CURRICULUM VITAE (July 30, 2021)
NAME: Reiji Kimura
OFFICE ADDRESS:
Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University
1390 Hamasaka, Tottori 680-0001, Japan.
Phone: +81-857-21-7031
Fax: +81-857-29-6199
Email: rkimura@tottori-u.ac.jp
NATIONALITY: Japanese
EDUCATION:
・Ph.D. in Science, Tohoku University, March 1999
・M.S. in Agriculture, Tottori University, March 1996
・B.S. in Agriculture, Hirosaki University, March 1994
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
・Associate Professor, March 2005 to present
Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University
Subdivision of Meteorology, Division of Climatology and Water Resources
・Junior Associate Professor, April 2001 to February 2005
Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University
Subdivision of Natural Environment, Division of Climatology and Water
Resources
・Assistant Professor, August 1999 to March 2001
Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus
Department of Physics and Earth Sciences
・Research Scientist, April 1999 to July 1999
Research Institute for Bioresources, Okayama University
Division of Response to Environment
HONORS & AWARDS
1. Prize for encouragement by The Society of Agricultural Meteorology of Japan(July 1999)

2. Prize for Scientific Research Achievement by Tottori University (March 2003)
RESEARCH SUPPORT (representative)
1. Application research towards future Earth observations (GCOM-C application)
by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Development of global desertification
map. 2020 to 2022.
2. Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (no. 19H04239) by Ministry of Education,
Science, Sports and Culture. Development of observation system and monitoring
method for land degradation in arid regions. 2019 to 2023.
3. Application research towards future Earth observations (GCOM-C application)
by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Development of global desertification
map. 2017 to 2019.
4. Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (no. 25304037) by Ministry of Education,
Science, Sports and Culture. Development of the monitoring system for Asian
dust occurrence in East Asia. 2013 to 2017.
5. Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (no. 20405038) by Ministry of Education,
Science, Sports and Culture. Land surface process in the yellow sand sourcearea-To make for the politics to control the yellow sand-. 2008 to 2012.
6. Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (no. 13760184) by Ministry of Education,
Science, Sports and Culture. Empirical study on the heat flux in sub-tropicalcultivated land. 2001 to 2002.
PUBLICATIONS (SCI only)
1. Kimura, R. and Kondo, J. : Heat balance model over a vegetated area and its
application to a paddy field. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan,
76(6),937-953 (1998).
2. Kimura, R. and Kondo, J. : Studies on the relationships among the leaf transfer
coefficient for water vapor, soil water content, and spectral reflectance. Journal of
the Meteorological Society of Japan, 77(4),873-886 (1999).
3. Kimura, R., Otsuki, K. and Kamichika, M. : Relationships between the zero-plane
displacement and the roughness length over sorghum and alfalfa canopies. Journalof Agricultural Meteorology, 55(1), 15-24 (1999).
4. Kato, T., Kimura, R. and Kamichika, M.: Estimation of evapotranspiration,transpiration ratio and water-use efficiency from a sparse canopy using acompartment model. Agricultural Water Management, 65, 173-191(2004).
5. Kimura, R., Kamichika, M., Takayama, N., Matsuoka, N. and Zhang, X : Heatbalance and soil moisture in the Loess Plateau, China. Journal of Agricultural
Meteorology, 60(2), 103-113 (2004).
6. Kimura, R., Okada, S., Miura, H. and Kamichika, M.: Relationships among the leaf
area index, moisture availability, and spectral reflectance in an upland rice field.
Agricultural Water Management, 69, 83-100 (2004).
7. Takayama, N., Kimura, R., Kamichika, M., Matsuoka, N. and Zhang, X.: Climaticfeatures of rainfall in the Loess Plateau in China. Journal of Agricultural
Meteorology, 60(3), 173-189 (2004).
8. Okatsu, K., Kimura, R. and Kamichika, M.: Estimation of evaporation from a baresoil surface using a zero flux plane method. Journal of Agricultural Meteorology,
60(5), 1089-1092 (2005).
9. Kimura, R., Liu, Y., Takayama, N., Kamichika, M., Matsuoka, N. and Zhang, X.:
Heat balance and soil water content for bare soil surfaces in the Loess Plateau,
China. Journal of Agricultural Meteorology, 60(5), 1013-1016 (2005).
10. Kimura, R., Liu, Y., Takayama, N., Zhang, X., Kamichika, M. and Matsuoka, N.:
Heat and water balances of the bare soil surface and the potential distribution ofvegetation in the Loess Plateau, China. Journal of Arid Environments, 63, 439-457(2005).
11. Kimura, R., Fan, J., Zhang, X., Takayama, N., Kamichika, M. and Matsuoka, N.:
Evapotranspiration over the grassland field in the Liudaogou basin of the Loess
Plateau, China. Acta Oecologica, 29, 45-53 (2006).
12. Liu, Y., Hiyama, T., Kimura, R. and Yamaguchi, Y.: Temporal influences on
Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper image in visible band. International Journal of Remote
Sensing, 27, 3183-3201 (2006).
13. Kimura, R., Bai, L., Fan, J., Takayama, N. and Hinokidani, O.: Evapo-transpiration
estimation over the river basin of the Loess Plateau of China based on remotesensing. Journal of Arid Environments, 68, 53-65 (2007).
14. Munkhtsetseg, E., Kimura, R., Wang, J. and Shinoda, M.: Pasture yield response to
precipitation and high temperature in Mongolia. Journal of Arid Environments, 70,
94-110 (2007).
15. Kimura, R.: Estimation of moisture availability over the Liudaogou river basin of
the Loess Plateau using new indices with surface temperature. Journal of Arid
Environments, 70, 237-252 (2007).
16. Liu, Y., Yano, T., Nishiyama, S. and Kimura, R.: Radiometric correction for linearchange-detection techniques: analysis in bi-temporal space. International Journal of
Remote Sensing, 28, 5143-5157 (2007).

17. Perveen, Mst. F., Nagasawa, R., Ahmed, A.O.C., Uddin, Md. I. and Kimura, R.:
Integrating biophysical and socio-economic data using GIS for land evaluation ofwheat cultivation: A case study in north-west Bangladesh. Journal of Food,
Agriculture & Environment, 6, 432-437 (2008).
18. Takagi, K., Kimura, R. and Saylan, L.: Variability of surface characteristics andenergy flux patterns of sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) under well wateredconditions. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 96, 261-273 (2009).
19. Kimura, R., Bai, L. and Wang, J.: Relationships among dust outbreaks, vegetation
cover, and surface soil water content on the Loess Plateau of China, 1999-2000.
CATENA, 77, 292-296 (2009).
20. Kimura, R. and Shinoda, M.: Spatial distribution of threshold wind speeds for dust
outbreaks in northeast Asia. Geomorphology, 114, 319-325 (2010).
21. Shinoda, M., Kimura, R., Mikami, M., Tsubo, M., Nishihara, E., Ishizuka, M.,
Yamada, Y., Munkhtsetseg, E., Jugder, D. and Kurosaki, Y.: Characteristics of dust
emission in the Mongolian steppe during the 2008 DUVEX intensive observation
period. SOLA, 6, 009-012 (2010).
22. Nandintsetseg, B., Shinoda, M., Kimura, R. and Ibaraki, Y.: Relationship between
soil moisture and vegetation activity in the Mongolian steppe. SOLA, 6, 029-032(2010).
23. Mohamed, A.A., Kimura, R., Shinoda, M. and Moriyama, M.: Diurnal surface
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Environments, 75, 156-163 (2011).
24. Saylan, L., Kimura, R., Munkhtsetseg, E. and Kamichika, M.: Seasonal variation ofcarbon dioxide fluxes over irrigated soybean (Glycine max. L.). Theoretical andApplied Climatology, 105, 277-286 (2011).
25. Kimura, R. and Shinoda, M.: Estimation of surface soil water content from surface
temperatures in dust source regions of Mongolia and China. Environmental Earth
Sciences, 65, 1847-1853 (2011).
26. Matsushima, D., Kimura, R. and Shinoda, M.: Soil moisture estimation using
thermal inertia: Potential and sensitivity to data conditions. Journal of
Hydrometeorology, 13, 638-648 (2012).
27. Kimura, R.: Factors contributing to dust storms in source regions producing theyellow-sand phenomena observed in Japan from 1993 to 2002. Journal of Arid
Environments, 80, 40-44 (2012).
28. Jugder, D., Sugimoto, N., Shinoda, M., Kimura, R., Matsui, I. and Nishikawa, M.:

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Environment, 54, 231-241 (2012).
29. Kimura, R.: Effect of the strong wind and land cover in dust source regions on the
Asian dust event over Japan from 2000 to 2011. SOLA, 8, 077-080 (2012).
30. Ishizuka, M., Mikami, M., Yamada, Y., Kimura, R., Kurosaki, Y., Jugder, D.,
Gantsetseg, B., Cheng, Y. and Shinoda, M.: Does ground surface soil aggregation
affect transition of the wind speed threshold for saltation and dust emission? SOLA,
8, 129-132 (2012).
31. Yasuda, H., Berndtsson, R., Hinokidani, O., Huang, J., Saito, T., Zheng, J. andKimura, R.: The impact of plant water uptake and recharge on groundwater level ata site in the Loess Plateau of China. Hydrology Research, 44, 106-116 (2013).
32. Tasumi, M. and Kimura, R.: Estimation of volumetric soil water content over the
Liudaogou river basin of the Loess Plateau using the SWEST method with spatial
and temporal variability. Agricultural Water Management, 118, 22-28 (2013).
33. Abdelbasit, M.A.M., Ohja, C.S.P., Huang, J., Yasuda, H., Kimura, R. and Ahmed, Z.:
Relationship between rainfall erosivity indicators under arid environments: Case of
Liudaogou basin in Chinese Loess Plateau. Journal of Food, Agriculture &Environment, 11(2), 1073-1077 (2013).
34. Jugder, D., Shinoda, M., Kimura, R., Batbolod, A. and Amarjargal, D.: Quantitative
analysis on windblown dust concentrations of PM10 (PM2.5) during dust events in
Mongolia. Aeolian Research, 14, 3-13 (2014).
35. Kimura, R. and Moriyama, M.: Application of a satellite-based aridity index in dust
source regions of northeast Asia. Journal of Arid Environments, 109, 31-38 (2014).
36. Abulaiti, A., Kimura, R., Shinoda, M., Kurosaki, Y., Mikami, M., Ishizuka, M.,
Yamada, Y., Nishihara, E. and Gantsetseg, B.: An observational study of saltationand dust emission in a hotspot of Mongolia. Aeolian Research, 15, 169-176 (2014).
37. Kimura, R., Moriyama, M. and Bandou, S.: Relationship between land surface
temperature and rice quality in Tottori prefecture, Japan. International Journal of
Remote Sensing, 36, 5690-5706 (2015).
38. Tasumi, M., Kimura, R., Allen, R.G., Moriyama, M. and Trezza, R.: Development of
the GCOM-C global ETindex estimation algorithm. Journal of Agricultural
Meteorology, 72, 85-94. (2016).
39. Kimura, R.: Satellite-based mapping of dust erodibility in northeast Asia. Natural
Hazards, doi:10.1007/s11069-016-2393-y (2016).
40. Kimura, R., Abulaiti, A., Mano, M. and Matsushima, D.: Surface heat flux analysis

in Gobi Desert steppe, Mongolia – An observation study. SOLA, 12, 175-180 (2016).
41. Munkhtsetseg, E., Shinoda, M., Gillies, J.A., Kimura, R., King, J. and Nikolich, G.:
Relationships between soil moisture and dust emissions in a bare sandy soil ofMongolia. Particuology, 28, 131-137 (2016).
42. Abulaiti, A., Kimura, R. and Kodama, Y.: Effect of flexible and rigid roughness
elements on aeolian sand transport. Arid Land Research and Management, 31,
111-124, DOI: 10.1080/15324982.2016.1260665 (2016).
43. Kimura, R.: Validation and application of the monitoring method for degraded landarea based on a dust erodibility in eastern Asia. International Journal of Remote
Sensing, 38, 4553-4564 (2017).
44. Munkhtsetseg, E., Shinoda, M., Ishizuka, M., Mikami, M., Kimura, R. and Nicolich,
G.: A livestock trampling function for potential emission rate of wind-blown dust ina Mongolian temperate grassland. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17,11389-11401 (2017).
45. Saylan, L., Kimura, R., Caldag, B. and Akatas, N.: Modeling of soil water content forvegetated surface by artificial neural network and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference
system. Italian Journal of Agrometeorology, 3, 37-44 (Mar. 2018).
46. Kimura, R.: Global distribution of degraded land area based on dust erodibility
determined from satellite data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 39,5859-5871 (Sep. 2018).
47. Liu, J. and Kimura, R.: Wind speed characteristics and blown sand flux over a
gravel surface in a compact wind tunnel. Aeolian Research, 35, 39-46 (Oct. 2018).
48. Kimura, R. and Moriyama, M.: Determination by MODIS satellite-based methods ofrecent global trends in land surface aridity and degradation. J. Agric. Meteorol,
75(3), 153-159 (Jul. 2019).
49. Kimura, R. and Moriyama, M.: Recent trends of annual aridity indices andclassification of arid regions with satellite-based aridity indices. Remote Sensing inEarth System Sciences. 2, 88-95 (Sep. 2019).
50. Alhamshry, A., Fenta, A.A., Yasuda, H., Kimura, R. and Shimizu, K.: Seasonal peak
rainfall variability in Ethiopia and its long-term link to global sea surface
temperatures. Water, 12(1), 55; https://doi.org/10.3390/w12010055 (Dec. 2019).
51. Takayama, N., Kimura, R., Liu, J. and Moriyama, M.: Long-term spatial
distribution of vegetation and sand movement following the commencement oflandscape conservation activities to curb grassland encroachment at the Tottori
Sand Dunes natural monument. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 41,
3070-3094 (Dec. 2019).

52. Şaylan, L., Kimura, R., Altinbaş, N., Çaldağ, B. and Bakanoğullari, F.: Modeling of
surface conductance over Sunn Hemp by artificial neural network. Italian Journalof Agrometeorology 24(3), 37-48. doi:10.13128/ijam-589 (Dec. 2019).
53. Kimura, R., Iwasaki, E. and Matsuoka, N.: Analysis of the Recent AgriculturalSituation of Dakhla Oasis, Egypt, Using Meteorological and Satellite Data. Remote
Sensing, 12, 1264; doi:10.3390/rs12081264 (Apr. 2020).
54. Matsushima, D., Kimura, R., Kurosaki, Y., Ganzorig, U. and Shinoda, M.: A method
for estimating the threshold wind speed for dust emissions as a function of soil
moisture. Boundary Layer Meteorology, 175, 237-257 (May 2020).
55. Kimura, R.: Global Detection of Aridification or Increasing Wetness in Arid Regions
from 2001 to 2013. Natural Hazards, 103, 2261-2276 (Sep. 2020).
56. Liu, J., Kimura, R. and Wu, J.: Vertical profiles of wind-blown sand flux over finegravel surfaces and their implications for field observation in arid regions.
Atmosphere, 11, 1029; doi:10.3390/atmos11101029 (Sep. 2020).
57. Kimura, R. and Moriyama, M.: Use of a satellite-based aridity index to monitor
decreased soil water content and grass growth in grasslands of north-east Asia.
Remote Sensing, 12, 3556; doi:10.3390/rs12213556 (Oct. 2020).
58. Liu, J., Kimura, R., Miyawaki, M. and Kinugasa, T.: Effects of plants with different
shapes and coverage on the blown-sand flux and roughness length examined bywind tunnel experiments. Catena, 197, 104976 (Feb. 2021).
59. Kinugasa, T., Sagayama, T., Gantsetseg, B., Liu, J. and Kimura, R.: Effect ofsimulated grazing on sediment trapping by single plants: A wind-tunnel experimentwith two grassland species in Mongolia. Catena, 202, 105262 (July 2021).
60. Kimura, R. and Moriyama, M.: Use of a MODIS Satellite-Based Aridity Index toMonitor Drought Conditions in Mongolia from 2001 to 2013. Remote Sensing, 13,2561; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13132561 (June 2021).