Norihiko SUGIMOTO

Research Description

I study spontaneous atmospheric gravity wave radiation from unsteady vortex motions, such as from jet-front systems, cyclones, and hurricanes, using simplified numerical models. I also study “super rotation” in the atmosphere of Venus using the atmospheric general circulation model for the Earth simulator, AFES-Venus.

Material

Selected Journal Publications

1. Sugimoto N., Takagi M., Matsuda Y. (2019) Fully Developed Superrotation Driven by the Mean Meridional Circulation in a Venus GCM. Geophysical Research Letters 46:1776–1784

    

2. Kashimura H., Sugimoto N., Takagi M. et al. (2019) Planetary-scale streak structure reproduced in high-resolution simulations of the Venus atmosphere with a low-stability layer. Nature Communications 10: 23 (11pp) (プレスリリース)

    

3. Sugimoto, N., Yamazaki, A., Kouyama, T., Kashimura, H., Enomoto, T., and Takagi, M.  (2017)  Development of an ensemble Kalman filter data assimilation system for the Venusian atmosphere.  Scientific Reports  Vol. 7, 9321, 9pp. 

   

4. Lebonnois, S., Sugimoto, N., and Gilli, G.  (2016) Wave analysis in the atmosphere of Venus below 100-km altitude, simulated by LMD Venus GCM. Icarus 278: 38-51

    

5. Sugimoto, N., and Plougonven, R.  (2016) Generation and backreaction of spontaneously emitted inertia-gravity waves. Geophysical Research Letters 43: 1-7

    

6. Ando, H., Sugimoto, N., Takagi, M., Kashimura, H., Imamura, T., and Matsuda, Y.  (2016)  The puzzling Venusian polar atmospheric structure reproduced by a general circulation model.  Nature Communications  7: 1-8 

   

7. Sugimoto, N.  (2015)  Inertia-gravity wave radiation from the merging of two co-rotating vortices in the f-plane shallow water system.  Physics of Fluids  27: 1-6 

   

8. Sugimoto, N., Ishioka K., Kobayashi H., and Shimomura Y.  (2015)  Cyclone-anticyclone asymmetry in gravity wave radiation from a co-rotating vortex pair in rotating shallow water.  Journal of Fluid Mechanics  772: 80-106 

   

9. Sugimoto, N., Takagi, M., and Matsuda, Y.   (2014)  Waves in a Venus general circulation model.   Geophysical Research Letters  41: 7461-7467 

   

10. Sugimoto, N., Ishioka K., and Ishii K. (2008) Parameter Sweep Experiments on Spontaneous Gravity Wave Radiation From Unsteady Rotational Flow in an F-plane Shallow Water System. Journal of Atmospheric Science 65: 234-249

    

Collaborative Research Recruitment

All kinds of numerical and theoretical studies related to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics and Planetary Atmospheric Sciences.

Hobby

Tennis, Climbing, Snowboarding, Skiing, Wine