Study of distribution and movement of aerosols using lidar and surface monitoring network

2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project Area: Impacts of aerosols in East Asia on plants and human health
• Project/Area Number: 20120006
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Review Section: Complex systems
• Research Institution: National Institute for Environmental Studies
• Principal Investigator: SUGIMOTO Nobuo 独立行政法人国立環境研究所, 環境計測研究センター, 室長 (90132852)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NISHIZAWA Tomoaki 独立行政法人国立環境研究所, 環境計測研究センター, 主任研究院 (10462491) ; ZAIZEN Yuji 気象庁気象研究所, 環境・応用気象応用部, 主任研究官(2012年度) (70354496) ; NAOE Hiroaki 気象庁気象研究所, 環境・応用気象応用部, 主任研究官(2010-2011年度) (70354511) ; TAKAHASHI Hiroshi 気象庁気象研究所, 環境・応用気象応用部, 研究官(2008-2009年度) (80354497)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): SHIMIZU Atsushi 独立行政法人国立環境研究所, 地域環境研究センター, 主任研究員 (90332238) ; MATSUI Ichiro 独立行政法人国立環境研究所, 環境計測研究センター, 主任研究員 (30229398) ; IGARASHI Yasuto 気象庁気象研究所, 地球化学研究部 (90343897)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2012
• Keywords: エアロゾル / 黄砂 / ライダー / ラマン散乱ライダー / 観測ネットワーク / 光パーティクルカウンター / 山岳観測

Research Abstract

Three-dimensionaldistributionandmovementofaerosolswere studiedinvarioustemporalandspatialscalesusingalidarnetworkincludingsixRaman lidars,surfacemeasurementnetworkincludingmountainarea.Aerosolsamplingand analysiswerealsoperformedforstudyingthecompositionandmixingstatesofaerosols.A long-termlidardatasetoftheopticaldensityofAsiandustandairpollutionaerosolswas constructedandprovidedforthestudiesoftheeffectsofaerosolsonhumanhealth.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Analysis of Dust Events in 2008 and 2009 Using the Lidar Network, Surface Observations and the CFORS Model (2013)
  • Author(s): Sugimoto, N., Hara, Y., Shimizu, A., Nishizawa, T., Matsui, I., Nishikawa, M.
  • Journal Title: Asia-Pacific J. Atmos. Sci. Volume: 49(1) Pages: 27-39
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Fluorescence from atmospheric aerosols observed with a multi-channel lidar spectrometer (2012)
  • Author(s): Sugimoto, N., Huang, Z., Nishizawa, T., Matsui, I., Tatarov, B.
  • Journal Title: Optics Express Volume: 20 (19) Pages: 20800-20807
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Mixing state of aerosol particles at Mt. Hotaka, Japan: A case study in winter (2012)
  • Author(s): Naoe, H., Y. Zaizen, K. Yanagida, K. Okada, H. Takahashi, and Y. Igarashi
  • Journal Title: Atmospheric Research Volume: 118 Pages: 170-179
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] ライダー観測によるダストの推定と地上観測によるエアロゾル質量濃度の比較 (2012)
  • Author(s): 兼保直樹、杉本伸夫、清水厚、山本重一、河本和明
  • Journal Title: 大気環境学会誌 Volume: 47(6) Pages: 285-291
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Relationship between Lidar-derived Dust Extinction Coefficients and Mass Concentrations in Japan (2011)
  • Author(s): Shimizu, A., Sugimoto, N., Matsui, I., Mori, I., Nishikawa M., Kido, M.
  • Journal Title: SOLA Volume: 7A Pages: 001-004
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Influence of blocking effect of mountain and local front on two Asian-dust events observed at Mt. Haruna and Tsukuba in Kanto, Japan, in 2007 (2011)
  • Author(s): Inomata, Y., Igarashi, Y., Naoe, H., Takahashi, H., Shimizu, A., Sugimoto, N., Tanaka, T.Y.
  • Journal Title: Atmos. Environ. Volume: 45 Pages: 4429-4441
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Seasonal Characteristics of Spherical Aerosol Distribution in Eastern Asia: Integrated Analysis Using Ground/Space-Based Lidars and a Chemical Transport Model. (2011)
  • Author(s): Hara, Y., Uno, I., Shimizu, A., Sugimoto, N., Matsui, I., Yumimoto, K., Kurokawa, J., Ohara, T., Liu, Z.
  • Journal Title: SOLA Volume: 7 Pages: 121-124
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Comparison of Surface Observations and a Regional Dust Transport Model Assimilated with Lidar Network Data in Asian Dust Event of March 29 to April 2, 2007 (2011)
  • Author(s): Sugimoto, N., Hara, Y., Shimizu, A., Yumimoto, K., Uno, I., and Nishikawa M.
  • Journal Title: SOLA Volume: 7A Pages: 013-016
  • DOI: doi:10.2151/sola.7A-004.
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Algorithms to retrieve optical properties of three-component aerosols from two-wavelength backscatter and one-wavelength polarization lidar measurements considering nonsphericity of dust (2010)
  • Author(s): Nishizawa, T., Sugimoto, N., Matsui, I., Shimizu, A., and Okamoto, H.
  • Journal Title: J. Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer Volume: 112 Pages: 254-267
  • DOI: doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2010.06.002.
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Aerosol concentrations observed at Mt. Haruna, Japan, in relation to long-range transport of Asian mineral dust aerosols. (2010)
  • Author(s): Takahashi, H., Naoe, H., Igarashi, Y., Inomata, Y., and Sugimoto, N.
  • Journal Title: Atmos. Environ. Volume: 44 Pages: 4638-4644
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Vertical distribution of water-soluble, sea-salt, and dust aerosols in the planetary boundary layer estimated from two-wavelength backscatter and one-wavelength polarization lidar measurements in Guangzhou and Beijing, China (2010)
  • Author(s): Nishizawa, T., Sugimoto, N., Matsui, I., Shimizu, A., Liu, X., Zhang, Y., Li, R., and Liu, J.
  • Journal Title: Atmospheric Research Volume: 62 Pages: 602-611
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Fine mineral aerosols collected in Japan during two Asian dust events: Size distributions and mixing properties, International Symposium on Aerosol Studies Explored by Electron Microscopy. (2013)
  • Author(s): Zaizen, Y., Naoe, H., Takahashi, H., Okada, K.
  • Organizer: Technical report of the Meteorological Research Institute
  • Year and Date: 20130100
• [Presentation] Features of aerosol particles collected at Mt. Kisokomagatake during foggy condition in summer 2012 (2012)
  • Author(s): Zaizen, Y., Adachi, K., Igarashi, Y., Naoe, H., Takahashi T.
  • Organizer: Proc. International Symposium on Aerosols in East Asia and Their Impacts on Plants and Human Health
  • Year and Date: 20121129-1201
• [Presentation] Study of fluorescence of atmospheric aerosols using a lidar spectrometer (2012)
  • Author(s): Sugimoto, N., Huang, Z., Nishizawa, T., Matsui, I., Tatarov, B.
  • Organizer: Proc. of SPIE 8526, 852607
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto
  • Year and Date: 20120000
• [Presentation] Improvement of NIES Lidar Network Observations by Adding Raman Scatter Measurement Function (2012)
  • Author(s): Nishizawa, T., Sugimoto, N., Matsui, I., Shimizu, A.
  • Organizer: Proc. of SPIE 8526, 85260Q.
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto
  • Year and Date: 20120000
• [Presentation] Development of polarization optical particle counter to detect particle shape information (2012)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, H., Hayashi, M., Nakura, Y., Enomoto, T., Miura, K., Takahashi, H., Igarashi, Y., Naoe, H., Nishizawa, T., Sugimoto, N., Kaneyasu, N.
  • Organizer: Proc. of SPIE 8526, 852609
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto
  • Year and Date: 20120000
• [Presentation] Assimilation of lidar observations in aerosol transport models (2012)
  • Author(s): Sugimoto N.
  • Organizer: Proc. ILRC26, Porto Heli
  • Place of Presentation: Greece
  • Year and Date: 20120000
• [Presentation] Field measurement of new polarization optical particle counter capable of measuring particle shape information (2012)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, H., Hayashi, M., Nakura, Y., Enomoto, T., Miura, K., Takahashi, H., Igarashi, Y., Naoe, H., Nishizawa, T., Sugimoto, N., and Kaneyasu, N.
  • Organizer: American Geophysical Union, fall meeting 2012
  • Place of Presentation: San Francisco CA.
  • Year and Date: 20120000
• [Presentation] Mixing states of aerosol particles at Mt. Hotaka, Japan: a case study in winter (2012)
  • Author(s): Naoe, H., Zaizen, Y., Yanagida, K., Takahashi, H. and Igarashi, Y.
  • Organizer: 92nd American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: New Orleans, USA
  • Year and Date: 20120000
• [Presentation] Role of Ground-Based Lidar Networks in Global, Regional and Urban Aerosol Observations (2011)
  • Author(s): Sugimoto, N.
  • Organizer: The 2nd International Symposium on Atmospheric Light Scattering and Remote Sensing (ISALSaRS'11)
  • Place of Presentation: Lanzhou, China
  • Year and Date: 20110000
• [Presentation] Lidar measurements for advanced aerosol classification and retrieval (2011)
  • Author(s): Nishizawa, T., Sugimoto, N., Matsui, I., Shimizu, A., Tatarov, B., Okamoto, H.
  • Organizer: The 2nd International Symposium on Atmospheric Light Scattering and Remote Sensing (ISALSaRS'11)
  • Place of Presentation: Lanzhou, China
  • Year and Date: 20110000
• [Presentation] Mixing states of aerosol particles at a mountain observation site Mt. Kiso-Komagatake, Japan: a case study in spring (2011)
  • Author(s): Naoe, H., Yanagida, K., Zaizen, Y., Kajino, M. and Okada, K.
  • Organizer: American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: San Francisco, USA
  • Year and Date: 20110000
• [Remarks] 科研費新学術研究AO2-PO5課題、観測データ共有ホームページ
  • URL: http://www-lidar.nies.go.jp/ASEPH_AO2-PO5/
• [Remarks] ライダーネットワークホームページ
  • URL: http://www-lidar.nies.go.jp/AD-Net/