From People - School of Science, The University of Tokyo
佐藤 薫 (さとう かおる)
SATO, Kaoru
| Title | Professor |
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| Affiliation | Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science |
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| Room | 847, Faculty of Science Bldg.1, 8F |
| TEL | +81-3-5841-4668 24668 (ext.) |
Research Field
Atmospheric dynamics, Middle atmosphere science
Research Subject
Atmospheric waves and instability, and their roles on the earth climate. Transport and mixing processes of minor constituents.
Current Research
My research interests are 1. Dynamics of atmospheric gravity waves in terms of generation, propagation and dissipation, 2. Dynamics of trapped waves on the equator, mid-latitude tropopause and polar vortex edge, 3. Interaction of large-scale circulation/oscillation and waves, 4. Three-dimensional transport and mixing of minor constituents, 5. Polar atmospheric dynamics such as the katabatic winds and Antarctic ozone hole. Recently, the momentum budget including small-scale phenomena has been evaluated through a simulation by the earth simulator using a high-resolution gravity-wave resolving global climate model. Moreover, the research program of a VHF clear-air Doppler radar consisting of 1046 modules to be constructed at Syowa Station in the Antarctic has been promoted as PI with the National Institute of Polar Research.
Keywords
Atmospheric waves (Rossby waves, gravity waves, equatorial waves, trapped waves) and their effects on the global circulation; Middle atmosphere (stratosphere, mesosphere, and lower thermosphere); Antarctic atmosphere; Ozone hole; High-resolution global climate model;, The program of the Antarctic Syowa MST/IS radar (PANSY)