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Nara Women's University, Department of Information and Computer Sciences, Nara Women's University Professor Sachiko Hayashida

Feasibility study for the configuration of a futuristic, atmospheric-monitoring satellite system

Research grant

Project Description

In this research, we develop a method of eliciting tropospheric ozone and related substances by means of a geostationary satellite making use of simultaneous measurements over multiple spectra (ultraviolet, visible, infrared). We then verify this method by theory and with measurement data. Results demonstrate that we can clearly reveal climatic effects, cross-border pollution and the like by geostationary satellite observation. Simulation results provide a foundation for further hardware design. They also facilitate the determination of optimal observational parameters (temporal/spatial resolution, scanning method, etc.) for specific scientific requirements. Analyses of pre-existing sensor data not only allows us to better access the performance of newly developed sensors, but also leads to new achievements in the field of atmospheric and environmental sciences. Eventually it should enable us to propose an optimal observational method for a futuristic global monitoring system.

Fields
Climate change
Grant year
FY2008 Research Grants
Grant term
3 years
April 2009 - March 2012
Grant amount
4,665,000 yen
Activity region
East Asia
At work in the lab; global map showing monthly average NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) columns

Overview of the Organization

Professor Sachiko Hayashida
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Professor Sachiko Hayashida
Profile
Specialist fields
Meteorology, climatology; environmental dynamics
Affiliated academic societies
The Meteorological Society of Japan; American Geophysical Union; National Institute for Environmental Studies; Society of Geomagnetism and Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences; Information Processing Society of Japan; Remote Sensing Society of Japan.
Background
Ph.D., Division of Natural Science, Nagoya University; Researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies; Chief Researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies; Associate Professor, Nara Women's College; Professor, Nara Women's College
WEB site
http://www.nara-wu.ac.jp/
Collaborating researchers
Makoto KUJI, Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, Nara Women's University; Katsuyuki NOGUCHI, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, Nara Women's University; Kazuyuki KITA, Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, Ibaraki University; Hitoshi IRIE, Researcher, Frontier Research Center for Global Change, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Research record
  • (1) Hayashida, S. et al., Spatiotemporal Variation in Tropospheric Column Ozone over East Asia Observed by GOME and Ozone Sondes, SOLA, 4, 117-120, 2008
  • (2) Noguchi, K., H. Itoh, T. Shibasaki, S. Hayashida, I. Uno, T. Ohara, A. Richter, J. P. Burrows, Comparison of tropospheric NO2 observations by GOME and the air quality monitoring network around Tokyo, Japan, Journal of the Remote Sensing Society of Japan, Vol. 29, No.2, pp. 398-409, 2009.