Possible source of the antarctic bottom water in the Prydz Bay Region   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

Takashi Yabuki  Toshio Suga  Kimio Hanawa  Koji Matsuoka  Hiroshi Kiwada  Tomowo Watanabe 《Journal of Oceanography》2006,62(5):649-655

It has been inferred that the Prydz Bay region is one of the source regions of Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) based on rather indirect evidence. In order to examine this inference, we investigate the hydrographic condition of the bay based mainly on XCTD data obtained during the Japanese Whale Research Program in the Antarctic (JARPA). The JARPA hydrographic data reveal Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW), which is a salty, warm water mass approaching the shelf break, and capture Modified CDW (MCDW) intruding into the shelf water. AABW production requires mixing of CDW and cold shelf water saltier than 34.6 psu, which is a saltier type of Low Salinity Shelf Water (LSSW). Saltier LSSW is observed near the bottom over the shelf, being mixed with MCDW. We further identify saltier LSSW near the shelf break. This saltier LSSW appears close enough to unmodified CDW to be mixed with it over the continental slope, indicating a possible source of AABW in Prydz Bay.  相似文献   

Wide field X-ray monitor on board the High Energy Transient Experiment (HETE)     

A. Yoshida  M. Matsuoka  N. Kawai  F. Tokanai  E. E. Fenimore  J. J. M. In 'T Zand  M. Galassi  M. Yamauchi  K. Takagishi  I. Hatsukade 《Astrophysics and Space Science》1995,231(1-2):463-466

The High-Energy Transient Experiment (HETE) is designed for the multiwavelengths study of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) in UV, X-ray and gamma-ray range with three scientific instruments. The X-ray instrument, Wide-field X-ray Monitor (WXM), consists of four units of one-dimensional position sensitive gas proportional counters and two perpendicularly oriented one-dimensional coded apertures. The WXM has a wide FOV of 1.5 steradian together with the capability to locate GRBs with 10 arcmin accuracy, and covers photon energies of 2 to 25 keV with an energy resolution of typically 18 % at 6 keV, measuring wide band spectra together with the gamma-ray spectrometer (FREGATE). The coded X-ray image will be deconvolved on board and the GRB location will be provided to the UV camera within 1 sec . GRB locations will also be broadcast in real time to ground-based observers for follow-up observations.  相似文献   

Estimation of the spatial distribution of ground motion parameters for two recent earthquakes in Japan   总被引：8，自引：0，他引：8  

Khosrow T. Shabestari  Fumio Yamazaki  Jun Saita  Masashi Matsuoka 《Tectonophysics》2004,390(1-4):193-204

A recent development in strong motion instrumentation in Japan provides an opportunity to collect valuable data sets, especially after moderate and large magnitude events. Gathering and modeling these data is a necessity for better understanding of regional ground motion characteristics. Estimations of the spatial distribution of earthquake ground motion plays an important role in early-stage damage assessments for both rescue operations by disaster management agencies as well as damage studies of urban structures. Subsurface geology layers and local soil conditions lead to soil amplification that contributes to the estimated ground motion parameters of the surface. We present a case study of the applicability of the nationally proposed GIS-based soil amplification ratios [J. Soil Dyn. Earthqu. Eng. 19 (2000) 41–53] to the October 6, 2000 Tottori-ken Seibu (western Tottori Prefecture) and the March 24, 2001 Geiyo earthquakes in Japan. First, ground motion values were converted to those at a hypothetical ground base-rock level (outcrop) using an amplification ratio for each 1×1 km area, based on geomorphological and subsurface geology information. Then a Kriging method, assuming an attenuation relationship at the base-rock as a trend component, is applied. Finally, the spatial distribution of ground motion at ground surface is obtained by applying GIS-based amplification factors for the entire region. The correlation between the observed and estimated ground motion values is reasonable for both earthquakes. Thus, the proposed method is applicable in near real-time early-damage assessments and seismic hazard studies in Japan.  相似文献   

Frost weathering and rockwall erosion in the southeastern Swiss Alps: Long-term (1994–2006) observations   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

Norikazu Matsuoka   《Geomorphology》2008,99(1-4):353-368

Rates and processes of frost weathering in the Alps were investigated by visual observations of intensively shattered rocks, continuous monitoring of frost wedging and rock temperatures in bedrock and measurements of rockfall activity. Rapid frost weathering of hard-intact rocks occurs along lakes and streams where seasonal freezing promotes ice segregation in the rock. Otherwise, rocks require pre-existing weakness or a long exposure period for intensively shattered. Automated monitoring shows that crack opening occurs at three scales, including small opening accompanying short-term frost cycles, slightly larger movements during seasonal freezing and occasional large opening originating from refreezing of snow-melt water during seasonal thawing. The opening events require at least partial water saturation in the crack. The repetition of crack opening (frost wedging) results in permanent opening and finally debris dislocation. Debris collections below fractured rockwalls show that pebble falls occur at an average rate of about 0.1 mm a^− 1 with significant spatial and inter-annual variations. Occasional large boulder falls significantly raise the rockwall erosion rates, controlled by such factors as the joint distribution in the bedrock, repetition of annual freeze–thaw cycles and extraordinary summer thaw.  相似文献   

基于SMP准则的土的平面应变强度公式   总被引：31，自引：6，他引：25  

罗汀  姚仰平  松冈元 《岩土力学》2000,21(4):390-393

基于SMP准则和佐武的平面变变条件,推导了磨擦材料的平面就变强度公式。通过引入粘结应力σ0,推导出适应于C－Φ材料的平面应变强度公式。各种试验结果证明了所提强度公式是合理的。  相似文献   

A Study of Correlation between Solar Wind Data Observed at Two Points in Interplanetary Space During the Recent Solar Maximum     

W.?MiyakeEmail author  Y.?Saito  H.?Hayakawa  A.?Matsuoka 《Solar physics》2005,227(2):355-370

Identifying co-rotating structures in solar wind enables us to predict solar wind variation at the Earth and, hence, geomagnetic disturbances. However, co-rotating structures during solar maximum are sometimes difficult to see. We correlated solar wind data obtained by two spacecraft, Nozomi heading towards Mars and ACE at the L1 point, from late 1999 through early 2002. There were intervals when the solar wind showed specific co-rotating structures even in the midst of the solar maximum, whereas no correlation was found during the other intervals. The coefficient was generally higher between Nozomi and ACE than for the 27-day recurrence at ACE, while there was some correlation, especially when the difference in longitude between the two spacecraft was less than 120°. Although frequency of occurrence of CMEs is partly responsible for the correlation, the results can be interpreted in terms of rapid changes in co-rotating high-speed streams from near-equatorial coronal holes at the solar maximum.  相似文献   

Living radiolarian feeding mechanisms: new light on past marine ecosystems     

Atsushi Matsuoka 《Swiss Journal of Geoscience》2007,100(2):273-279

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柘林湾近代沉积物中甲藻孢囊的垂直分布     

王朝晖  KAZUMI MATSUOKA  齐雨藻  辜小莲 《海洋通报》2004,23(3):46-53

于2001年4月在枯林湾3个采样点采集了各约20cm的沉积物柱状样,分层研究了甲藻孢囊的垂直分布,在33个沉积物榈中共分析鉴定出甲藻孢囊47种,而且还观察到了3种该海域特有的种类。孢囊组成以原多甲藻等异养型孢囊为主,而有毒的亚历山大藻和链状裸甲藻孢囊也均有分布。每个样品中所分析鉴定的孢囊种类数较少,仅有5-16种,平均10种,孢囊丰度也较低,在59-1998cysts/g D Wt之间,平均280cysts/g D Wt。香农-威弗种类多样性指数和孢囊种类数都以位于非养殖区湾外海域的S3站最高,同时在3个站位的6-8cm层次处,随深度的增加均有较大幅度的上升。研究结果表明,枯林湾的富营养化程度较高,而且湾内海域大于湾外海域,养殖区大于非养殖区,近年有加剧的趋势。  相似文献