Quantification of atmospheric oxygen levels during the Paleoproterozoic using paleosol compositions and iron oxidation kinetics     

Takashi Murakami  Bulusu Sreenivas  Subrata Das Sharma 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2011,75(14):3982-4004

The increase in atmospheric oxygen during the Precambrian is a key to understand the co-evolution of life and environment and has remained as a debatable topic. Among various proxies for the estimation of atmospheric oxygen levels, paleosols, ancient weathering profiles, can provide a quantitative pattern of atmospheric oxygen increase during the Precambrian period of Earth history. We have re-evaluated the chemical compositions of paleosols, and presented a new method of applying Fe²⁺ oxidation kinetics to the Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺ concentrations in paleosols to decipher the quantitative partial pressure of atmospheric oxygen (P_O2) between 2.5 and 2.0 Ga. We first estimated the compaction factor (CF, the fraction of original thickness) using the immobile elements such as Ti, Al and Zr on equal volume basis, which was then used to calculate retention fractions (M_R), a mass ratio of paleosol to parent rock, of redox-sensitive elements. The CF and Fe_R values were evaluated for factors such as homogeneity of immobile elements, erosion, and formation time of weathering. Fe_R increased gradually within the time window of ∼2.5-2.1 Ga and remained close to 1.0 since ∼2.1 Ga onwards. Mn_R also increased gradually similar to Fe_R but at a slower rate and near complete retention was observed ∼1.85 Ga, suggesting an almost continuous increase in the oxidation of Fe²⁺ and Mn²⁺ in paleosols ranging in age between ∼2.5 and 1.9 Ga.We have modeled P_O2 variations during the Paleoproterozoic by applying Fe²⁺ oxidation kinetics to the Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺ concentrations in paleosols, which enabled us to derive an Fe²⁺ oxidation term referred to as ψ. Possible changes in temperature and P_CO2 during this time window and their effects on resulting models of P_O2 evolution have been also considered. We assumed four cases for the calculations of P_O2 variations between 2.5 and 2.0 Ga: no change in either temperature or P_CO2, long-term change in only P_CO2, long-term changes in both temperature and P_CO2, and short-term fluctuations of both temperature and P_CO2 during the possible, multiple global-scale glaciations. The calculations indicate that P_O2 increased gradually, linearly on the logarithmic scale, from <∼10⁻⁶ to >∼10⁻³ atm between 2.5 and 2.0 Ga. Our calculations show that the P_O2 levels would have fluctuated significantly, if intense, global glaciation(s) followed by period(s) of high temperature occurred during the Paleoproterozoic. This gradual rise model proposes a distinct, quantitative pattern for the first atmospheric oxygen rise with important implications for the evolution of life.  相似文献   

Wakefieldite‐(Nd), a New Neodymium Vanadate Mineral in the Arase Stratiform Ferromanganese Deposit,Kochi Prefecture,Japan     

Takeru Moriyama  Ritsuro Miyawaki  Kazumi Yokoyama  Satoshi Matsubara  Hideo Hirano  Hiroyasu Murakami  Yasushi Watanabe 《Resource Geology》2011,61(1):101-110

Wakefieldite‐(Nd), NdVO₄, is a new mineral found from the Arase stratiform ferromanganese deposit in Kochi Prefecture, Shikoku Island, Japan. It is the Nd‐dominant analogue of wakefieldite‐(Y) and wakefieldite‐(Ce). The ferromanganese ore specimen mainly consists of hematite and caryopilite, and wakefieldite‐(Nd) is typically enclosed in caryopilite. Wakefieldite‐(Nd) is tetragonal, I4₁/amd, a = 7.338(16) Å, c = 6.509(19) Å, V = 350.5(18) ų, Z = 4. The four strongest lines in the X‐ray diffraction pattern [d(Å), I/I₀, hkl] using a Gandolfi camera are (3.67, 100, 200); (2.74, 51, 112); (4.84, 27, 101) and (1.89, 25, 312). Chemical composition of wakefieldite‐(Nd) are V₂O₃ 35.25, As₂O₃ 0.93, SiO₂ 0.14, MnO 1.45, Fe₂O₃ 0.41, Y₂O₃ 2.87, La₂O₃ 7.61, Ce₂O₃ 7.37, Pr₂O₃ 6.04, Nd₂O₃ 26.79, Sm₂O₃ 4.41, Eu₂O₃ 1.36, Gd₂O₃ 3.41, Tb₂O₃ 0.22, Dy₂O₃ 1.41, Er₂O₃ 0.10, total 99.77 wt.%. The empirical formula is (Nd_0.403La_0.118Ce_0.114Pr_0.093Y_0.064Sm_0.064Mn_0.052Gd_0.048Eu_0.020Dy_0.019Fe_0.013Tb_0.003Er_0.001)_1.012(V_0.981As_0.020Si_0.006)_1.007O₄ on the basis of O = 4. The calculated density is 4.782 g/cm³. Microtexture and co‐existing relationship between wakefieldite‐(Nd) and caryopilite suggest that recrystallization and dehydration of Fe‐ and Mn‐oxyhydroxide led to the generation of hematite, caryopilite, rhodochrosite and wakefieldite‐(Nd) by the metamorphism during the accretion of the host unit of the Arase deposit. Chondrite‐normalized REE pattern of the host ferromanganese ore, which is regarded as oceanic metalliferous sediment in origin, shows negative Ce anomaly. Chemical composition of wakefieldite‐(Nd) reflects Ce‐depleted bulk composition of REE‐enriched ferromanganese ore.  相似文献   

Decision-theoretic sensitivity analysis for reservoir development under uncertainty using multilevel quasi-Monte Carlo methods     

Takashi Goda  Daisuke Murakami  Kei Tanaka  Kozo Sato 《Computational Geosciences》2018,22(4):1009-1020

At various stages of petroleum reservoir development, we encounter a large degree of geological uncertainty under which a rational decision has to be made. In order to identify which parameter or group of parameters significantly affects the output of a decision model, we investigate decision-theoretic sensitivity analysis and its computational issues in this paper. In particular, we employ the so-called expected value of partial perfect information (EVPPI) as a sensitivity index and apply multilevel Monte Carlo (MLMC) methods to efficient estimation of EVPPI. In a recent paper by Giles and Goda, an antithetic MLMC estimator for EVPPI is proposed and its variance analysis is conducted under some assumptions on a decision model. In this paper, for an improvement on the performance of the MLMC estimator, we incorporate randomized quasi-Monte Carlo methods within the inner sampling, which results in an multilevel quasi-Monte Carlo (MLQMC) estimator. We apply both the antithetic MLMC and MLQMC estimators to a simple waterflooding decision problem under uncertainty on absolute permeability and relative permeability curves. Through numerical experiments, we compare the performances of the MLMC and MLQMC estimators and confirm a significant advantage of the MLQMC estimator.  相似文献   

Plasmaspheric hiss observed in the topside ionosphere at mid- and low-latitudes     

T. Ondoh  Y. Nakamura  S. Watanabe  K. Aikyo  T. Murakami 《Planetary and Space Science》1983,31(4):411-422

Latitudinal characteristics of ELF hiss in mid- and low-latitudes have been statistically studied by using ELF/VLF electric field spectra (50 Hz-30 kHz) from ISIS-1 and -2 received at Kashima station, Japan from 1973 to 1977. Most ISIS ELF/VLF data observed in mid- and low-latitude include ELF hiss at frequencies below a few kHz. The ELF hiss has the strongest intensity among VLF phenomena observed by the ISIS electric dipole antenna in mid- and low-latitudes, but the ELF hiss has no rising structure like the chorus in the detailed frequency-time spectrum. The ELF hiss is classified into the steady ELF hiss whose upper frequency limit is approximately constant with latitude and the ELF hiss whose upper frequency limit increases with latitude. These two types of ELF hiss occur often in medium or quiet geomagnetic activities. Sometimes there occurs a partial or complete lack of ELF hiss along an ISIS pass.Spectral shape and bandwidth of ELF hiss in the topside ionosphere are very similar to those of plasmaspheric hiss and of inner zone hiss. The occurrence rate of steady ELF hiss is about 0.3 near the geomagnetic equator and decreases rapidly with latitude around L = 3. Hence it seems likely that ELF hiss is generated by cyclotron resonant instability with electrons of several tens of keV in the equatorial outer plasmasphere beyond L = 3.Thirty-seven per cent of ELF hiss events received at Kashima station occurred during storm times and 63% of them occurred in non-storm or quiet periods. Sixty-seven per cent of 82 ELF hiss events during storm times were observed in the recovery phase of geomagnetic storms. This agrees with the previous satellite observations of ELF hiss by search coil magnetometers. The electric field of ELF hiss becomes very weak every 10 s, which is the satellite spin period, in mid- and low-latitudes, but not near the geomagnetic equator. Ray tracing results suggest that waves of ELF hiss generated in the equatorial outer plasmasphere propagate down in the electrostatic whistler mode towards the equatorial ionosphere, bouncing between the LHR reflection points in both the plasmaspheric hemispheres.  相似文献   

1991年江淮特大暴雨的降水性质与对流活动   总被引：11，自引：3，他引：11  

陆尔  丁一汇  M. Murakami  K. Takahashi 《气象学报》1997,55(3):318-333

从计算大尺度热源和分析ＴＢＢ资料两个方面，阐述了１９９１年江淮梅雨期间降水性质与对流活动的季节性演变特征。结果表明：梅雨期间江淮上空３个强上升运动时段分别形成了３场暴雨，由暴雨释放的热量使江淮大气出现了３个时段的强加热；３场暴雨的降水性质呈显著的季节性演变，由第１场暴雨以锋面性降水为主发展到第３场暴雨异常强的对流性降水。文中详细分析了热源和水汽汇的时空分布特征，并从大气运动场和热力结构讨论了盛夏强对流降水期间积云对流以涡动形式对热量和水汽的强铅直输送作用。江淮地区ＴＢＢ值能很好地反映降水状况，雨期一致地对应于ＴＢＢ低于２５０Ｋ的时段。梅雨中后期东亚地区对流活动季节性地增强，带状对流区（特别是ＴＢＢ高负距平区）与雨带位置相符。对流带位置及对流活动强弱与西南暖湿气流活动密切相关，它很好地表征了东亚地区的低空急流（给积云输送热带对流大气）。梅雨期间对流带主要出现在江淮流域，但可在东亚范围内飘移，它落在江淮与否则决定了江淮暴雨的维持与中断  相似文献   

The Fourier transform of controlled-source time-domain electromagnetic data by smooth spectrum inversion   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Yuji Mitsuhata  Toshihiro Uchida  Yutaka Murakami  Hiroshi Amano 《Geophysical Journal International》2001,144(1):123-135

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Degradation ofn-paraffin mixture by marine microorganisms in enriched seawater medium     

Akihiko Murakami  Tokio Matsuda  Nobuhiro Watanabe  Shinichi Nagasawa 《Journal of Oceanography》1976,32(5):242-248

The ability to degraden-paraffin mixture of two bacterial strains,Caulobacter sp. andFlavobacterium sp., isolated from sea water of Tokyo Bay was studied experimentally in the enriched seawater (ESW) medium. These bacteria degraded actively the mixture ofn-tridecane,n-tetradecane,n-pentadecane andn-hexadecane. The maximum rate of degradation was observed after a lag period of 2 to 8 day and these bacteria were found to degrade then-paraffin mixture at rates calculated to be in a range from 3.3×10^?12 to 3.4×10^?11 mg-oil cell^?1 h^?1 at 20°C. The maximum degradation rate,r _m mg-oil l^?1 h^?1, was correlated with the amount of the initial totaln-paraffin,S mg-oil l^?1, as expressed by the following equation: $$rm = (rm)\max \left( {\frac{S}{{S + Km}}} \right)$$ where (r _m )_max denotes the largest value ofr _m whenn-paraffin exists in large excess andK _m is a constant and represents the amount ofn-paraffin at which the degradation rate,r _m , reaches 1/2 of its largest value, (r _m )_max. The values of (r _m )_max andK _m were calculated to be as follows: In the case ofCaulobacter sp. (strain KM-1), (r _m )_max=6.0 mg-oil l^?1 h^?1 andK _m =191 mg-oillesw ^?1; in the case ofFlavobacterium sp., (r _m )_max=5.47 mg-oil l^?1 h^?1 andK _m =152 mg-oillesw ^?1.  相似文献   

Regional setting and structure of the western Solomon Sea     

H. L. Davies  E. Honza  D. L. Tiffin  J. Lock  Y. Okuda  J. B. Keene  F. Murakami  K. Kisimoto 《Geo-Marine Letters》1987,7(3):153-160

The western Solomon Sea is bounded by the Paleogene collision complex of the Papuan Peninsula to the south, and land masses constructed by Cainozoic volcanism to the north and cast. Oblique collision of two trenches in the western Solomon Sea, and concomitant collision of upper plates, have produced structural complexities that may include the local doubling of crustal thickness, coincident with a strong negative gravity anomaly west of 149°E. Lateral flexing of the subducted plate in the New Britain Trench may have caused flexure of the upper plate; this flexure is expressed in the gravity field, faults, dip-slopes, exposure of basement, and alignment of volcanoes.  相似文献   

Atmospheric correction scheme for GLI with absorptive aerosol correction     

Mitsuhiro Toratani  Hajime Fukushima  Hiroshi Murakami  Akihiko Tanaka 《Journal of Oceanography》2007,63(3):525-532

The present study proposes an atmospheric correction scheme for Advanced Earth Observation Satellite II (ADEOS-II)/Global Imager (GLI) ocean color retrieval that corrects for the atmospheric absorptive aerosol effect. Radiative transfer simulations were conducted assuming a non-absorptive model aerosol with a soot-type aerosol at various mixture ratios. The results indicate that while the spectral dependency of aerosol reflectance does not change in the longer (>550 nm) wavelength region, the reflectance at shorter wavelengths is highly variable and depends on the mixture ratio. The influence of aerosol absorption was also investigated using GLI data from ocean areas adjacent to Japan in the presence of absorptive Siberian fire smoke aerosol in the spring of 2003. The spectral curvature of the aerosol was estimated from the data obtained. An empirical, iterative scheme that detects and evaluates the influence of absorptive aerosols was developed by comparing 380 nm GLI-observed aerosol reflectance with predicted reflectances derived using an in-water optical model. To evaluate the performance of this scheme, satellite-derived normalized water-leaving radiances were compared with those measured from a ferry servicing Nagasaki and Fukue. The results of data acquired on March 20, 2003, indicate that this absorption correction scheme improved root mean square estimation error for normalized water-leaving radiance by approximately 40% in the 380, 400, and 412 nm bands. This atmospheric correction algorithm was used as a part of the second version of the GLI standard ocean color data process system at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).  相似文献   

Late Cenozoic volcanic activity in the Chugoku area, southwest Japan arc during back-arc basin opening and reinitiation of subduction   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Jun-Ichi Kimura  Tomoyuki Kunikiyo  Isaku Osaka  Takashi Nagao  Seiki Yamauchi  Susumu Kakubuchi  Shomei Okada  Norie Fujibayashi  Ryuhei Okada  Hisashi Murakami  Takashi Kusano  Koji Umeda  Shintaro Hayashi  Tsuneari Ishimaru  Atusi Ninomiya  Atsushi Tanase 《Island Arc》2003,12(1):22-45

Abstract Temporal–spatial variations in Late Cenozoic volcanic activity in the Chugoku area, southwest Japan, have been examined based on 108 newly obtained K–Ar ages. Lava samples were collected from eight Quaternary volcanic provinces (Daisen, Hiruzen, Yokota, Daikonjima, Sambe, Ooe–Takayama, Abu and Oki) and a Tertiary volcanic cluster (Kibi Province) to cover almost all geological units in the province. Including published age data, a total of 442 Cenozoic radiometric ages are now available. Across‐arc volcanic activity in an area approximately 500 km long and 150 km wide can be examined over 26 million years. The period corresponds to syn‐ and post‐back‐arc basin opening stages of the island arc. Volcanic activity began in the central part of the rear‐arc ca 26 Ma. This was followed by arc‐wide expansion at 20 Ma by eruption at two rear‐arc centers located at the eastern and western ends. Expansion to the fore‐arc occurred between 20 and 12 Ma. This Tertiary volcanic arc was maintained until 4 Ma with predominant alkali basalt centers. The foremost‐arc zone activity ceased at 4 Ma, followed by quiescence over the whole arc between 4 and 3 Ma. Volcanic activity resumed at 3 Ma, covering the entire rear‐arc area, and continued until the present to form a Quaternary volcanic arc. Adakitic dacite first occurred at 1.7 Ma in the middle of the arc, and spread out in the center part of the Quaternary volcanic arc. Alkali basalt activities ceased in the area where adakite volcanism occurred. Fore‐arc expansion of the volcanic arc could be related to the upwelling and expansion of the asthenosphere, which caused opening of the Japan Sea. Narrowing of the volcanic zone could have been caused by progressive Philippine Sea Plate subduction. Deeper penetration could have caused melting of the slab and resulted in adakites. Volcanic history in the Late Cenozoic was probably controlled by the history of evolution of the upper mantle structure, coinciding with back‐arc basin opening and subsequent reinitiation of subduction.  相似文献