Prediction of monthly mean chlorophylla concentration in Mikawa Bay using GMDH     

Michio J. Kishi  Akihiko Yagi 《Journal of Oceanography》1983,39(6):289-294

Data on organic and inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus, and meteorological conditions observed a few times a month at a buoy station in Mikawa Bay (Japan) are averaged on a monthly basis, and monthly transitions of chlorophylla at the station are predicted by GMDH (Group Method of Data Handling, one of the methods of nonlinear system identification) using these monthly mean data. The prediction is successful. GMDH is useful in describing the ecosystem and in predicting transitions within the bay.  相似文献   

Evaluation of ADEOS-II GLI ocean color atmospheric correction using SIMBADA handheld radiometer data     

Hajime Fukushima  Mitsuhiro Toratani  Hiroshi Murakami  Pierre-Yves Deschamps  Robert Frouin  Akihiko Tanaka 《Journal of Oceanography》2007,63(3):533-543

The performance of the “version 2” Global Imager (GLI) standard atmospheric correction algorithm, which includes empirical absorptive aerosol correction and sun glint correction, was evaluated using data collected with handheld above-water SIMBADA radiometers during 23 cruises of opportunity (research vessels, merchant ships), mostly in the North Atlantic and European seas. A number of 100 match-up data sets of GLI-derived and SIMBADA-measured normalized water-leaving radiance (nL _W ) and aerosol optical thickness (AOT) were sorted out, using objective selection criteria, and analyzed. The Root-Mean-Square (RMS) difference between GLI and SIMBADA nL _W was about 0.32 μW/cm²/nm/sr for the 412 nm band, showing improvement by 30% in RMS difference with respect to the conventional “version 1” GLI atmospheric correction algorithm, and the mean difference (or bias) was reduced significantly. For AOT, the RMS difference was 0.1 between GLI estimates and SIMBADA measurements and the bias was small (a few 0.01), but the ?ngstr?m exponent was systematically underestimated, by 0.4 on average, suggesting a potential GLI calibration offset in the near infrared. The nL _W differences were not correlated to AOT, although performance was best in very clear conditions (AOT less than 0.05 in the 865 nm band). Despite the relatively large scatter between estimated and measured nL _W , the derived chlorophyll-a concentration estimates, applying the same ratio algorithm (GLI OC4V4) to GLI and SIMBADA, were consistent and highly correlated in the range of 0.05–2 μg/l. The large variability in chlorophyll-a concentration estimate for clear clean water areas (e.g. with the concentration range lower than about 0.05 μg/l) turns out to be due to the nature of the “band ratio” based in-water algorithm.  相似文献   

Temporal changes in electrical resistivity at Sakurajima volcano from continuous magnetotelluric observations     

Koki Aizawa  Wataru Kanda  Yasuo Ogawa  Masato Iguchi  Akihiko Yokoo  Hiroshi Yakiwara  Takayuki Sugano 《Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research》2011,199(1-2):165-175

Continuous magnetotelluric (MT) measurements were conducted from May 2008 to July 2009 at Sakurajima, one of the most active volcanoes in Japan. Two observation sites were established at locations 3.3 km east and 3 km west–northwest of the summit crater. At both observation sites, the high-quality component of the impedance tensor (Zyx) showed variations in apparent resistivity of approximately ± 20% and phase change of ± 2°, which continued for 20–180 days in the frequency range between 320 and 4 Hz. The start of the period of changes in apparent resistivity approximately coincided with the start of uplift in the direction of the summit crater, as observed by a tiltmeter, which is one of the most reliable pieces of equipment with which to detect magma intrusion beneath a volcano. A 2D inversion of MT impedance suggests that the resistivity change occurred at a depth around sea level. One of the possible implications of the present finding is that the degassed volatiles migrated not only vertically through the conduit but also laterally through a fracture network, mixing with shallow groundwater beneath sea level and thereby causing the observed resistivity change.  相似文献   

Verifying adequacy of the seismic deformation method by using real examples of earthquake damage   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Xiu Luo  Yoshitaka Murono  Akihiko Nishimura 《Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering》2002,22(1)

In a seismic design, the dynamic loads are generally dependent on the inertial interaction caused by earthquake. But for the foundations embedded in soil, the dynamic loads are influenced by both the inertial and kinematic interactions among superstructure, foundation and soil. Especially, when a foundation is embedded in soft surface ground, the effects due to the kinematic interaction increase and should be considered in seismic design. For this reason, a method called seismic deformation method (SDM), which is suitable for an intensive earthquake motion (level 2 earthquake motion), has been stipulated recently in a new design code called Seismic Design Code for railway structures (the Railway Code, drawn up by Railway Technical Research Institute, Japan, 1999) [Railway Technical Research Institute. Seismic Design Code for railway structures. Tokyo: Maruzen; 1999]. In order to grasp the suitability of the SDM to actual structures, pile foundations, which experienced the Hyogoken-Nanbu earthquake, were taken as the objects for investigations. Comparison studies between the SDM analysis and reconnaissance were conducted. As a result, the adequacy of the SDM to actual foundations was confirmed to prove good agreement between the two results from the viewpoint of engineering practice.In addition, determination of indices for seismic-performance evaluation and speculation of damage mechanism of the foundations are also discussed in this paper.  相似文献   

Magma discharge variations during the 2011 eruptions of Shinmoe-dake volcano, Japan, revealed by geodetic and satellite observations     

Tomofumi Kozono  Hideki Ueda  Taku Ozawa  Takehiro Koyaguchi  Eisuke Fujita  Akihiko Tomiya  Yujiro J Suzuki 《Bulletin of Volcanology》2013,75(3):1-13

We present precise geodetic and satellite observation-based estimations of the erupted volume and discharge rate of magma during the 2011 eruptions of Kirishima-Shinmoe-dake volcano, Japan. During these events, the type and intensity of eruption drastically changed within a week, with three major sub-Plinian eruptions on January 26 and 27, and a continuous lava extrusion from January 29 to 31. In response to each eruptive event, borehole-type tiltmeters detected deflation of a magma chamber caused by migration of magma to the surface. These measurements enabled us to estimate the geodetic volume change in the magma chamber caused by each eruptive event. Erupted volumes and discharge rates were constrained during lava extrusion using synthetic aperture radar satellite imaging of lava accumulation inside the summit crater. Combining the geodetic volume change and the volume of lava extrusion enabled the determination of the erupted volume and discharge rate during each sub-Plinian event. These precise estimates provide important information about magma storage conditions in magma chambers and eruption column dynamics, and indicate that the Shinmoe-dake eruptions occurred in a critical state between explosive and effusive eruption.  相似文献   

A water flow model of the active crater lake at Aso volcano,Japan: fluctuations of magmatic gas and groundwater fluxes from the underlying hydrothermal system     

Akihiko Terada  Takeshi Hashimoto  Tsuneomi Kagiyama 《Bulletin of Volcanology》2012,74(3):641-655

The first crater of Nakadake, peak of Aso volcano, Japan, contains a hot water lake that shows interesting variations in water level and temperature. These variations were discovered by precise, continuous observations of the lake independent of precipitation. We developed a numerical model of a hot crater lake and compared with observational data for the period from July 2006 to January 2009. The numerical model revealed seasonal changes in mass flux (75–132 kg/s) and enthalpy (1,840–3,030 kJ/kg) for the fluid supplied to the lake. The relation between the enthalpy and mass flux indicates that the bottom input fluid is a mixture of high- and low-temperature fluids. Assuming a mixture of high-temperature steam at 800°C and liquid water at 100°C, we evaluated the liquid and steam fluxes. The liquid water flux shows a seasonal increase lagging behind the rainy season by 2 months, suggesting that the liquid water is predominantly groundwater. The fluctuation pattern in the flux of the high-temperature steam shows a relation with the amplitude of volcanic tremor, suggesting that heating of the hydrothermal system drives the tremor. Consequently, precise observations of a hot crater lake represent a potential method of monitoring volcanic hydrothermal systems in the shallow parts of the volcanoes.  相似文献   

Multiple temporal scale variability during the twentieth century in global carbon dynamics simulated by a coupled climate–terrestrial carbon cycle model     

Tomomichi Kato  Akihiko Ito  Michio Kawamiya 《Climate Dynamics》2009,32(7-8):901-923

A coupled climate–carbon cycle model composed of a process-based terrestrial carbon cycle model, Sim-CYCLE, and the CCSR/NIES/FRCGC atmospheric general circulation model was developed. We examined the multiple temporal scale functions of terrestrial ecosystem carbon dynamics induced by human activities and natural processes and evaluated their contribution to fluctuations in the global carbon budget during the twentieth century. Global annual net primary production (NPP) and heterotrophic respiration (HR) increased gradually by 6.7 and 4.7%, respectively, from the 1900s to the 1990s. The difference between NPP and HR was the net carbon uptake by natural ecosystems, which was 0.6 Pg C year^?1 in the 1980s, whereas the carbon emission induced by human land-use changes was 0.5 Pg C year^?1, largely offsetting the natural terrestrial carbon sequestration. Our results indicate that monthly to interannual variation in atmospheric CO₂ growth rate anomalies show 2- and 6-month time lags behind anomalies in temperature and the NiNO₃ index, respectively. The simulated anomaly amplitude in monthly net carbon flux from terrestrial ecosystems to the atmosphere was much larger than in the prescribed air-to-sea carbon flux. Fluctuations in the global atmospheric CO₂ time series were dominated by the activity of terrestrial vegetation. These results suggest that terrestrial ecosystems have acted as a net neutral reservoir for atmospheric CO₂ concentrations during the twentieth century on an interdecadal timescale, but as the dominant driver for atmospheric CO₂ fluctuations on a monthly to interannual timescale.  相似文献   

Preliminary results of the Japan-Taiwan joint survey on combining ocean radar data in the Kuroshio upstream region     

Kaoru Ichikawa  Wen Chang Yang  Akihiko Morimoto  Yutaka Yoshikawa  Shigeo Sugitani  Wen-Shan Chiang  Jian-Wu Lai  En Yu Liang  Cho-Teng Liu  Chang-Wei Lee  Kei Yufu  Moeto Kyushima  Satoshi Fujii  Tomoharu Senju  Yoshihiko Ide 《Ocean Science Journal》2013,48(1):141-148

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<Emphasis Type="Italic">Landslides</Emphasis>: a review of achievements in the first 5 years (2004–2009)     

Kyoji Sassa  Satoshi Tsuchiya  Keizo Ugai  Akihiko Wakai  Taro Uchimura 《Landslides》2009,6(4):275

The international journal Landslides was initiated in April 2004. It is the core project (IPL-C100) of the International Programme on Landslides, a joint initiative of the International Consortium on Landslides and the United Nations and other global organizations. The aims of Landslides are to promote landslide sciences, technology, and capacity building and strengthen global cooperation for landslide risk reduction within the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. This paper presents an analysis of the first 5 years of Landslides, the study methods employed, the types and major causes of landslides, the number of different contributors per country, and the “times cited” per issue and most frequently cited papers and briefly discusses some of these. Strategies for future development of the journal involve obtaining input and suggestion from researchers and readers worldwide.  相似文献   

Observations of molecular clouds in nearby galaxies with ALMA     

Nario Kuno  Akihiko Hirota  Tomoka Tosaki  Rie Miura 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2008,313(1-3):293-296

We present recent results of the observations of giant molecular clouds in nearby galaxies with the Nobeyama 45 m telescope and Millimeter Array. We give some brief comments about observations of GMCs in nearby galaxies with ALMA.  相似文献