Effectivity of dissolved SF6 tracer for clarification of rainfall–runoff processes in a forested headwater catchment     

Koichi Sakakibara  Maki Tsujimura  Sho Iwagami  Yutaro Sato  Kosuke Nagano  Yuichi Onda 《水文研究》2019,33(6):892-904

Understanding rainfall‐runoff processes is crucial for prevention and prediction of water‐related natural disasters. Sulfur hexafluoride (SF₆) is a potential tracer, but few researches have applied it for rainfall‐runoff process studies. We observed multiple tracers including SF₆ in spring water at 1‐ to 2‐hr intervals during rainstorm events to investigate the effectivity of SF₆ tracer in rainfall–runoff studies through the clarification of rainfall–runoff process. The target spring is a perennial spring in a forested headwater catchment with an area of 0.045 km² in Fukushima, Japan. The relationship between the SF₆ concentration in spring water and the spring discharge volume was negative trend; the SF₆ concentration in spring water becomes low as the spring discharge volume increases especially during rainstorms. The hydrograph separation using SF₆ and chloride ion tracers was applied for determining the contribution of principal sources on rainfall–runoff water. It suggested more than 60% contribution of bedrock groundwater at the rainfall peak and high percentage contribution continued even in the hydrograph recession phase. Based on observed low SF₆ concentration in groundwater after heavy rainfall, the replacement of groundwater near the spring with bedrock groundwater is indicated as a mechanism for water discharge with low SF₆ concentration during rainfall events. Consequently, rainstorm events play an important role as triggers in discharging water stored in the deeper subsurface area. In addition, SF₆ tracer is concluded as one of the strongest tracers for examining rainfall–runoff process studies. And, therefore, this study provided new insights into the dynamics of groundwater and its responses to rainfall in terms of SF₆ concentration variance in water in headwater regions.  相似文献   

Temporal variability in physicochemical properties,phytoplankton standing crop and primary production for 7 years (2002–2008) in the neritic area of Sagami Bay,Japan     

Koichi Ara  Koh Yamaki  Keisuke Wada  Satoshi Fukuyama  Takeshi Okutsu  Sadao Nagasaka  Akihiro Shiomoto  Juro Hiromi 《Journal of Oceanography》2011,67(1):87-111

Seasonal and interannual variations in physicochemical properties (i.e., temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and dissolved inorganic nutrients), chlorophyll a (Chl-a), particulate carbon and nitrogen (PC and PN, respectively), and primary production were investigated in the neritic area of Sagami Bay, Kanagawa, Japan, from January 2002 to December 2008. These abiotic/biotic variables, except for NH₄ ⁺–N, repeated similar seasonal variations for all 7 years. On the basis of the analysis of data obtained on 167 sampling dates, depth-integrated primary production in this water can be easily estimated from Chl-a at the surface using the regression equations obtained in the present study. Intermittently high values of dissolved inorganic nutrients, Chl-a, PC, PN and primary productivity at the surface during the summer stratified period were induced by high freshwater discharge from the rivers after rainfalls and by the expansion of nutrient-rich Tokyo Bay Water. Temperature, salinity and dissolved inorganic nutrients showed drastic variations within a scale of a few days and/or weeks, and these variations were related to sea levels that represent the intrusion of the Kuroshio Water, Intermediate Oyashio Water or deep water from the continental slope. However, there was no consistent trend in the variations in Chl-a, PC, PN and primary production due to the complex effects of these waters.  相似文献   

Favorable conditions for cold-water intrusion from the Kuroshio intermediate layer into Osaka Bay     

Koichi Sugimatsu  Atsuhiko Isobe 《Journal of Oceanography》2011,67(2):149-158

From 1980 to 1995, in August, the bottom layer of Osaka Bay was occupied by cold, nutrient-rich water compared with that observed during both previous and subsequent decades. To investigate the mechanisms for the intrusion of bottom-layer cold water into Osaka Bay, the intrusion into Osaka Bay via the Kii Channel is simulated using a finite-volume coastal ocean model with unstructured triangular cell grids. The initial conditions, boundary conditions, and surface temperature given to the model are obtained from daily reanalysis data provided by the Japan Coastal Ocean Predictability Experiment. The model shows that cold water uplifted on the eastern side of the Kii Peninsula is propagated westward at 1.0 m/s as a coastal boundary current; it reaches the Kii Channel mouth when the Kuroshio axis is located around 74 km south of Cape Shionomisaki. However, the modeled cold water mass at the Kii Channel mouth does not intrude further to the north of the Kii Channel; therefore, another mechanism is required to explain the cold-water intrusion into the bottom layer of Osaka Bay. A plausible explanation is the estuarine circulation established by the freshwater supply at the bay head. When the river runoff is included in the model without forced vertical mixing, the temperature in Osaka Bay decreases 6.6 days later than the temperature decreases at the Kii Channel mouth. Furthermore, the shoreward current speed in the bottom layer of the modeled estuarine circulation is 15 cm/s, which provides the mechanism required for the cold water mass to pass the Kii Channel.  相似文献   

Accelerator analyses of tributyltin chloride associated with a tributyltin resistant marine microorganism     

Kubota N  Mimura H  Yamauchi T  Kitamura A 《Marine pollution bulletin》2004,48(7-8):800-805

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Joint inversion of refraction and gravity data for the three-dimensional topography of a sediment–basement interface     

Afnimar  Kazuki Koketsu  Koichi Nakagawa 《Geophysical Journal International》2002,151(1):243-254

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Carbon deflagration models for type-I supernovae and theoretical optical spectra     

Ken'Ichi Nomoto  Friedrich-K. Thielemann  Koichi Yokoi  David Branch 《Astrophysics and Space Science》1986,118(1-2):305-309

A carbon deflagration model in the accreting C+O white dwarf is presented as a plausible model for type-I supernovae (SN I). The evolution of the white dwarf is calculated from the beginning of accretion through complete disruption. The propagation of a carbon deflagration wave from center to the surface and associated nucleosynthesis are calculated. About 0.6M ⁵⁶Ni and substantial amounts of Ca, Ar, S, Si, Mg, and O are synthesized.The synthetic spectrum at maximum light for this carbon deflagration model is calculated and compared to the observed spectrum of SN 1981b in NGC 4536 at maximum light. If the radial stratification of composition in the outer layers of the model is removed by mixing, the theoretical spectrum is in good agreement with the observed spectrum.Paper presented at the IAU Third Asian-Pacific Regional Meeting, held in Kyoto, Japan, between 30 September–6 October, 1984.  相似文献   

V-2 Study on the system simulation for an O.W.C. type wave energy absorber     

Takeshi Kinoshita  Koichi Masuda  Shogo Miyajima  Wataru Kato 《Ocean Engineering》1985,12(6):580-581

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Mechanisms of rapid cooling in underwater welding     

Chon-Liang Tsai  Koichi Masubuchi 《Applied Ocean Research》1979,1(2):99-110

Two inherent problems, rapid cooling and hydrogen embrittlement, associated with underwater ‘wet’ welding remain unsolved at the present time. Weld defects induced by rapid cooling usually appear in underwater welds. An understanding of the basic mechanisms is probably important and necessary in order to establish solutions to the problems of rapid cooling. Three types of weld defects related to rapid cooling during underwater welding are presented. A discussion on the thermal behaviour of underwater welding is then introduced. This discussion covers some important thermal-physical areas which control the cooling rate during underwater welding. It includes underwater bubble dynamics, underwater arc-heat distribution, Joule heating, heat input mechanism and boundary heat loss mechanism. Several important new concepts of reducing the effect of rapid cooling during underwater welding are finally recommended.  相似文献   

Intrusion of less saline shelf water into the Kuroshio subsurface layer in the East China Sea   总被引：7，自引：0，他引：7  

Atsuhiko?IsobeEmail author  Eiji?Fujiwara  Pil-Hun?Chang  Koichi?Sugimatsu  Manabu?Shimizu  Takeshi?Matsuno  Atsuyoshi?Manda 《Journal of Oceanography》2004,60(5):853-863

The possible origin and cause of the less saline shelf water detected in the Kuroshio subsurface layer around the shelf edge of the East China Sea are investigated using observational results obtained in May 1998–2001 in conjunction with a dataset archived by Japan Oceanographic Data Center and a numerical model. The observations show that subsurface intrusions of less saline water are always detected in May in layers above 24.5σθ isopycnal surface, and that salinity inversions (i.e., areas in which the less saline water lies beneath the saline water) are detected around the trough of the Kuroshio frontal eddy (or wave). Analyses of the archived dataset reveal that the isopycnal surface of 24.5σθ is the deepest layer of the Kuroshio pycnocline outcropping to the sea surface on the shallow shelf in early spring. Outcropping isopycnals above 24.5σθ encounter a less saline water plume originating from the Changjiang, especially in the western East China Sea. Thereafter, the less saline water moves along isopycnal layers and reaches the Kuroshio front around the shelf edge. Numerical models demonstrate that, when the frontal wave captures the less saline water, the shelf water takes the form of a salinity inversion in the trough because isohalines in the frontal wave have a phase lag between the upper and lower layers in consequence of the baroclinic instability.  相似文献   

Terrestrial heat flow in the Celebes and Sulu Seas     

Koichi Nagasaka  Jean Francheteau  Toshio Kishii 《Marine Geophysical Researches》1970,1(1):99-103

Five heat flow measurements were made in the Asiatic Mediterranean Sea; two in the Celebes Sea and three in the Sulu Sea. The mean of all five values of 2.0 cal/cm² sec is significantly greater than the over-all mean heat flow value for the oceans and is close to the mean value for marginal seas. The measurement indicate that there may be a difference in the flow of heat through the two seas.Contribution of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, new series.  相似文献