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  1. Rain Erosion Atlas of Wind Turbine Blades for Japan Based on Long-Term Meteorological and Climate Dataset CRIEPI-RCM-Era2

    Article • Wind, February 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  2. Estimation of wood density without weighing using bending vibration and static bending tests – Effect of span-to-height ratio on the estimation accuracy

    Article • BioResources, October 2025, BioResources

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  3. Forest–water interactions: a multilingual perspective through six historical vignettes

    Article • Hydrological Sciences Journal, September 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  4. Machine Learning Reveals the Contrasting Roles of Rainfall and Canopy Structure Metrics on the Formation of Canopy Drip and Splash Throughfall

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences, February 2025, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  5. Impact of Pathogenic Fungi on Leaf Surface Wettability: A Case Study of Erysiphe castaneigena

    Article • Ecohydrology, January 2025, Wiley

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  6. Characteristics of throughfall kinetic energy in an unmanaged Japanese cypress plantation laden with dead branches

    Article • CATENA, August 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  7. Remote sensing of soil ridge height to visualize windbreak effectiveness in wind erosion control: A strategy for sustainable agriculture

    Article • Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, April 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  8. Short communication: Concentrated impacts by tree canopy drips – hotspots of soil erosion in forests

    Article • Earth Surface Dynamics, December 2023, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  9. Conflicts among ecosystem services may depend on environmental awareness: a multi-municipality analysis

    Article • Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research, September 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  10. Short communication: Concentrated impacts by tree canopy drips: hotspots of soil erosion in forests

    Article • June 2023, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  11. Supplementary material to "Short communication: Concentrated impacts by tree canopy drips: hotspots of soil erosion in forests"

    Article • June 2023, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  12. Modelling of snow interception on a Japanese cedar canopy based on weighing tree experiment in a warm winter region

    Article • Hydrological Processes, June 2023, Wiley

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  13. Concentrative drop impacts by a bunch of canopy drips: hotspots of soil erosion in forest

    Article • May 2023, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  14. Rainwater canopy flowpath estimated by raindrop measurements

    Article • May 2023, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  15. Port construction alters dune topography and coastal forest growth: A study on forest decline due to coastal erosion

    Article • Ecological Engineering, July 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  16. Vertical distribution and transport of radiocesium via branchflow and stemflow through the canopy of cedar and oak stands in the aftermath of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, April 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Yuichi Onda, Dr Kazuki Nanko

  17. Tree dynamic behavior with forestry activities and a category-5 tropical cyclone

    Article • March 2022, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  18. Tree dynamic response and survival in a category-5 tropical cyclone: The case of super typhoon Trami

    Article • Science Advances, March 2022, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  19. National-scale 3D mapping of soil organic carbon in a Japanese forest considering microtopography and tephra deposition

    Article • Geoderma, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Masamichi Takahashi, Dr Kazuki Nanko

  20. Stemflow infiltration areas into forest soils around American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.) trees

    Article • Ecohydrology, November 2021, Wiley

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  21. Canopy structure metrics governing stemflow funnelling differ between leafed and leafless states: Insights from a large‐scale rainfall simulator

    Article • Hydrological Processes, August 2021, Wiley

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  22. Modeling impacts of broad-scale plantation forestry on ecosystem services in the past 60 years and for the future

    Article • Ecosystem Services, June 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  23. Variability of throughfall erosivity among crown positions in a teak plantation based on raindrop measurements and throughfall partitioning

    Article • March 2021, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  24. A network model for stemflow solute transport

    Article • Applied Mathematical Modelling, December 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  25. Peak grain forecasts for the US High Plains amid withering waters

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, October 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Assaad Mrad, Dr Kazuki Nanko

  26. Commentary: What We Know About Stemflow's Infiltration Area

    Article • Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, September 2020, Frontiers

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  27. Throughfall isotopic composition in relation to drop size at the intra-event scale in a Mediterranean Scots pine stand

    Article • Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, September 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  28. Homogenization of the terrestrial water cycle

    Article • Nature Geoscience, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  29. Supplementary material to "Throughfall isotopic composition in relation to drop size at the intra-event scale in a Mediterranean Scots pine stand"

    Article • May 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  30. Throughfall isotopic composition in relation to drop size at the intra-event scale in a Mediterranean Scots pine stand

    Article • May 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  31. Advancing ecohydrology in the 21st century: A convergence of opportunities

    Article • Ecohydrology, April 2020, Wiley

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  32. Stemflow infiltration areas into forest soils around American beech trees

    Article • March 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  33. Geographic Factors Explain the Variability of Atmospheric Deposition of Sulfur and Nitrogen onto Coniferous Forests Within and Beyond the Tokyo Metropolis

    Article • Water Air & Soil Pollution, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  34. The variability of stemflow generation in a natural beech stand (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) in relation to rainfall and tree traits

    Article • Ecohydrology, February 2020, Wiley

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  35. Reductions in water, soil and nutrient losses and pesticide pollution in agroforestry practices: a review of evidence and processes

    Article • Plant and Soil, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  36. Characterization of differential throughfall drop size distributions beneath European beech and Norway spruce

    Article • Hydrological Processes, August 2019, Wiley

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  37. Throughfall partitioning by trees

    Article • Hydrological Processes, March 2019, Wiley

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  38. Mechanical properties of Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii Parl.) planted on coastal sand dunes: resistance to uprooting and stem breakage by tsunamis

    Article • Wood Science and Technology, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  39. Characteristics of soil erosion in a moso-bamboo forest of western Japan: Comparison with a broadleaved forest and a coniferous forest

    Article • CATENA, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  40. Factors influencing the erosivity indices of raindrops in Japanese cypress plantations

    Article • CATENA, December 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  41. Expressing Stemflow Commensurate with its Ecohydrological Importance

    Article • Advances in Water Resources, September 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  42. Portable rainfall simulator for plot-scale investigation of rainfall-runoff, and transport of sediment and pollutants

    Article • International Journal of Sediment Research, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuki Nanko, Dr farag mahmoud malhat

  43. Correction of Canopy Interception Loss Measurements in Temperate Forests: A Comparison of Necessary Adjustments among Three Different Rain Gauges Based on a Dynamic Calibration Procedure

    Article • Journal of Hydrometeorology, March 2018, American Meteorological Society

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  44. Stemflow-induced spatial heterogeneity of radiocesium concentrations and stocks in the soil of a broadleaved deciduous forest

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  45. Assessment of soil group, site and climatic effects on soil organic carbon stocks of topsoil in Japanese forests

    Article • European Journal of Soil Science, June 2017, Wiley

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  46. Data-mining analysis of the global distribution of soil carbon in observational databases and Earth system models

    Article • Geoscientific Model Development, March 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  47. What factors are most influential in governing stemflow production from plantation-grown teak trees?

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  48. A phenomenological model for throughfall rendering in real-time

    Article • Computer Graphics Forum, July 2016, Wiley

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  49. Effects of plant roots on the soil erosion rate under simulated rainfall with high kinetic energy

    Article • Hydrological Sciences Journal, July 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  50. Data-mining analysis of factors affecting the global distribution of soil carbon in observational databases and Earth system models

    Article • June 2016, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  51. Supplementary material to "Data-mining analysis of factors affecting the global distribution of soil carbon in observational databases and Earth system models"

    Article • June 2016, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  52. Rainfall erosivity–intensity relationships for normal rainfall events and a tropical cyclone on the US southeast coast

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  53. Differences in throughfall drop size distributions in the presence and absence of foliage

    Article • Hydrological Sciences Journal, January 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  54. Immediate change in throughfall spatial distribution and canopy water balance after heavy thinning in a dense mature Japanese cypress plantation

    Article • Ecohydrology, May 2015, Wiley

    Dr Kazuki Nanko, Professor Yuichi Onda

  55. Export of radioactive cesium from agricultural fields under simulated rainfall in Fukushima

    Article • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  56. Throughfall under a teak plantation in Thailand: a multifactorial analysis on the effects of canopy phenology and meteorological conditions

    Article • International Journal of Biometeorology, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  57. A pedotransfer function for estimating bulk density of forest soil in Japan affected by volcanic ash

    Article • Geoderma, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuki Nanko, Dr. Masamichi Takahashi

  58. Effect of canopy interception on spatial variability and isotopic composition of throughfall in Japanese cypress plantations

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, November 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuki Nanko, Professor Yuichi Onda

  59. Predicted spatio-temporal dynamics of radiocesium deposited onto forests following the Fukushima nuclear accident

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  60. Physical interpretation of the difference in drop size distributions of leaf drips among tree species

    Article • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, February 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  61. Erosion Potential under Miconia calvescens Stands on the Island of Hawai‘i

    Article • Land Degradation and Development, January 2013, Wiley

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  62. ヒノキ人工林における林内雨の運動エネルギーと樹高・生枝下高・樹冠長の関係

    Article • Journal of the Japanese Forest Society, January 2013, The Japanese Forest Society

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  63. The total amounts of radioactively contaminated materials in forests in Fukushima, Japan

    Article • Scientific Reports, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  64. Rainfall Tendency in Winter Sugadairakogen Highlands, Nagano Prefecture

    Article • JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY OF HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES, January 2012, Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  65. Spatial variability of throughfall under a single tree: Experimental study of rainfall amount, raindrops, and kinetic energy

    Article • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, September 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuki Nanko, Professor Yuichi Onda

  66. Estimation of temporal variation in splash detachment in two Japanese cypress plantations of contrasting age

    Article • Earth Surface Processes, March 2010, Wiley

    Dr Kazuki Nanko, Professor Yuichi Onda

  67. Variability of surface runoff generation and infiltration rate under a tree canopy: indoor rainfall experiment using Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)

    Article • Hydrological Processes, February 2010, Wiley

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  68. The effect of slope angle on splash detachment in an unmanaged Japanese cypress plantation forest

    Article • Hydrological Processes, February 2010, Wiley

    Dr Kazuki Nanko, Professor Yuichi Onda

  69. Estimating the Economic Effect of Heavy Thinning on the Water Resource Storage Function of Dense Japanese Cypress Plantations

    Article • JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY OF HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES, January 2010, Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  70. Effects of Understory Vegetation on Infiltration Capacity in Japanese Cypress Plantation.

    Article • Journal of the Japanese Forest Society, January 2010, The Japanese Forest Society

    Dr Kazuki Nanko, Professor Yuichi Onda

  71. Effect of canopy thickness and canopy saturation on the amount and kinetic energy of throughfall: An experimental approach

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, March 2008, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Kazuki Nanko, Professor Yuichi Onda

  72. Estimation of soil splash detachment rates on the forest floor of an unmanaged Japanese cypress plantation based on field measurements of throughfall drop sizes and velocities

    Article • CATENA, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuki Nanko, Professor Yuichi Onda

  73. Field Measurement of Infiltration Rate Using an Oscillating Nozzle Rainfall Simulator in Devastated Hinoki Plantation

    Article • JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY OF HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES, January 2008, Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  74. Experimental Study on Spatial Distribution of Throughfall Under a Japanese Cypress Tree

    Article • JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY OF HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES, January 2008, Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  75. Evaluating the influence of canopy species and meteorological factors on throughfall drop size distribution

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, October 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Kazuki Nanko

  76. Assessing raindrop impact energy at the forest floor in a mature Japanese cypress plantation using continuous raindrop-sizing instruments

    Article • Journal of Forest Research, May 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kazuki Nanko