Surface energy partitioning and evapotranspiration over a double‐cropping paddy field in Bangladesh     

Md. Shahadat Hossen  Masayoshi Mano  Akira Miyata  Md. Abdul Baten  Tetsuya Hiyama 《水文研究》2012,26(9):1311-1320

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An eddy-resolving simulation of the diurnal variation of fair-weather convection and tracer transport     

Tetsuya Takemi   《Atmospheric Research》2008,89(3):270-282

Tracer transport in the atmosphere is controlled not only by synoptic-scale to mesoscale weather disturbances but also by microscale boundary-layer processes especially under fair-weather conditions. The present study investigates numerically the diurnal variation of boundary-layer convection and cumulus clouds and their role in transporting tracers by conducting high-resolution simulations that explicitly resolve turbulent eddies. The transport of dust aerosols in a desert area under two distinct stability conditions is specifically examined. Convection plays a significant role in transporting dust upward; in other words, the vertical depth of the dust transport is critically determined by the depth of convection. Deep convection is effective in transporting dust into the free atmosphere. The early morning stratification strongly regulates the temporal evolution and the vertical growth of convection and therefore the amount of tracer emission and transport. A sensitivity to model resolution of O (1 km) in a cloud-resolving simulation range is also examined. A proper parameterization for activating microscale convection is required for representing the diurnal variation of convection and tracer transport.  相似文献   

Impact of seas/lakes on polar meteorology of Titan: Simulation by a coupled GCM-Sea model   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Tetsuya Tokano 《Icarus》2009,204(2):619-636

The detection of large hydrocarbon seas/lakes near the poles by the Cassini spacecraft raises the question as to whether and how polar seas affect the meteorology on Titan. The polar meteorology and methane hydrological cycle in the presence of seas are investigated by a three-dimensional atmospheric general circulation model coupled to a one-dimensional sea energy balance model considering the observed sea/lake geography. The sea composition has a large control on the seasonal evolution of seas, temperature and wind system in the polar region, particularly in the north where large seas are located. The surface of ethane-rich seas, which do not evaporate methane, undergo a large seasonal temperature variation and the sea surface is often warmer than the surrounding land surface. Land breeze in summer towards the seas causes a moisture convergence over the seas, which leads to enhanced summer precipitation in the sea area. On the other hand, methane-rich seas evaporate some methane and are therefore colder than the surroundings. This causes a sea breeze across the north pole in summer, which blows away the moisture from the polar region, so precipitation becomes scarce in the north polar region. The breeze can become stronger than the tidal wind. Sea evaporation peaks in winter, when the temperature and average methane mixing ratio in the planetary boundary layer become lowest. The sea level predominantly rises in summer by precipitation and retreats in winter by evaporation. The meteorology in the south polar region is less sensitive to the composition of the lakes because of the paucity and smallness of southern lakes. Lake-effect precipitation can occur either by moisture convergence by the breeze or humidity enhancement over the seas, but is more characteristic of warm seasons than of cold seasons.  相似文献   

拉萨上空大气臭氧垂直分布的高空气球探测   总被引：11，自引：0，他引：11  

石广玉  白宇波  岩坂泰信  大桥铁弥 《地球科学进展》2000,15(5):522-524

用臭氧探空仪于1998年8月和10月测量了在拉萨上空的臭氧垂直分布,并与河北香河的观测资料进行了对比。结果表明,拉萨上空对流层臭氧浓度较低,在25～26 km之间臭氧分压最大,在30～34 km之间混合比最大。从典型的臭氧垂直分布廓线推算出大气臭氧总含量为261.6DU。  相似文献   

Turbulence spectra in the near-neutral surface layer over the Loess Plateau in China     

Wei Li  Tetsuya Hiyama  Nakako Kobayashi 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2007,124(3):449-463

We present the power spectra of wind velocity and the cospectra of momentum and heat fluxes observed for different wind directions over flat terrain and a large valley on the Loess Plateau. The power spectra of longitudinal (u) and lateral (v) wind speeds satisfy the −5/3 power law in the inertial subrange, but do not vary as observed in previous studies within the low frequency range. The u spectrum measured at 32 m height for flow from the valley shows a power deficit at intermediate frequencies, while the v spectrum at 32 m downwind of the valley reaches another peak in the low frequency range at the same frequency as the u spectrum. The corresponding peak wavelength is consistent with the observed length scale of the convective outer layer at the site. The v spectrum for flat terrain shows a spectral gap at mid frequencies while obeying inner layer scaling in its inertial subrange, suggesting two sources of turbulence in the surface layer. All the spectra and cospectra from the valley direction show a height dependency over the three levels.  相似文献   

Configuration of subducting Philippine Sea plate and crustal structure in the central Japan region     

Takashi Iidaka  Tetsuya Takeda  Eiji Kurashimo  Tomonori Kawamura  Yoshiyuki Kaneda  Takaya Iwasaki 《Tectonophysics》2004,388(1-4):7

A seismic experiment with six explosive sources and 391 seismic stations was conducted in August 2001 in the central Japan region. The crustal velocity structure for the central part of Japan and configuration of the subducting Philippine Sea plate were revealed. A large lateral variation of the thickness of the sedimentary layer was observed, and the P-wave velocity values below the sedimentary layer obtained were 5.3–5.8 km/s. P-wave velocity values for the lower part of upper crust and lower crust were estimated to be 6.0–6.4 and 6.6–6.8 km/s, respectively. The reflected wave from the upper boundary of the subducting Philippine Sea plate was observed on the record sections of several shots. The configuration of the subducting Philippine Sea slab was revealed for depths of 20–35 km. The dip angle of the Philippine Sea plate was estimated to be 26° for a depth range of about 20–26 km. Below this depth, the upper boundary of the subducting Philippine Sea plate is distorted over a depth range of 26–33 km. A large variation of the reflected-wave amplitude with depth along the subducting plate was observed. At a depth of about 20–26 km, the amplitude of the reflected wave is not large, and is explained by the reflected wave at the upper boundary of the subducting oceanic crust. However, the reflected wave from reflection points deeper than 26 km showed a large amplitude that cannot be explained by several reliable velocity models. Some unique seismic structures have to be considered to explain the observed data. Such unique structures will provide important information to know the mechanism of inter-plate earthquakes.  相似文献   

Hydroxy acids in Antarctic lake sediments and their geochemical significance     

Genki I. Matsumoto  Kunihiko Watanuki  Tetsuya Torii 《Organic Geochemistry》1988,13(4-6)

Hydroxy acids in sediments of Lakes Bonney, Fryxell, Joyce and Vanda, and unnamed ponds (B2, NF1, NF2 and L4) as well as in cyanobacterial mats from the McMurdo Sound region of southern Victoria Land in Antarctica have been studied to clarify their features and elucidate their source organisms. Normal and branched (iso and anteiso) 2-hydroxy acids were found in all the samples studied with the predominance of even- and odd-carbon numbers, respectively. The most dominant 2-hydroxy acids in the sediments were mainly short-chain components (<C₂₀). Normal and branched 3-hydroxy acids were detectewith the predominance of even- and odd-carbon numbers, respectively, in total concentrations between 0.48 and 53 μg/g of dry sediment. (ω-1)-Hydroxy acids were all long-chains (C₂₂, C₂₄, C₂₆, C₂₈ and C₃₀). 9,10-Dihydroxyhexadecanoic and/or 9,10-dihydroxyoctadecanoic acids were identified in all the sediments and a cyanobacterial mat. The composition of hydroxy acids differ considerably among the lakes and ponds, suggesting the difference of source organisms. These 2-, 3- and (ω-1)-hydroxy, and 9,10-dihydroxy acids may be derived from cyanobacteria and microalgae, in addition to non-photosynthetic microorganisms. Cyanobacteria and microalgae which are widely distributed in the world, may be important sources of hydroxy acids in the natural environments.  相似文献   

Spatiotemporal Continuity of Sequential Rain Suggested by 3-D Variogram     

Tetsuya Shoji 《Natural Resources Research》2008,17(3):155-165

A series of rainfalls observed in central Japan from noon on the 13th to midnight on the 14th, August 1999 (36 h), has been analyzed by spatiotemporal variograms in order to reveal the continuity of rain precipitation in a 3-D space defined by geographic coordinates and time. All instances of zero precipitation are considered, but have been treated as four different cases: case 0 excludes all zero data, case 1 includes a zero datum neighboring to each finite value, case 2 includes a zero neighboring to each finite value and the next neighboring zero, and a fourth case (termed case A) includes all zeros. Hourly precipitation has a statistical distribution best approximated by a Weibull model, and somewhat less well by a normal distribution, in all four cases. A rectangular variogram of measured values of total precipitation shows that the best continuity appears approximately along the N-S direction (the ranges given by directional variograms are 500 and 80 km in the N-S and W-E directions, respectively). In contrast, temporally stacked rectangular variograms of hourly precipitation shows that the best continuity direction is W-E in all cases (the ranges in case A are 50 and 100 km along the N-S and W-E directions, respectively). A spatial variogram gives a spatial range independently of time, whereas a temporal variogram gives a temporal range. When geographic coordinates are normalized by the spatial range (here 80 km given by the temporally stacked omnidirectional variogram in case A), and time is normalized by the temporal range (here 7 h given by the spatially stacked temporal variogram), geographic coordinates and time can be treated as equivalent variables. Consequently, a spatiotemporal variogram can be calculated along a given direction in 3-D space using the normalized coordinates. The continuity direction of a series of rainfalls can be best understood by display on a Wulff net, where each range value is written at a point corresponding to the direction. The direction of the best continuity is N0°W+20° in the normalized space. A rectangular variogram in the normalized space, in which the horizontal and vertical axes represent N-S direction and time, respectively, suggests that the series of heavy rainfalls examined here had a continuity pattern that was elongated from west to east (the range values are 20–30 km and 100 km along N-S and W-E, respectively), and that migrated from south to north with a speed of 30 km/h.  相似文献   

Hg, Zn and Cu levels in the muscle and liver of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) from the coast of Ishigaki Island, Japan: relationship between metal concentrations and body length     

Endo T  Hisamichi Y  Haraguchi K  Kato Y  Ohta C  Koga N 《Marine pollution bulletin》2008,56(10):1774-1780

We analyzed Hg, Zn and Cu concentrations in the liver and muscle of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) from the coast of Ishigaki Island, Japan. The Hg concentration in the muscle increased proportionally with body length in the tiger sharks, whereas that in the liver increased rapidly after maturity (defined by a length of over 2.7 m). Muscle Hg levels were higher than liver concentrations in immature sharks, with the inverse trend observed in mature sharks. Notably, the Zn and Cu concentrations in the liver tended to decrease with increasing body length. This rapid increase in hepatic Hg concentration concurrent with the onset of maturity in sharks may result from the continuous intake of Hg via food and the slower growth of mature sharks. The high concentrations of the essential metals Zn and Cu in immature sharks may be explained by the physiological demands related to rapid growth.  相似文献   

High mercury levels in hair samples from residents of Taiji, a Japanese whaling town     

Tetsuya Endo  Koichi Haraguchi 《Marine pollution bulletin》2010,60(5):743-747

We investigated the mercury concentrations in red meat from pilot whales consumed by some residents of the Japanese whaling town, Taiji, and in hair samples from 50 residents for their maker of mercury burden. The methyl mercury (M-Hg) level in the red meat was 5.9 μg/wet g, markedly higher than the US FDA action level and Cordex Alimentarius guideline level for predatory fish (1.0 μg/wet g). The average level of total mercury (T-Hg) in the hair from residents who ate whale meat more than once a month was 24.6 μg/g, whereas the average from the residents who did not consume any whale meat was 4.3 μg/g. The T-Hg concentrations in the hair from three donors exceeded 50 μg/g, the level for NOAEL set by WHO. The T-Hg level found in the Taiji whale meat consumers was markedly higher than that observed in the Japanese population overall (about 2 μg/g).  相似文献