OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of SOLA is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Ensemble Kalman Filter Meets Model Predictive Control in Chaotic Systems	12
Internal Precipitation and Kinematic Structure of the South Pacific Convergence Zone	11
The Impacts of East Siberian Blocking on the Development of the JPCZ	8
Microphysical Properties of Marine Fog Retrieved from the Geostationary Satellites Himawari-8/9	7
Editorial	7
Impact of Model Grid Spacing on the Feedback between Shortwave Three-Dimensional Radiative Transfer and an Isolated Nonprecipitating Cumulus	7
Microphysical Characteristics of Warm Convective Precipitation in Tokyo	7
Annual Maximum Precipitation in Indonesia and Its Association to Climate Teleconnection Patterns: An Extreme Value Analysis	7
Storylines of Projected Climate Changes around Japan Associated with Upper Troposphere and Stratosphere Responses	6
An Application of Cluster Analysis in Investigating Characteristics of the South and Southeast Asian Monsoon Onset in ENSO Years	6
Diurnal SST Warming and the Boreal Summer Intraseasonal Oscillation in the Philippine Sea: Contrasts between Early and Late Summer	5
Future Changes in Extreme Precipitation and Their Association with Tropical Cyclone Activity over the Western North Pacific and East Asia in 20 km AGCM Simulations	5
Influence of Stratospheric Variability on the Winter-Mean Polar Tropospheric Climate	5
Numerical Simulations and Trajectory Analyses of Local “Karakkaze” Wind: A Case That Could Have Contributed to an Aircraft Accident at Narita Airport on 23 March 2009	5
A Projection of Future JPCZs by WRF Dynamical Downscaling Simulations based on MIROC6 ScenarioMIP ssp585	5
Environmental Characteristics of an Extreme Rainfall Event in Yamagata–Niigata Prefectures, Japan, on 3-4 August 2022	4
Quality Evaluation of the Column-Averaged Dry Air Mole Fractions of Carbon Dioxide and Methane Observed by GOSAT and GOSAT-2	4
A New Application Method of Radar/Raingauge-Analyzed Precipitation Amounts for Long-term Statistical Analyses of Localized Heavy Rainfall Areas	4
Improving Air-Sea Observations of Typhoons Using Wave Gliders	4
Insurance Loss Dependence on Typhoon Maximum Wind Speed, Translation Speed and Size over Japan	4
Reevaluating the Surface Energy Balance and Soil Thermal Diffusion Equations in the Noah Multi-Parameterization (Noah-MP) Scheme	4
Frozen Precipitation Particle Properties Estimated from Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar and GPM Microwave Imager	4
Remote Effect of Kuroshio Warm SSTs in the East China Sea on Heavy Rainfall in Southern Kyushu, Japan, on 3 July 2020	4
Mechanism of Secondary Eyewall Formation in Tropical Cyclones Revealed by Sensitivity Experiments on the Mesoscale Descending Inflow	3
The Importance of Dynamical Downscaling for Explanations of High Temperature Rises in Winter	3

Applying the Sinkhorn Algorithm for Resampling of Local Particle Filter	3
Comparison of Turbulent Transport Schemes for Heavy Precipitation Associated with Typhoon Lan (2023)	3
Simultaneous Observations of Atmosphere and Ocean Directly under Typhoons Using Autonomous Surface Vehicles	3
A 1024-Member NICAM-LETKF Experiment for the July 2020 Heavy Rainfall Event	3
Preliminary Diagnosis of Primary Factors for an Unprecedented Heatwave over Japan in 2023 Summer	3
Convex Optimization of Initial Perturbations toward Quantitative Weather Control	3
Typhoon Intensity Forecasts using TIFS with Pseudo Ocean Coupling	3
Mechanisms behind the Record-Breaking Snowfall in Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan, in February 2025: Roles of Atmospheric Environment and a Marine Heatwave	3
Decreasing Quiescence of Tropical Cyclones in the Western North Pacific	3
Large-Scale Factors for the Persistent Extreme Heatwave over Japan in 2024 Summer and Late-July Heavy Rainfall in Northern Japan	2
Meteotsunamis in Japan Associated with the Tonga Eruption in January 2022	2
Scenario Dependence of Future Precipitation Changes across Japan in CMIP6	2
Editorial	2
Pakistan Floods in 2010 and 2022: The Impact of Extratropical Factors on Monsoon Systems	2
Distribution Characteristics and Formation Mechanisms of Lightning in the Malacca Strait	2
Estimating Volcanic Eruption Column Height and Growth Rate Using X-Band Marine Radar at the Sakurajima Volcano	2
Compact Microwave Radiometer for Water Vapor Estimation with Machine Learning Method	2
Impacts of Local Topography on Snowfall Distribution in the Kanto Plain: A Case Study	2
Effect of Upper-Air Moistening by Northward Ageostrophic Winds Associated with a Tropical Cyclone on the PRE Enhancement	2
Biases in Shortwave Three-Dimensional Radiative Transfer Calculations for High-Resolution Numerical Models	2
Verification of Wind Prediction in the Upper Troposphere in the North Pacific via Flight Observation	2
Quantile Regression Forests for Predictor Selection in Standardized Anomaly Postprocessing	2
Rainfall and temperature-based Philippine climate zones using Self-Organizing Maps	2
Real-Time Nowcasting of Sudden Heavy Rainfall Using Artificial Neural Network and Multi-Parameter Phased Array Radar	2
The Impact of Anthropogenic Global Warming and Oceanic Forcing on the Frequency of Quasi-Stationary Band-Shaped Precipitation Systems, “Senjo-Kousuitai”, during the Rainy Season of 2023	2
Interannual and Diurnal Variations in the Frequency of Heavy Rainfall Events in the Kyushu Area, Western Japan during the Rainy Season	2
The Critical Role of the Upper-Level Synoptic Disturbance on the China Henan “21.7” Extreme Precipitation Event	2
Vertical Development Speed of Shallow Radiation Fog	2
Influence of Negative Indian Ocean Dipole on Strengthening of North Pacific Subtropical High Leading to Heat Wave in Japan around Late June 2022	2
Evaluation of Stratospheric Age of Air Estimated from Halocarbon Measurements of Air Samples Collected by a Balloon-Borne Cryogenic Air Sampler over Japan	2
Contradictory Impacts of Anomalous Sea Surface Temperatures over the Sea of Japan in the Japan-Sea Polar-Airmass Convergence Zone	2
An Object-Based Approach for Quantitative Verification of Quasi-Stationary Band-Shaped Precipitation Systems, “Senjo-Kousuitai,” Forecasts	2