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A thermodynamic mechanism for the maintenance of the moist-tropical margins

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19H01966
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 17020:Atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences-related
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

Masunaga Hirohiko  名古屋大学, 宇宙地球環境研究所, 准教授 (00444422)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 鈴木 健太郎  東京大学, 大気海洋研究所, 教授 (00396946)
Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,930,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥6,110,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,410,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥6,370,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,470,000)
Keywords熱帯気象 / 衛星観測 / 熱帯気象学 / 衛星地球観測 / 数値モデル評価
Outline of Research at the Start

スコールに代表される多雨地域の熱帯に比べ、グアムやハワイが位置する亜熱帯は比較的穏やかな気候に恵まれる。その背後には熱帯と亜熱帯をつなぐ壮大な大気循環(ハドレー循環)が知られる。本研究課題では、従来考えられてきたような地理的に固定された循環場の描像に代わり、日々の気象場に応じ動的にゆらぐ熱帯と亜熱帯の境界の動態に着目し、衛星観測や数値シミュレーション解析を通じてそのメカニズム理解に迫る。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A moist large-scale ascent with active cumulus clouds prevails near the equator, while dry subsidence suppresses convective activity in the latitudes where the upper-tropospheric flow turns downward. This well-known picture of the Hadley circulation explains, from the perspectives of atmospheric dynamics, the unique low-latitude climate of the wet and rainy tropics and the dry and sunny subtropics in a consistent manner. On the other hand, the dynamics of the "margin" separating the tropics and subtropics has been a focus of recent research. In this study, we conducted an energy budget analysis using satellite observation data and reanalysis data, offering a physical explanation for the mechanism of the margin between the tropics and subtropics dominated by the variability in water vapor and convective activity. At the same time, related phenomena such as convective self-aggregation and tropical convergence zones were studied.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

熱帯における気象の成り立ちは地球水循環・エネルギー循環の要をなし、その動態を深く理解することは地球温暖化を含む気候変化やエルニーニョ現象などの年々変動の理解にも関連する幅広い影響力がある。本研究課題の成果は、気候モデルや気象予報数値モデルなどの性能評価に有用な観測的知見を与えるものであり、中長期的に気候予測・気象予報の精度向上に資するデータの礎を築く意味で重要である。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 6 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Invited: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Process‐Level Assessment of the Iris Effect Over Tropical Oceans2022

    • Author(s)
      Ito Masato、Masunaga Hirohiko
    • Journal Title

      Geophysical Research Letters

      Volume: 49 Issue: 7

    • DOI

      10.1029/2022gl097997

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Detection and Tracking of Tropical Convective Storms Based on Globally Gridded Precipitation Measurements: Algorithm and Survey over the Tropics2021

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi Hanii、Lebsock Matthew、Luo Zhengzhao Johnny、Masunaga Hirohiko、Wang Cindy
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

      Volume: 60 Issue: 3 Pages: 403-421

    • DOI

      10.1175/jamc-d-20-0171.1

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Transient Aggregation of Convection: Observed Behavior and Underlying Processes2021

    • Author(s)
      Masunaga Hirohiko、Holloway Christopher E.、Kanamori Hironari、Bony Sandrine、Stein Thorwald H. M.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Climate

      Volume: 34 Issue: 5 Pages: 1685-1700

    • DOI

      10.1175/jcli-d-19-0933.1

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] A Satellite‐Based Estimate of Convective Vertical Velocity and Convective Mass Flux: Global Survey and Comparison With Radar Wind Profiler Observations2021

    • Author(s)
      Jeyaratnam Jeyavinoth、Luo Zhengzhao Johnny、Giangrande Scott E.、Wang Di?、Masunaga Hirohiko
    • Journal Title

      Geophysical Research Letters

      Volume: 48 Issue: 1

    • DOI

      10.1029/2020gl090675

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] A Mechanism for the Maintenance of Sharp Tropical Margins2020

    • Author(s)
      Masunaga Hirohiko、Mapes Brian E.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

      Volume: 77 Issue: 4 Pages: 1181-1197

    • DOI

      10.1175/jas-d-19-0154.1

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Vertical Modes and Effective Stability of Quasi-2-Day Waves2019

    • Author(s)
      Sumi Yukari、Masunaga Hirohiko
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

      Volume: 76 Issue: 7 Pages: 2005-2022

    • DOI

      10.1175/jas-d-19-0092.1

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Cloud-radiation interactions in the real atmosphere: A-Train, EarthCARE, and beyond2022

    • Author(s)
      Hirohiko Masunaga
    • Organizer
      EarthCARE Modeling Workshop
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Edge Intensification of Eastern Pacific ITCZ Convection2021

    • Author(s)
      Hirohiko Masunaga
    • Organizer
      University of Wisconsin AOS Colloquium Series
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] A Mechanism for the Maintenance of Sharp Tropical Margins2019

    • Author(s)
      MASUNAGA, H. AND B. E. MAPES
    • Organizer
      8th International EarthCARE Science Workshop
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A Mechanism for the Maintenance of Sharp Tropical Margins2019

    • Author(s)
      MASUNAGA, H. AND B. E. MAPES
    • Organizer
      22nd Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The fundamental time scales intrinsic of convectively coupled equatorial waves2019

    • Author(s)
      H. Masunaga
    • Organizer
      CLICCS Workshop
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] A Mechanism for the Maintenance of Sharp Tropical Margins2019

    • Author(s)
      Masunaga, H. and B. Mapes
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合 2019年大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Invited

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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