First records of Scorpaena onaria (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the southwestern Pacific Ocean,and comparisons with the Northern Hemisphere population     

Hiroyuki Motomura  Chris D. Paulin  Andrew L. Stewart 《新西兰海洋与淡水研究杂志》2013,47(4):865-880

Scorpaena onaria Jordan & Snyder (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae), previously known only from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, is reported from the southwestern Pacific Ocean for the first time on the basis of 19 specimens. The southwestern Pacific specimens are regarded as a southern population of S. onaria, characterised by a shorter supraocular tentacle and larger body size compared with the northwestern Pacific specimens. The southern population is described in detail including comparisons with all known Indo‐Pacific species of the genus Scorpaena. Analyses of 37 measurements of the southern population of S. onaria found that relative orbit diameter and second anal‐fin spine length became significantly smaller with growth. Initially cycloid, the scales enclosed by the posterior tips of the upper and lower opercular spines and opercular margin change to ctenoid with growth at c. 160–170 mm standard length. A mature female differed from an immature female and males in having a longer upper jaw, steeper dorsal profile of the snout, and shorter nasal spine. As a consequence, the species previously reported as S. neglecta from the Andaman Sea and northwestern Australia was re‐identified as S. onaria.  相似文献   

Effects of dust abundance on the far-infrared colours of blue compact dwarf galaxies     

Hiroyuki Hirashita  Tomohiro T. Ichikawa 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2009,396(1):500-510

We investigate the far-infrared (FIR) properties of a sample of blue compact dwarf galaxies (BCDs) observed by AKARI . By utilizing the data at wavelengths of  λ= 65  , 90 and 140 μm, we find that the FIR colours of the BCDs are located at the natural high-temperature extension of those of the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds. This implies that the optical properties of dust in BCDs are similar to those in the Milky Way. Indeed, we explain the FIR colours by assuming the same grain optical properties, which may be appropriate for amorphous dust grains, and the same size distribution as those adopted for the Milky Way dust. Since both interstellar radiation field and dust optical depth affect the dust temperature, it is difficult to distinguish which of these two physical properties is responsible for the change of FIR colours. Then, in order to examine if the dust optical depth plays an important role in determining the dust temperature, we investigate the correlation between FIR colour (dust temperature) and dust-to-gas ratio. We find that the dust temperature tends to be high as the dust-to-gas ratio decreases but that this trend cannot be explained by the effect of dust optical depth. Rather, it indicates a correlation between dust-to-gas ratio and interstellar radiation field. Although the metallicity may also play a role in this correlation, we suggest that the dust optical depth could regulate the star formation activities, which govern the interstellar radiation field. We also mention the importance of submillimetre data in tracing the emission from highly shielded low-temperature dust.  相似文献   

Dust coagulation in star formation with different metallicities     

Hiroyuki Hirashita  Kazuyuki Omukai 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2009,399(4):1795-1801

Dust grains coagulate into larger aggregates in dense gas. This changes their size distribution and possibly affects the thermal evolution of star-forming clouds. We here investigate dust coagulation in collapsing pre-stellar cores with different metallicities by considering the thermal motions of grains. We show that coagulation does occur even at low metallicity  ∼10⁻⁶ Z_⊙  . However, we also find (i) that the H₂ formation rate on dust grains is reduced only after the majority of H₂ is formed and (ii) that the dust opacity is modified only after the core becomes optically thick. Therefore, we conclude that the effects of dust coagulation can safely be neglected in discussing the temperature evolution of the pre-stellar cores for any metallicity as long as the grain motions are thermal.  相似文献   

Simultaneous MITSuME g'R_CI_C monitoring of S5 0716+714     

C. S. Stalin  Koji. S. Kawabata  Makoto Uemura  Michitoshi Yoshida  Nobuyuki Kawai  Kenshi Yanagisawa  Yasuhiro Shimizu  Daisuke Kuroda  Shogo Nagayama  Hiroyuki Toda 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2009,399(3):1357-1366

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Tomographic inversion of P‐wave velocity and Q structures beneath the Kirishima volcanic complex, southern Japan, based on finite difference calculations of complex traveltimes     

Toshitaka Tomatsu  Hiroyuki Kumagai  Phillip B. Dawson 《Geophysical Journal International》2001,146(3):781-794

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Windowed f-k spectra of a three-dimensional wavefield excited by a point source in a two-dimensional multilayered elastic medium     

Hiroyuki Fujiwara 《Geophysical Journal International》1997,128(3):571-584

When full 3-D modelling is too costly or cumbersome, computations of 3-D elastic wave propagation in laterally heterogeneous, multilayered 2-D geological structures may enhance considerably our ability to predict strong ground motion for seismological and engineering purposes. Towards this goal, we extend the method based on the combination of the thin-layer finite-element and boundary-element methods (TLFE-BEM) and calculate windowend f - k spectra of the 3-D wavefield. The windowed f - k spectra are spatially localized spectra from which the local properties of the wavefield can be extracted. The TLFE-BEM is particularly suited for calculating the complete wavefield where surface waves are dominant in multilayered media. The computations are performed in the frequency domain, providing the f - k spectra directly. From the results for the 3-D wavefield excited by a point source in a 2-D multilayered, sloped structure, it can be said that the phase velocity of the fundamental-mode Rayleigh wave in a laterally heterogeneous multilayered medium, estimated from the windowed f - k spectra, varies with the location of the point source. For the model calculated in this article, the phase velocity varies between the value for the flat layered structure of the thick-layer side and that for the structure just under the centre of the window. The exact subsurface structure just under the centre of an array in a laterally heterogeneous medium cannot be obtained if we use the f - k spectral analysis assuming a flat layered structure.  相似文献   

A real-time observation network of ocean-bottom-seismometers deployed at the Sagami trough subduction zone,central Japan     

Eguchi  Takao  Fujinawa  Yukio  Fujita  Eisuke  Iwasaki  Sin-Iti  Watabe  Isao  Fujiwara  Hiroyuki 《Marine Geophysical Researches》1998,20(2):73-94

We installed a real-time operating regional observation network of Ocean-Bottom-Seismometers, connected to an electro-optical fiber communication cable, at the Sagami trough subduction zone, just south of the Tokyo metropolitan area, central Japan. The network, called ETMC, has six seismic observation sites at approximately 20 km spacing. In addition, there are three tsunami observation sites along the ETMC network to monitor the propagation process of tsunamis around the Sagami trough region.The on-line data from the ETMC has been improving the detection capability of smaller-magnitude earthquakes even at areas close to the margin of the trough. The ETMC data analyzing system, which has a function of real-time digital filtering for each seismic channel, can read the arrival times of P- and S-waves precisely, constraining well the automatic on-line hypocenter locations. The network has been providing useful information regarding the bending and downgoing process of the Philippine sea plate at the Sagami trough subduction zone.The pressure sensors of the installed network have a detection capability of tsunami wave trains with an amplitude of less than 1 cm. For example, the sensors recorded the full time history of tsunami wave trains, with mm order resolution, originating from a tsunami earthquake with 5.7 M_W and the tsunami magnitude of 7.5 occurred near Tori Shima (Tori Is.) of the Izu-Bonin Is. arc on September 4, 1996. The maximum amplitude of the tsunami signals on the trough-floor was approximately 1 cm (P-P), in contrast with approximately 20 cm (0-P) at a coastal site on Izu-Oshima, near the trough. Also, the pressure sensors observed tsunamis due to a large tsunami earthquake (7.1 M_W) at the northern New Guinea, on July 17, 1998.  相似文献   

A coastal acoustic tomography experiment in the Tokyo Bay   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

KANEKO Arat  YAMAGUCHI Keisuke  YAMAMOTO Tokuo  GOHDA Noriaki  ZHENG Hong  SYAMSUDIN Fadli  LIN Ju  NGUYEN Hong-Quang  MATSUYAMA Masaji  HACHIYA Hiroyuki  HASHIMOTO Noriaki 《海洋学报(英文版)》2005,24(1):86-94

Eight sets of coastal acoustic tomography (CAT) systems were deployed during November 29 to December 10, 2002 at the coasts on both sides of Tokyo Bay to measure tidal current structures at 15-rain interval.Sound transmission across the Tokyo Bay (between Yokohama and Chiba)was successfillly traced,even under severe interference from ship generated wakes and bubbles.Tidal current fields changing from northward to southward flow are well reconstructed by the inverse analysis of travel-time difference data for a period with the best sound transmission condition. It is suggested that the CAT is the most powerful tool to continuously map tidal current fields in the coastal seas with heavy shipping traffic and fisheries activity.  相似文献   

Variability of Upper Ocean Heat Balance in the Shikoku Basin during the Ocean Mixed Layer Experiment (OMLET)     

Hirotaka Otobe  Keisuke Taira  Shoji Kitagawa  Tomio Asai  Kimio Hanawa 《Journal of Oceanography》2003,59(5):619-627

The heat balance of the surface layer in the vicinity of the former Ocean Weather Station “Tango” (OWS-T; 29°N, 135°E), where a large amount of heat is transported by the Kuroshio and transferred to the atmosphere, was studied by during Ocean Mixed Layer Experiment (OMLET) as an oceanographic component of the Japanese World Climate Research Program (1987–1991). Temperature and velocity in the upper ocean measured using a surface moored buoy system deployed by the Ocean Research Institute, the University of Tokyo, in total 668 days of four time series namely the periods of April 1988–November 1988 (OMELET-88), August 1989–February 1990 (OMLET-89), April 1990–September 1990 (OMLET-901) and September 1990–January 1991 (OMLET-902). We have analyzed the moored buoy data of the upper 100 m for the latter three time series (OMLET-89, -901 and -902) and here we discuss the heat balance of the upper 100 m, in combination with surface heat flux and oceanographic data provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency. A large fluctuation of oceanic heat convergence/divergence of 200–300 W/m² in amplitude with predominant period of 20–30 days occurred in the first half of OMLET-89 period, which was just the early stage in the formation process of a large meander path of the Kuroshio. A large amount of heat convergence of 71 and 79 W/m² on average was detected in observation period of OMLET-89 and -901, respectively. During OMLET-902, relatively small heat convergence of 13 W/m² was obtained. It is suggested that these variations of oceanic heat convergence in this region were closely related to the fluctuation of the Kuroshio axis to the south of Japan. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.  相似文献   

Observation of temperature and velocity in the coastal water off Kuala Terengganu,Malaysia     

Keisuke Taira  Mohd Nasir B. Saadon  Shoji Kitagawa  Tetsuo Yanagi 《Journal of Oceanography》1996,52(2):251-257

Mooring observation of current and temperature was made at 17.8 m layer of 19 m depth about 8 km east to Kuala Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia. Harmonic analysis was applied to tidal currents for 30 days in September 1993, and to the tides observed at Chendering. The K1 tide was the largest both in tidal currents and the tides. Daily mean temperature, currents, sea level, and winds were analyzed from September 1993 to May 1994. Northeast Monsoon from December to February caused sea level rise of 50 cm and temperature lowering of 1°C.  相似文献