Climate Change and Atmospheric Environment

Matsui-Nagahama Laboratory

News

08 Sep 2026
We are seeking a researcher in the fields of climate science and atmospheric chemistry, with a focus on atmospheric aerosols and clouds. Please see the link below for details.
(ISEE job opportunity) (JREC-IN)
24 Aug 2026
A paper on the morphology, composition, and deposition of combustion-derived particles in the past and present using a Greenland ice core has been published in Atmospheric Environment. (Ueda et al., 2026)
05 Aug 2026
A paper on the global distributions and cloud radiative effects of ice-nucleating particles considering multiple aerosol species has been published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. (Kawai et al., 2026)
31 Jul 2026
A paper on the representation of low-level clouds and surface radiation over the Southern Ocean evaluated using observations and models has been published in Geophysical Research Letters. (Sato et al., 2026)
29 May 2026
Kei Kawai and Hitoshi Matsui have been awarded the Outstanding Paper Award of the Japan Society of Atmospheric Chemistry. (JpSAC Outstanding Paper Award (Japanese))

Comment

We are seeking graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to work in our group. For graduate and postdoctoral research opportunities, please contact matsui (at) nagoya-u.jp.

Research

Our research aims to improve the accuracy of predictions of climate change (e.g., global warming) and air pollution through numerical simulations of the Earth's climate and atmospheric environment.

Keywords:
Aerosol, Cloud, Precipitation, Climate Change, Arctic Warming, Atmospheric Chemistry, Earth System Modeling, Global Climate Modeling, Ice Nucleating Particles, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Climate Feedback, Air Pollution, Desert Dust, PM2.5, Ecosystem

(1) Development of a Climate-Aerosol Model
(2) Aerosol-Radiation Interactions
(3) Aerosol-Cloud Interactions
(4) Aerosol-Snow/Ice Interactions
(5) Aerosol-Biogeochemistry Interactions
(6) Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Feedback and Earth System Science
(7) Air Pollution/Air Quality and Aerosol Impacts on Human Health

Access

Atmospheric and Environmental Science Laboratory

F3-3, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601
(Research Institutes Building I, Nagoya University)

matsui (at) nagoya-u.jp