Comparative study of Asian and Saharan dusts - estimation of the dust flux and influence to the climate

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24340111
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Meteorology/Physical oceanography/Hydrology
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: KAI Kenji 名古屋大学, 環境学研究科, 教授 (50214242)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HOSHINO Buho 酪農学園大学, 環境システム学部, 教授 (80438366) ; TAKEMI Tetsuya 京都大学, 防災研究所, 准教授 (10314361)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 黄砂 / サハラダスト / 気候 / ライダー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

There are two major dusts in the world. One is the Saharan dust and the other is the Asian dust. The dust influences the global and local climates through the processes of radiation and cloud micro-physics. The present study carried out a comparative study of Asian and Saharan dusts by using in situ observations, space lidar, and numerical models. The result suggests that the Asian dust has more ability of forming ice nuclei than the Saharan dust.

Free Research Field

気象学・気候学