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Atmospheric Physics Lab
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The lab explores clouds and aerosols using observational data from satellites and other platforms.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring clouds and aerosols through satellite data.
The Atmospheric Physics Lab is a meteorology lab that studies the physics of aerosols, clouds, and precipitation.
The lab analyzes data from satellite, ship-based, and ground-based cloud radars and lidars to investigate how clouds and aerosols affect the Earth's climate and water cycle.
The lab promotes the EarthCARE project, a joint Japan–Europe satellite mission, and also works on developing data analysis methods and observation instruments.
To join this lab, students must take the entrance examination for the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Environmental Systems in the Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences at Kyushu University.
Key terms
- Lidar
- An observation instrument that uses laser light to obtain information on the vertical structure of clouds and aerosols
- Cloud radar
- A radar that uses millimeter-wave radio waves to observe clouds. It is also carried on satellites
- Aerosol
- Fine particles suspended in the atmosphere. They come from both human-made and natural sources
- General circulation model
- A model that reproduces the motion of the entire atmosphere through computation. Also called a GCM
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The Atmospheric Physics Lab aims to clarify how clouds and aerosols affect the Earth's energy budget and water cycle, using satellite, ground-based, and ship-based observational data. The lab also studies atmosphere–ocean interactions and atmospheric flows on other planets from the perspective of fluid dynamics.
*Illustrative imagePhysical properties of clouds from satellite observations
The lab analyzes data from satellite-borne, ground-based, and ship-borne cloud radars and lidars to determine cloud height, the sizes of cloud and ice particles, and liquid and ice water content. The lab promotes EarthCARE, a joint Japan–Europe satellite mission, and also works on developing new observation instruments.
*Illustrative imageGlobal distribution of aerosols
The lab uses lidar, which employs laser light, to study the vertical distribution of aerosols, the fine particles suspended in the atmosphere. Focusing on analysis of recently launched satellite-borne lidars, the lab studies the global distribution and physical properties of aerosols.
*Illustrative imageAtmosphere–ocean interaction
In collaboration with the ocean group, the lab investigates how diurnal changes in sea surface temperature and changes in ocean currents and eddies affect local weather and the global climate. By incorporating satellite observations and ocean model data into weather models, the lab aims to clarify the development of cyclones and fronts, as well as cloud and precipitation processes.
*Illustrative imageFluid dynamics of cloud-covered planets
The lab studies the dynamical behavior of planetary clouds and aerosols, such as the four-day circulation of Venus's cloud layer, the banded structure and Great Red Spot of Jupiter, and dust storms on Mars. Using atmospheric general circulation models in which mass, rotation period, and stratification can be varied, the lab investigates the characteristics of wind systems and waves.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Atmospheric Physics Lab consist of faculty members, research fellows, master's students, and administrative assistants.
- Senior ProfessorHajime Okamoto
- Assistant ProfessorShaik Allabakash
- Assistant ProfessorHengheng Zhang
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- Top image: “Iridescent clouds during snowfall 1” W.carter / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Physical properties of clouds from satellite observations: “Nacreous clouds Antarctica” Alan Light from Charlotte, USA. At Commons: Alan R Light (talk · contribs) / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Global distribution of aerosols: “Portrait of Global Aerosols” William Putman, NASA/Goddard / Public domain (cropped)
- Atmosphere–ocean interaction: “Cloudscape Over the Philippine Sea” NASA / Public domain (cropped)
- Fluid dynamics of cloud-covered planets: “PIA23791-Venus-RealAndEnhancedContrastViews-20200608 (cropped)” NASA/JPL-Caltech / Public domain (cropped)
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- Related lab (Atmospheric Radiation Lab): “EarthCARE solar wing deployed ESA24376876” European Space Agency / CC BY-SA 3.0 igo (cropped)
- Related lab (Ocean Dynamics Analysis Lab): “Eastchina and Eastchina Sea tmo 2017313 lrg” NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using data from the Level 1 and Atmospheres Active Distribution System (LAADS). Story by Adam Voiland, with information from Zhifa Luo (East China Normal University). / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Atmospheric Environment Modeling Lab): “Measuring PM2.5 air pollution from a burning roadside garbage dump at Bhiwandi near Mumbai” Sumaira Abdulali / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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