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Atmospheric Environment Modeling Lab
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The lab investigates the behavior of air pollution and Asian dust through simulation and observation.
AboutAbout the lab
Reading air pollution and Asian dust through computation and observation.
The Atmospheric Environment Modeling Lab studies the behavior of atmospheric environmental phenomena such as PM2.5, photochemical oxidants, and Asian dust, with a focus on East Asia.
The lab combines numerical model simulations with the latest satellite and ground-based observations.
The lab also works on data assimilation, which integrates observations and simulations.
The lab conducts research and education as part of the Research Institute for Applied Mechanics and the Earth Environmental Science and Engineering Major of the Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences.
Key terms
- Data assimilation
- A method that integrates numerical simulations and observational data so that each complements the other. It has long been used in numerical weather prediction and other fields
- Chemical transport model
- A model for tracking the transport and chemical transformation of air pollutants through numerical simulation
- Asian dust
- Mineral dust generated in the deserts of inland China. It makes up most of the aerosol over East Asia in spring
NewsLab news
Assistant Professor Itahashi received the Asian Young Aerosol Scientist Award at the 13th Asian Aerosol Conference
Professor Yumimoto and Assistant Professor Hara received the 2023 Paper Award from the Laser Sensing Society of Japan
Professor Yumimoto received the NASA Group Achievement Award as a member of CAMP2EX
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies how air pollutants and Asian dust are transported and chemically transformed in the atmosphere, using both numerical simulation and observation. The lab also works on data assimilation, which combines observations and simulations.
*Illustrative imageNumerical simulation of air pollution
Focusing on East Asia, the lab uses chemical transport models to numerically simulate the transport and chemical transformation of air pollutants. The lab also evaluates the contribution of pollutants originating on the continent to air pollution in Japan, and studies the effects of global warming on air pollution.
*Illustrative imageEffects of Asian dust on the atmospheric environment
Using numerical models, the lab studies the life cycle of Asian dust generated in the deserts of inland China, from emission and transport through physical and chemical processes to deposition, as well as its effects on the atmospheric environment, human life, and climate change.
*Illustrative imageObservation of transboundary air pollution
The lab conducts long-term observations of air pollution gases and aerosols over Fukuoka using instruments such as multi-wavelength lidar. Focusing on transboundary pollution, the lab analyzes seasonal and year-to-year variations.
*Illustrative imageResearch using satellite observation data
Now that satellites can observe air pollution gases and aerosols from space, the lab analyzes satellite observation data to clarify changes in their distribution, transport patterns, and effects on the atmosphere.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorKeiya Yumimoto
- Associate ProfessorKURBANALIEV Abdikerim
- Assistant ProfessorYukari Hara
- Assistant ProfessorShuichi Itahashi
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Measuring PM2.5 air pollution from a burning roadside garbage dump at Bhiwandi near Mumbai” Sumaira Abdulali / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Numerical simulation of air pollution: “Air Quality Monitoring Station” Michael Coghlan / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Effects of Asian dust on the atmospheric environment: “2013 Yellow dust storm in Yokohama, Japan” CoCreatr / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Observation of transboundary air pollution: “Air Monitoring station, Reno, Nevada” brewbooks / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Research using satellite observation data: “Satellite image of the Caucasus-Caspian Region” NASA MODIS / Aqua satellite / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Atmospheric Radiation Lab): “EarthCARE solar wing deployed ESA24376876” European Space Agency / CC BY-SA 3.0 igo (cropped)
- Related lab (Atmospheric Physics Lab): “Iridescent clouds during snowfall 1” W.carter / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Atmospheric Dynamics Lab): “Venus Cloud Tops ( )” Credit: L. Esposito (University of Colorado, Boulder), and NASA / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction Lab): “20190907 STACKED global warming stripes (large legends) - derived from Ed Hawkins” Ed Hawkins, climate scientist at University of Reading, is creator of the original image of which the present image is derived. / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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