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Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2019 Vol.128 No.1

2019 Vol.128 No.1

Snow Clouds and Hoarfrost Observed at Mt. Neko in Late Autumn

The winter monsoon had strengthened after Typhoon 1722 (Saola) passed, and the first wintry winds of the year prevailed in the Kinki and Tokyo areas. Snow clouds intruded in northern Nagano prefecture, and hoarfrost was observed with shallow snowcover on the slopes of Mt. Neko. The hoarfrost developed quickly and spread across the mountain forests, giving the impression of a snow-capped mountain. Snow clouds were stratified with sporadic open blue skies. The autumn leaves were at their peak around the Ueda basin. Late autumn is the most colorful season in the northern Japanese Alps region.


(Photograph and Explanation: Kenichi UENO
Photographed on October 30, 2017)


Special Issue: Investigation of Weather and Climate Changes in the Japanese Alps Region

Overview of the Special Issue on
 “Investigation of Weather and Climate Changes in the Japanese Alps Region”

Kenichi UENO, Hiroaki KAWASE, Takashi HAMADA and Hiroyuki MURAOKA

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2019, 128(1), 1.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.128.1

Preface of the Special Issue on
 “Investigation of Weather and Climate Changes in the Japanese Alps Region”

Kenichi UENO, Hiroaki KAWASE, Takashi HAMADA and Hiroyuki MURAOKA

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2019, 128(1), 5.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.128.5

Meteorological Observations in the Japanese Alps Region (Original Article)

Keisuke SUZUKI and Akihiko SASAKI

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2019, 128(1), 9.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.128.9

Altitude Dependence of Trends of Summertime Precipitation
 during the Period 1979-2015 in Nagano Prefecture (Short Article)

Masatoshi KURIBAYASHI, Hiroaki YAMATO and Takashi HAMADA

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2019, 128(1), 21.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.128.21

Distribution of Precipitation Depending on Synoptic Scale Disturbances
 with Satellite Estimate Comparisons in the Japanese Alps Area
 during Warm Seasons (Original Article)

Kenichi UENO, Wataru MITO, Ryuji KANAI, Yusuke UEJI, Akihiro INAMI,
Keisuke SUZUKI, Hajime KOBAYASHI, Ichiro TAMAGAWA,
Munehisa K. YAMAMOTO and Shoichi SHIGE

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2019, 128(1), 31.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.128.31

Dendroclimatic Reconstruction of Summer Temperature
 at the Akaishi Mountains since A.D. 1774 (Short Article)

Koh YASUE, Noriko KUBO, Mikiko AKAO,
Masaki SANO and Takeshi NAKATSUKA

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2019, 128(1), 49.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.128.49

Long-term Fluctuations, Modelling and Predictions
 of the Snow Accumulation and Ablation Process in Norikura Highland:
 Study Using an Energy Balance Analysis and Ablation Models (Original Article)

Motoshi NISHIMURA, Akihiko SASAKI, and Keisuke SUZUKI

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2019, 128(1), 61.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.128.61

Comparison of Snow Cover Observations along the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route
 with Snow Cover Simulations
 Using the Non-hydrostatic Regional Climate Model (NHRCM)
 with Different Horizontal Resolutions (Original Article)

Hiroaki KAWASE, Hajime IIDA, Kazuma AOKI, Wataru SHIMADA,
Masaya NOSAKA, Akihiko MURATA, and Hidetaka SASAKI

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2019, 128(1), 77.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.128.77

Using a Time-lapse Camera Network
 to Monitor Alpine Vegetation Phenology and Snowmelt Times (Review Article)

Hiroyuki OGUMA, Reiko IDE, Yukihiro AMAGAI and Takashi HAMADA

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2019, 128(1), 93.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.128.93

Vegetation Changes during the Last Decade at Mt. Komagatake (Original Article)

Ayako SHIMONO, Junko MAKINO, Akira MUROMURA,
Hanako NAKAMURA, Natsuo SOBAZHIMA and Hiroyuki OGUMA

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2019, 128(1), 105.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.128.105

Geo-environmental Changes on a Post-fire Alpine Slope of Mt. Shirouma-dake,
 Northern Japanese Alps (Short Article)

Akihiko SASAKI, Yoshihiko KARIYA and Keisuke SUZUKI

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2019, 128(1), 115.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.128.115

Long-term and Multidisciplinary Research
 on Carbon Cycling and Forest Ecosystem Functions in a Mountainous Landscape:
 Development and Perspectives (Review Article)

Hiroyuki MURAOKA, Yasuyuki MARUYA and Shin NAGAI

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2019, 128(1), 129.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.128.129

The Life-history Evolution of Plants and Its Relevance to Climate (Review Article)

Tanaka KENTA

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2019, 128(1), 147.

DOI:10.5026/jgeography.128.147