Ph.D, Shinshu University

Environmental dynamic analysis

Atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences, Meteorology, Glaciology, Hydrology

2024 - Present
Shinshu University, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research Institute of Mountain Science, Project Assistant Professor

2020 - 2024
Arctic Environment Research Center, National Institute of Polar Research, Postdoctoral Researcher

2017 - 2020, Shinshu University, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Technology, Department of Mountain and Environmental Science

2015 - 2017, Shinshu University, 理工学系研究科, 地球生物圏科学専攻

2011 - 2015, Shinshu University, Faculty of Science, Department of Environmental Science

2024 - Present
幹事, 日本雪氷学会北信越支部

2023 - Present
山の科学セッションコンビーナー, 日本地球惑星科学連合

2021 - Present
氷河分科会（旧氷河情報センター）広報幹事, 日本雪氷学会

2024
日本雪氷学会関東・中部・西日本支部, 2023年度日本雪氷学会関東・中部・西日本支部論文賞
Quality-controlled meteorological datasets from SIGMA automatic weather stations in northwest Greenland, 2012–2020, International academic award
西村基志

2021
Japan Society of Mountain Science, Best Presentation Award for Young Talent
Cloud radiative forcing at the SIGMA-B site on Qaanaaq ice cap, northwest Greenland, International academic award
Motoshi Nishimura

2019
陸水物理学会, Best Student Presentation Award
雪面熱収支解析による積雪融解および底面流出解析, International academic award
Motoshi Nishimura

Field activities at the SIGMA-A site, northwestern Greenland ice sheet, 2023
Masashi NIWANO; Motoshi NISHIMURA; Rigen SHIMADA; Tetsuhide YAMASAKI; Nozomu OHKAWARA; Sojiro SUNAKO; Teruo AOKI; Akihiro HASHIMOTO; Tomonori TANIKAWA; Sumito MATOBA; Satoru YAMAGUCHI
Bulletin of Glaciological Research, 42, 61-68, Nov. 2024, Refereed
Lead

Development of a handheld integrating sphere snow grain sizer (HISSGraS)
Teruo Aoki; Akihiro Hachikubo; Motoshi Nishimura; Masahiro Hori; Masashi Niwano; Tomonori Tanikawa; Konosuke Sugiura; Ryo Inoue; Satoru Yamaguchi; Sumito Matoba; Rigen Shimada; Hiroshi Ishimoto; Jean-Charles Gallet
Annals of Glaciology, 65, 1-12, Nov. 2023, Refereed
Lead

Quality-controlled meteorological datasets from SIGMA automatic weather stations in northwest Greenland, 2012–2020
Motoshi Nishimura; Teruo Aoki; Masashi Niwano; Sumito Matoba; Tomonori Tanikawa; Tetsuhide Yamasaki; Satoru Yamaguchi; Koji Fujita
Earth System Science Data, 15(11), 5207-5226, Oct. 2023, Refereed, Not invited
Lead, Corresponding

Spatiotemporal variations of snow cover in Mt. Norikura, the Northern Japanese Alps
Motoshi Nishimura; Rui Tanaka; Akihiko Sasaki; Keisuke Suzuki
Japanese Journal of Mountain Research, 5, 1-12, Aug. 2022, Refereed
Lead, Corresponding

Surface energy balance of snow cover in the Japanese Alps is similar to that in continental Alpine climates
Motoshi Nishimura; Akihiko Sasaki; Keisuke Suzuki
Environmental Research Communications, 3(5), 051003-051003, May 2021, Refereed
Lead, Corresponding

The Influence of Snow Cover for the Local Wind System on the East Slope of Mt. Norikura
Genki Uehara; Motoshi Nishimura; Akihiko Sasaki; Keisuke Suzuki
天気, 67(7), 17-28, 2020, Refereed
Lead

Long-term Fluctuations, Modelling and Predictions of the Snow Accumulation and Ablation Process in Norikura Highland: Study Using an Energy Balance Analysis and Ablation Models
Motoshi NISHIMURA; Akihiko SASAKI; Keisuke SUZUKI
Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 128(1), 61-75, Feb. 2019, Refereed
Lead, Corresponding

Energy Balance Variation on the Snow Surface during the Snow Covered Season in the Norikura Highland, Japanese Alpine Area
Motoshi Nishimura; Akihiko Sasaki; Keisuke Suzuki
Bulletin of Glaciological Research, 36, 23-35, 2018, Refereed
Lead, Corresponding

新刊紹介「ようこそ，山岳と大気がおりなす世界へ」
西村基志
雪氷, 86(6), 349 - 350, Nov. 2024, Not invited
Lead

Conversation with Nature
Motoshi Nishimura
JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY OF HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES, 34(2), 145 - 145, 05 Mar. 2021
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjshwr/34/2/34_145/_pdf
Lead

2022，2023年夏のグリーンランド－北極圏での生活と気象雪氷観測－
西村基志
電子情報通信学会東北支部講演会, Dec. 2023, Not invited

北極圏の村グリーンランド・カナックでの生活と雪氷気象調査
西村基志
山岳友の会 第21回憧憬の森講演会, Dec. 2022, Not invited

サイエンス・トーク「2022年夏、グリーンランドの今」
西村基志
サイエンスアゴラ2022, Nov. 2022

Seasonal snow cover and surface energy balance characterized by the atmospheric condition in the Northern Japanese Alps region
Motoshi Nishimura; Rui Tanaka; Akihiko SASAKI; Keisuke Suzuki
Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2022, May 2022, Invited

世界に誇る北アルプスの積雪量とその魅力
西村基志
2021年度フューチャーアース・スクール online 第5回, Nov. 2021, Not invited

The Splendid Snowfall in the Northern Japanese Alps that Impresses the Whole World
Motoshi Nishimura
日本山の科学会 シンポジウム, Oct. 2021, Not invited

Sep. 2022 - Present
Japan Society of Hydrology and Water resources

May 2020 - Present
日本気象学会

Jul. 2019 - Present
American Geophysical Union

Dec. 2017 - Present
日本山の科学会

Jan. 2016 - Present
日本地球惑星科学連合

May 2015 - Present
日本雪氷学会

Aug. 2018 - Apr. 2021
日本水文科学会

Reavealing a glacier darkening mechanism - Based on the relationship between a turbulence energy input and surface roughness on a glacier
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Shinshu University
Apr. 2024 - Mar. 2027

国内の雪氷圏、研究はまだまだ不十分 環境変化の長期傾向を把握へ〈山と人と信州と〉
信濃毎日新聞社, 信濃毎日新聞デジタル, 10 May 2024, Paper