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Professor Kaoru Sato to Receive Medal with Purple Ribbon in Spring 2021
Noriyuki Hibiya, Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Science
Professor Kaoru Sato
Professor Kaoru Sato of the Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon on April 29, 2021, for outstanding achievement in the fields of academics, arts, and sports.
Professor Sato has long been actively engaged in research on atmospheric dynamics. His representative achievements include: global imaging of gravity waves and their role in large-scale phenomena using high-resolution observations and numerical models; elucidation of the generation and propagation mechanisms of gravity waves and Rossby waves from the troposphere to the mesosphere; and promotion of observation projects in Antarctica.
Using high-resolution observation data from radars and radiosondes, we have elucidated the source and dynamical properties of gravity waves that are unique to each latitude zone, and have identified gravity waves as the primary driver of equatorial sub-biennial oscillations, which also affect the climate at mid- and high latitudes. He was also the first to introduce a high-resolution macrocycle model into gravitational wave research, and pointed out the dominance of near-inertial gravity waves in the lower stratosphere at non-equatorial latitudes and the enhanced slowing down of polar night jets, which maintain the ozone hole, by horizontal propagation of gravity waves. Furthermore, he realized the construction of the world's first innovative large atmospheric radar, PANSY (Program of ANtarctic SYowa MST/IS Radar) at Showa Station, Antarctica, and achieved continuous mesospheric observations in the polar midnight period, which had been difficult in the past. This has enabled us to achieve continuous mesospheric observations during the polar midnight period, which had been difficult to achieve in the past. For these achievements, he received the Yamamoto and Masano Paper Award from the Meteorological Society of Japan, the Prize of the Meteorological Society of Japan, the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Development Category), the Prime Minister's Award for the Promotion of Maritime Nation, and the Fujiwara Award from the Meteorological Society of Japan.
We would like to extend our sincere congratulations on receiving these awards and wish him continued success in his future endeavors.
Faculty of Science News July 2021