High-Reflectivity Coatings for a Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectropolarimeter     

Noriyuki Narukage  Masahito Kubo  Ryohko Ishikawa  Shin-nosuke Ishikawa  Yukio Katsukawa  Toshihiko Kobiki  Gabriel Giono  Ryouhei Kano  Takamasa Bando  Saku Tsuneta  Frédéric Auchère  Ken Kobayashi  Amy Winebarger  Jim McCandless  Jianrong Chen  Joanne Choi 《Solar physics》2017,292(3):40

Precise polarization measurements in the vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) region are expected to be a new tool for inferring the magnetic fields in the upper atmosphere of the Sun. High-reflectivity coatings are key elements to achieving high-throughput optics for precise polarization measurements. We fabricated three types of high-reflectivity coatings for a solar spectropolarimeter in the hydrogen Lyman-\(\upalpha \) (Ly\(\upalpha \); 121.567 nm) region and evaluated their performance. The first high-reflectivity mirror coating offers a reflectivity of more than 80 % in Ly\(\upalpha \) optics. The second is a reflective narrow-band filter coating that has a peak reflectivity of 57 % in Ly\(\upalpha \), whereas its reflectivity in the visible light range is lower than 1/10 of the peak reflectivity (\(\sim 5~\%\) on average). This coating can be used to easily realize a visible light rejection system, which is indispensable for a solar telescope, while maintaining high throughput in the Ly\(\upalpha \) line. The third is a high-efficiency reflective polarizing coating that almost exclusively reflects an s-polarized beam at its Brewster angle of 68° with a reflectivity of 55 %. This coating achieves both high polarizing power and high throughput. These coatings contributed to the high-throughput solar VUV spectropolarimeter called the Chromospheric Lyman-Alpha SpectroPolarimeter (CLASP), which was launched on 3 September, 2015.  相似文献   

Determination of plastic regions around underground openings by a coupled boundary-element-characteristics method     

Yuzo Obara  Tomoharu Nakayama  Katsuhiko Sugawara  Toshiro Aoki  Hyun Kuk Jang 《国际地质力学数值与分析法杂志》1992,16(10):701-716

A two-dimensional hybrid method for solving elastoplastic problems in engineering is presented by coupling two existing methods, namely, the boundary element method and the characteristics method. The formulation of this method is presented, as well as an excellent procedure for the determination of the boundary between elastic and plastic regions. It is shown not only that this method is a powerful and accurate method for evaluating the shape and extent of the plastic region around rock caverns, which is of prime importance for the construction of rock caverns, but also applicable to a given range of the initial stress field ratio where only compressive failure occurs. Then, some typical examples are solved in order to check the accuracy of the solution by this method. Furthermore, its successful applications are presented and discussed to determine the shape and the extent of the plastic regions around parallel, circular and rectangular openings.  相似文献   

Gradient field of undersea sound speed structure extracted from the GNSS-A oceanography     

Yokota  Yusuke  Ishikawa  Tadashi  Watanabe  Shun-ichi 《Marine Geophysical Researches》2019,40(4):493-504

Marine Geophysical Research - After the twenty-first century, the Global Navigation Satellite System-Acoustic ranging (GNSS-A) technique detected geodetic events such as co- and postseismic effects...  相似文献   

Water flux and sediment transport within a forested landscape: the role of connectivity,subsurface flow,and slope length scale on transport mechanism     

Afshin Ghahramani  Yoshiharu Ishikawa 《水文研究》2013,27(26):4091-4102

The connectivity and upscaling of overland runoff and sediment transport are important issues in hillslope hydrology to identify water flux and sediment transport within landscape. These processes are highly variable in time and space with regard to their interactions with vegetation and soil surface conditions. The generation of overland runoff and its spatial connectivity were examined along a slope to determine the variations in the transport mechanism of runoff and soil particles by rain splash and overland runoff. Field experiments were conducted by erosion plots on a steep hillslope at lengths of 5, 10, and 15 m. The overland runoff connectivity and flow transport distance decreased with the slope length, while spatial variability of infiltration increased significantly with the slope length. Observation of subsurface flow revealed that surface soil and litter layer could have important role in water transport. However, the surface soil water content and water flux transport along the slope was highly variable for different storm events; the variability was related to the complexity of the system, mainly by way of the initial wetness conditions and infiltration characteristics. Only net rain‐splashed soil was measurable, but examination of the water flux, overland runoff and sediment transport connectivity, characteristics of sheetwash, and the variability in spatial infiltration indicated an increase in the contribution of the rain splash transport mechanism along the slope. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Synoptic features and environmental conditions of the tornado outbreak on March 22, 2013 at Brahmanbaria in the east-central region of Bangladesh     

Fatima Akter  Hirohiko Ishikawa 《Natural Hazards》2014,74(3):1309-1326

This study evaluates the synoptic features and environmental conditions of Brahmanbaria tornado event that caused 36 fatalities, 388 injuries and huge damages of properties on 22 March, 2013. Various factors for initiation of that terrific event are investigated through analysis JRA-55 reanalysis (50 km horizontal resolution) data and Multi-functional Transport Satellite images by Japan Meteorological Agency. In addition, radar images, radiosonde data and three hourly synoptic data of Bangladesh Meteorological Department are used to verify the reanalysis data. The genesis of the tornadic storm is identifiable in the most unstable part of the study region. The satellite observations are found to useful to identify the location of convection occurrence region. The half hourly satellite images identify that the convection initiation started at the convergence area and the systems intensify and organize by the continuous moisture supply from the Bay of Bengal. Lower-level convergence coupled with strong wind shear and humidity gradient lift moist air aloft to trigger deep convection and the severe storm occurred. Energy Helicity Index seems a good predictor parameter for this specific case study.  相似文献   

Evaluation of SEBS for estimation of actual evapotranspiration using ASTER satellite data for irrigation areas of Australia   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Weiqiang Ma  Mohsin Hafeez  Hirohiko Ishikawa  Yaoming Ma 《Theoretical and Applied Climatology》2013,112(3-4):609-616

Spatial knowledge of land surface evapotranspiration (ET) is of prime interest for environmental applications, such as optimizing irrigation water use, irrigation system performance, crop water deficit, drought mitigation strategies, and accurate initialization of climate prediction models especially in arid and semiarid catchments where water shortage is a critical problem. The recent drought in Australia and concerns about climate change have highlighted the need to manage water resources more sustainably especially in the Murrumbidgee catchment which utilizes bulk water for food production. This study deals with the application of a Surface Energy Balance System (SEBS) algorithm based on Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection radiometer (ASTER) data and field observations has been proposed and tested for deriving ET over Coleambally Irrigation Area, located in the southwest of NSW, Australia. We have used 12 ASTER scenes covering the time period of 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2009 for estimating the actual ET over the study area. To validate the proposed methodology, the ground-measured ET was compared to the ASTER-derived actual ET values for the study area. The derived ET value over the study area is much closer to the field measurement. From the remote sensing results and observations, the root mean square error is 0.89 and the mean absolute percentage difference is 2.87 %, which demonstrate the reasonability of SEBS ET estimation for the study area.  相似文献   

Densification and grain coarsening of melting snow     

周石硚  中尾正义  桥本重将  坂井亚规子  成田英器  石川信敬 《极地研究(英文版)》2003,14(1)

1　IntroductionSnowdensificationiscriticalforcalculationsinengineering glaciology,snowavalancheforecasting ,springflooding,andotherpracticalaspects.Itisalsoimportantforinterpretingicecoredataincludingthosetakenfromratherwarmsiteswheresurfacelay ersexperiencemelting ,sinceitwouldaffectthechangeofannuallayerthicknesswithtime.Whileextensivestudies(e.g .AndersonandBenson 1 963 ;Bader1 960 ,1 962 ;Koji ma 1 95 4,1 95 5 ,1 95 6,1 95 7,1 95 8,1 95 9,1 964;Keeler 1 967;Gow 1 975 ;MaenoandE binuma 1…  相似文献   

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S167498711200062X     

Tetsuya Tokiwa  Kimikazu Tsusaka  Makoto Matsubara  Taiki Ishikawa  Daisuke Ogawa 《地学前缘(英文版)》2013,4(1):105-111

This paper focuses on the formation mechanism of fractures induced by excavation of a gallery in soft sedimentary rocks in the Horonobe area of Japan.Detailed fracture mapping of the gallery indicates that the fractures consist of both pre-existing shear fractures and excavation damaged zone(EDZ) fractures. EDZ fractures correspond to weak planes associated with bedding planes or transgranular cracks.The EDZ fractures terminate against pre-existing shear fractures.Therefore,even for excavations in soft sedimentary rocks,formation of the EDZ fractures are controlled by pre-existing fractures and earlier weak planes.  相似文献   

Naturally occurring radionuclides and rare earth elements in weathered Japanese soil samples     

Sarata K. Sahoo  Masahiro Hosoda  Ganesh Prasad  Hiroyuki Takahashi  Atsuyuki Sorimachi  Tetsuo Ishikawa  Shinji Tokonami  Shigeo Uchida 《Acta Geophysica》2013,61(4):876-885

The activity concentrations of ²²⁶Ra and ²²⁸Ac in weathered Japanese soils from two selected prefectures have been measured using a γ-ray spectroscopy system with high purity germanium detector. The uranium, thorium, and rare earth elements (REEs) concentrations were determined from the same soil samples using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). For example, granitic rocks contain higher amounts of U, Th, and light REEs compared to other igneous rocks such as basalt and andesites. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the interaction between REEs and nature of soils since soils are complex heterogeneous mixture of organic and inorganic solids, water, and gases. In this paper, we will discuss about distribution pattern of ²³⁸U and ²³²Th along with REEs in soil samples of weathered acid rock (granite) collected from two prefectures of Japan: Hiroshima and Miyagi.  相似文献   

Suzaku observations of charge exchange emission from solar system objects     

Y. Ezoe  R. Fujimoto  N.Y. Yamasaki  K. Mitsuda  T. Ohashi  K. Ishikawa  S. Oishi  Y. Miyoshi  N. Terada  Y. Futaana  F.S. Porter  G.V. Brown 《Astronomische Nachrichten》2012,333(4):319-323

Recent results of charge exchange emission from solar system objects observed with the Japanese Suzaku satellite are reviewed. Suzaku is of great importance to investigate diffuse X‐ray emission like the charge exchange from planetary exospheres and comets. The Suzaku studies of Earth's exosphere, Martian exosphere, Jupiter's aurorae, and comets are overviewed (© 2012 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)  相似文献