Air-borne in-situ observation for vertical mixing process of aerosols over coastal region of Antarctic continent

• Project/Area Number: 24403001
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Environmental dynamic analysis
• Research Institution: Fukuoka University
• Principal Investigator: HAYASHI Masahiko 福岡大学, 理学部, 教授 (50228590)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HIGASHINO Shin-ichiro 九州大学, 工学研究院, 准教授 (40243901) ; HARA Kei-ichiro 福岡大学, 理学部, 助教 (10390593) ; SHIRAISHI Kouichi 福岡大学, 理学部, 助教 (80299536)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥17,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,110,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥7,930,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,830,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥9,230,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,130,000)
• Keywords: エアロゾル / 南極圏界面層 / 無人航空機観測 / 気球観測 / 成層圏対流圏交換 / オゾン / 長期変動 / 物質循環 / 無人機観測

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In order to understand stratosphere tropospphere enchange of aerosols over polar and subpolar region, aerosol observations by Balloon assisted Gliding UAV were performed at Syowa Station, Antarctica in January 2013 and 2015. Vertical profiles of aerosol size distribution and aerosol samples, up to 10km in 2013 and 23km in 2015, were obtained. Balloon soundings from Ice breaker, Shirase, for observation of aerosol and ozone concentrations also performed in 2014/15 austral summer in order to obtained meridional variation of aerosol and ozone profiles.
Based on the analyses of dataset of balloon borne aerosol sounding at Syowa Station from 1997, It was found that stratospheric aerosol over Antarctica has been increasing from 2000.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] A Balloon-Assisted Gliding UAV for Aerosol Observation in Antarctica (2014)
  • Author(s): Shin-Ichiro HIGASHINO,Masahiko HAYASHI, Shuji NIAGASAKI, Shiina UMEMOTO, and Motoki NISHIMURA
  • Journal Title: TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN Volume: 12 Issue: APISAT-2013 Pages: a35-a41
  • DOI: 10.2322/tastj.12.a35
  • NAID: 130004696953
  • ISSN: 1884-0485
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Small unmanned aerial vehicles for aeromagnetic surveys and their flights in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, (2014)
  • Author(s): Minoru Funaki, Shin-Ichiro Higashino, Shinya Sakanaka, Naoyoshi Iwata,Norihiro Nakamura, Naohiko Hirasawa, Noriaki Obara, Mikio Kuwabara
  • Journal Title: Polar Science Volume: 8 Issue: 4 Pages: 342-356
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2014.07.001
  • NAID: 110009850209
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] 気球分離型自律帰還滑空UAV を用いた南極における高高度エアロゾル観測システム (2014)
  • Author(s): 岡田拓也, 東野伸一郎, 林政彦,長崎秀司, 尾塚馨一, 吉永悠
  • Journal Title: 第52 回飛行機シンポジウム講演集(CD-ROM Volume: なし
• [Journal Article] Development and Operational Experiences of UAVs for Scientific Research in Antarctica (2013)
  • Author(s): Higashino,S., Funaki,M., Hirasawa,N., Hayashi,M., and Nagasaki,S.
  • Journal Title: International Series on Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation:Science and Engineering Volume: 65 Pages: 159-173
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 無人航空機によるリアルタイムin-situ測風 (2013)
  • Author(s): 尾塚馨一,林政彦,岡部和夫,東野伸一郎
  • Journal Title: 福岡大学理学集報 Volume: 44 Pages: 45-52
  • NAID: 110009759067
• [Journal Article] Evaluation of an A*-EC Hybrid Path Planning Method for UAVs Using (2013)
  • Author(s): Mitsutake, K. and Higashino, S.
  • Journal Title: International Review of Aerospace Engineering Volume: 6 Pages: 40-47
• [Presentation] Transport of maritime sulfate aerosol to free troposphere in East Antarctica in January 2013, observed by balloon assisted UAV (2015)
  • Author(s): Masahiko Hayashi, Shin-Ichiro Higashino, Shuji Nagasaki, Shiina Umemoto, and Motoki Nishimura and Keiichiro Hara
  • Organizer: 2015 Asian Aerosol Conference
  • Place of Presentation: 金沢
  • Year and Date: 2015-06-24 – 2015-06-26
• [Presentation] Development of observation using Unmaned Arial Vehicle in the Antarctica (2013)
  • Author(s): M. Hayashi, N. Hirasawa and S. Higashino
  • Organizer: The 4th Symposium on Polar Science
  • Place of Presentation: 立川
• [Presentation] A Balloon-Assisted Gliding UAV for Aerosol Observation in Antarctica (2013)
  • Author(s): Shin-Ichiro HIGASHINO, Masahiko HAYASHI, Shuji NIAGASAKI, Shiina UMEMOTO
  • Organizer: The 2013 Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace
  • Place of Presentation: Takamatsu, Japan
• [Presentation] Development of an UAV for Water Surface Area Survey Using Video Images (2012)
  • Author(s): Ruangwiset, A., Higashino, S.
  • Organizer: 2012 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration
  • Place of Presentation: Fukuoka
• [Presentation] Development and Flights of Ant-Plane UAVs for Aerial Filming and Geomagnetic Survey in Antarctica (2012)
  • Author(s): Higashino, S., Funaki, M
  • Organizer: 8th International Conference on Intelligent Unmanned Systems 2012
  • Place of Presentation: Singapore, Singapore
• [Presentation] The aeromagnetic survey of Deception Island, South Shetland Island, by autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle, Ant-Plane 6-3 (2012)
  • Author(s): Funaki, M., Higashino, S., Sakanaka, S.
  • Organizer: SCAR Open Science Conference 2012
  • Place of Presentation: Potland, USA
• [Presentation] 夏季南極昭和基地上空の対流圏, 成層圏下部のエアロゾル濃度鉛直分布 (2012)
  • Author(s): 林政彦, 梅本紫衣奈, 厚圭一郎, 東野伸一郎
  • Organizer: 第33回極域気水圏シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 立川
• [Presentation] 夏季南極昭和基地上空の対流圏, 成層圏下部のエアロゾル濃度鉛直分布 (2012)
  • Author(s): 梅本紫衣奈, 林政彦, 原圭一郎, 東野伸一郎
  • Organizer: 第29回エアロゾル科学・技術研究検討会
  • Place of Presentation: 北九州
• [Presentation] 気球分離型エアロゾル観測用無人航空機に関する研究 (2012)
  • Author(s): 西村太貴, 長崎秀司, 梅本紫衣奈, 林政彦, 東野伸一郎
  • Organizer: 日本航空宇宙学会西部支部講演会(2012)ならびに西部支部40周年記念フォーラム
  • Place of Presentation: 福岡
• [Book] Autonomous Control Systems and Vehicles - Intelligent Unmanned Systems-, Chapter11, Development and Operational Experiences of UAVs for Scientific Research in Antarctica (2013)
  • Author(s): Higashino.S., Funaki.M., Hirasawa.N., Hayashi.M., Nagasaki, S.
  • Total Pages: 12
  • Publisher: Springer Monograph
• [Remarks] UAV Brings Back Stratospheric Aerosol Samples
  • URL: http://www.nipr.ac.jp/english/news/201503.html
• [Remarks] ［プレスリリース］無人観測航空機、高度22kmの南極成層圏エアロゾルのサンプルリターンに成功！
  • URL: http://www.nipr.ac.jp/info/notice/20150313.html
• [Remarks] 福岡大学「福岡から診る大気環境研究所」
  • URL: http://www.se.fukuoka-u.ac.jp/fiteh/
• [Remarks] 九州大学大学院工学研究院飛行力学研究室
  • URL: http://www.aero.kyushu-u.ac.jp/fdl/latestreports.html
• [Remarks] 九州大学大学院工学研究院飛行力学研究室
  • URL: http://www.aero.kyusyu-u.ac.jp/fdl/lasterstreports.html
• [Remarks] プレリリース 南極における気球分離式無人航空機システムによる高度10kmまでのエアロゾル観測、サンプル回収の成功は、プレスリリース(極地研、福岡大、九州大共同)された。
  • URL: http://www.nlpr.ac.jp/info/notice/20130305.html