GCOS Reference Upper-Air Network
Minamitorishima (MTS)
Japan
GRUAN status
- active
- since 2018
Site Name
- GRUAN (code, name)
- MTS Minamitorishima
- -short
- -long, international
- Minamitorishima
- -long, national
- 南鳥島
- WMO (code, name)
- 47991
Location
- Country
- Japan
- Prefecture
- Tokyo
- Latitude
- 24.29° N
- Longitude
- 153.98° E
- Altitude
- 9 m
Map
Institution / Operator
- Name
- JMA
- -long, international
- Japan Meteorological Agency
- -long, national
- Website
- www.jma.go.jp/jma/
- Description
- National Meteorological Service
Site Contact
- Name
- HISAMITSU Junji
- Affiliation
- Senior Scientific Officer, Observation Division, Atmosphere and Ocean Department, Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
- Address
- 3-6-9 Toranomon, Minato-City
- Tokyo 105-8431
- Japan
- hisamitsu@met.kishou.go.jp
- Phone
- +81-3-6758-3900
- Fax
Site Description
- Foundation
- 1935
- General type
- urban
- Topography
- Land use (within 10 km)
- Climate
- Website
- www.jma.go.jp/jma/
Membership in other networks
- GAW
- BSRN
Relevant Documents
- ICM-14 (2022)
GRUAN Site Report for Minamitorishima - Hisamitsu Junji
- ICM-13 (2021)
GRUAN Station Report for Minamitorishima - Hisamitsu Junji
- ICM-12 (2020)
GRUAN Station Report for Japanese Sites (Tateno, Minamitorishima, Syowa) - Hisamitsu Junji
- ICM-11 (2019)
GRUAN Site Report for Tateno, Syowa, Minamitorishima - Kenji Suzuki
New instruments and data transmission of Tateno, Minamitorishima and Syowa - Shunsuke Hoshino- ICM-10 (2018)
GRUAN Site Report for Tateno, Syowa, Minamitorishima - Kenji Suzuki
Update of Tateno, Minamitorishima and Syowa - Masami Iwabuchi- ICM-9 (2017)
Updates from Tateno and introducing the new candidate sites - Masami Iwabuchi
Measurement Systems
| Key | Name | Description | Instrument View | Instrument Change | ZIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTS-GN-01 | GNSS Site ???? | 2023-08-28 | |||
| MTS-RS-01 | Minamitorishima radiosonde launch site | 2023-08-28 |
Current data flow
