Precise measurement of neutral wind in daytime thermosphere by rocket-released Lithium vapor

• Project/Area Number: 23540525
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Space and upper atmospheric physics
• Research Institution: Kochi University of Technology
• Principal Investigator: YAMAMOTO Masa-yuki 高知工科大学, 工学部, 教授 (30368857)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,290,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
• Keywords: リチウム放出 / 三次元計測 / 三角測量 / 中性大気風 / 日米共同ロケット実験 / 昼間 / 熱圏大気 / 観測ロケット / 熱圏風速測定 / 共鳴散乱光 / 航空機観測 / 月明 / 熱圏 / 中性大気 / 風速

Research Abstract

To study the thermosphere is important for understanding global atmosphere (e.g. global warming), however, observation of thermosphere is difficult. Less than 1% of the rarefied atmosphere is ionized by solar ultra-violet, thus it can be observed by radars, whereas, more than 99% of the neutral atmosphere is too difficult to observe, preventing from our understanding. Due to optical tracking of artificially illuminating clouds by rocket-released TMA (Try-Methyl-Aluminum), it has been established neutral wind measurement in nighttime thermosphere below about 160 km, however, the measurement in daytime has never been established before. We use rocket-released Lithium and its resonance-scattering by sunlight in order to establish the neutral wind measurement in daytime. In July 2013, Japan-U.S. collaborating rocket experiment was carried out and the rocket-released Lithium was successfully observed for 20 minutes, resulting on establishment of the difficult measurement.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Rocket-borne Lithium ejection system for neutral wind measurement (2013)
  • Author(s): H. Habu, M.-Y. Yamamoto, S. Watanabe, and M. F. Larsen
  • Journal Title: An Introduction to Space Instrumentation Pages: 53-62
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Sounding Rocket/Ground-based Observation Campaign for Medium-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances (MSTID) (2013)
  • Author(s): Mamoru Yamamoto, Akinori Saito, Yuichi Otsuka, Tatsuhiro Yokoyama, Masa-yuki Yamamoto, Takumi Abe, Shigeto Watanabe, Keigo Ishisaka, Miguel F. Larsen, Rob Pfaff, Paul Bernhardt
  • Journal Title: ISTS Volume: 2013-m-22
  • URL: http://archive.ists.or.jp/upload_pdf/2013-m-22.pdf
• [Journal Article] Development of a measurement method of upper atmospheric wind by using Lithium releases (2013)
  • Author(s): Masa-yuki Yamamoto, Shigeto Watanabe, Mamoru Yamamoto, Takumi Abe, Hiroto Habu
  • Journal Title: ISTS Volume: 2013-m-17
  • URL: http://archive.ists.or.jp/upload_pdf/2013-m-17.pdf
• [Journal Article] WINDs Campaign - Ion-Neutral Coupling in the Thermosphere - (2013)
  • Author(s): S. Watanabe, T. Abe, H. Habu, Y. Kakinami, M.-Y. Yamamoto, M. Yamamoto
  • Journal Title: ISTS Volume: 2013-m-20
  • URL: http://archive.ists.or.jp/upload_pdf/2013-m-20.pdf
• [Journal Article] Rocket-borne Lithium ejection system for neutral wind measurement (2013)
  • Author(s): H. Habu, M.-Y. Yamamoto, S. Watanabe, M. F. Larsen
  • Journal Title: An Introduction to Space Instrumentation Volume: 1 Pages: 53-62
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Sounding Rocket/Ground-based Observation Campaign for Medium-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances (MSTID) (2013)
  • Author(s): Mamoru Yamamoto, Akinori Saito, Yuichi Otsuka, Tatsuhiro Yokoyama, Masa-yuki Yamamoto, Takumi Abe, Shigeto Watanabe, Keigo Ishisaka, Miguel F. Larsen, Rob Pfaff, Paul Bernhardt
  • Journal Title: International Symposium on Space Technology and Science Volume: 2013
• [Journal Article] Development of a measurement method of upper atmospheric wind by using Lithium releases (2013)
  • Author(s): Masa-yuki Yamamoto, Shigeto Watanabe, Mamoru Yamamoto, Takumi Abe, Hiroto Habu
  • Journal Title: International Symposium on Space Technology and Science Volume: 2013
• [Journal Article] WINDs Campaign - Ion-Neutral Coupling in the Thermosphere - (2013)
  • Author(s): S. Watanabe, T. Abe, H. Habu, Y. Kakinami, M-Y. Yamamoto, M. Yamamoto
  • Journal Title: International Symposium on Space Technology and Science Volume: 2013
• [Journal Article] Rocket-borne Lithium ejection system for neutral wind measurement (2013)
  • Author(s): Habu, H., Yamamoto, M.-Y., Watanabe, S., Larsen, M.F.
  • Journal Title: An introduction to space instrumentation Volume: 1 Pages: 0-0
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] リチウム宇宙花火を打ち上げろ 宇宙ロケット実験で育てる日本独自の技術 (2012)
  • Author(s): 山本 真行
  • Journal Title: 月刊 星ナビ（一般向け雑誌） Volume: 第13巻 第４号 Pages: 7-7
• [Journal Article] リチウムガス噴射装置(LES)の研究開発 (2011)
  • Author(s): 羽生 宏人, 荒川 聡, 阿部 琢美, 吉田裕二, 山本 真行, 渡部 重十, 山本 衛
  • Journal Title: 宇宙航空研究開発機構研究開発報告 Volume: Vol.10, No.11 Pages: 1-19
• [Presentation] Lithium and TMA release experiment in midnight lower thermosphere in the full moon condition (2013)
  • Author(s): 山本 真行, 渡部 重十, 羽生 宏人, 山本 衛, 阿部 琢美, 柿並 義宏, 古田裕規, Larsen Miguel
  • Organizer: 地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会
  • Place of Presentation: 高知
• [Presentation] サウンディングロケットによる超高層大気の観測 (2013)
  • Author(s): 渡部 重十, 阿部 琢美, 古田 裕規, 羽生 宏人, 柿並 義宏, 山本 衛, 山本真行, Larsen Miguel
  • Organizer: 地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会
  • Place of Presentation: 高知
• [Presentation] Sounding rocket/ground-based observation campaign to study medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbance (MSTID) (2013)
  • Author(s): 山本 衛, 斎藤 享, 横山 竜宏, 津川卓也, 石坂 圭吾, 山本 真行, 羽生 宏人, 渡部 重十, 阿部 琢美, Seemala Gopi, Bernhardt Paul A., Larsen Miguel
  • Organizer: 地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会
  • Place of Presentation: 高知
• [Presentation] 日米共同ロケット実験による昼間下部熱圏リチウム共鳴散乱光の観測 (2013)
  • Author(s): 木原 大城, 柿並 義宏, Miguel F. Larsen, Lucas Hurd, 羽生 宏人, 山本真行
  • Organizer: 第134回地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会
  • Place of Presentation: 高知
• [Presentation] Observations of upper atmosphere by sounding rockets (2013)
  • Author(s): S. Watanabe, T. Abe, Y. Furuta, H. Habu, Y. Kakinami, M.-Y. Yamamoto, M. Yamamoto, M. F. Larsen
  • Organizer: MTI meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Tokyo
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Development of a measurement method of upper atmospheric wind by using Lithium releases (2013)
  • Author(s): Masa-yuki Yamamoto, Shigeto Watanabe, Mamoru Yamamoto, Takumi Abe, Hiroto Habu
  • Organizer: The 29th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science (ISTS)
  • Place of Presentation: Nagoya
• [Presentation] WINDs Campaign - Ion-Neutral Coupling in the Thermosphere - (2013)
  • Author(s): S. Watanabe, T. Abe, H. Habu, Y. Kakinami, M.-Y. Yamamoto, M. Yamamoto
  • Organizer: The 29th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science (ISTS)
  • Place of Presentation: Nagoya
• [Presentation] Sounding Rocket/Ground-based Observation Campaign for Medium-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances (MSTID) (2013)
  • Author(s): Mamoru Yamamoto, Akinori Saito, Yuichi Otsuka, Tatsuhiro Yokoyama, Masa-yuki Yamamoto, Takumi Abe, Shigeto Watanabe, Keigo Ishisaka, Miguel F. Larsen, Rob Pfaff, Paul Bernhardt
  • Organizer: The 29th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science (ISTS)
  • Place of Presentation: Nagoya
• [Presentation] S/N estimation for Lithium release experiments under daytime and moonlight conditions (2013)
  • Author(s): 山本 真行, Miguel F. Larsen, 阿部 琢美, 羽生 宏人, 渡部 重十, 山本衛
  • Organizer: 日本地球惑星科学連合2013年大会
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉
• [Presentation] Lithium Release Experiments in the Thermosphere (2013)
  • Author(s): Shigeto Watanabe, Takumi Abe, Yuuki Furuta, Yoshihiro Kakinami, Masa-yuki Yamamoto
  • Organizer: 日本地球惑星科学連合2013年大会
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉
• [Presentation] Observation of atmospheric gravity waves by lithium release from sounding rocket (2012)
  • Author(s): Yuki Furuta, Shigeto Watanabe, Takumi Abe, Hiroto Habu, Yoshihiro Kakinami, Masa-yuki Yamamoto
  • Organizer: 地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会 第132回講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌
• [Presentation] WIND-2リチウム放出実験による熱圏中性風の観測 (2012)
  • Author(s): 山田 隼也, 谷 直道, 村上 睦彦, 森永 隆稔, 山本 真行, 渡部 重十
  • Organizer: 地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会 第132回講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌
• [Presentation] Lithium Release Experiments in the Thermosphere (2012)
  • Author(s): Shigeto Watanabe, Takumi Abe, Hiroto Habu, Yoshihiro Kakinami, Masa-yuki Yamamoto
  • Organizer: AOGS 2012
  • Place of Presentation: Singapore
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Sounding rocket/ground-based observation campaign to study Medium-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances (MSTID) (2012)
  • Author(s): Mamoru Yamamoto, Akinori Saito, Tatsuhiro Yokoyama, Yuichi Otsuka, Masa-yuki Yamamoto, Takumi Abe, Shigeto Watanabe, Keigo Ishisaka, Miguel Larsen, Robert Pfaff, Paul Bernhardt
  • Organizer: COSPAR 2012
  • Place of Presentation: India
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Lithium release rocket experiments in evening, dawn, and daytime thermosphere (2012)
  • Author(s): Masa-yuki Yamamoto, Shigeto Watanabe, Hiroto Habu, Takumi Abe, Miguel F. Larsen, Mamoru Yamamoto, Tatsuhiro Yokoyama, Yoshihiro Kakinami
  • Organizer: JpGU 2012
  • Place of Presentation: Chiba
• [Presentation] Lithium WINDs Campaign -Lithium Releases from Sounding Rockets in the Thermosphere- (2012)
  • Author(s): Shigeto Watanabe, Takumi Abe, Yuki Furuta, Hroto Habu, Yoshihiro Kakinami, Masa-yuki Yamamoto
  • Organizer: JpGU 2012
  • Place of Presentation: Chiba
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Sounding rocket/ground-based observation campaign to study Medium-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances (MSTID) (2012)
  • Author(s): Mamoru Yamamoto, Akinori Saito, Tatsuhiro Yokoyama, Yuichi Otsuka, Masa-yuki Yamamoto, Takumi Abe, Shigeto Watanabe, Keigo Ishisaka, Miguel F. Larsen, Robert F. Pfaff, Paul Bernhardt
  • Organizer: JpGU 2012
  • Place of Presentation: Chiba
• [Presentation] ロケット放出リチウムによる中性大気風プロファイル計測と問題点 (2011)
  • Author(s): 山本 真行, 渡部 重十, 阿部 琢美, 山本 衛, Miguel F. Larsen, 羽生 宏人
  • Organizer: 地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会 第130回講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 神戸
• [Presentation] WIND-2 リチウム放出実験の条件設定と明け方熱圏中性大気風の初期解析 (2011)
  • Author(s): 谷 直道, 山本 真行
  • Organizer: 地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会 第130回講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 神戸
• [Presentation] 日米共同ロケット実験による昼間下部熱圏リチウム共鳴散乱光観測の挑戦とWIND-2 実験による定量的検証 (2011)
  • Author(s): 村上 睦彦, 山本 真行, 渡部 重十, 柿並 義宏, 堺 正太朗, Miguel F. Larsen
  • Organizer: 地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会 第130回講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 神戸
• [Presentation] ロケットと地上からの複合観測による中緯度電離圏の観測 (2011)
  • Author(s): 山本 衛, 阿部 琢美, 渡部 重十, 齊藤昭則, 大塚 雄一, 横山 竜宏, 山本 真行, Paul A. Bernhardt, Miguel F. Larsen, Robert F. Pfaff
  • Organizer: 地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会第130回講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 神戸
• [Presentation] ロケット・地上複合観測による中緯度電離圏波動の生成機構の研究 (2011)
  • Author(s): 山本 衛, 齊藤 昭則, 大塚 雄一, 横山竜宏, 山本 真行, 阿部 琢美, 羽生 宏人, 渡部 重十, R. F. Pfaff, M. F. Larsen
  • Organizer: JpGU 2011
  • Place of Presentation: Chiba
• [Presentation] ロケット放出リチウムによる中性大気プロファイル計測と問題点 (2011)
  • Author(s): 山本真行, 渡部重十, 阿部琢美, 山本 衛, Miguel F. Larsen, 羽生宏人
  • Organizer: 地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会 第130回講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 神戸
• [Presentation] Observations of upper atmosphere by sounding rockets
  • Author(s): S. Watanabe, T. Abe, Y. Furuta, H. Habu, Y. Kakinami, M.-Y. Yamamoto, M.Yamamoto, M. F. Larsen, WINDs team
  • Organizer: 中間圏・熱圏・電離圏（MTI）研究会
  • Place of Presentation: NiCT
  • Invited
• [Presentation] サウンディングロケットによる超高層大気の観測
  • Author(s): 渡部 重十, 阿部 琢美, 古田 裕規, 羽生 宏人, 柿並 義宏, 山本 衛, 山本 真行, Larsen Miguel
  • Organizer: 地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会
  • Place of Presentation: 高知
• [Presentation] Sounding rocket/ground-based observation campaign to study medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbance (MSTID)
  • Author(s): 山本 衛, 斎藤 享, 横山 竜宏, 津川 卓也, 石坂 圭吾, 山本 真行, 羽生 宏人, 渡部 重十, 阿部 琢美, Seemala Gopi, Bernhardt Paul A., Larsen Miguel
  • Organizer: 地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会
  • Place of Presentation: 高知
• [Presentation] 日米共同ロケット実験による昼間下部熱圏リチウム共鳴散乱光の観測
  • Author(s): 木原 大城, 柿並 義宏, Larsen Miguel, Hurd Lucas, 羽生 宏人, 山本 真行
  • Organizer: 地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会
  • Place of Presentation: 高知
• [Presentation] Lithium and TMA release experiment in midnight lower thermosphere in the full moon condition
  • Author(s): Masa-yuki Yamamoto, Shigeto Watanabe, Hiroto Habu, Mamoru Yamamoto, Takumi Abe, Yoshihiro Kakinami, Yuki Furuta, Miguel Larsen
  • Organizer: 地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会
  • Place of Presentation: 高知
• [Presentation] Lithium release experiments in daytime and moonlit thermosphere
  • Author(s): Masa-yuki Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Kakinami, Shigeto Watanabe, Miguel Larsen, Hiroto Habu, Takumi Abe, Mamoru Yamamoto, Robert Pfaff
  • Organizer: COSPAR 2014
  • Place of Presentation: Moscow, Russia
• [Presentation] Lithium release rocket experiments in evening, dawn, and daytime thermosphere
  • Author(s): YAMAMOTO, Masa-yuki, WATANABE, Shigeto, Hiroto Habu, ABE, Takumi, LARSEN, Miguel F., YAMAMOTO, Mamoru, YOKOYAMA, Tatsuhiro, KAKINAMI, Yoshihiro
  • Organizer: JpGU 2012
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉
• [Presentation] WINDs Campaign -Lithium Releases from Sounding Rockets in the Thermosphere-
  • Author(s): WATANABE, Shigeto, ABE, Takumi, FURUTA, yuuki, Hiroto Habu, KAKINAMI, Yoshihiro, YAMAMOTO, Masayuki
  • Organizer: JpGU 2012
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉
• [Presentation] Sounding rocket/ground-based observation campaign to study Medium-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances (MSTID)
  • Author(s): YAMAMOTO, Mamoru, SAITO, Akinori, YOKOYAMA, Tatsuhiro, OTSUKA, Yuichi, YAMAMOTO, Masa-yuki, ABE, Takumi, WATANABE, Shigeto, ISHISAKA, Keigo, Miguel Larsen, Rob Pfaff, Paul Bernhardt
  • Organizer: JpGU 2012
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉
• [Presentation] Observation of atmospheric gravity waves by lithium release from sounding rocket
  • Author(s): Yuki Furuta; Shigeto Watanabe; Takumi Abe; Hiroto Habu; Yoshihiro Kakinami; Masa-yuki Yamamoto
  • Organizer: 地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会 第１３２回講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌
• [Presentation] WIND-2リチウム放出実験による熱圏中性風の観測
  • Author(s): 山田隼也; 谷直道; 村上睦彦; 森永隆稔; 山本真行; 渡部重十
  • Organizer: 地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会 第１３２回講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌
• [Remarks] 冬の夜空に輝く「宇宙花火」を見てみよう! ~WIND-2ロケット実験~
  • URL: http://www.kochi-tech.ac.jp/kut_J/event/wind-2/
• [Remarks] 2011 年度第2 次観測ロケット実験の実施について
  • URL: http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/j/topics/topics/2011/1109_rocket.shtml
• [Remarks] 観測ロケットS-520-26 号機 打上げ終了
  • URL: http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/j/topics/topics/2012/0112_s520-26.shtml
• [Remarks] 宇宙花火を見てみよう! ~ JAXA S-310-42/S-520-27 ロケット実験~
  • URL: http://www.ele.kochi-tech.ac.jp/rocket2013/
• [Remarks] 2013 年度第一次観測ロケット実験の実施について
  • URL: http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/j/topics/topics/2013/0521_s-310-42.shtml
• [Remarks] 観測ロケットS-310-42 号機/S-520-27号機 打上げ終了
  • URL: http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/j/topics/topics/2013/0720_s-310-42.shtml
• [Remarks] 2013.7.20~ 宇宙花火出現!? S-310-42号ロケット実験を観察しよう
  • URL: http://sendaiuchukan.jp/event/news/2013-7.html
• [Remarks] NASA's Independence Day Fireworks from Wallops Investigates Earth's Global Daytime Dynamo Current
  • URL: http://www.universetoday.com/103286/nasas-independence-day-fireworks-from-wallops-investigate-earths-global-daytime-dynamo-current/
• [Remarks] NASA Wallops Rocket Mission January 29 Prepping for Future Projects
  • URL: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/news/west129.html
• [Remarks] NASA Launches Rocket from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia
  • URL: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/news/westpost.html
• [Remarks] NASA Sounding Rocket Daytime Dynamo Launch Postponed
  • URL: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sounding-rockets/news/electrical-dynamo.html
• [Remarks] NASA's Daytime Dynamo Experiment Deploys Lithium to Study Global Ionospheric Communications Disruptions
  • URL: http://www.universetoday.com/103087/nasas-daytime-dynamo-experiment-deploys-lithium-to-study-global-ionospheric-communications-disruptions/
• [Remarks] Two Rockets Successfully Launched From Wallops
  • URL: http://www.nasa.gov/content/two-rockets-successfully-launched-from-wallops/
• [Remarks] 2013/07/24, 高知新聞, 「熱圏」夜間観測も成功(高知工科大学や宇宙航空研究機構チーム)
  • URL: http://www.ele.kochi-tech.ac.jp/news/2013.html#0724
• [Remarks] 2013/07/23, 徳島新聞, 海陽で「宇宙花火」丸岡さん撮影成功
  • URL: http://www.topics.or.jp/localNews/news/2013/07/2013_13744702802715.html
• [Remarks] 2012/01/12, アストロアーツ, 宇宙花火も観測! 延期していた観測ロケットの打ち上げに成功
  • URL: http://www.astroarts.co.jp/news/2012/01/12fireworks/index-j.shtml
• [Remarks] 2012/01/12, 共同通信, 風の流れ調べるロケット打ち上げ 空に輪状の「宇宙花火」
  • URL: http://www.47news.jp/CN/201201/CN2012011201001107.html
• [Remarks] ISASトピックス, 観測ロケットS-310-42号機／S-520-27号機 打上げ終了
  • URL: http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/j/topics/topics/2013/0720_s-310-42.shtml
• [Remarks] Sounding Rockets Launched from the Marshall Is.
  • URL: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sounding-rockets/news/evex-0507.html
• [Remarks] Daytime Dynamo Rocket Launch
  • URL: http://www.nasa.gov/content/daytime-dynamo-rocket-launch/
• [Remarks] 冬の夜空に輝く「宇宙花火」を見てみよう！ ～ＷＩＮＤ－２ロケット実験～
  • URL: http://www.kochi-tech.ac.jp/kut_J/event/wind-2/
• [Remarks] 観測ロケットS-520-26号機 打上げ終了
  • URL: http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/j/topics/topics/2012/0112_s520-26.shtml
• [Remarks] Pfaff Daytime Dynamo-NASA Wallops Flight Facility
  • URL: http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code840/pfaff.html
• [Remarks] 宇宙航空研究開発機構
  • URL: http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/j/topics/topics/2012/0112_s520-26.shtml
• [Remarks] 高知工科大学
  • URL: http://www.kochi-tech.ac.jp/kut_J/event/wind-2/