Researcher information: researchmap, Google Scholar (papers and number of citations, etc.), affiliated organization website (Arctic Research Center), KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research)
Articles on the research contents for the general public: Hokkaido University's PR magazine “Literappori” (PDF version; Web version)
Media related to explanations of research contents: "Study: Siberian Wildfires Could Kill 20,000 a Year in Japan; Team Analyzed Past Blazes to Model Effects of Air Pollution" by The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun (June 16, 2024); NHK BS Special “Digital Eye (Disappearing Forest)” (Japanese version: broadcast on April 11, 2024; English version: distributed on March 30, 2024); "Atmospheric link between northern wildfires and heatwaves" by Asia Research News 2022 Magazine (pp. 48)
Information on the commercial version of the PM2.5 measurement system for cold regions: The prototype was developed by Yasunari et al. (2022, J. Environ. Manage.), and the commercial version was updated from the prototype: available at Tanaka Co., Ltd. (automatically temperature-controlled insulation box; the iron box and low-cost PM2.5 sensor must be obtained separately); We installed the PM2.5 measurement systems in Fairbanks (Alaska, USA; the prototype used in the paper above), Sapporo, Ebetsu, and Hakodate (Hokkaido), Hirosaki (Aomori), and Nagaoka (Niigata), Japan, and we are implementing continuous PM2.5 observations.
Related papers on wildfires and the PM2.5 measurement system (also: references for the figures above):
- Yasunari, T. J., D. Narita, T. Takemura, S. Wakabayashi, and A. Takeshima (2024), Comprehensive impact of changing Siberian wildfire severities on air quality, climate, and economy: MIROC5 global climate model’s sensitivity assessments, Earth's Futur., 12, e2023EF004129. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023EF004129 (Press release available in Japanese and English)
- Yasunari, T. J., T. Kajikawa, Y. Matsumi, and K.-M. Kim (2024), Increased atmospheric PM2.5 event due to open waste burning in Qaanaaq, Greenland, summer of 2022, Atmos. Sci. Lett., e1231. https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.1231 (Press release available in Japanese and English)
- Yasunari, T. J., S. Wakabayashi, Y. Matsumi, and S. Matoba (2022), Developing an insulation box with automatic temperature control for PM2.5 measurements in cold regions, J. Environ. Manage., 311, 114784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114784 (Press release available only in Japanese)
- Yasunari, T. J., H. Nakamura, K.-M. Kim, N. Choi, M.-I. Lee, Y. Tachibana, and A. M. da Silva (2021), Relationship between circum-Arctic atmospheric wave patterns and large-scale wildfires in boreal summer, Environ. Res. Lett., 16, 064009. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abf7ef (Press release available in Japanese and English)
- Yasunari, T. J., K.-M. Kim, A. M. da Silva, M. Hayasaki, M. Akiyama, and N. Murao (2018), Extreme air pollution events in Hokkaido, Japan, traced back to early snowmelt and large-scale wildfires over East Eurasia: Case studies, Sci. Rep., 8, 6413. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24335-w (Press release available only in Japanese)