Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan (JMSJ) is an international, peer-reviewed, and open-access journal for the publication of research in areas of meteorology.
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Online ISSN : 2186-9057
Print ISSN : 0026-1165
ISSN-L : 0026-1165

Online ISSN : 2186-9057
Print ISSN : 0026-1165
ISSN-L : 0026-1165


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The JMSJ webpage on the S/N platform will open in mid-December, and the S/N submission page, SNAPP, will open on 21 January 2025 . The new submission to JMSJ will be suspended from 27 December 2024 to 20 January 2025.
JMSJ will be published as a Springer/Nature journal starting from the 2026 edition. Manuscripts submitted after January 2025 and those accepted after January 2026 will be published as S/N Journal articles with a different APC from the current regulation and a different editing platform from the current system. It should be remarked that there is possibility that the manuscript submitted in 2025 and accepted much earlier than 1 January 2026 must wait for publication until the S/N publication platform opens. For manuscripts published as S/N Journal articles, please refer to the submission guidelines that will be independently provided soon later (as of 16 July 2024).
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JMSJ, 2025, Vol. 103, No. 6 (December)

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Judt, F., and R. Rios-Berrios, 2025: Sensitivity of tropical wave structure to resolution and convection treatment in a global non-hydrostatic model. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 .
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-036
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Nirasawa, Y., T. Miyakawa, D. Takasuka, T. Kawasaki, and R. Masunaga, 2025: What is the role of air-sea interaction in the intra-seasonal fluctuation of the monsoon trough over the western North Pacific? J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 .
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-035
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JMSJ, 2025, Vol. 103, No. 5 (October)

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Oizumi, T., T. Kawabata, L. Duc, K. Kobayashi, K. Saito, and T. Ota, 2025: Advanced impact-based forecast for a severe flood event using a 1000-member ensemble weather prediction at convective-scale. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 .
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-033
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Tsuyuki, T., F. Kawasaki, and S. Kotsuki, 2025: Four-dimensional variational data assimilation using the second-order incremental approach and quantum annealing. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 , 629−647.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-032
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Kudo, A., 2025: DeepMedcast: A deep learning method for generating intermediate weather forecasts among multiple NWP models. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 , 613-628.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-031
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Wakao, K., K. Tamura, and T. Sato, 2025: Relationship of the interannual variation in quasi-stationary heavy precipitation systems over Kyushu, southwestern Japan with the sea level pressure pattern. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 , 595−611.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-030
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Kuo, H.-C., T.-S. Yo, H. Yu, S.-H. Su, C.-H. Liu, and P.-H. Lin, 2025: Data quality control and calibration for mini-radiosonde system “Storm Tracker” in Taiwan. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 , 573-593.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-029
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Kitoh, A., and H. Endo, 2025: The asymmetric response of the spring and autumn atmospheric circulation over East Asia to a warming climate. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 , 559-572.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-028
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Review Article

Yoshimori, M., T. Kawasaki, A. Abe-Ouchi, and H. Hasumi, 2025: Arctic amplification in the past, present, and future: A review for the challenge to the integrative understanding of its mechanism. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 , 523-558.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-027
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JMSJ, 2025, Vol. 103, No. 4 (August)

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Haginoya, S., and Y. Kawabata, 2025: Re-examination of errors and exclusion range, and gap-filling for surface flux estimation using the Bowen ratio method. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 , 497-519.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-026
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Kotani, H., W. Ogawa, and K. Matsushima, 2025: Does the performance of a flood early warning system affect casualties and economic losses? Empirical analysis using open data from the 2018 Japan Floods. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 , 481-496.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-025
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Wang, D., S. Yue, X. Gu, S. Chen, S. Zhang, Y. Qian, J. Tao, and Z. Qian, 2025: Microphysical characteristics of warm-season precipitation in eastern coastal China. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 , 469−480.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-024
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Chen, P.-Y., and C.-M. Wu, 2025: Identifying cold pool scales over complex topography using TaiwanVVM simulations. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 , 453-468.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-023
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Yamaura, T, 2025: Generation of ensemble perturbations using low-precision floating-point numbers. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan , 103 , 439-452.
https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2025-022
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