Studies on the effects of Arctic haze for the concentration of ice cloud particles using lidar and radar

• Project/Area Number: 25257201
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Environmental dynamic analysis
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: Shibata Takashi 名古屋大学, 環境学研究科, 教授 (70167443)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 岩崎 杉紀 防衛大学校(総合教育学群、人文社会科学群、応用科学群、電気情報学群及びシステム工, 応用科学群, 准教授 (30535274) ; 鷹野 敏明 千葉大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (40183058) ; 塩原 匡貴 国立極地研究所, 国際北極環境研究センター, 准教授 (60291887) ; 白石 浩一 福岡大学, 理学部, 助教 (80299536)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥30,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥23,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥7,050,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥9,620,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,220,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥9,620,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,220,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥11,310,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,610,000)
• Keywords: 北極ヘイズ / 氷雲 / 氷晶核 / ライダー / 雲レーダー / 北極 / エアロゾル / 雲 / 雲レーダ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The lidar system was installed at Arctic station of National Institute of Polar Research at Ny Aalesund, Svalbard in March 2014 after preparation period. The lidar non-stop observes vertical distribution of aerosols and clouds. There has been no problem in the operation of the lidar system during the study period. The observations provide the data of aerosols and clouds for more than three years. Arctic Haze is known as high concentration Arctic aerosol particles found in winter and spring. However, our observations show that the highest concentration appears in spring to summer. The summer maximum is more clear at the altitudes higher than 5km where mainly the ice clouds are formed, and the maximum concentration appears in August at the altitude range between 8 and 10 km.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Volcanic aerosol layer formed in the tropical upper troposphere by the eruption of Mt. Merapi, Java, in November 2010 observed by the spaceborne lidar CALIOP (2016)
  • Author(s): Takashi Shibata, Taro Kinoshita
  • Journal Title: Atmospheric Research Volume: 168 Pages: 49-56
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2015.09.002
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Characteristics of cirrus clouds in the tropical lower stratosphere (2015)
  • Author(s): Iwasaki, S, Z. J. Luo, H. Kubota, T. Shibata, H. Okamoto, and H. Ishimoto
  • Journal Title: Atmospheric Research Volume: 164-165 Pages: 358-368
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2015.06.009
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Case study on microphysical properties of boundary layer mixed-phase cloud observed at Ny-Alesund, Svalbard: Observed cloud microphysics and calculated optical properties on 9 June 2011 (2014)
  • Author(s): Uchiyama, A., A. Yamazaki, M. Shiobara, H. Kobayashi
  • Journal Title: Polar Science Volume: 8 Issue: 2 Pages: 57-72
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2013.11.001
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Development of a cloud detection method from whole sky color images (2014)
  • Author(s): Yabuki, M., M. Shiobara, K., Nishinaka, M. Kuji
  • Journal Title: Polar Science Volume: 8 Issue: 4 Pages: 315-326
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2014.07.004
  • NAID: 110009850202
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Lidar Observations of Arctic Aerosols and Clouds in the Free Troposphere for More than Fifteen Months over Svalbard (2015)
  • Author(s): Takashi Shibata, Koichi Shiraishi, Suginori Iwasaki, Masataka Shiobara and Toshiaki Takano
  • Organizer: American Geophysical Union 2015 Fall Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: San Francisco, Moscone Convention Center
  • Year and Date: 2015-12-12
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 北極対流圏エアロゾルのライダー連続観測 (2015)
  • Author(s): 柴田隆, 白石浩一, 岩崎杉紀, 塩原匡貴, 鷹野敏明
  • Organizer: 日本気象学会2015年度秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都、 京都テルサ
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-28
• [Presentation] Lidar Observations of Arctic Aerosols and Clouds in the Free Troposphere over Svalbard (2015)
  • Author(s): Takashi Shibata, Koichi Shiraishi, Suginori Iwasaki, Masataka Shiobara and Toshiaki Takano
  • Organizer: 2015 Asian Aerosol Conference
  • Place of Presentation: 金沢、 金沢東急ホテル
  • Year and Date: 2015-06-24
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] スバールバル上空の自由対流圏エアロゾルと雲のライダー連続観測 (2014)
  • Author(s): 柴田隆、白石浩一、岩崎杉紀、塩原匡貴、鷹野敏明
  • Organizer: 日本気象学会秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 福岡国際会議場
  • Year and Date: 2014-10-21 – 2014-10-23
• [Presentation] 下部成層圏のかなとこ雲 (2014)
  • Author(s): 岩崎杉紀、柴田隆、久保田尚之、岡本創、石元裕史
  • Organizer: 日本 気象学会秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 福岡国際会議場
  • Year and Date: 2014-10-21 – 2014-10-23
• [Presentation] Characteristics of anvil cloud in the lower stratosphere (2014)
  • Author(s): Iwasaki, S., T. Shibata, H. Kubota, H. Okamoto, and H. Ishimoto
  • Organizer: EarthCARE Workshop 2014
  • Place of Presentation: National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan)
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-17 – 2014-09-19
• [Presentation] スバールバル上空のエアロゾルと雲のミー偏光ライダーによる連続観測 (2014)
  • Author(s): 柴田隆、白石浩一、岩崎杉紀、塩原匡貴、鷹野敏明
  • Organizer: 第32回レーザセンシングシンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 高山市民文化会館
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-04 – 2014-09-05
• [Remarks] 「北極ヘイズが氷雲の生成に与える影響に関する研究」
  • URL: http://www.stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~tshibata/kibanK.htm