Editorial Board
General Chief Editor
Hodaka KAWAHATA, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Ryuji TADA (Former General Chief Editor) PhD, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan
Eiji OHTANI (Former General Chief Editor), PhD, Tohoku University, Japan
Yasufumi IRYU (Former General Chief Editor), PhD, Tohoku University, Japan
Science Section Chief Editors
1. Space and planetary sciences
Kiyoshi KURAMOTO, PhD, Hokkaido University, Japan
2. Atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences
Michio KAWAMIYA, PhD, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
3. Human geosciences
Yoshihiro IIJIMA, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
4. Solid earth sciences
Shoichi YOSHIOKA, PhD, Kobe University, Japan
Ikuo KATAYAMA, PhD, Hiroshima University, Japan
5. Biogeosciences
Yoshinori TAKANO, PhD, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan
6. Interdisciplinary research
Kazuhisa GOTO, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Editors
Babatunde J. ABIODUN, PhD, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Craig R BINA, PhD, Northwestern University, United States of America
Magali BILLEN, PhD, UC Davis Earth and Planetary Sciences, United States of America
John P BURROWS, PhD, University of Bremen, Germany
Timothy B. BYRNE, PhD, University of Connecticut, United States of America
Luca CARICCHI, PhD, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Min-Te CHEN, PhD, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan
Masahiro CHIGIRA, PhD, Fukada Geological Institute, Japan
Mike COFFIN, PhD, University of Tasmania, Australia
Kazuyoshi ENDO, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Yo FUKUSHIMA, PhD, Tohoku University, Japan
Masato FURUYA, PhD, Hokkaido University, Japan
Frantisek GALLOVIC, PhD, Charles University, Czech Republic
James B GILL, PhD, University of California Santa Cruz, United States of America
Mark GREEN, PhD, Plymouth State University, United States of America
Junko HABU, PhD, University of California, Berkeley, United States of America
Till J. J. HANEBUTH, PhD, Coastal Carolina University, United States of America
Shoji HASHIMOTO, PhD, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan
Yoshitaka HASHIMOTO, MD, PhD, Kochi University, Japan
Lin-Ni HAU, PhD, National Central University, Taiwan
Yuichi HAYAKAWA, PhD, Hokkaido University, Japan
Ken IKEHARA, PhD, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
Yukiko IMADA, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Genki INOUE, PhD, Otsuma Women's University, Japan
Hironobu IWABUCHI, PhD, Tohoku University, Japan
Takeshi KAKEGAWA, PhD, Tohoku University, Japan
Shun-ichiro KARATO, PhD, Yale University, United States of America
Michiyo KAWAI, PhD, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan
Tetsuo KAWAKAMI, PhD, Kyoto University, Japan
Peter VAN KEKEN, PhD, Carnegie Institution of Washington, United States of America
Joseph KIRSCHVINK, PhD, California Technology University, United States of America
Noriko KITA, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States of America
Kensei KOBAYASHI, PhD, Yokohama National University, Japan
Azumi KUROYANAGI, PhD, Tohoku University, Japan
Aleksi LEHTONEN, PhD, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Finland
Mark LEVER, PhD, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Jun MATSUMOTO, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Yuei-An LIOU, PhD, National Central University, Taiwan
Huixin LIU, PhD, Kyushu University, Japan
Takuto MAEDA, PhD, Hirosaki University, Japan
Mike MEADOWS, PhD, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Patrick MICHEL, PhD, Observatoire de la Cote D'Azur, France
Hiroaki MIURA, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Eduardo DE MULDER, PhD, Earth Science Matters Foundation, Netherlands
Bjorn MYSEN, PhD, Carnegie Institute of Washington, United States of America
Kana NAGASHIMA, PhD, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan
Tsutomu NAGATSUMA, PhD, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
Mitsuhiro NAKAGAWA, PhD, Hokkaido University, Japan
Junichi NAKAJIMA, PhD, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Fenglin NIU, PhD, Rice University, United States of America
Takashi OGUCHI, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Hiroaki OHFUJI, PhD, Tohoku University, Japan
Makiko OHTAKE, PhD, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan
Nobuhito OHTE, PhD, Kyoto University, Japan
Akira OKA, MD, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Yusuke OKAZAKI, PhD, Kyushu University, Japan
Kyoko OKINO, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Heiko PALIKE, PhD, Marum Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, Germany
Takuya SAGAWA, PhD, Kanazawa University, Japan
Yoshiki SAITO, PhD, Shimane University, Japan
Asami SANO, PhD, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan
M. SATISH-KUMAR, PhD, Niigata University, Japan
Kazuo SHIBUYA, PhD, National Institute for Polar Research, Japan
Hisayoshi SHIMIZU, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Japan
J. Bruce H. SHYU, PhD, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Seok-Woo SON, PhD, Seoul National University, Korea
Chung-Hsiung SUI, PhD, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Paul TACKLEY, PhD, ETH Zurich Institute for Geophysics, Switzerland
Yoshihiro TACHIBANA, PhD, Mie University Graduate School & Faculty of Bioresources, Japan
Hiroshi TANIMOTO, PhD, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
Toshiro TANIMOTO, PhD, University of California Santa Barbara, United States of America
Nigel J TAPPER, PhD, Monash University, Australia
Shinji TODA, PhD, Hokkaido University, Japan
Jun TSUCHIYA, PhD, Ehime University, Japan
Tatsuki TSUJIMORI, PhD, Center for Northeast Asian Studies, Tohoku University, Japan
Yasushi WATANABE, PhD, Akita University, Japan
Yuji YAGI, PhD, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Mamoru YAMAMOTO, PhD, Kyoto University, Japan
Masanobu YAMAMOTO, PhD, Hokkaido University, Japan
Tsutomu YAMANAKA, PhD, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Hiroya YAMANO, PhD, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
Shouye YANG, PhD, Tongji University, China
Kei YOSHIMURA, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Hongbo ZHENG, PhD, Yunnan University, China
Editorial Advisory Board
Ronald F ABLER, PhD, Pennsylvania State University, United States of America
Kevin HAMILTON, PhD, University of Hawaii, United States of America
Akira HASEGAWA, PhD, Tohoku University, Japan
Hiroo KANAMORI, PhD, California Institute of Technology, United States of America
James F KASTING, PhD, Pennsylvania State University, United States of America
Atsuhiro NISHIDA, PhD, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan
Atsuyuki OKABE, PhD, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan
Kaoru SATO, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Kozo TAKAHASHI, PhD, Kyushu University, Japan
Steering and Planning Committee
Hodaka KAWAHATA, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Eiichi TAJIKA, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Simon Wallis, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Chiaki OGUCHI, PhD, Saitama University, Japan
Yukihiro TAKAHASHI, PhD, Hokkaido University, Japan
Rie HORI, PhD, Ehime University, Japan
Kanako SEKI, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Kaoru SATO, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Takashi OGUCHI, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Satoru TANAKA, PhD, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan
Takeshi KAKEGAWA, PhD, Tohoku University, Japan
Hirokuni ODA, PhD, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
Hiroshi NISHI, PhD, Fukui Prefectural University, Japan
Kazuhiro HAYASHI, PhD, National Institute of Science & Technology Policy, Japan
Shoichi YOSHIOKA, PhD, Kobe University of Tokyo, Japan
Ikuo KATAYAMA, Hiroshima University, Japan
Kiyoshi KURAMOTO, PhD, Hokkaido University, Japan
Michio KAWAMIYA, PhD, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Yoshihiro IIJIMA, PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Yoshinori TAKANO, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan
Kazuhisa GOTO, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Japan