Bioaerosol time-space transition during Asian dust transport incorporating cloud physics process

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25550079
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Environmental risk control and evaluation
• Research Institution: Rakuno Gakuen University
• Principal Investigator: BABA KENJI 酪農学園大学, 農食環境学群, 准教授 (30400013)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: アジアダスト / バイオエアロゾル / 越境汚染

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We investigated the spatio-temporal variation of bioaerosol occurred in the Mongolian Gobi Desert. The asian dust which occurred in the Mongolian Gobi desert arrived in Hokkaido area through the Westerly Wind without spreading in the meridian direction, according to meteorological model. We were also able to confirm occurrence / transport of Asian dust from LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging, Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging) and artificial satellites CALIPSO. From aerosol samples acquired in Mongolian Gobi desert and Sapporo, they were biologically identified between them.

Free Research Field

気候学・気象学