地学雑誌 | Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi)

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