborne radars, EGU General assembly 2021 (Virtual), 19-30 April.
  • Fujinami, H., K. Fujita, N. Takahashi, T. Sato, H. Kanamori, S. Sunako and R. B. Kayastha, 2021: Twice-daily maxima of summer precipitation in the Himalayas, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 18th Annual Meeting (Virtual) AOGS 2021, 1-6 August.
  • Fujinami, H., K. Fujita, N. Takahashi, T. Sato, H. Hirata, H. Kanamori, Y. Sato, T. R. Gurung, R. B. Kayastha and M. L. Shrestha, 2022: Precipitation and its variability in the high elevation area of the Nepal Himalayas, Seventh WMO International Workshop on Monsoons (IWM-7), 22-26 March, India (online) (Invited talk)
  • Fujinami, H., H. Hirata, K. Fujita, H. Kanamori, Y. Sato and M. Kato and R. B. Kayastha, A heavy rainfall event in the eastern Nepal Himalayas caused by multi-scale processes, JPGU, 22-27May 2022, Chiba (online)
  • Fujinami, H., 2022: Role of land-atmosphere coupling on nocturnal precipitation over South Asia, A workshop on atmosphere-land coupling, 26 September 2022, Kagawa.
  • Sugimoto, S., K. Ueno, H. Fujinami, T. Nasuno, T. Sato, H. G. Takahashi, 2022: Nocturnal precipitation processes over the Himalayas during the mature monsoon season. International Mountain Conference 2022, 11-15 September 2022, Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Fujinami, H., 2023: Nocturnal rainfall and its driving mechanism over South Asia, The international workshop on climate, water, land and life in monsoon Asia, 6-8 March 2023, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Sugimoto, S., H. Fujinami, T. Nasuno, T. Sato, H.G. Takahashi and K. Ueno, 2023: Influence of topography resolution on precipitation over the Himalayan slopes, The VII Convective Permitting Climate Modelling 2023 workshop, 29-31 August 2023, Bergen, Norway.

International research project joined:

  • GEWEX Asian monsoon experiment (GAME) (1996-2005)
  • Monsoon Asian Hydro-Atmosphere Scientific Research and Prediction Initiative (MAHASRI) (2006?2016) under GEWEX Continental-scale Experiment (CSE) of the Global Hydrometeorology Panel (GHP)
  • Asian Precipitation Experiment (AsiaPEX) (2018- ) : Prospective Regional Hydroclimatological Project (RHP) under GEWEX. HF joins it as a member of international SSG group. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0220.1


Field observations:

  • QREQ(Cryosphere Research on Qingzang Plateau), May 1996: The maintenance of Automatic Weather Station (AWS) and data collection in Khumbu region, Nepal Himalayas.
  • GAME (GEWEX Asian Monsoon Experiment), July-August, 1998: Intensive observation period of GAME/Tibet. Radio-sonde observation at Amdo (central part of Tibet).
  • LAPS (Lower Atmosphere and Precipitation Study), November 2003-2006: Atmospheric boundary layer and its effects on precipitation in Anhui, China (LAPS/CREST)
  • HiPRECs (Himalaya PRECipitation Study) May 2019- : Preciptation observations along the Rolwaling Valley, the eastern Nepal Himalayas