From People - School of Science, The University of Tokyo
岩上 直幹 (いわがみ なおもと)
IWAGAMI, Naomoto
| Title | Associate Professor |
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| Affiliation | Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science |
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| Room | 832, Faculty of Science Bldg.1, 8F |
| TEL | +81-3-5841-4590 24590 (ext.) |
Research Field
Earth and Planetary Atmospheric Physical Chemistry
Research Subject
Observational Study on Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics of Earth and Planets based on Spectroscopic Method
Current Research
Planet-C, the Japanese Venus Mission, is planned to be inserted to the Venus orbit in 2010. It aims at observing the dynamical parameters by imaging the clouds at various wavelengths (that is, various altitudes). The goal of the project is to clarify the formation mechanisms of “atmospheric super-rotation”, which has been a mystery over the years. I am in charge of a 1 m camera among the 5 cameras for the project. In addition, I also measure the atmospheric composition and airglow of Venus by ground-based spectroscopic method.
Keywords
Venus, Atmospheric Super Rotation, Airglow, Spectroscopy