SPACE-W (Space Weather International Collaborative Research) Database in Japan Observation (SPACEW-J-OB0041) Version 1.0 March 2004 (CAWSES database in Japan) Data of the Optical Mesosphere Thermosphere Imagers (OMTIs)  1998-2003

OB0041

  The Optical Mesosphere Thermosphere Imagers (OMTIs) were developed at the Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University , in order to investigate the dynamics of the upper atmosphere through nocturnal airglow emissions. The data are obtained at three Japanese stations (Shigaraki, Rikubetsu, and Sata), Darwin (Australia ), and Koto Tabang (Indonesia ). In this DVD-ROM, plots of two-dimentional airglow images (all stations) and intensity (Shigaraki and Rikubetsu) are available. Wind vectors obtained by a Fabry-Perot interferometer at Shigaraki through 557.7nm and 630nm airglow are also available.

  For data use, insert the DVD-ROM to a PC with Windows 95/ 98/ 2000/XP, and click “omti.html”.

  Please contact the Principal Investigators, K. Shiokawa or T. Ogawa before using these data for any publications and/or presentations.  The OMTIs have been developed in collaboration with Y. Katoh, M. Satoh, and M. K. Ejiri of the Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, T. Nakamura and T. Tsuda of the Radio Atmospheric Science Center, Kyoto University, and R. H. Wiens of the Center for Research in Earth and Space Science, York University.

  Please note that the data are just for browsing purpose and are not fully calibrated.

Acknowledgements:

  We are grateful to Drs. M. Ishii, H. Fukunishi, H. Nakajima, S. Okano, Y. Takahashi, and M. Taguchi for their helpful comments and suggestions during the development of OMTIs.  Mr. R. Maekawa is greatly acknowledged for his skillful help to construct the automatic control software for the cameras.  The all-sky cameras and the photometers were calibrated using facilities at the National Institute of Polar Research, Japan .  The observations at Shigaraki were carried out in collaboration with T. Nakamura and T. Tsuda of the Radio Science Center for Space and Atmosphere, Kyoto University .   The MU radar at Shigaraki belongs to and is operated by the Radio Science Center for Space and Atmosphere, Kyoto University .

  The Web browsers for OMTI plots have been developed in cooperation with Dr. F. Abe in the Center for Joint Observations and Data Processing, STE Laboratory.

  Support for the production of SPACE-W Database was provided by Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific Research Results from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).

Contact address:

       Dr. Kazuo Shiokawa and Professor Tadahiko Ogawa

       Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory,

       Nagoya University

       3-13, Honohara, Toyokawa, Aichi 442-8507, Japan

       TEL: +81-533-89-5166   FAX: +81-533-89-1539

       E-mail: shiokawa[AT]stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp

                    ogawa[AT]stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp