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Masao Uchida is a researcher affiliated with the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Japan. Their scientific work primarily falls within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Earth-Surface Processes, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Animal Science and Zoology.

The main topics addressed in Uchida's research cover Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Climate Change and Permafrost, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Aeolian Processes and Effects, and Marine and Environmental Studies.

Uchida's frequent publication venues include:

  • Radiocarbon
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
  • Scientific Reports
  • British Poultry Science

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on climate variability, permafrost projections, isotope-based source apportionment of aerosols, and advanced analytical methods. Selected titles of recent publications are:

  • "Abrupt climate variability since the last deglaciation based on a high-resolution peat dust deposition record from southwest China," 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Projections of surface air temperature required to sustain permafrost and importance of adaptation to climate change in the Daisetsu Mountains, Japan," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Ultra small mass AMS 14C sample preparation and analyses at NIES-TERRA AMS facility," 2023, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
  • "Holocene dynamics of the Indian summer monsoon inferred from a high-resolution peat α-cellulose δ18O record on the Tibetan Plateau," 2024, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Source apportionment of black carbon aerosols by isotopes (14C and 13C) and Bayesian modeling from two remote islands in east Asian outflow region," 2023, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Uchida collaborates frequently with other researchers, including Kanako Mantoku, Toshiyuki Kobayashi, Kimitaka Kawamura, Yasuyuki Shibata, and Go Iwahana. The frequency of co-authorship highlights ongoing collaborative efforts in their scientific endeavors.

Best Publications

  • Correlation between Indian Ocean summer monsoon and North Atlantic climate during the Holocene

    Y.T. Hong;B. Hong;Q.H. Lin;Y.X. Zhu

  • Tsunami deposits in a lacustrine sequence of the Sanriku coast, northeast Japan

    Koji Minoura;Shu Nakaya;Masao Uchida

  • Increasing summer rainfall in arid eastern-Central Asia over the past 8500 years

    Bing Hong;Françoise Gasse;Masao Uchida;Yetang Hong

  • An interlaboratory study of TEX86 and BIT analysis of sediments, extracts, and standard mixtures

    Stefan Schouten;Ellen C Hopmans;Antoni Rosell-Melé;Ann Pearson

  • Characteristics of alkenones synthesized by a bloom of Emiliania huxleyi in the Bering Sea

    Naomi Harada;Kyung Hoon Shin;Akihiko Murata;Masao Uchida

  • Rapid fluctuation of alkenone temperature in the southwestern Okhotsk Sea during the past 120 ky

    Naomi Harada;Naokazu Ahagon;Tatsuhiko Sakamoto;Masao Uchida

  • Mid-depth circulation in the northwest Pacific during the last deglaciation: Evidence from foraminiferal radiocarbon ages

    Naokazu Ahagon;Ken'ichi Ohkushi;Masao Uchida;Toshiaki Mishima

  • Late Quaternary paleoceanographic changes in the southwestern Okhotsk Sea: Evidence from geochemical, radiolarian, and diatom records

    Yusuke Okazaki;Kozo Takahashi;Kota Katsuki;Ayumu Ono

  • Radiocarbon Marine Reservoir Effect in Human Remains from the Kitakogane Site, Hokkaido, Japan

    Minoru Yoneda;Atsushi Tanaka;Yasuyuki Shibata;Masatoshi Morita

  • Radiocarbon content and stable carbon isotopic ratios of individual fatty acids in subsurface soil: Implication for selective microbial degradation and modification of soil organic matter

    Kohei Matsumoto;Kimitaka Kawamura;Masao Uchida;Yasuyuki Shibata

  • Anti-phase oscillation of Asian monsoons during the Younger Dryas period: Evidence from peat cellulose δ13C of Hani, Northeast China

    B. Hong;Y.T. Hong;Q.H. Lin;Yasuyuki Shibata

  • An interlaboratory study of TEX86 and BIT analysis using high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

    Stefan Schouten;Ellen C. Hopmans;Jaap van der Meer;Anchelique Mets

  • AMS 14C measurement and preparative techniques at NIES-TERRA

    Minoru Yoneda;Yasuyuki Shibata;Atsushi Tanaka;Takashi Uehiro

  • Pre-bomb marine reservoir ages in the western north Pacific: Preliminary result on Kyoto University collection

    Minoru Yoneda;Hiroyuki Kitagawa;Johannes van der Plicht;Masao Uchida

  • Technical progress in AMS microscale radiocarbon analysis

    Masao Uchida;Masao Uchida;Yasuyuki Shibata;Minoru Yoneda;Toshiyuki Kobayashi

  • Marine radiocarbon reservoir effect in the western North Pacific observed in archaeological fauna

    Minoru Yoneda;Masashi Hirota;Masao Uchida;Kazuhiro Uzawa

  • Compound class specific 14C analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons associated with PM10 and PM1.1 aerosols from residential areas of suburban Tokyo.

    Hidetoshi Kumata;Masao Uchida;Eisuke Sakuma;Tatsuya Uchida

  • Millennial-scale paleoceanographic events and implication for the intermediate-water ventilation in the northern slope area of the Bering Sea during the last 71 kyrs

    S. Kim;B.K. Khim;M. Uchida;T. Itaki

  • The importance of ultrafine particles as a control on the distribution of organic carbon in Washington Margin and Cascadia Basin sediments

    L. Coppola;L. Coppola;Örjan Gustafsson;P. Andersson;T.I. Eglinton

  • Compound specific radiocarbon and δ13C measurements of fatty acids in a continental aerosol sample

    Kohei Matsumoto;Kimitaka Kawamura;Masao Uchida;Yasuyuki Shibata

  • Identification of Volatile Selenium Compounds Produced in the Hydride Generation System from Organoselenium Compounds

    Amit Chatterjee;Yasuyuki Shibata;Minoru Yoneda;Rupendranath Banerjee

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasuyuki Shibata
Yasuyuki Shibata Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Ryuji Tada
Ryuji Tada University of Tokyo
Takuya Itaki
Takuya Itaki National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Minoru Ikehara
Minoru Ikehara Kōchi University
Kimitaka Kawamura
Kimitaka Kawamura Chubu University
Masatoshi Morita
Masatoshi Morita United Nations University
Ken Ikehara
Ken Ikehara National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Ichiro Tayasu
Ichiro Tayasu Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
Hitoshi Mukai
Hitoshi Mukai National Institute for Environmental Studies
Hideshige Takada
Hideshige Takada Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

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