*Takeshi Horinouchi1, Shin-ya Murakami2, Toru Kouyama4, Kazunori Ogohara5, Takeshi Imamura6, Masahiro Takagi7, Atsushi Yamazaki2, Manabu Yamada8, Shigeto Watanabe3
(1.Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, 2.JAXA/ISAS, 3.Hokkaido Information University, 4.AIST, 5.University of Shiga Prefecture, 6.University of Tokyo, 7.Kyoto Sangyo University, 8.Chiba Institute of Technology)
Keywords:Cloud tracking, Atmosphere, Venus, PIV
We present the novel cloud tracking method developed to estimate horizontal winds from the images obtained by the Venus orbiter Akatsuki. The method is derived from a general consideration, and it is expected to have broad application. This presentation is based on the following papers:
Ikegawa, S., and T. Horinouchi (2016) Improved automatic estimation of winds at the cloud top of Venus using superposition of cross-correlation surfaces. Icarus, 271, 98-119.
Horinouchi, T., S. Murakami T. Kouyama, K. Ogohara, A. Yamazaki, M. Yamada, and S. Watanabe, Image velocimetry for clouds with relaxation labeling based on deformation consistency. Measurement Science and Technology, submitted.