Name of research institute or organization:
Tokyo Gakugei University

Title of project:
Study of lightning and atmospheric electricity at the summit of Mt. Fuji
 

Project leader and team:
Masashi KAMOGAWA

Tatsuo Torii, Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Tomoyuki Suzuki, Tokyo Gakugei University
Yukihiro Takahashi, Hokkaido University
Kazuya Sasaki, Tokai University
Masaru Yasumoto, Antec Co. LTD.
Yuko Suzuki, Tokyo Gakugei University

Project description:
We investigate lightning and related phenomena from the summit of Mt. Fuji. In the observation, we focus on the following topics: 1) Energetic radiation associated with thunderstorm. 2) Sprite and elves. 3) Eliminate the lightning damage in order to establish a safe solar electric system and also for the safe observational researches at the station.