LEADER 03518nam 22006375 450 001 9910746091203321 005 20230908082503.0 010 $a981-9951-58-5 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-99-5158-1 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30736580 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30736580 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-99-5158-1 035 $a(PPN)272735221 035 $a(CKB)28172718800041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9928172718800041 100 $a20230908d2023 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Climate of Japan $ePresent and Past /$fby Takehiko Mikami 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (217 pages) 225 1 $aAdvances in Global Change Research,$x2215-1621 ;$v77 311 08$aPrint version: Mikami, Takehiko The Climate of Japan Singapore : Springer,c2023 9789819951574 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntroduction -- Climate and Weather in Japan -- Climate Change in Japan since the 20th Century -- Climate Information from Pre-19th Century Data and Documents -- Climate Reconstructions for Historical Periods -- Conclusions. . 330 $aThis book clarifies the climatic variations in Japan from the historical period to the present based on documentary sources and meteorological data. Japanese society has suffered from various kinds of natural disasters since ancient times, such as floods and high tides caused by torrential rainfall and strong winds. They were described in large numbers of historical documents including official local weather diaries. However, all these documents were written in Japanese or Chinese languages, which prevents non-readers of those languages from accessing them. Also, Japan is a Far Eastern island country, and the unique features of Japanese climate and natural disasters would be unfamiliar and unimaginable to them without being able to read those documents. How is the climate of Japan, and how was the climate during the Little Ice Age in Japan as compared with conditions in Europe and America? When did meteorological observations start, and who (which country) introduced them to Japan? Why did so many natural disasters occur in Japan, and what caused them? This book answers these questions as specifically and objectively as possible using both figures and photographs, which are beneficial to students and the general public who are interested in historical and current climatic change in Japan, as well as professional climate scientists. 410 0$aAdvances in Global Change Research,$x2215-1621 ;$v77 606 $aClimatology 606 $aNatural disasters 606 $aPhysical geography 606 $aJapan$xHistory 606 $aClimate Sciences 606 $aNatural Hazards 606 $aPhysical Geography 606 $aHistory of Japan 615 0$aClimatology. 615 0$aNatural disasters. 615 0$aPhysical geography. 615 0$aJapan$xHistory. 615 14$aClimate Sciences. 615 24$aNatural Hazards. 615 24$aPhysical Geography. 615 24$aHistory of Japan. 676 $a551.6952 700 $aMikami$b Takehiko$f1944-$01428056 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910746091203321 996 $aThe climate of Japan$93563138 997 $aUNINA