Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences (A)
Session Sub-categoryAtmospheric Sciences, Meteorology & Atmospheric Environment (AS)
Session IDA-AS02
TitleEvolution of Global Environmental Research based on Atmospheric Vertical Motions
Short TitleVertical Motion Meteorology
Main Convener NameMasaki Satoh
AffiliationAtmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Co-Convener 1NameKaoru Sato
AffiliationDepartment of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Co-Convener 2NameOkamoto Hajime
AffiliationKyushu University
Co-Convener 3NameYosuke Niwa
AffiliationNational Institute for Environmental Studies
Session LanguageE
ScopeVertical atmospheric motion plays an important role in various scales of atmospheric circulation, and it plays a central role in general circulation of the atmospheric as well as in various problems such as cumulus convection which causes severe weather, formation of clouds and precipitation, the vertical transport of materials including anthropogenic greenhouse gases, and the stratosphere and troposphere exchange. The actual nature of vertical motions of the atmosphere is not well understood because directly observing the vertical motion of the atmosphere over a wide area is difficult, and atmospheric vertical velocities strongly depend on the resolution of the numerical models. In this section, we will approach the vertical motion of the atmosphere from various aspects, including observational studies of vertical motion captured by new observational technologies, such as future cloud vertical motion observations such as the EarthCARE satellite, high-resolution numerical modeling, and analysis and theory of vertical motions. Through this discussion, we aim at developing a comprehensive understanding of global environmental science in terms of atmospheric vertical motions.
Presentation FormatOral and Poster session
Joint with
Co-sponsoredMeteorological Society of Japan