Study on the global dust storm in the Martian atmosphere

• Project/Area Number: 18540431
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Meteorology/Physical oceanography/Hydrology
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: TAKAHASHI Masaaki The University of Tokyo, 気候システム研究センター, 教授 (70188051)
• Research Collaborator: KURODA Takeshi 宇宙航空研究開発機構, 日本学術振興会, 特別研究員 ; KADOWAKI Masanao 東京大学, 気候システム研究センター・大学ター, 大学院生 ; YAMASHITA Yousuke 東京大学, 気候システム研究センター, 大学院生
• Project Period (FY): 2006 – 2008
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2008)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,090,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2006: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
• Keywords: 火星大気 / ダスト / 風応力 / 顕熱フラックス / モデル / 傾圧波動 / 北極振動 / 半年周期振動 / ダスト巻き上げスキーム / 火星大気大循環モデル / ダストストーム / 大気潮汐波 / 気候変動 / 気候モデル / 二酸化炭素

Research Abstract

地球大気の大気大循環モデルをベースにして、火星ダストの巻き上げ、およびダスト輸送を陽に表現する火星大気モデルを作成し、ダストストーム発生に関しての問題を考察し、定性的に再現可能な大気モデルを作成した。また、火星大気に生起するいくつかの現象である、傾圧波動性擾乱、火星大気における北極振動、赤道域成層圏における半年周期振動の問題を研究した。地球大気との様々な違いを示し、いくつかの興味ある結果を得た。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Global distribution of atmospheric waves in the equatorial upper troposphere and lower stratosphere: AGCM simulation of sources and propagation (2009)
  • Author(s): Yoshio Kawatani, Masaaki Takahashi, Kaoru Sato, Simon P. Alexander,and Toshitaka Tsuda
  • Journal Title: JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH 114
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Semiannual oscillations in the atmosphere of Mars (2008)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Kuroda, Alexander S. Medvedev, Paul Hartogh and Masaaki Takahashi
  • Journal Title: Geophysical Research Letters 35,L23202, doi : 10.1029/2008GL036061
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Wintertime temperature maximum at the subtropical stratopause in a T213L256 GCM. (2008)
  • Author(s): Tomikawa, Y. , K. Sato, S. Watanabe, Y. Kawatani, K. Miyazaki, and M Takahash I
  • Journal Title: J Geophys. Res. 113
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] General aspects of a T213L256 middle atmosphere general circulation model (2008)
  • Author(s): Watanabe, S. , Y. Kawat an i, Y. Tomikawa, K. Miyazaki, M. Takahashi, and K. Sato
  • Journal Title: J. Gephys. Res. 113
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Global distribution of atmospheric waves in the equatorial upper troposphere and lower stratosphere: COSMIC observations of wave meanflow interactions (2008)
  • Author(s): Alexander S. P. , T. Tsuda, Y. Kawat ani, M. Takahashi
  • Journal Title: J. Gephys. Res. 113
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Prograde and retrograde atmospheric rotation of cloud-covered terrestrial planets:Significance of astronomical parameters in the middle atmosphere (2008)
  • Author(s): Yamamoto, M. and M. Takahashi
  • Journal Title: Astron.Astrophys. 490
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Semiannual oscillations in the atmosphere of Mars (2008)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Kuroda,Alexander S. Medvedev, Paul Hartogh, and Masaaki Takahashi
  • Journal Title: GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 35
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Seasonal changes of the baroclinic wave activity in the northern hemisphere of Marssimulated with a GCM (2007)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Kuroda, Alexander S. Medvedev,Paul Hartogh and Masaaki Takahashi
  • Journal Title: Geophysical Research Letters 34,L09203,doi : 10.1029/2006GL028816
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Maintenance of zonal windvariability associated with the annularmode on Mars (2007)
  • Author(s): Yamashita, Y., T. Kuroda and M. Takahashi
  • Journal Title: Geophys. Res. Lett. 34,L16819, doi : 10.1029/2007GL030069
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Seasonal changes of the baroclinic wave activity in the northern hemisphere of Mars simulated with a GCM. (2007)
  • Author(s): Kuroda, T., A. S. Medvedev, P. Hartogh, and M. Takahashi
  • Journal Title: Geophys. Res. Letters 34
• [Journal Article] Maintenance of zonal wind variability associated with the annular mode on Mars (2007)
  • Author(s): Yamashita, Y., T. Kuroda, and M. Takahashi
  • Journal Title: Geophys. Res. Letters 34
• [Journal Article] A parametric study of atmospheric superrotation on Venus-like planets: Effects of oblique angle of planetary rotation axis (2007)
  • Author(s): Yamamoto, M. and M. Takahashi
  • Journal Title: Geophys. Res. Letters 34
• [Journal Article] Dynamical processes related to the appearance of quasi-stationary waves on the subtropical jet in the midsummer Northern Hemisphere (2006)
  • Author(s): Sato, N., M.Takahashi
  • Journal Title: J. Climate 19(8) Pages: 1531-1544
• [Journal Article] Zonally Symmetric Normal Modes Associated with the AO/NAM under a Seasonally Varying Background Climatology (2006)
  • Author(s): Zhao, N., M.Takahashi
  • Journal Title: Tellus 58A Pages: 575-583
• [Journal Article] Interannual change in summertime precipitation over northeast Asia (2006)
  • Author(s): Iwao, K., M.Takahashi
  • Journal Title: Geophys. Res. Letters 33
• [Journal Article] An aerosol transport model based on a two-moment microphysical parameterization in the Venus middle atmosphere : Model description and preliminary experiments (2006)
  • Author(s): Yamamoto, M., M.Takahashi
  • Journal Title: J. Geophys. Res. 111
• [Journal Article] Superrotation maintained by meridional circulation and waves in a Venus-like AGCM (2006)
  • Author(s): Yamamoto, M., M.Takahashi
  • Journal Title: J. Atmos. Sci. 63 Pages: 3296-3314
• [Journal Article] Orographic gravity waves over Antarctica excited by Katabatic winds; A GCM study (2006)
  • Author(s): Watanabe, S., K.Sato, M.Takahashi
  • Journal Title: J. Geophys. Res. 111
• [Presentation] Nelms' superrotation simulated by an atmospheric general circulation model (2008)
  • Author(s): Ikeda K.
  • Organizer: European Planetary Science Congress 2008
  • Place of Presentation: Westfalische Wilhelms University, Germany
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-25
• [Presentation] Semiannual oscillations in the atmosphereof Mars, Third International Workshop onthe Mars Atmosphere : Modeling andObservations (2008)
  • Author(s): Alexander S. Medvedev, Takeshi Kuroda, Paul Hartogh, Masaaki Takahashi
  • Organizer: #9047, WilliamsburgWoodlands Hotel and Conference Center
  • Place of Presentation: Williamsburg, VA, USA
• [Presentation] Simulation of the water cycle on Mars in theCCSR/NIES/FRCGC MGCM, Third InternationalWorkshop on the Mars Atmosphere : Modelingand Observations (2008)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Kuroda, Paul Hartogh, DaisukeSakai, Masaaki Takahashi
  • Organizer: #9049, Williamsburg Woodlands Hotel and Conference Center
  • Place of Presentation: Williamsburg, VA, USA
• [Presentation] Simulation of the water cycle on Mars in the CCSR/NIES/FRCGC MGCM (2008)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Kuroda, Paul Hartogh, DaisukeSakai, Masaaki Takahashi
  • Organizer: 37^<th> COSPAR Scientific Assembly
  • Place of Presentation: Palais des congres, Montreal, Canada(C34-0013-08)
• [Presentation] Study of the semiannual oscillations in the Martian atmosphere with a general circulationmodel (2008)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Kuroda, Alexander S. Medvedev, Paul Hartogh, Masaaki Takahashi
  • Organizer: AOGS 2008, PS12-A014, BEXCO
  • Place of Presentation: Convention Center, Busan, Korea
• [Presentation] Semiannual oscillations in the atmosphere of Mars (2008)
  • Author(s): Alexander S. Medvedev, Takeshi Kuroda, Paul Hartogh and Masaaki Takahashi
  • Organizer: AGU 2008 Joint Assembly Greater Fort Lauderdale-Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Place of Presentation: USA
• [Presentation] First results of the water cyclesimulation inCCSR/NIES MGCM (2008)
  • Author(s): 6.Takeshi Kuroda, Daisuke Sakai, Masaaki Takahashi, Alexander S. Medvedev, Paul Hartogh
  • Organizer: Mars WaterCycle Workshop, Museum National d'Histoire
  • Place of Presentation: Naturelle, Paris, France
• [Presentation] Superrotation of the Venus atmosphere simulated by an atmospheric General Circulation model (2007)
  • Author(s): Ikeda, K
  • Organizer: Venus atmosphere dynamics workshop
  • Place of Presentation: UCLA, USA
  • Year and Date: 2007-08-30
• [Presentation] Superrotation of the Venus atmosphere simulated by an atmospheric simulation model (2007)
  • Author(s): Ikeda, K
  • Organizer: IUGG General Assembly
  • Place of Presentation: Perugia, Italy
  • Year and Date: 2007-07-05
• [Presentation] Semi-annual oscillation in the atmosphereof Mars : a study with a general circulation model (2007)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Kuroda, Alexander S. Medvedev,Paul Hartogh and Masaaki Takahashi
  • Organizer: European Planetary Science Congress 2007
  • Place of Presentation: Kongress Hotel am Templiner See, Potsdam, Germany
• [Presentation] Seasonal changes of the baroclinic wave activity in the northern hemisphere of Mars simulated with a General Circulation Model (2007)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Kuroda, Alexander S. Medvedev,Paul Hartogh and Masaaki Takahashi
  • Organizer: IUGG XXIV General Assembly 5341
  • Place of Presentation: Perugia, Italy
• [Presentation] 火星大気大循環モデルを用いた火星砂嵐の再現実験 (2007)
  • Author(s): 門脇正尚・高橋正明
  • Organizer: 日本地球惑星科学連合2007年大会
• [Presentation] 火星大気大循環モデルを用いた火星砂嵐の再現実験報告 (2007)
  • Author(s): 門脇正尚・高橋正明
  • Organizer: 第21回大気圏シンポジウム
• [Presentation] Simulation of transient waves in the Martian atmosphere using general circulation models (2006)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Kuroda, Alexander S. Medvedev,Paul Hartogh and Masaaki Takahashi
  • Organizer: The 36th COSPAR Science Assembly
  • Place of Presentation: Beijing Institute of Technology, China(C3.1-0032-06)
• [Presentation] 火星大気の北極振動とそれに関する波の活動及び外部強制力-地球大気の北極振動と比較して- (2006)
  • Author(s): 山下陽介・高橋正明
  • Organizer: 2006年度日本気象学会春季大会