Investigation of the role of solar ultra-violet radiation and ozone on the dynamical stratosphere-troposphere coupling and climate variability.

2010 Fiscal Year Self-evaluation Report

• Project/Area Number: 20340131
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Meteorology/Physical oceanography/Hydrology
• Research Institution: Japan, Meteorological Research Institute
• Principal Investigator: KURODA Yuhji Japan, Meteorological Research Institute, 気象研究所・気候研究部, 主任研究官 (80343888)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2011
• Keywords: 太陽活動 / 紫外線変化 / オゾン / 対流圏成層圏結合 / 環状モード

Research Abstract

本研究では、太陽活動の気候への影響について、特に太陽紫外線やオゾンを通じたプロセスの実態把握を行い、またどのような仕組みで対流圏と成層圏の力学的結合、特に極夜ジェット振動(PJO)や環状モード(AM)の変動を通して対流圏の気候に影響を与えているかを解き明かすことを目的として、観測データや数値実験の解析を行う。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Influence of the solar cycle and QBO modulation on the Southern Annular Mode (2010)
  • Author(s): Kuroda, Y., K.Yamazaki
  • Journal Title: Geophys.Res.Letters 37 Pages: L12703,doi:10.1029/2010GL043252
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Effect of stratospheric sudden warming and vortex intensification on the tropospheric climate (2008)
  • Author(s): Kuroda, Y.
  • Journal Title: J.Geophys.Res. 113 Pages: D15110,doi:10.1029/2007JD009550
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Role of ozone on the solar cycle modulation of the North Atlantic Oscillation (2008)
  • Author(s): Kuroda, Y., K.Yamazaki, K.Shibata
  • Journal Title: J.Geophys.Res. 113 Pages: D14122,doi:10.1029/2007JD009336
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Tropospheric impact of reflected planetary waves from the stratosphere (2008)
  • Author(s): Kodera, K., H.Mukougawa, S.Itoh
  • Journal Title: Geophys.Res.Lett. 35 Pages: L16806,doi:10.1029/2008GL034575
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Coupled chemistry climate model simulations of the solar cycle in ozone and temperature (2008)
  • Author(s): Austin, J., K.Tourpali, E.Rozanov, H.Akiyoshi, S.Bekki, G.Bodeker, C.Bruhl, N.Butchart, M.Chipperfield, M.Deushi, V.I.Fomichev, M.A.Giorgetta, L.Gray, K.Kodera, F.Lott, E.Manzini, D.Marsh, K.Matthes, T.Nagashima, K.Shibata, R.S.Stolarski, H.Struthers, W.Tian
  • Journal Title: J.Geophys.Res. 113 Pages: D11306,doi:10.1029/2007JD009391
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Solar influence on the stratosphere (2010)
  • Author(s): K.Kodera
  • Organizer: SCOSTEP2010
  • Place of Presentation: Berlin, Germany
  • Year and Date: 20100712-20100716
• [Presentation] Influence of the solar cycle and QBO modulation on the Southern Annular Mode (2010)
  • Author(s): Kuroda, Y. and K. Yamazaki
  • Organizer: SCOSTEP Symposium STP12
  • Place of Presentation: Berlin, Germany
  • Year and Date: 20100712-16
• [Presentation] Seasonal variation of the solar influence (2010)
  • Author(s): K.Kodera
  • Organizer: Second SOLARIS Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Potsdam, Germany
  • Year and Date: 20100310-20100312
• [Presentation] Influence of solar cycle and QBO modulation on the Southern Annular Mode (2010)
  • Author(s): Kuroda, Y. and K. Yamazaki
  • Organizer: SOLARIS meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Potsdam, Germany
  • Year and Date: 20100310-12
• [Presentation] Conceptual model for the solar influence from the stratosphere (2009)
  • Author(s): K.Kodea, Y.Kuroda
  • Organizer: MOCA-09, Montreal
  • Place of Presentation: Canada
  • Year and Date: 20090719-20090729
• [Presentation] Role of ozone in the solar cycle modulation of the northern Atlantic Oscillation (2008)
  • Author(s): Kuroda, Y., K.Yamazaki, K.Shibata
  • Organizer: 10th meeting of International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC)
  • Place of Presentation: Annecy, France
  • Year and Date: 20080907-20080912
• [Remarks] 研究代表者のホームページ
  • URL: http://www.mri-jma.go.jp/Dep/cl/kuroda/kuroda.html