Dr. Masayuki Hara is a climatologist who researches on regional climate modeling, especially in dynamical downscaling. His current occupation is a researcher of Center for Environmental Science in Saitama (CESS), Kazo, Saitama, Japan since 2014. The CESS is a prefectural environmental research center established by Saitama Prefecture (a local government) in 2000. He received his Ph. D. in climatology at Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba. From 2008 to 2014, he was at Research Institute of Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology as a research scientists.
