• Search Research Projects
  • Search Researchers
  • How to Use
  1. Back to previous page

Generation mechanism of pulsating auroras based on their classification

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K05305
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Space and upper atmospheric physics
Research InstitutionNational Institute of Polar Research

Principal Investigator

SATO NATSUO  国立極地研究所, その他部局等, 名誉教授 (50132709)

Project Period (FY) 2015-10-21 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywords脈動オーロラ / オーロラアーク / オメガバンドオーロラ / 地磁気脈動 / 磁気圏 / 電離圏 / 波動粒子相互作用 / 地上・衛星同時観測 / オーロラ脈動 / 全天カメラ / Pc5地磁気脈動 / 磁力線共鳴 / THEMIS地上観測網 / THEMIS衛星 / DMSP衛星 / オーロラ / オメガバンド / THEMIS / 極域 / 沿磁力線電場
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Pulsating auroras with a period of a few to a few 10 seconds are common phenomena in the auroral zones. To make a breakthrough in the unsolved problems, we examined different types of pulsating auroras. We found that the quasi-periodic modulation of the DC electric field intensity and the intensity of a very low frequency (<30 Hz) electrostatic wave showed a strong correlation with the optical pulsating aurora. It is also found that Omega grows from small-scale bumps (seeds) at the poleward boundary of preexisting east-west-aligned auroras and does not exhibit any shear motion.
We also investigated the Pc5 poleward moving auroral arc pulsations (~ 4-6 min period). From the space-ground observation, it is found that the Pc5 auroral pulsations were enhanced forcibly by the magnetic and electric field variation generated by field-line resonances.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

オーロラは太陽が源で地球との相互作用で起こっている事実は解ってきた。しかし、複雑な形状や周期性を示す脈動オーロラには謎が多い。オーロラが複雑な形状を示すのは、地上と衛星との同時観測により、磁気圏と電離圏との間の相互作用によって起こっていることも解ってきた。さらに本研究により、直流電場と静電波動が脈動オーロラの強度変化に直接関与していることを観測事実から初めて明らかにできた。この成果は、磁気圏に過剰に流入した高エネルギー電子が電離圏に降り注ぐ過程の研究や、磁気圏と電離圏の相互作用の研究など、太陽と地球の関係を理解するための鍵となる事象の研究に役立つ。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (33 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 3 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results) Presentation (27 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 10 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Conjugate observations of the evolution of polar cap arcs in both hemispheres2018

    • Author(s)
      Xing, Z., Zhang, Q., Han, D., Zhang, Y., Sato, N., Zhang, S., et al.,
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

      Volume: 123 Issue: 3 Pages: 1-12

    • DOI

      10.1002/2017ja024272

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Morphologies of omega band auroras2017

    • Author(s)
      Sato, N., A. S. Yukimatu, Y. Tanaka, and T. Hori
    • Journal Title

      Earth, Planets and Space

      Volume: 69 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-11

    • DOI

      10.1186/s40623-017-0688-1

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Omega band pulsating auroras observed onboard THEMIS spacecraft and on the ground2015

    • Author(s)
      Sato, N., A. Kadokura, Y. Tanaka, T. Nishiyama, T. Hori, and A. S. Yukimatu
    • Journal Title

      J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics_Space Physics

      Volume: 120 Issue: 7 Pages: 5524-5544

    • DOI

      10.1002/2015ja021382

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Interhemispheric symmetries and asymmetries of aurora from ground-based conjugate observations2015

    • Author(s)
      Sato, N., A. Kadokura, T. Motoba, K. Hosokawa, G. Bjornsson and T. Saemundsson
    • Journal Title

      Auroral Dynamics and Space Weather, Geophysical Monograph Series, AGU

      Volume: 215 Pages: 145-161

    • DOI

      10.1002/9781118978719

    • ISBN
      9781118978702, 9781118978719
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Electron flux and field-aligned current associated with Pc5 auroral arc pulsations observed onboard THEMIS and DMSP satellites2019

    • Author(s)
      Sato, N., A. S. Yukimatu, Y. Tanaka, T. Hori, A. Kadokura, T. Sakura
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合 (JpGU)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] History and progress of Japanese SuperDARN project2019

    • Author(s)
      Sato, N., T. Ogawa, H. Yamagishi, A. S. Yukimatu, N. Nishitani, T. Kikuchi, K. Nozaki, K. Igarashi, T. Nagatsuma
    • Organizer
      2019 SuperDARN Workhsop
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Auroral arc and pulsating aurora associated with Pc5 field line resonances2019

    • Author(s)
      佐藤夏雄
    • Organizer
      脈動オーロラ研究会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] History and progress of Japanese SuperDARN project2019

    • Author(s)
      Sato, N., T. Ogawa, H. Yamagishi, A. S. Yukimatu, N. Nishitani, T. Kikuchi, K. Nozaki, K. Igarashi, T. Nagatsuma
    • Organizer
      URSI-Japan Radio Science Meeting
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Pc5磁力線共鳴に伴うオーロラアーク脈動と脈動オーロラの強度変調2019

    • Author(s)
      佐藤夏雄,行松彰,田中良昌,堀智昭,門倉昭,櫻井亨
    • Organizer
      地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会秋期学会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Pc5 enhancement of auroral arc and modulation of diffuse/pulsating aurora2019

    • Author(s)
      Sato, N., A. S. Yukimatu, Y. Tanaka, T. Hori, A. Kadokura, T. Sakurai
    • Organizer
      The Tenth Symposium on Polar Science
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Ground-space observations of Pc 5 poleward moving auroral arc (PMAA) pulsations and field-line resonance (FLR) oscillations in the post midnight sector2018

    • Author(s)
      Sato N., A. S Yukimatu, Y. Tanaka, T. Hori, A. Kadokura, T. Sakurai
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合 (JpGU) 2018年大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Pc5 poleward moving auroral arc pulsations in the post midnight sector2018

    • Author(s)
      Natsuo Sato
    • Organizer
      AFoPS_Cusp Workshop
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Pc5オーロラアーク脈動の地上・衛星同時観測2018

    • Author(s)
      佐藤夏雄,行松彰,田中良昌,堀智昭,門倉昭、櫻井亨
    • Organizer
      地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会2018年秋期総会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Characteristics of electron flux variations associated with Pc5 auroral arc pulsations observed onboard THEMIS and DMSP2018

    • Author(s)
      Sato, N., A. S. Yukimatu, Y. Tanaka, T. Hori, A. Kadokura, T. Sakurai, D. Han, Y. Ma, Q. Zhang
    • Organizer
      The Ninth Symposium on Polar Science,
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Pc5 オーロラ脈動と磁力線共鳴2018

    • Author(s)
      佐藤夏雄
    • Organizer
      脈動オーロラ研究会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 東西バンド極方向伝搬型長周期 (T~2-10 min) オーロラ脈動2017

    • Author(s)
      佐藤夏雄
    • Organizer
      脈動オーロラ研究集会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋大学宇宙地球環境研究所、名古屋
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-15
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] East-west band poleward moving long period (T~2-10 min) auroral pulsations2017

    • Author(s)
      Sato N., A. S Yukimatu, Y. Tanaka, T. Hori, A. Kadokura
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合 (JpGU) 2016年大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Simultaneous observations of drift velocity of omega band auroras and ionospheric flow velocity obtained by SuperDARN2017

    • Author(s)
      Sato. N., A. S Yukimatu, Y. Tanaka, T. Hori, T. Nagatsuma,
    • Organizer
      2017 SuperDARN Workshop
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] オメガバンドオーロラのドリフト速度とSuperDARNで観測した電離圏流速との同時観測2017

    • Author(s)
      佐藤夏雄、行松彰 、田中良昌、堀智昭、長妻努
    • Organizer
      SuperDARN研究集会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Pc 5オーロラアーク脈動の地上・衛星同時観測2017

    • Author(s)
      佐藤夏雄,行松彰,田中良昌,堀智昭,門倉昭
    • Organizer
      地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会秋期学会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Pc 5 poleward moving auroral arc (PMAA) 脈動のパッチ状脈動オーロラへの重ね書き現象2017

    • Author(s)
      佐藤夏雄,行松彰,田中良昌,堀智昭,門倉昭
    • Organizer
      脈動オーロラ研究集会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Electron flux characteristics observed by THEMIS spacecraft associated with Pc 5 auroral arc pulsations2017

    • Author(s)
      Sato, N., A. S. Yukimatu, Y. Tanaka, T. Hori, A. Kadokura, T. Sakurai
    • Organizer
      The Eighth Symposium on Polar Science
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Morphology of Omega band aurora observed by THEMIS all-sky imagers2016

    • Author(s)
      Natsuo Sato, Akira S Yukimatu, Yoshimasa Tanaka, Takanori Nishiyama, Tomoaki Hori
    • Organizer
      American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-15
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Morphological signature of Omega band auroras2016

    • Author(s)
      Natsuo Sato, Akira S Yukimatu, Yoshimasa Tanaka, Takanori Nishiyama, Tomoaki Hori
    • Organizer
      The Seventh Symposium on Polar Science
    • Place of Presentation
      国立極地研究所、立川
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-29
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] オメガバンドオーロラの統計的特性2016

    • Author(s)
      国立極地研究所、立川
    • Organizer
      地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会秋期学会
    • Place of Presentation
      九州大学、福岡
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-21
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] オメガバンドオーロラのダイナミクスと統計的特性2016

    • Author(s)
      佐藤夏雄、田中良昌、堀智昭、行松彰
    • Organizer
      第3回IUGONETシンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      国立極地研究所、立川
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-19
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] オメガバンドオーロラ発生時のSuperDARN観測2016

    • Author(s)
      佐藤夏雄
    • Organizer
      極域・中緯度SuperDARN研究集会
    • Place of Presentation
      国立極地研究所、立川
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-10
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Morphology and statistical feature of Omega band aurora observed by THEMIS all-sky imager network2016

    • Author(s)
      Natsuo Sato, Akira Kadokura, Yoshimasa Tanaka, Tomoaki Hori and Akira S Yukimatu
    • Organizer
      Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS)
    • Place of Presentation
      Beijin, China
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-03
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Statistical feature of Omega band aurora observed by THEMIS all-sky imager network2016

    • Author(s)
      Natsuo Sato, Akira Kadokura, Yoshimasa Tanaka, Takanori Nishiyama, Tomoaki Hori and Akira S Yukimatu
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合 (JpGU) 2016年大会
    • Place of Presentation
      幕張メッセ、千葉
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-25
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Signature of Omega band auroras observes by THEMIS2015

    • Author(s)
      Natsuo Sato, Akira Kadokura, Yoshimasa Tanaka, Takanori Nishiyama, Tomoaki Hori and Akira S Yukimatu
    • Organizer
      The Sixth Symposium on Polar Science
    • Place of Presentation
      国立極地研究所、立川
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-16
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] オメガバンドオーロラの発生特性2015

    • Author(s)
      佐藤夏雄、門倉昭、田中良昌、堀智昭,行松彰
    • Organizer
      地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会秋期学会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学、東京
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-01
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Book] オーロラの謎:南極・北極比較観測2015

    • Author(s)
      佐藤夏雄、門倉昭
    • Total Pages
      184
    • Publisher
      成山堂
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 発光の物理:大気の発光現象(オーロラ)2015

    • Author(s)
      佐藤夏雄、門倉昭
    • Publisher
      朝倉書店
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report

URL: 

Published: 2015-10-21   Modified: 2021-02-19  

Information User Guide FAQ News Terms of Use Attribution of KAKENHI

Powered by NII kakenhi