Analysis of gravity wave vertical propagation using optical and radio measurements

• Project/Area Number: 23740368
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Space and upper atmospheric physics
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: SUZUKI Shin 名古屋大学, 高等研究院(太), 特任助教 (60397479)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: 大気重力波 / 大気光 / リモートセンシング / 大気上下結合 / 国際協同観測実験 / 国際共同観測・ドイツ / 大気波動 / 国際協同研究・ドイツ

Research Abstract

We analysed the vertical propagation of gravity waves from the lower to the upper atmosphere from combined measurements with an airglow imager and lidars/radars in the northern Europe. Ray-tracing analysis suggested that the gravity wave observed in the mesospheric airglow was generated by a distortion of the polar jet at the tropopause height, approximately 2600 km away from the airglow observation site. This result implies that gravity waves could affect atmospheric dynamics in the ionosphere in regions far away from their source.
Based on this idea, we also developed an analysis environment for simultaneous airglow imaging network data from multipoint observations in Japan in order to investigate wave propagation structures with a spatial extent covering Japan. By using the network analysis, we showed, for the first time, "observational evidence for ducted gravity wave propagation over a very large distance" and "large concentric airglow structures induced by Typhoon Pongsona".

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Typhoon-induced concentric airglow structures in the mesopause region (2013)
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S. L. Vadas, K. Shiokawa, Y. Otsuka, S. Kawamura, and Y. Murayanla
  • Journal Title: Geophysical Research Letters Volume: Vol.40 Pages: 5983-5987
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Observation of nighttime medium-scale travelling ionospheric disturbances by two 630-nm airglow imagers near the auroral zone (2013)
  • Author(s): Shiokawa, K., M. Mori, Y. Otsuka, S. Oyama, S. Nozawa, S. Suzuki, and M. Connors
  • Journal Title: Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics Volume: Vol.103 Pages: 184-194
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Evidence of gravity wave ducting in the mesopause region from airglow network observations (2013)
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S.,K. Shiokawa, Y. Otsuka, S. Kawamura, and Y. Murayama
  • Journal Title: Geophysical Research Letters Volume: Vol.40 Pages: 601-605
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Vertical propagation of a mesoscale gravity wave from the lower to the upper atmosphere (2013)
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S., F.-J. Lubken, G. Baumgarten, N. Kaifler, R. Eixmann, B. P. Williams, and T. Nakamura
  • Journal Title: Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics Volume: Vol.97 Pages: 29-36
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Decrease in sodium density observed during auroral particle precipitation over Tromsø, Norway (2013)
  • Author(s): T. T. Tsuda, S. Nozawa, T. D. Kawahara, T. Kawabata, N. Saito, S . Wada, Y. Ogawa, S. Oyama, C. M . Hall, M. Tsutsumi, M. K. Ejiri , S. Suzuki, T. Takahashi, and T . Nakamura
  • Journal Title: Geophys. Res. Lett. Volume: 40 Issue: 17 Pages: 4486-4490
  • DOI: 10.1002/grl.50897
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Typhoon-induced concentric airglow structures in the mesopause region (2013)
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S., S. L. Vadas, K. Shiokawa, Y. Otsuka, S. Kawamura, and Y. Murayama
  • Journal Title: Geophys. Res. Lett. Volume: 40 Issue: 22 Pages: 5983-5987
  • DOI: 10.1002/2013gl058087
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Evidence of gravity wave ducting in the mesopause region from airglow network observations (2013)
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S., K. Shiokawa, Y. Otsuka, S. Kawamura, and Y. Murayama
  • Journal Title: Geophys. Res. Lett. Volume: 40 Issue: 3 Pages: 601-605
  • DOI: 10.1029/2012gl054605
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Vertical propagation of a mesoscale gravity wave from the lower to the upper atmosphere (2013)
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S., F.-J. Luebken, G. Baumgarten, N. Kaifler, R. Eixmann, B. P. Williams, and T. Nakamura
  • Journal Title: Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics Volume: 97 Pages: 29-36
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2013.01.012
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Short-period gravity waves and ripples in the South Pole mesosphere (2011)
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S., M. Tsutsumi, S. E. Palo, Y. Ebihara, M. Taguchi, and M. Ejiri
  • Journal Title: Journal of Geophysical Research Volume: Vol.116
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Fine structure of sporadic sodium layer observed with a sodium lidar at Tromso, Norway (2011)
  • Author(s): Tsuda, T, S. Nozawa, T.Kawahara, T. Kawabata, N. Saito, S. Wada, C. Hall, S. Oyama, S. Ogawa, Y. Suzuki, T. Ogawa, T. Takahashi, H. Fujiwara, R. Fujii, N. Matuura, A. Brekke
  • Journal Title: Geophys. Res, Lett. Volume: vol 38 Issue: 18 Pages: 1-5
  • DOI: 10.1029/2011gl048685
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Typhoon-induced concentric rings in the mesospheric airglow (2013)
  • Author(s): Suzuki ,S. L. Vadas, K. Shiokawa, and Y. Otsuka
  • Organizer: AGU Fall Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: San Francisco, USA
  • Year and Date: 2013-12-13
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Small-scale gravity waves in the mesosphere obtained by multipoint airglow imaging observations (2013)
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S.,K. Shiokawa, and Y. Otsuka
  • Organizer: International CAWSES-II Symposium
  • Place of Presentation: Nagoya, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2013-11-21
• [Presentation] Ground-based imaging observations of the upper atmosphere (2013)
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S
  • Organizer: 日本地球惑星科学連合2013年大会
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉
  • Year and Date: 2013-05-20
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Combined measurements of gravity waves with an airglow imager and ALOMAR lidars in Norway (2013)
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S., F.-J. Lubken, G. Baumgarten, U. Berger, N. Kaifler, P. Hoffmann, R. Eixmann, B. P. Williams, and T. Nakamura
  • Organizer: The 3rd International Symposium on the Arctic Research
  • Place of Presentation: Tokyo, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2013-01-15
• [Presentation] 地上光学観測で見る大気重力波が担う大気上下結合 (2012)
  • Author(s): 鈴杢臣
  • Organizer: 平成24年度 名古屋大学太陽地球環境研究所研究集会「火星大気圏・電磁圏研究会」
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 2012-12-21
  • Invited
• [Presentation] OMTIネットワークを用いた中間圏重力波の多地点観測 (2012)
  • Author(s): 鈴木臣, 塩川和夫, 大塚雄一, 村山泰啓, 川村誠治
  • Organizer: 日本地球惑星科学連合2012年大会
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉
  • Year and Date: 2012-05-23
• [Presentation] Airglow and lidar measurements of gravity wave propagation at ALOMAR (2012)
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S., F.-J. Luebken, G. Baumgarten, , N. Kaifler, R. Eixmann, B. P. Williams, and T. Nakamura
  • Organizer: 19th meeting of the ALOMAR Science Advisory Committee
  • Place of Presentation: Norderstedt, Germany
• [Presentation] Coordinated observations of mesospheric gravity waves with airglow imager, lidar, and radar (2012)
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S., T. Nakamura, M. K. Ejiri, M. Tsutsumi, K. Shiokawa, and T. D. Kawahara
  • Organizer: 13th International Workshop on Technical and Scientific Aspects of MST Radar
  • Place of Presentation: Kuehlungsborn, Germany
• [Presentation] Vertical propagation of gravity waves in the middle and upper atmosphere (2011)
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S., F.-J. Lubken, G. Baumgarten, U. Berger, N. Kaifler, P. Hoffmann, R. Eixmann, B. P. Williams, and T. Nakamura
  • Organizer: AGU Fall Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: San Francisco, USA
  • Year and Date: 2011-12-07
• [Presentation] Gravity wave propagation from lower to upper atmosphere derived from airglow and lidar measurements (2011)
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S.,G. Baumgarten, B. Kaifler, N. Kaifler, B. P. Williams, T. Nakamura, M. K. Ejiri, H. Suzuki, M. Gerding, and F.-J. Lubken
  • Organizer: International Union of Geophysics and Geodesy Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Melbourne, Australia
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-03
• [Presentation] Airglow imaging observations of mesospheric gravity waves (2011)
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S.
  • Organizer: IAP colloquium
  • Place of Presentation: Kuehlungsbrn, Germany
• [Presentation] トロムソナトリウムライダーで観測されたスポラディックナトリウム層 (2011)
  • Author(s): 津田卓雄，野澤悟徳，川原琢也，川端哲也，斎藤徳人，和田智之，大山伸一郎，藤原均，小川泰信，鈴木臣，藤井良一，小川 忠彦，松浦 延夫
  • Organizer: 日本地球惑星科学連合2011年大会
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉
• [Presentation] Sporadic Sodium Layer Observed at Tromsø, Norway (69.6N, 19.2E) (2011)
  • Author(s): Tsuda, T. T., S. Nozawa, T. Kawahara, T. Kawabata, N. Saito, S. Wada, S. Oyama, H. Fujiwara, Y. Ogawa, S. Suzuki, R. Fujii, T. Ogawa, and N. Matuura
  • Organizer: International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
  • Place of Presentation: Melbourne, Australia
• [Presentation] ravity wave propagation from lower to upper atmosphere derived from airglow and lidar measurements (2011)
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S., G. Baumgarten, B. Kaifler, N. Kaifler, B. P. Williams, T. Nakamura, M. K. Ejiri, H. Suzuki, M. Gerding, and F.-J. Luebken
  • Organizer: International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
  • Place of Presentation: Melbourne, Australia
• [Presentation] ドイツ・ノルウェーでの大気光観測の紹介 (2011)
  • Author(s): 鈴木臣， F.-J. Luebken，G. Baumgarten，M. Gerding, B.P. Williams，中村卓司
  • Organizer: 中間圏・熱圏・電離圏研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 福岡
• [Presentation] Quick response of the cusp injection region associated with IMF variations (2011)
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S., S. Taguchi, K. Hosokawa, Y. Ogawa, T. Motoba, H. U. Frey, and S. B. Mende
  • Organizer: 超高層大気・電磁気圏研究の成果公表のための論文執筆ワークショップ
  • Place of Presentation: 田原
• [Presentation] 大気光・ライダー観測による大気重力波の鉛直伝搬構造 (2011)
  • Author(s): 鈴木臣， F.-J. Luebken，G. Baumgarten，U. Berger，N. Kaifler，P. Hoffmann，R. Eixmann，B. P. Williams，中村卓司
  • Organizer: 第130回地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会
  • Place of Presentation: 神戸
• [Presentation] ドイツとノルウェーでの大気光観測キャンペーン (2011)
  • Author(s): 鈴木臣， F.-J. Luebken，G. Baumgarten，M. Gerding, B.P. Williams，中村卓司
  • Organizer: 極域科学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 立川
• [Presentation] Vertical propagation of gravity waves in the middle and upper atmosphere (2011)
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S., F.-J. Luebken, G. Baumgarten, U. Berger, N. Kaifler, P. Hoffmann, R. Eixmann, B. P. Williams, and T. Nakamura
  • Organizer: American Geophysical Union Fall meeting
  • Place of Presentation: San Francisco, USA
• [Presentation] Ground-based imaging observations of the upper atmosphere
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S.
  • Organizer: 日本地球惑星科学連合2013年大会
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 日本の OMTI ネットワークで観測された中間圏大気重力波の同心円構造
  • Author(s): 鈴木臣，塩川和夫，大塚雄一
  • Organizer: 日本地球惑星科学連合2013年大会
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉
• [Presentation] Small-scale gravity waves in the mesosphere obtained by multipoint airglow imaging observations
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S., K. Shiokawa, and Y. Otsuka
  • Organizer: International CAWSES-II Symposium
  • Place of Presentation: 名古屋
• [Presentation] Typhoon-induced concentric rings in the mesospheric airglow
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S., S. L. Vadas, K. Shiokawa, and Y. Otsuka
  • Organizer: AGU Fall Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: San Francisco, USA
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 低廉大気光カメラの開発 ~超高層大気波動のイメージングネットワークの飛躍的拡充 をめざして~
  • Author(s): 鈴木臣, 山本衛
  • Organizer: 第248回生存圏シンポジウム「生存圏ミッションシンポジウム」
  • Place of Presentation: 宇治
• [Presentation] Ground-based imaging observations of the upper atmosphere
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S.
  • Organizer: 日本地球惑星科学連合2013年大会 -international session (P-EM08 Space-borne imaging observation of the upper atmosphere)-
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Propagation of short-period gravity waves in the MLT height
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S.
  • Organizer: The 1st Antarctic Gravity Wave Imaging Network (ANGWIN) workshop
  • Place of Presentation: Tachikawa, Japan
• [Presentation] Data analysing techniques for statistics of wave structures in airglow images by STEL
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S.
  • Organizer: The 1st Antarctic Gravity Wave Imaging Network (ANGWIN) workshop
  • Place of Presentation: Tachikawa, Japan
• [Presentation] 大気光観測で見る大気の緯度間結合
  • Author(s): 鈴木臣
  • Organizer: 緯度間結合の大気科学
  • Place of Presentation: 名古屋
• [Presentation] Combined measurements of gravity waves with an airglow imager and ALOMAR lidars in Norway
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S., F.-J. Luebken, G. Baumgarten, U. Berger, N. Kaifler, P. Hoffmann, R. Eixmann, B. P. Williams, and T. Nakamura
  • Organizer: The 3rd International Symposium on the Arctic Research (ISAR-3)
  • Place of Presentation: Tokyo, Japan
• [Presentation] 地上光学観測で見る大気重力波が担う大気上下結合
  • Author(s): 鈴木臣
  • Organizer: 火星大気圏・電磁圏研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Observational evidence of gravity wave ducting in the mesosphere from optical network measurements
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S., K. Shiokawa, Y. Otsuka, S. Kawamura, and Y. Murayama
  • Organizer: American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: San Francisco, USA
• [Presentation] CHAMP 衛星データを用いた中規模移動性電離圏擾乱の研究
  • Author(s): 鈴木臣，J. Park，H. Luehr，大塚雄一，塩川和夫
  • Organizer: 第３回極域科学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 立川
• [Presentation] 中間圏大気光観測による大気重力波のダクト伝搬構造
  • Author(s): 鈴木臣，塩川和夫，大塚雄一
  • Organizer: 第132回地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌
• [Presentation] Ground-based imaging of atmospheric waves
  • Author(s): Suzuki, S.
  • Organizer: GFZ seminar
  • Place of Presentation: Potsdam, Germany
• [Presentation] OMTI ネットワークを用いた中間圏重力波の多地点観測
  • Author(s): 鈴木臣，塩川和夫，大塚雄一，村山泰啓，川村誠治
  • Organizer: 日本地球惑星科学連合2012年大会
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉
• [Remarks] ドイツおよびノルウェーでの大気光観測データは下記ウェッブページで公開している. ホームページ等
  • URL: http://stdb2.stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp/member/shin/archive/nlidoli/midoli_nlain.html
• [Remarks] 北欧大気光観測データ
  • URL: http://stdb2.stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp/member/shin/archive/midoli/midoli_main.html
• [Remarks] MIDOLI Data Archive
  • URL: http://stdb2.stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp/member/shin/archive/midoli/midoli_main.html