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Precise monitoring and prediction of typhoon based on high resolution 3D cloud imaging and lightning observation

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K18177
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Pioneering)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Medium-sized Section 25:Social systems engineering, safety engineering, disaster prevention engineering, and related fields
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

TAKAHASHI YUKIHIRO  北海道大学, 理学研究院, 教授 (50236329)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 佐藤 光輝  北海道大学, 理学研究院, 教授 (50312541)
久保田 尚之  北海道大学, 理学研究院, 特任准教授 (40359211)
Project Period (FY) 2021-07-09 – 2025-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help
¥24,960,000 (Direct Cost: ¥19,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥5,760,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥5,460,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,260,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥5,460,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,260,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥5,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,290,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥8,450,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,950,000)
Keywords超小型衛星 / 雷放電 / 水蒸気 / 地上観測 / 台風 / 3D観測 / 立体構造
Outline of Research at the Start

台風は多大な被害をもたらし、複合災害における最大の懸念材料の一つでもあり、精度の高い観測と予測を世界が望んでいる。現状では、台風強度推定は衛星写真から得られる雲パターンとの照合に頼っており、十分な精度で台風の動向を把握できず、10年以上にわたって大きな改善が見られない。その一因は、直接観測にかかるコストや労力の大きさや技術的困難、また、台風強度に影響する海水面温度や海上風速を広域で観測する手段がないことにある。本研究では、超小型衛星と雷放電観測網を組み合わせた、これまでに例のない超高精度の台風監視と予測を行うための観測システムを低コストで実用化する手段に見通しをつける。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We conducted on-demand operations of micro-satellites and performed stereo imaging observations from multiple angles to create 3D models of clouds. During the project period, we conducted a total of 68 observations of 17 typhoons. By analyzing these data, we successfully captured the three-dimensional structure of eye-wall clouds of the same typhoon on a daily basis. Additionally, by installing multiple cameras on the ground, we demonstrated the ability to estimate the detailed three-dimensional structure of cloud sides. Furthermore, we established a new method for water vapor observation using ground-based and satellite-mounted spectral sensors. By utilizing a lightning discharge observation network deployed across Japan and Southeast Asia, we gained insights into the prediction of typhoon formation and development, as well as the forecasting of linear precipitation zones, and made progress in understanding the development of individual thunderstorms and heavy rainfall.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

超小型衛星を用いた、台風中心部の超高精度3D観測の連続観測が超小型衛星1基で可能であることを実証し、さらに同様の手法が地上カメラの観測でも可能であることを示し、そのアイデアに基づいた地上観測網構築が科研費基盤Bとして新たに採択された。これらの成果により、従来手法の1/100程度のコストで、これまで達成されていなかった台風強度を力学的根拠に基づいて推定することに道を開き、監視及び予測精度向上の可能性を示すことができた。また台風や線状降水帯の発生予測に貢献する、新たな水蒸気の観測手法を確立した。雷放電観測から、台風や線状降水帯の発生・発達予測にも可能性を見出した。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2024 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2023 Research-status Report
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Comments on the Screening Results   Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (32 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Presentation (30 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 22 results,  Invited: 5 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] DOST-ASTI/Univ. Philippines, Diliman/PhilSA(フィリピン)

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] DOST-ASTI/Univ. Philippines, Diliman/PhilSA(フィリピン)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Development of Short-Term Prediction Method for Typhoon Intensity Changes Using Lightning Data2023

    • Author(s)
      Sato, M., Y. Takahashi, and H. Kubota
    • Organizer
      American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Relationship between lightning activity and heavy rainfall in Manila in the Philippines2023

    • Author(s)
      Kubota, H., Y. Takahashi, and M. Sato, G. V. C. Lopez, Y. Yamanouchi, and A. Fukaya
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Lightning observation in the Philippine Sea and its influence of tropical cyclones2023

    • Author(s)
      Kubota, H., Y. Takahashi, and M. Sato
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Evaluation of Short-Term Prediction of Typhoon Intensity Development Using Lightning Data2023

    • Author(s)
      Sato, M., Y. Takahashi, and H. Kubota
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Observation of lightning strike location using infrasound sensors in the Philippines2023

    • Author(s)
      Miyajima, H., H. Kubota, Y. Takahashi, M. Sato, and . S. Yui
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 3D Stereo-photogrammetry of Typhoon Maysak Using Diwata-2 Microsatellite2023

    • Author(s)
      Algodon, M. R. L., Y. Takahashi, M. Sato, H. Kubota, S. Muta, M. Medrano
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Machine Learning Prediction of Precipitation in Metro Manila, Philippines2023

    • Author(s)
      Noda, A., M. Sato, Y. Takahashi, and H. Kubota
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 地球大気の吸収スペクトルから推定する南極域の水蒸気カラム量2023

    • Author(s)
      杉山玄己, 高橋幸弘, 高木聖子, 久保田尚之, 佐藤光輝
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2023年大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Extreme weather monitoring with lightning network and micro-satellites in SE Asia and Japan2023

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi, Y.
    • Organizer
      THE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CLIMATE, WATER, LAND, AND LIFE IN MONSOON ASIA
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] A constellation of micro-satellite for the earth, space, and planetary observation with advanced sensors and operation2022

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi, Y.
    • Organizer
      JpGU 2022 Meeting
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] リモートセンシングでさぐる人間活動と自然環境の関係2022

    • Author(s)
      高橋幸弘
    • Organizer
      JpGU 2022 Meeting
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Extreme weather monitoring system using microsatellite and ground observation network in Asia2022

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi, Y., Sato, M., Meryl Regine Algodon, and H. Kubota
    • Organizer
      JpGU 2022 Meeting
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Toward construction of on-demand network for micro-satellite constellation,2022

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi, Y.
    • Organizer
      JpGU 2022 Meeting
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] CONTRIBUTION OF ADVANCED REMOTE SENSING WITH MICRO-SATELLITE TO EARTH OBSERVATION2022

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi, Y
    • Organizer
      IGARSS 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Lightning Activities in Typhoon Clouds and Their Relation to the Typhoon Intensity Development2022

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi, Y., Sato, M., Meryl Regine Algodon, and H. Kubota
    • Organizer
      AOGS 2022 Virtual,
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Quasi-real time monitoring of lightning and weather in the Philippines and western north Pacific for the severe weather intensity prediction2021

    • Author(s)
      Sato, M. (Hokkaido U.), Y. Takahashi (Hokkaido U.), H. Kubota (Hokkaido U.), A. Noda (Hokkaido U.), J. Hamada (Tokyo Metropolitan U.), and G. V. C. Lopez (ASTI)
    • Organizer
      EGU General Assembly 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Lightning activity in western north Pacific measured by the V-POTEKA network and its relation to typhoon intensity2021

    • Author(s)
      Sato, M. (Hokkaido U.), Y. Takahashi (Hokkaido U.), H. Kubota (Hokkaido U.), and G. V. C. Lopez (ASTI)
    • Organizer
      JpGU Meeting 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Relation between lightning activities measured by the V-POTEKA network and typhoon intensity development2021

    • Author(s)
      Sato, M. (Hokkaido U.), Y. Takahashi (Hokkaido U.), H. Kubota (Hokkaido U.), and G. V. C. Lopez (ASTI)
    • Organizer
      SGEPSS Fall Meeting 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Relation between intensity development of western north Pacific typhoons and lightning activities2021

    • Author(s)
      Sato, M. (Hokkaido U.), Y. Takahashi (Hokkaido U.), H. Kubota (Hokkaido U.), and G. V. C. Lopez (ASTI)
    • Organizer
      AGU Fall Meeting 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 3D Reconstruction of Typhoon and Thunderstorm Cloud Top Using Airborne Camera2021

    • Author(s)
      Meryl Algodon(Hokkaido U.), Yukihiro Takahashi(Hokkaido U.), Mitsuteru Sato(Hokkaido U.), Hisayuki Kubota(Hokkaido U.), et al.
    • Organizer
      EGU General Assembly 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Scope and progress of ULAT/SATREPS project for extreme weather monitoring in Asia2021

    • Author(s)
      Yukihiro Takahashi (Hokkido U.), Mitsuteru Sato(Hokkido U.), Hisayuki Kubota(Hokkido U.), et al.
    • Organizer
      SGEPSS Fall Meeting 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Coordinated observation system for extreme weathers consisting of AWS network with lightning sensor and micro-satellites2021

    • Author(s)
      Yukihiro Takahashi (Hokkido U.), Mitsuteru Sato(Hokkido U.), Hisayuki Kubota(Hokkido U.), et al.
    • Organizer
      EGU General Assembly 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Extreme weather monitoring based on coordinated observation system consisting of ground networks and micro-satellites2021

    • Author(s)
      Yukihiro Takahashi (Hokkido U.), Mitsuteru Sato(Hokkido U.), Hisayuki Kubota(Hokkido U.), et al.
    • Organizer
      AGU Fall Meeting 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 3D Reconstruction of Tropical Cyclone Trami (2018) eye and eyewall clouds observed by Airborne Camera2021

    • Author(s)
      Meryl Algodon(Hokkaido U.), Yukihiro Takahashi(Hokkaido U.), Mitsuteru Sato(Hokkaido U.), Hisayuki Kubota(Hokkaido U.), et al.
    • Organizer
      AGU Fall Meeting 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Lightning bursts observed in the tropical cyclone during the genesis over the western north Pacific2021

    • Author(s)
      Kubota, H. (Hokkaido U.) , Y. Takahashi (Hokkaido U.), M. Sato (Hokkaido U.)
    • Organizer
      European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Lightning bursts observed during the tropical cyclone genesis over the Philippine Sea2021

    • Author(s)
      Kubota, H. (Hokkaido U.), Y. Takahashi (Hokkaido U.), and M. Sato (Hokkaido U.)
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) Meeting 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 台風発生時に観測された活発な雷活動2021

    • Author(s)
      久保田尚之 (北海道大学), 高橋幸弘(北海道大学), 佐藤光輝(北海道大学)
    • Organizer
      日本気象学会 2021年春季大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 超小型衛星と雷放電・気象観測網によるアジア域観測システムの展開2021

    • Author(s)
      久保田尚之 (北海道大学), 高橋幸弘 (北海道大学), 佐藤光輝 (北海道大学)
    • Organizer
      日本気象学会 2021年春季大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Lightning Bursts Observed During the Tropical Cyclone Genesis Associated with Active Cumulonimbus2021

    • Author(s)
      Kubota, H.(Hokkaido U.), Y. Takahashi(Hokkaido U.), and M. Sato(Hokkaido U.)
    • Organizer
      Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Active lightnings during the tropical cyclone genesis over the Philippine Sea2021

    • Author(s)
      Kubota, H.(Hokkaido U.), Y. Takahashi(Hokkaido U.), and M. Sato, (Hokkaido U.)
    • Organizer
      American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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