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air-sea flux, remote sensing, J-OFURO, air-sea interaction
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Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University: Nagoya, JP

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Hiroyuki Tomita

Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University: Sapporo, Hokkaido, JP

2021-04-01 to present
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Hiroyuki Tomita

Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University: Sapporo, JP

2021-04-01 to present
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Hiroyuki Tomita

Works (42)

Sporadic Low Salinity Signals in the Oceanic Mixed Layer Observed by the Kuroshio Extension Observatory Buoy

Frontiers in Climate
2022 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85128524578

Part of ISSN: 26249553
Contributors: Kameyama, K.; Kanno, Y.; Ohishi, S.; Tomita, H.; Fukutomi, Y.; Aiki, H.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Advances in the Estimation of Global Surface Net Heat Flux Based on Satellite Observation: J-OFURO3 V1.1

Frontiers in Marine Science
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85101267050

Part of ISSN: 22967745
Contributors: Tomita, H.; Kutsuwada, K.; Kubota, M.; Hihara, T.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Asymmetric air-sea heat flux response and ocean impact to synoptic-scale atmospheric disturbances observed at JKEO and KEO buoys

Scientific Reports
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85099230991

Part of ISSN: 20452322
Contributors: Tomita, H.; Cronin, M.F.; Ohishi, S.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Comparison of the third-generation Japanese ocean flux data set J-OFURO3 with numerical simulations of Typhoon Dujuan (2015) traveling south of Okinawa

Journal of Oceanography
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85086366342

Part of ISSN: 1573868X 09168370
Contributors: Wada, A.; Tomita, H.; Kako, S.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Impact of using multiple-satellite sensors on the accuracy of daily-mean sea surface wind data

International Journal of Remote Sensing
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85077354575

Part of ISSN: 13665901 01431161
Contributors: Koizumi, A.; Kubota, M.; Kutsuwada, K.; Hihara, T.; Tomita, H.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Uncertainties in ocean latent heat flux variations over recent decades in satellite-based estimates and reduced observation reanalyses

Journal of Climate
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85095792985

Part of ISSN: 08948755
Contributors: Robertson, F.R.; Roberts, J.B.; Bosilovich, M.G.; Bentamy, A.; Clayson, C.A.; Fennig, K.; Schröder, M.; Tomita, H.; Compo, G.P.; Gutenstein, M. et al.
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Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Air-sea fluxes with a focus on heat and momentum

Frontiers in Marine Science
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85069795819

Part of ISSN: 22967745
Contributors: Cronin, M.F.; Gentemann, C.L.; Edson, J.B.; Ueki, I.; Bourassa, M.; Brown, S.; Clayson, C.A.; Fairall, C.; T. Farrar, J.; Gille, S.T. et al.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

An introduction to J-OFURO3, a third-generation Japanese ocean flux data set using remote-sensing observations

Journal of Oceanography
2019-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0916-8370
Part of ISSN: 1573-868X
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita
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Improved Satellite Estimation of Near-Surface Humidity Using Vertical Water Vapor Profile Information

Geophysical Research Letters
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85041225200

Part of ISSN: 19448007 00948276
Contributors: Tomita, H.; Hihara, T.; Kubota, M.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

JRA-55 based surface dataset for driving ocean–sea-ice models (JRA55-do)

Ocean Modelling
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85052446747

Part of ISSN: 14635003
Contributors: Tsujino, H.; Urakawa, S.; Nakano, H.; Small, R.J.; Kim, W.M.; Yeager, S.G.; Danabasoglu, G.; Suzuki, T.; Bamber, J.L.; Bentsen, M. et al.
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Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

One-Dimensional Turbulence-Ecosystem Model Reveals the Triggers of the Spring Bloom in Mesoscale Eddies

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85053731451

Part of ISSN: 21699291 21699275
Contributors: Maúre, E.R.; Ishizaka, J.; Aiki, H.; Mino, Y.; Yoshie, N.; Goes, J.I.; Gomes, H.R.; Tomita, H.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Mesoscale Eddies Control the Timing of Spring Phytoplankton Blooms: A Case Study in the Japan Sea

Geophysical Research Letters
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85033576577

Part of ISSN: 19448007 00948276
Contributors: Maúre, E.R.; Ishizaka, J.; Sukigara, C.; Mino, Y.; Aiki, H.; Matsuno, T.; Tomita, H.; Goes, J.I.; Gomes, H.R.
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Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Surface frontogenesis by surface heat fluxes in the upstream Kuroshio Extension region

Scientific Reports
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85028635932

Part of ISSN: 20452322
Contributors: Tozuka, T.; Cronin, M.F.; Tomita, H.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Erratum: Corrigendum to “Formation and erosion of the seasonal thermocline in the Kuroshio Extension Recirculation gyre” (Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography (2016) 132 (263–264) (S096706451200104X) (10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.07.018))

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84991619905

Part of ISSN: 09670645
Contributors: Cronin, M.F.; Bond, N.A.; Farrar, J.T.; Ichikawa, H.; Jayne, S.R.; Kawai, Y.; Konda, M.; Qiu, B.; Rainville, L.; Tomita, H.
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Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Evaluation of air-sea sensible and latent heat fluxes over the Japan Sea obtained from satellite, atmospheric reanalysis, and objective analysis products

Journal of Oceanography
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84964430171

Part of ISSN: 1573868X 09168370
Contributors: Tomita, H.; Senjyu, T.; Kubota, M.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Impact of downward heat penetration below the shallow seasonal thermocline on the sea surface temperature

Hot Spots in the Climate System: New Developments in the Extratropical Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction Research
2016 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-84978296482

Contributors: Hosoda, S.; Nonaka, M.; Tomita, T.; Taguchi, B.; Tomita, H.; Iwasaka, N.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Impact of downward heat penetration below the shallow seasonal thermocline on the sea surface temperature

Journal of Oceanography
2015 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84942499885

Part of ISSN: 1573868X 09168370
Contributors: Hosoda, S.; Nonaka, M.; Tomita, T.; Taguchi, B.; Tomita, H.; Iwasaka, N.
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Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Validation of AMSR2 sea surface wind and temperature over the Kuroshio Extension region

Scientific Online Letters on the Atmosphere
2015 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85019762031

Part of ISSN: 13496476
Contributors: Tomita, H.; Kawai, Y.; Cronin, M.F.; Hihara, T.; Kubota, M.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Atmospheric pressure response to mesoscale sea surface temperature variations in the kuroshio extension region: In situ evidence

Journal of Geophysical Research
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84925400671

Part of ISSN: 21562202 01480227
Contributors: Kawai, Y.; Tomita, H.; Cronin, M.F.; Bond, N.A.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Inter-comparison of various global sea surface temperature products

International Journal of Remote Sensing
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84905744307

Part of ISSN: 13665901 01431161
Contributors: Okuro, A.; Kubota, M.; Tomita, H.; Hihara, T.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Cloud response to the meandering Kuroshio Extension front

Journal of Climate
2013 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84888068157

Part of ISSN: 08948755
Contributors: Tomita, H.; Xie, S.-P.; Tokinaga, H.; Kawai, Y.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Formation and erosion of the seasonal thermocline in the Kuroshio Extension Recirculation Gyre

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
2013 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84873458117

Part of ISSN: 09670645
Contributors: Cronin, M.F.; Bond, N.A.; Thomas Farrar, J.; Ichikawa, H.; Jayne, S.R.; Kawai, Y.; Konda, M.; Qiu, B.; Rainville, L.; Tomita, H.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

The role of meso-scale eddies in mixed layer deepening and mode water formation in the western north pacific

New Developments in Mode-Water Research:Dynamic and Climatic Effects
2013 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-84948178557

Contributors: Kouketsu, S.; Tomita, H.; Oka, E.; Hosoda, S.; Kobayashi, T.; Sato, K.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Enhanced freak wave occurrence with narrow directional spectrum in the North Sea

Geophysical Research Letters
2011 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-79960219775

Part of ISSN: 00948276
Contributors: Waseda, T.; Hallerstig, M.; Ozaki, K.; Tomita, H.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

GPS-based wave observation using a moored oceanographic buoy in the deep ocean

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
2011 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-80052742047

Part of ISSN: 10986189 15551792
Contributors: Waseda, T.; Shinchi, M.; Nishida, T.; Tamura, H.; Miyazawa, Y.; Kawai, Y.; Ichikawa, H.; Tomita, H.; Nagano, A.; Taniguchi, K.
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Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Locally enhanced wintertime air-sea interaction and deep oceanic mixed layer formation associated with the subarctic front in the North Pacific

Geophysical Research Letters
2011 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84855259893

Part of ISSN: 00948276
Contributors: Tomita, H.; Kouketsu, S.; Oka, E.; Kubota, M.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Sampling error of daily mean surface wind speed and air specific humidity due to Sun-synchronous satellite sampling and its reduction by multi-satellite sampling

International Journal of Remote Sensing
2011 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-79960050986

Part of ISSN: 13665901 01431161
Contributors: Tomita, H.; Kubota, M.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

An assessment of surface heat fluxes from J-OFURO2 at the KEO and JKEO sites

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2010 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-77953547633

Part of ISSN: 21699291
Contributors: Tomita, H.; Kubota, M.; Cronin, M.F.; Iwasaki, S.; Konda, M.; Ichikawa, H.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Preconditioning of the wintertime mixed layer at the Kuroshio Extension Observatory

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2010 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-78650501979

Part of ISSN: 21699291
Contributors: Tomita, H.; Kako, S.; Cronin, M.F.; Kubota, M.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Stable volume and heat transports of the North Pacific subtropical gyre revealed by identifying the Kuroshio in synoptic hydrography south of Japan

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2010 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-77956470005

Part of ISSN: 21699291
Contributors: Nagano, A.; Ichikawa, K.; Ichikawa, H.; Tomita, H.; Tokinaga, H.; Konda, M.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Surface heat flux variations across the Kuroshio Extension as observed by surface flux buoys

Journal of Climate
2010 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-77958109245

Part of ISSN: 08948755
Contributors: Konda, M.; Ichikawa, H.; Tomita, H.; Cronin, M.F.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Ocean frontal effects on the vertical development of clouds over the western North Pacific: In situ and satellite observations

Journal of Climate
2009 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-69249158254

Part of ISSN: 08948755
Contributors: Tokinaga, H.; Tanimoto, Y.; Xie, S.-P.; Sampe, T.; Tomita, H.; Ichikawa, H.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Decadal-scale changes in meridional heat transport across 24°N in the Pacific Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2008 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-56049094607

Part of ISSN: 21699291
Contributors: Kawai, Y.; Doi, T.; Tomita, H.; Sasaki, H.
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Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Inter-comparison and evaluation of global sea surface temperature products

International Journal of Remote Sensing
2008 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-42549152272

Part of ISSN: 13665901 01431161
Contributors: Iwasaki, S.; Kubota, M.; Tomita, H.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Surface heat fluxes from the NCEP/NCAR and NCEP/DOE reanalyses at the Kuroshio Extension Observatory buoy site

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2008 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-42549105426

Part of ISSN: 21699291
Contributors: Kubota, M.; Iwabe, N.; Cronin, M.F.; Tomita, H.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Surface mooring network in the Kuroshio extension

IEEE Systems Journal
2008 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-54849160900

Part of ISSN: 19328184 19379234
Contributors: Cronin, M.F.; Meinig, C.; Sabine, C.L.; Ichikawa, H.; Tomita, H.
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Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

An analysis of the accuracy of Japanese Ocean Flux data sets with use of Remote sensing Observations (J-OFURO) satellite-derived latent heat flux using moored buoy data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2006 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-33846169383

Part of ISSN: 21699291
Contributors: Tomita, H.; Kubota, M.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Estimation of accurate latent heat flux derived from satellite data

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
2005 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-33745712435

Contributors: Kubota, M.; Tomita, H.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Increase in turbulent heat flux during the 1990s over the Kuroshio/Oyashio extension region

Geophysical Research Letters
2005 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-21044436781

Part of ISSN: 00948276
Contributors: Tomita, H.; Kubota, M.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Variability of surface heat flux over the indian ocean

Atmosphere - Ocean
2004 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-7444245463

Part of ISSN: 14809214 07055900
Contributors: Tomita, H.; Kubota, M.
Source: Self-asserted source
Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

Intercomparison of various surface latent heat flux fields

Journal of Climate
2003 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0141788160

Part of ISSN: 08948755
Contributors: Kubota, M.; Kano, A.; Muramatsu, H.; Tomita, H.
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Hiroyuki Tomita via Scopus - Elsevier

J-OFURO3

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Hiroyuki Tomita

Peer review (8 reviews for 7 publications/grants)

Review activity for Geophysical research letters. (2)
Review activity for Journal of advances in modeling earth systems. (1)
Review activity for Journal of atmospheric and oceanic technology. (1)
Review activity for Journal of climate. (1)
Review activity for Monthly weather review. (1)
Review activity for Progress in earth and planetary science. (1)
Review activity for Science advances. (1)