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Investigation of anomalous neutral density enhancement disturbing satellite orbits in the cusp using international sounding rockets

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K03954
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 17010:Space and planetary sciences-related
Research InstitutionHokkaido Information University

Principal Investigator

Kakinami Yoshihiro  北海道情報大学, 情報メディア学部, 教授 (00437758)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Keywords宇宙天気 / カスプ / 極域熱圏中性大気密度異常 / 観測ロケット / 宇宙花火 / 共鳴散乱 / 中性大気風 / プラズマドリフト / 熱圏大気密度異常 / 化学物質放出 / バリウム / ストロンチウム / スバールバル諸島 / 熱圏大気風 / 中性大気密度異常 / サウンディングロケット
Outline of Research at the Start

人工衛星は大気の空気抵抗を受けて姿勢や軌道を変化させる.人工衛星に影響を与える熱圏中性大気の密度分布に未知の異常上昇が極域カスプで見つかった.この密度異常の原因を明らかにするためには,この場所でのジュール加熱を見積もる必要がある.それを調べるためには熱圏大気風とその場での電場を同時に計測する必要がある.太陽極端紫外光により短時間でイオン化するバリウムとイオン化しないストロンチウムを観測ロケットから高度100 km付近に放出し,発光するそれらの動きを地上から追跡することにより熱圏大気風とプラズマドリフト速度を同時に計測する.電場はプラズマドリフト速度から見積もることができる.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

It has been found that a regional enhancement of thermospheric density at 400 km altitude in a polar cusp region. To clarify the cause of the enhancement, it is necessary to measure the neutral atmospheric wind and ion drift there. In this study, we aim to measure them by emitting gases scattering the sun light (barium and strontium) from sounding rockets and reveal the enhancement in the density of the polar thermosphere. Two rocket experiments were conducted under the COVIT-19 pandemic, and one of them was successful. However, because the gas was released outside the target region, the cause of the increase could not be clarified.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

民間を含め,多くの人工衛星を利用するようになった現在,衛星の軌道や姿勢に影響を与える熱圏の大気密度を正確に予測することは,安全な衛星運用に必要不可欠である.衛星が飛び交う高度に,これまで知られていなかった大気の構造が存在することは,衛星運用にとって大きな影響を与える.成因を明らかにすることで,コンピュータシミュレーションに物理プロセスを組み込むことができ,大気密度の予測を正確にすることで安全な宇宙利用が可能となる.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2020 2019 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (4 results) Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Clemson University/University of Alaska Fairbanks(米国)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Oslo(ノルウェー)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Alaska University/Clemson University(米国)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] アラスカ大学フェアバンクス/クレムソン大学(米国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 宇宙花火実験で用いる光学フィルタ・観測システムの開発と検証2020

    • Author(s)
      柿並 義宏, 渡邊 太郎, 佐藤 隆雄, 嘉賀 雄一, 嘉賀 多賀子, 山本 真行
    • Journal Title

      北海道情報大学紀要

      Volume: 32(1) Pages: 75-84

    • NAID

      40022452596

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Chemical releases from the sounding rockets - old but new technique to observe thermosphere and ionosphere2020

    • Author(s)
      Yoshihiro Kakinami, Shigeto Watanabe, Masa-yuki Yamamoto, Takumi Abe, Hiroto Habu, Taro Watanabe, Mark Conde, Miguel Learsen
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Investigating of cusp heating process by using chemical releases of Ba/Sr: Initial result of CHI rocket experiment2020

    • Author(s)
      Taro Watanabe, Yoshihiro Kakinami, Masa-yuki Yamamoto, Miguel Larsen, Mark Conde, Takao M. Sato, Yuuichi Kaga, Takako Kaga
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Measurement of thermospheric neutral wind and ion drift velocities by using chemical releases of Ba/Sr operated by CHI rocket experiment2020

    • Author(s)
      Taro Watanabe, Masa-yuki Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Kakinami, Miguel Folkmar Larsen, Mark Conde, Takao M Sato, Yuuichi Kaga, Takako Kaga
    • Organizer
      American Geophysical Union 2020 Fall Meeting
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] バリウム・リチウム発光雲を使ったダイナモ領域大気プラズマ結合過程の可視化実験2019

    • Author(s)
      柿並 義宏,渡部 重十,阿部 琢美,羽生 宏人,白澤 秀剛,石坂 圭吾,山本 衛,斎藤 亨,津川 卓也,吉川 顕正,山本 真行
    • Organizer
      第2回観測ロケットシンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Basic development of accurate position analytical method for artificial illuminating cloud for Barium and Strontium chemical release rocket experiment2019

    • Author(s)
      Taro Watanabe, Masa-yuki Yamamoto and Yoshihiro Kakinami
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 観測ロケットを用いた電離圏観測- chemical release を中心に2019

    • Author(s)
      柿並 義宏
    • Organizer
      太陽地球惑星圏の研究領域 将来衛星計画ロードマップ策定に向けた勉強会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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