In situ filtration sampler for taking filtered water samples     

Katsuhiko Matsunaga  Kohji Igarashi  Kazuo Abe  Isao Kudo  Shigeru Fukase 《Journal of Oceanography》1983,39(3):115-118

A new type ofin situ filtration sampler is described. The all Teflon sampler is hung on a nylon rope attached to a steel wire (Fig. 3). By dropping a messenger, the sampler piston is pulled down by a released weight of 50 kg, and the sampler is filled with about 400 ml of filtered water. The sample is not contaminated by metals because there is no metal around the sampler.  相似文献   

Mercury concentration in the ocean     

Masakichi Nishimura  Shigeki Konishi  Katsuhiko Matsunaga  Kohtaro Hata  Tsuneo Kosuga 《Journal of Oceanography》1983,39(6):295-300

Seventy percent of 342 seawater samples collected in the Bering Sea, North and South Pacific, Japan Sea, East and South China Seas, and Indian Ocean had concentrations of “total” mercury ranging from 3 to 6 ng Hg l^?1 with an arithmetic mean of 5.3 ng l^?1 and a geometric mean of 5.0 ng l^?1. In some cases, a higher concentration was observed at the surface, at the halocline or thermocline, or in the bottom water. But in general, there was no consistent correlation between mercury concentration and depth, except for a statistical tendency for mercury concentration to be slightly higher in the surface water. This tendency suggests that mercury in the ocean is supplied from the atmosphere by rain washout. The latitudinal variation of surface mercury concentrations showed that the maximum concentration at each latitude decreased from 40°N to 30°S. This variation provides evidence that atmospheric mercury is emitted mainly from continental areas naturally or anthropogenically.  相似文献   

Skewed Occurrence Frequency of Water Temperature and Salinity in the Subarctic Regions     

Sachiko Oguma  Toru Suzuki  Sydney Levitus  Yutaka Nagata 《Journal of Oceanography》2003,59(6):921-929

In a previous paper (Oguma and Nagata, 2002), it was shown that frequency distributions of temperature and salinity in the sea off Sanriku Coast, Japan are skewed, and sometimes observed values exceed m + 5σ (m = mean, σ = standard deviation). This means that, if we apply a 3σ criterion for a range check, many real data would be lost. We have expanded our analysis to the subarctic North Pacific, the subarctic North Atlantic and their surrounding areas, by computing the distributions of skewness and kurtosis. It is found that the region of high positive skewness extends in an east-north-east direction in the Mixed Water Region from off Sanriku, and reaches to about 155°E. A high negative skewness zone is recognized along the southern margin of the Kuroshio Extension. These are thought to be generated by the breaking of the meander of the Kuroshio Extension and subsequent ejection of warm and cold eddies to the north and south, respectively. Other high positive skewness areas are found to the south of Kuril Islands and in the Japan Sea. These are generated due to very sharp vertical gradients of temperature and salinity. The situation in the North Atlantic is very similar to the North Pacific, though the detailed nature is changed due to differences of oceanographic condition. The effect of grid size on the skewed nature of the distribution is also discussed. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.  相似文献   

New developments of performance-based design codes and practice,honouring Prof. Yusuke Honjo     

Makoto Suzuki  Masahiro Shirato 《Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards》2019,13(3)

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Aftershocks in modern perspectives: Complex earthquake network,aging, and non-Markovianity     

Sumiyoshi Abe  Norikazu Suzuki 《Acta Geophysica》2012,60(3):547-561

The phenomenon of aftershocks is studied in view of science of complexity. In particular, three different concepts are examined: (i) the complex-network representation of seismicity, (ii) the event-event correlations, and (iii) the effects of long-range memory. Regarding (i), it is shown that the clustering coefficient of the complex earthquake network exhibits a peculiar behavior at and after main shocks. Regarding (ii), it is found that aftershocks experience aging, and the associated scaling holds. And regarding (iii), the scaling relation to be satisfied by a class of singular Markovian processes is violated, implying the existence of the long-range memory in processes of aftershocks.  相似文献   

Oxygen and carbon isotope records of cultured freshwater pearl mussel <Emphasis Type="Italic">Hyriopsis</Emphasis> sp. shell from Lake Kasumigaura,Japan     

Toshihiro Yoshimura  Rei Nakashima  Atsushi Suzuki  Noriko Tomioka  Hodaka Kawahata 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2010,43(3):437-448

We present oxygen and carbon isotope ratios and the morphological structure of the cultured freshwater pearl mussel (Hyriopsis sp., Unionidae) shell and pearl. The number of first-order fluctuations of δ¹⁸O of the outer shell layer along the maximum growth axis was consistent with the number of cultured years. The dominant factor controlling annual δ¹⁸O fluctuations was water temperature with a minor contribution from the variation in δ¹⁸O of ambient water, especially during the rainy season. The δ¹³C values were approximately constant throughout the life of the mussel, suggesting that the contributions of body size to δ¹³C of the shell were minor. We observed nine distinct disturbance rings on the outer surface of the shell. Five rings coincided with the five winter peaks of the δ¹⁸O profile, indicating winter growth cessation below approximately 10°C, probably because of either inactive growth at low water temperatures or reproduction. Summer disturbance rings were not observed in all years. Moreover, some summer rings showed discontinuity in the inner structure. These findings suggest that summer growth cessation may be caused by occasional events such as heavy rains, as the decrease of dissolved oxygen concentration. The δ¹⁸O profile and shell structures indicated that shell aragonite was precipitated at close to equilibrium conditions with respect to the oxygen isotope composition of the ambient water. Hyriopsis sp. shells can potentially be used for reconstruction of past hydrologic conditions. The δ¹⁸O of a pearl indicated that calcification occurred over a temperature range of at least 13–23°C. The optimal temperature for pearl calcification in this species is lower than that for marine pearl calcification.  相似文献   

The role of thermal viscous remanent magnetisation (TVRM) in magnetic changes associated with volcanic eruptions: Insights from the 2000 eruption of Mt Usu,Japan     

T. Hashimoto  T. Hurst  A. Suzuki  T. Mogi  Y. Yamaya  M. Tamura 《Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research》2008

Volcanic eruptions can produce large magnetic field changes by thermomagnetic effects, especially when magma cools from high temperatures and acquires a permanent magnetisation from the Earth's magnetic field. After the 2000 eruption of Mt Usu, Japan, significant magnetic field changes were observed not only in the vicinity of the magmatic intrusion but also in an area some distance away that was unlikely to be at a temperature near the Curie Point.  相似文献   

双壳类软体动物的水产遗传学研究进展   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

KatsuhikoT.Wada 《中国海洋大学学报(自然科学版)》2000,30(1)

双壳类是水产养殖业中非常重要的养殖贝类,在世界范围其产量日益增长。作者综述了近年来双壳类遗传学研究进展,包括遗传变异、数量遗传、选种育种、杂交育种、染色体及分子遗传学等领域的最新研究进展。  相似文献   

A new hydrous phase δ-AlOOH synthesized at 21 GPa and 1000 °C     

A. Suzuki  E. Ohtani  T. Kamada 《Physics and Chemistry of Minerals》2000,27(10):689-693

A new phase of AlOOH (tentatively called δ-AlOOH) was synthesized at 21?GPa and 1000?°C and its crystal structure was identified by a powder X-ray diffraction method. Rietveld refinement revealed that this aluminum oxide hydroxide has an orthorhombic unit cell, a?=?4.7134(1) Å, b?=?4.2241(1) Å, c?=?2.83252(8) Å, V?=?56.395 (5) ų, and Z?=?2 in the space group of P2₁?nm. A calculated density is 3.533?g?cm^?3, which is about 4.48 and 15.04% denser than that of diaspore and boehmite, respectively. The δ-[Al_0.86Mg_0.07Si_0.07]OOH is also stable at 21?GPa and 1000?°C, coexisting with majorite and phase egg, and its cell parameters are a?=?4.710(1) Å, b?=?4.215(1) Å, c?=?2.839(1) Å, and V?=?56.37(1) ų.  相似文献   

A GIS-based study toward forecast of suburban forest change     

Yasuhiro Suzuki  Keiji Kimura  Tatsuto Aoki 《GeoJournal》2000,52(3):203-212

At a time when the concept of ‘human and environmental symbiosis’ has taken on much significance, protection of suburban forests (i.e. forests adjacent to or near developed areas) is a topic that has drawn much attention. Suburban forests have, since ancient times, been places where people have gathered firewood and cultured trees. As a result, the vegetation of suburban forests is only partially natural and continues to change as the forms of human activity in and around them changes. Accurate forecasts of how suburban forests will change are, therefore, an important element in the debate over how to protect them. In this study, a suburban forest was analyzed with laser radar sensing, multi-spectrum scanning, digital photogrammetry analysis, aerial photograph interpretation, and a field survey. Data gathered using these techniques were compiled on a GIS to forecast future changes in the forest. Aerial photographs taken over the past 50 years were analyzed to illuminate changes in the forest over that period. Specifically, comparisons of precise Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) measured by using digital photogrammetry workstations made it possible to estimate growth in forest height. The possible future conversion of such results to estimates of amounts of carbon dioxide consolidated by forests should be very significant for discussions of global environmental problems. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.  相似文献