Faculty Profiles - SHIOKAWA, Kazuo

Relationship between polar cap patches and field-aligned irregularities as observed with an all-sky airglow imager at Resolute Bay and the PolarDARN radar at Rankin Inlet Reviewed Open Access

K. Hosokawa, K. Shiokawa, Y. Otsuka, T. Ogawa, J. P. St-Maurice, G. J. Sofko, D. A. Andre

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Vol. 114 ( 3 ) 2009.3

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Simultaneous two-dimensional observations of airglow enhancement and radar backscatter from field-aligned irregularities (FAIs) associated with polar cap patches were conducted. The spatial structure of 630 nm airglow from polar cap patches was imaged using an all-sky airglow imager at Resolute Bay, Canada, while backscatter echoes from decameter-scale FAIs were observed using the newly constructed HF Polar Dual Auroral Radar Network (PolarDARN) radar at Rankin Inlet, Canada. Both the airglow enhancement and the radar backscatter appeared within a structured region with the spatial extent of about 500-1000 km. The decameter-scale FAIs were found to extend over the entire region of airglow enhancement associated with polar cap patches, indicating that the polar patch plasma became almost fully structured soon after initiation (within approximately 2025 min). These findings imply that some rapid structuring process of the entire patch area is involved in addition to the primary gradient-drift instabilities. Copyright 2009 by the American Geophysical Union.

DOI： 10.1029/2008JA013707

赤道プラズマバブルに伴うGPSでのロック損失と全電子数変化率分布 Reviewed

Measurements of geomagnetically induced current in a power grid in Hokkaido, Japan Reviewed Open Access

Watari S, Kunitake M, Kitamura K, Hori T, Kikuchi T, Shiokawa K, Nishitani N, Kataoka R, Kamide Y, Aso T, Watanabe Y, Tsuneta Y

Space Weather Vol. 7 ( 3 ) page： S03002 2009.3

菊地隼人, 中田裕之, 津川卓也, 大塚雄一, 鷹野敏明, 島倉信, 塩川和夫, 小川忠彦

大気電気学会誌 = / Society of Atmospheric Electricity of Japan Vol. 3 ( 1 ) page： 126 - 127 2009.3

Medium-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances and Plasma Bubbles Observed by an All-Sky Airglow Imager at Yonaguni, Japan Reviewed

Tadahiko Ogawa, Yuichi Otsuka, Kazuo Shiokawa, Takuya Tsugawa, Akinori Saito, Kazuaki Hoshinoo, Keisuke Matunaga, Minoru Kubota, Mamoru Ishii

TERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC SCIENCES Vol. 20 ( 1 ) page： 287 - 295 2009.2

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：CHINESE GEOSCIENCE UNION

We report on nighttime airglow imaging observations of the low latitude ionosphere by means of a 630-m all-sky imager installed in March 2006 at Yonaguni, Japan (24.5 degrees N, 123.0 degrees E; 14.6 degrees N geomagnetic), about 100 kin east of Taiwan. The imager detected medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances (MSTIDs) for about 7 hours on the night of 26 May 2006. A dense GPS network in Japan also observed the same MSTID event on this night. The imager and GEONET data indicate that most of the MSTIDs propagated southwestward from the north of Japan to the south of Yonaguni and Taiwan over 4000 kin, with a southern limit of 19 degrees N (geomagnetic latitude 9 degrees N) or lower. On the night of 10 November 2006, the imager observed two weak emission bands that were embedded on the F-region anomaly crest to the south of Yonaguni. The simultaneous electron density profiles from the FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC mission demonstrate that the weak emission bands are due to density depletions in equatorial plasma bubbles. These case studies suggest that the Yonaguni imager in collaboration with other instruments is very suitable for the study of ionospheric disturbances in and around the northern F-region anomaly crest.

DOI： 10.3319/TAO.2007.12.06.02(F3C)

Statistical characteristics of polar cap mesospheric gravity waves observed by an all-sky airglow imager at Resolute Bay, Canada Reviewed Open Access

S. Suzuki, K. Shiokawa, K. Hosokawa, K. Nakamura, W. K. Hocking

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Vol. 114 ( 1 ) 2009.1

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Blackwell Publishing Ltd

An airglow imager at Resolute Bay, Canada (74.7°N, 265.1°E) has been used for the observation of gravity waves in the polar cap mesosphere since January 2005. On the basis of the long-term imaging observations obtained over 137 nights during the winter seasons of 2005 and 2006, we extracted 143 events of small-scale (&lt
100 km) gravity waves from sequential sodium airglow (589.3 nm) images. The observed waves typically had horizontal wavelengths of 20-50 km and phase speeds of 30-60 ms-1. The propagation directions were predominantly westward. We also identified larger-scale (&gt
100 km) gravity waves using airglow keograms, which represent a time series of the horizontal cross sections of the airglow images. The horizontal wavelengths and phase speeds of the large-scale waves were typically 100-400 km and 60-100 ms -1, respectively. The propagation directions of these large-scale waves also showed a westward preference. The wave parameters appeared to have no relation with the geomagnetic activities represented by the Kp index. On the other hand, the propagation directions of the observed waves were consistent with the prevailing eastward winds in the mesosphere and the updraft associated with a low-pressure area that generally appears to the east of Resolute Bay at tropospheric altitudes. These results suggest that the main source of the gravity waves in the polar cap mesosphere is tropospheric dynamics rather than auroral activities. Copyright 2009 by the American Geophysical Union.

DOI： 10.1029/2008JA013652

Effects observed in the ionospheric F region in the east Asian sector during the intense geomagnetic disturbances in the early part of November 2004 Reviewed Open Access

Y. Sahai, F. Becker-Guedes, P. R. Fagundes, R. De Jesus, A. J. De Abreu, Y. Otsuka, K. Shiokawa, K. Igarashi, K. Yumoto, C. S. Huang, H. T. Lan, A. Saito, F. L. Guarnieri, V. G. Pillat, J. A. Bittencourt

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Vol. 114 ( 3 ) 2009.1

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Blackwell Publishing Ltd

The Sun was very active in the early part of November 2004. During the period of 8-10 November 2004, intense geomagnetic disturbances with two superstorms were observed. In a companion paper (hereinafter referred to as paper 1), the effects observed in the F region during the intense geomagnetic disturbances in the early part of November 2004 in the Latin American sector were presented. In the present paper, we investigate the effects observed in the F region during the intense geomagnetic disturbances in the early part of November 2004 in the east Asian sector. We have used the ionospheric sounding observations at Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Okinawa, Yamagawa, Kokubunji, and Wakkanai (Japan) in the present investigations. Also, GPS observations in the east Asian sector (several longitude zones) have been used to study the effect in the F region during the intense geomagnetic disturbances. The ion density versus latitudinal variations obtained by the DMSP F15 satellite orbiting at about 800 km altitude in the east Asian sector and the magnetic field data obtained at several stations in the Japanese meridian are also presented. Several important features from these observations in both the sectors during this extended period of intense geomagnetic disturbances are presented. The east Asian sector showed very pronounced effects during the second superstorm, which was preceded by two storm enhancements. It should be mentioned that around the beginning of the night on 10 November, ionospheric irregularities propagating from higher midlatitude region to low-latitude region were observed in the Japanese sector. The most intense geomagnetic field H component in that sector was observed on 10 November at L = 2.8, indicating that the auroral oval and the heating got further to low latitudes and the ionospheric irregularities observed in the Japanese sector on this night are midlatitude ionospheric disturbances associated with the second superstorm. The absence of ionospheric irregularities in the Japanese sector during the 8 November superstorm suggests that the magnetosphere-ionosphere system was possibly preconditioned (primed) when the second interplanetary structure impacted the magnetosphere. Copyright 2009 by the American Geophysical Union.

DOI： 10.1029/2008JA013053

Equatorial GPS ionospheric scintillations over Kototabang, Indonesia and their relation to atmospheric waves from below Reviewed Open Access

Ogawa Tadahiko, Miyoshi Yasunobu, Otsuka Yuichi, Nakamura Takuji, Shiokawa Kazuo

EARTH PLANETS AND SPACE Vol. 61 ( 4 ) page： 397 - 410 2009

Fine structures and dynamics in auroral initial brightening at substorm onsets Reviewed Open Access

Sakaguchi K., Shiokawa K., Ieda A., Nomura R., Nakajima A., Greffen M., Donovan E., Mann I. R., Kim H., Lessard M.

ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE Vol. 27 ( 2 ) page： 623-630 2009

Propagation characteristics of nighttime mesospheric and thermospheric waves observed by optical mesosphere thermosphere imagers at middle and low latitudes Reviewed Open Access

Shiokawa K., Otsuka Y., Ogawa T.

EARTH PLANETS AND SPACE Vol. 61 ( 4 ) page： 479-491 2009

28pSP-16 Precipitation of radiation belt relativistic electrons by electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves Reviewed Open Access

Miyoshi Y., Sakaguchi K., Shiokawa K., Evans D., Albert J., Connors M., Jordanova V.

Meeting Abstracts of the Physical Society of Japan Vol. 64.1.2 ( 0 ) page： 228 2009

Characteristics of equatorial gravity waves derived from mesospheric airglow imaging observations Reviewed Open Access

Suzuki S., Shiokawa K., Liu A. Z., Otsuka Y., Ogawa T., Nakamura T.

ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE Vol. 27 ( 4 ) page： 1625 - 1629 2009

New observational deployments for SEALION-Airglow measurements using all-sky imagers Reviewed Open Access

Minoru Kubota, Mamoru Ishii, Takuya Tsugawa, Jyunpei Uemoto, Hidekatsu Jin, Yuichi Otsuka, Kazuo Shiokawa

Journal of the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology Vol. 56 ( 1-4 ) page： 299 - 307 2009

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

An airglow all-sky imager (ASI)-a new monitoring instrument-is scheduled to be set up in February 2010 at Chiang Mai, Thailand, as part of the framework of the Southeast Asia Low-latitude Ionospheric Network (SEALION) being developed in the Southeast Asian region by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT). The ASI images airglow having an emission layer near the ionospheric F-layer in order to observe the two-dimensional structure and time evolution of such ionospheric disturbances as plasma bubbles. In Southeast Asia, the Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory (STE) of Nagoya University has been conducting ASI-based observations at Kototabang, Indonesia, ever since 2002. This paper provides detailed insight into the formation, growth and propagation of plasma bubbles as derived from observational data recorded using ASI at Kototabang and using SEALION ionoson-des and GPS receivers. The functional requirements for another ASI to be installed and ASI-based observation schemes are then discussed based on that insight.

Joint observations of a traveling ionospheric disturbance with the Paratunka OMTI camera and the Hokkaido HF radar Reviewed Open Access

Koustov A., Nishitani N., Ponomarenko P. V., Shiokawa K., Suzuki S., Shevtsov B. M., MacDougall J. W.

ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE Vol. 27 ( 6 ) page： 2399 - 2406 2009

Effects of geomagnetically induced current on power grids Reviewed

Watari S, Kunitake M, Kitamura K, Hori T, Kikuchi T, Shiokawa K, Nishitani N, Kataoka R, Kamide Y, Watanabe Y

Journal of the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology Vol. 56 ( 1-4 ) page： 125 - 133 2009

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

There have been many reports that geomagnetically induced current (GIC) has affected the operation of electric power grids. Given Japan's location at lower geomagnetic latitude than its geographic latitude, the effects of GIC on electric power grids there are believed to be small, but have yet to be subjected to elaborate analysis. This paper describes the results of GIC measured in Hokkaido over a two-year period in collaboration with the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc., and the Solar- Terrestrial Environment Laboratory (STEL) of Nagoya University.

ULF geomagnetic anomalous changes possibly associated with 2004-2005 Sumatra earthquakes Reviewed

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S. Saroso, K. Hattori, H. Ishikawa, Y. Ida, R. Shirogane, M. Hayakawa, K. Yumoto, K. Shiokawa, M. Nishihashi

PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF THE EARTH Vol. 34 ( 6-7 ) page： 343 - 349 2009

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

Anomalous ULF geomagnetic field change is considered to be one of the most convincing and promising phenomena among earthquake-related electromagnetic effects, because we expect emissions from the crust of the source region. There has been a great deal of accumulated and convincing evidence of ULF magnetic signatures before large earthquakes as reported in the previous studies. In order to verify these phenomena preceding large earthquakes and to clarify the relationship between electromagnetic phenomena and possible physical mechanism, we have investigated the data of ULF geomagnetic observations at Kototabang and Biak stations associated with the 2004/2005 Sumatra earthquakes. A case study is carried out in this work to investigate the pre-earthquake ULF geomagnetic anomalies during the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake on December 26, 2004 (magnitude Mw = 9.0 and depth = 30 km from USGS catalog), and Sumatra-Nias earthquake on March 28, 2005 (Mw = 8.7 and depth = 30 km). For the aim of finding any precursors, we have adopted the spectral density ratio analysis and transfer functions analysis based on wavelet transform method. Results of the spectral density analysis indicate similar variations to those of amplitude for the induction arrow in transfer function analysis. Both of these variations at Kototabang exhibit strange or anomalous changes from a few weeks before the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake to July 2005, while there are no apparent changes at remote station of Biak. To make these results more convincing, the fractal analysis based on a Higuchi method has been applied to the same observed data, which also show a significant change (or decrease) in mono-fractal dimension a few weeks before the earthquakes. This result would lend a further support to those by the spectral density ratio and transfer function analyses. So, we can conclude that the anomalous change as observed simultaneously by the three methods, might be a possible signature related with the earthquake preparation phase of Sumatra earthquakes. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

DOI： 10.1016/j.pce.2008.10.065

Northeastward motion of nighttime medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances at middle latitudes observed by an airglow imager Open Access

Longitudinal development of a substorm brightening arc Reviewed Open Access

Shiokawa K., Ieda A., Nakajima A., Sakaguchi K., Nomura R., Aslaksen T., Greffen M., Spanswick E., Donovan E., Mende S. B., McFadden J., Glassmeier K. -H., Angelopoulos V., Miyashita Y.

ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE Vol. 27 ( 5 ) page： 1935 - 1940 2009

The Upper Atmosphere and Plasma Imager/the Telescope of Visible Light (UPI/TVIS) onboard the Kaguya spacecraft Reviewed Open Access

Taguchi M., Sakanoi T., Okano S., Kagitani M., Kikuchi M., Ejiri M., Yoshikawa I., Yamazaki A., Murakami G., Yoshioka K., Kameda S., Miyake W., Nakamura M., Shiokawa K.

EARTH PLANETS AND SPACE Vol. 61 ( 12 ) page： XVII - XXIII 2009

Possible influence of ultra-fast Kelvin wave on the equatorial ionosphere evening uplifting Reviewed Open Access

Takahashi H., Abdu M. A., Wrasse C. M., Fechine J., Batista I. S., Pancheva D., Lima L. M., Batista P. P., Clemesha B. R., Shiokawa K., Gobbi D., Mlynczak M. G., Russell J. M.

EARTH PLANETS AND SPACE Vol. 61 ( 4 ) page： 455 - 462 2009

K. Shiokawa, Y. Otsuka, N. Nishitani, T. Ogawa, T. Tsugawa, T. Maruyama, S. E. Smirnov, V. V. Bychkov, B. M. Shevtso

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Vol. 113 ( A12 ) 2008.12

Authorship：Lead author Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

Nighttime medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances (MSTIDs) observed in 630-nm airglow images at middle latitudes are known to have a predominantly northwest-southeast phase surface and to move southwestward in the Northern Hemisphere of Earth. However, the mechanisms of MSTID generation and their systematic southwestward motion have not been clarified. In this paper, we report the "northeastward" motion of the MSTIDs observed at Paratunka, Far East Russia (52.97°N, 158.25°E), using an all-sky 630-nm airglow imager at 2000-2300 LT on 19 August 2007. The MSTIDs moved first southwestward but then back northeastward in the northern part of the images. The northeastward motion of the MSTIDs took place coincident with a F layer height decrease observed by an ionosonde at Paratunka. The F layer height decrease was also confirmed by an enhancement of the 630-nm airglow intensity, which seemed to propagate from northeast to southwest. This fact suggests that the F layer height decrease was caused by poleward wind enhancement rather than westward electric field. These observations imply that the F layer height decrease or the poleward thermospheric wind has some role in the northeastward turning of the MSTID propagation direction. Copyright 2008 by the American Geophysical Union.

DOI： 10.1029/2008JA013417