MASUDA, Kazuhiko

Job title Research Associate/The 3rd lab./Department of Physical Meteorology Research
E-mail komasudakazuhi
Personal
Expertise Radiative transfer in the atmosphere-ocean system and satellite remote sensing
Degree Dr. Eng.
Service and others
Publications
  • Tanikawa, T., K. Masuda, H. Ishimoto, T. Aoki and K. Stamnes, 2025: Modeling of ice albedo: A quantitative study of the impact of surface roughness. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer, 345, 109543.
  • Masuda, K., H. Ishimoto, T. Tanikawa and K. Stamnes, 2024: Absorption properties by irregularly shaped particles with inclusions at visible and near-infrared wavelength regions. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer, 321, 108998.
  • Shishko,V. A, D. N. Timofeev, A. V. Konoshonkin, N. V. Kustova, N. Kan, I. V. Tkachev, K. Masuda, H. Ishimoto and H. Okamoto, A. G. Borovoi, 2022: Backscattering characteristics of optical and electromagnetic waves in joint sensing of cirrus clouds by a polarizing lidar (0.355 um) and a 94 GHz radar. Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics, 35-6, 775-781.
  • Tanikawa, T., K. Masuda, H. Ishimoto, T. Aoki, M. Hori, M. Niwano, A. Hachikubo, S. Matoba, K. Sugiura, T. Toyota, N. Ohkawara and K. Stamnes, 2021: Spectral degree of linear polarization and neutral points of polarization in snow and ice surfaces. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer, 273, 107845.
  • Okamoto, H., K. Sato, A. Borovoi, H. Ishimoto, K. Masuda, A. Konoshonkin and N. Kustova, 2020: Wavelength dependence of ice cloud backscatter properties for space-borne polarization lidar applications. Optics Express, 28, 29178.
  • Okamoto, H., K. Sato, A. Borovoi, H. Ishimoto, K. Masuda, A. Konoshonkin and N. Kustova, 2019: Interpretation of lidar ratio and depolarization ratio of ice clouds using spaceborne high-spectral-resolution polarization lidar. Optics Express, 27(25), 36,587-36,600.
  • Ishimoto, H., S. Adachi, S. Yamaguchi, T. Tanikawa, T. Aoki and K. Masuda, 2018: Snow particles extracted from X-ray computed microtomography imagery and their single-scattering properties, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer, 209, 113-128.
  • Masuda, K. and H. Ishimoto, 2017: Backscatter ratios for nonspherical ice crystals in cirrus clouds calculated by geometrical-optics-integral-equation method, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer, 190, 60-68.
  • Masuda, K., H. Ishimoto, Y. Mano, 2012: Efficient method of computing a geometric optics integral for light scattering by nonspherical particles, Papers in Meteorology and Geophysics, 63, 15-19.
  • Masuda, K., 2006: Infrared sea surface emissivity including multiple reflection effect for isotropic Gaussian slope distribution model, Remote Sensing of Environment, 103, 488-496.
  • Masuda, K., Y. Mano, H. Ishimoto, N. Okawara and Y. Yoshizaki, 2005: Aerosol optical thickness over the oceans derived from GMS-5 during spring 2002 and 2003, Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 83A, 173-186.
  • Masuda, K. and H. Ishimoto, 2004: Influence of particle orientation on retrieving cirrus cloud properties by use of total and polarized reflectances form satellite measurements, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer, 85, 183-193.
  • Masuda, K., Y. Mano, H. Ishimoto, M. Tokuno, Y. Yoshizaki, N. Okawara, R. Yamagiwa, A. Uchiyama, A. Yamazaki and Y. Tutsumi, 2003: Comparison of the mineral dust optical thickness retrieved from Geostationary Meteorological Satellite with ground-based radiometer measurements, Remote Sensing of Environment, 85, 484-488.
  • Masuda, K., H. Ishimoto and T. Takashima, 2002: Retrieval of cirrus optical thickness and ice-shape information using total and polarized reflectance form satellite measurements, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer, 75, 39-51.
  • Masuda, K., Y. Mano, H. Ishimoto, M. Tokuno, Y. Yoshizaki, N. Okawara, 2002: Assessment of the nonsphericity of mineral dust from geostationary satellite measurements, Remote Sensing of Environment, 82, 238-247.
  • Masuda, K., T. Takashima, Y. Takayama, 1988: Emissivity of pure and sea water for the model sea surface in the infrared window regions, Remote Sensing of Environment, 24, 313-329.
  • Masuda, K., T. Takashima, 1988: Dependence of the radiation just above and below the ocean surface on atmospheric and oceanic parameters, Applied Optics, 27, 4891-4898.
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