Moored instrument observations in the Kuroshio south of Kyushu   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Masaki Takematsu  Kazuo Kawatate  Wataru Koterayama  Toshiro Suhara  Hisashi Mitsuyasu 《Journal of Oceanography》1986,42(3):201-211

In each of the (fiscal) years 1979–1982, multilayer current measurements by means of moored instruments were carried out in the Kuroshio off Tanegashima Island, south of Kyushu, with particular interest in the baroclinic layer (0–1,000 m) of the intense current. Most of the moored instruments were in position for more than 30 days, the maximum duration being 145 days. This paper describes some noticeable features of the mean and fluctuation fields in the surface Kuroshio as inferred from the the new data sets.Vertical profiles of horizontal velocities show that the eastward current of the Kuroshio in the region is confined to the upper 600 m on average and below this level the mean current is directed to the southwest along the local isobaths. This is believed to be the first observation of the level of no motion in this region. It is argued that the indicated level of no motion would lead to much smaller values for the Kuroshio transport than previous values referred to the 1,000 m level — for example, earlier estimates by Nitani (1972).The fluctuation field in the upper intense current appears to be dominated by an organized motion with a time scale of about 30 days. This can be seen clearly in the time variations of water temperature and local volume transport, but less clearly in the velocity records. The horizontal transfer components of momentum and heat are calculated and it is suggested that the transverse momentum transfer, UV tends to be negative (offshore) in the region of anticyclonic shear of the upper Kuroshio; no evidence for a negative eddy viscosity effect is found.  相似文献   

Downstream transition of the Tsushima Current west of Kyushu in summer   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Osamu Katoh  Kazuyuki Teshima  Katsuhiko Kubota  Kazuo Tsukiyama 《Journal of Oceanography》1996,52(1):93-108

In order to clarify detailed current structures west of Kyushu, ADCP measurements were carried out in July and September 1990 by the quadrireciprocal method (Katoh, 1988) for removing diurnal and semidiurnal tidal flows from observed flows. On the basis of these results, together with data of routine oceanographic observations, we study the downstream transition of the Tsushima Current west of Kyushu in summer. In the southwest of the Goto Islands, a northward current identified as the Tsushima Current was clearly found. In the south of Cheju, a westward current bifurcated from the Tsushima Current. In the northwest of the Goto Islands, the Tsushima Current narrowed and its velocity became strengthened. Salinity of the Tsushima Current water was much diluted by a current from the Cheju Strait. Near the west coast of the Goto Islands, a countercurrent bifurcating from the Tsushima Current often occurred. The volume transport of the Tsushima Current was 2.3 Sv (1 Sv=10⁶ m³s^–1) on the northern side of latitude 31°N. The substantial bifurcation of the Tsushima Current toward the Eastern and Western Channels of the Tsushima Strait occurred in the vicinity of Tsushima. The volume transport through the Western Channel was two to three times larger than that through the Eastern Channel. The baroclinic component in volume transport of the Tsushima Current west of Kyushu was much smaller than that in the Japan Sea.  相似文献   

A dynamic two-dimensional calculation of underwater lines     

Kazuo Kawatate 《Progress in Oceanography》1986,17(3-4)

On the basis of a lumped mass method in two-dimension, we derive a dynamic calculation method for a system including both extensible and inextensible underwater lines. The Newmark beta method is used in numerical integration with respect to time. The Newton Raphson method is applied so that the numbers of iterations are reduced. A transient response of a line during deployment is calculated.  相似文献   

History and present status of the fishery of Sergestes lucens (Penaeidea, Decapoda, Crustacea) in Suruga Bay, Japan     

Omori  Makoto; Konagaya  Teruo; Noya  Kazuo 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》1973,35(1):61-77

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Air-sea exchange of mercury in Tokyo Bay     

Masahiro Narukawa  Masahiro Sakata  Kohji Marumoto  Kazuo Asakura 《Journal of Oceanography》2006,62(3):249-257

In Tokyo Bay the concentrations of dissolved gaseous mercury (DGM) in the surface seawater and total gaseous mercury (TGM) over the sea were measured during December 2003, October 2004 and January 2005. Based on these data, the evasional fluxes of mercury from the sea surface were estimated using a gas exchange model. In addition, an automatic wet and dry deposition sampler was used to measure the wet and dry depositional fluxes of mercury from December 2003 to November 2004 at three locations in and near Tokyo Bay. The results indicate that the average DGM and TGM levels of seven locations are 52 ± 26 ng m⁻³ and 1.9 ± 0.6 ng m⁻³, respectively, which shows that the surface seawater in Tokyo Bay is supersaturated with gaseous mercury, leading to an average mercury evasional flux of 140 ± 120 ng m⁻²d⁻¹. On the other hand, the annual average wet and dry depositional fluxes of mercury at three locations were 19 ± 3 μg m⁻²yr⁻¹ and 20 ± 9 μg m⁻²yr⁻¹, respectively. These depositional fluxes correspond to the daily average total depositional flux of 110 ± 20 ng m⁻²d⁻¹. Thus, it is suggested that in Tokyo Bay, the evasional fluxes of mercury are comparable to the depositional fluxes.  相似文献   

Regional　characteristics　of　stress　field　in　the　southern　part　of　the　north－south　seismic　belt　in　China　and　its　relation　with　plate　movement     

徐纪人  尾池和夫 《地震学报(英文版)》1995,8(1):39-49

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Concentration level of dissolved cadmium and its variation in surface seawater of Urasoko Bay,Ishigaki Island     

Kazuo Abe 《Journal of Oceanography》2007,63(2):341-347

From April 2005 to March 2006, the concentration of dissolved cadmium (Cd) was monitored in the surface seawater of Urasoko Bay, which is in a subtropical area of the North Pacific Ocean and is surrounded by a well-developed fringing reef. During this period, the observed salinity and Cd concentrations varied in a range of approximately 16–34.5 and 4.8–77.8 pM, respectively. The concentration range of Cd obtained in this study was considered to be too low to damage the coral species, and its variation throughout the year did not show any seasonality and was not connected with climate data. The Cd-salinity plot for all the data in the salinity range over 26 showed apparent non-conservative behavior, which suggests a possible irregular input of Cd from a solid phase through streams and groundwater, release from bottom sediments, and atmospheric deposition into the bay.  相似文献   

Pi-SAR极化数据与K分布指数估算森林生物量与实验验证   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

王海鹏  金亚秋  大内和夫  渡边学  岛田政信 《遥感学报》2008,12(3):477-482

用2002年和2003年日本Pi-SAR全极化数据,研究日本北海道苫小牧森林地区的森林生物量.雷达后向散射系数随森林生物量的增大而增大并迅速达到饱和,L波段雷达数据饱和点约为40t/hm2,X波段仅约为20t/hm2.在SAR数据统计分布中,K分布的指数参数在饱和点以上仍随生物量的增大而增大,并且HV极化方式时相关性最高.根据交叉极化数据K分布的指数参数与森林生物量的关系,本文估算了23个观测点的森林生物量,结果表明平均准确率为85%.因此该算法可以作为一种新的估算森林生物量的手段.  相似文献   

Hydrothermal activity in the Obiro deposit embedded in the Tagawa acidic rocks,Uetsu region,NE Japan     

Yuki Nakajima  Yuya Izumino  Shin‐ichi Kagashima  Kazuo Nakashima 《Resource Geology》2020,70(4):348-361

The Obiro deposit is located in the Tagawa Acidic Rocks (AR), Uetsu region, NE Japan. The Tagawa AR is composed of a volcanic phase of dacitic welded tuff and a plutonic phase of porphyritic granodiorite. Drill core and ore samples were collected from the deposit and examined by XRD, EPMA, and microthermometry. The drill core samples have suffered pervasively from sericite (illite) alteration, whereas pinkish K‐feldspar alteration halo occur close to veins. The results of EPMA and microthermometry is interpreted as that the magnatic‐hydrothermal fluids has changed as follows; the granodioritic magma intruded at about 1.0 kb and 700°C near the water‐saturated granite solidus; after cooling to about 500°C the fluids boiled according to a change in the pressure regime from lithostatic to hydrostatic; mixing with meteoric water led to sulfide mineralization at around 400°C or less. The main reasons for the mineralization in the Obiro deposit are as follows; the oxidized magma intruded at a shallower level, and thereafter hydrothermal fluids were boiled, resulting in a saline fluid. The saline fluid then dissolved metals such as Pb, Zn, Cu, and Bi, and these metals precipitated during cooling accompanied by dilution of the meteoric water and increasing pH, resulting in decreasing solubility.  相似文献   

Kizawa tunnel cracked on 23 October 2004 Mid-Niigata earthquake: An example of earthquake-induced damage to tunnels in active-folding zones     

Kazuo Konagai  Shigeki Takatsu  Tetsuo Kanai  Tomohiro Fujita  Takaaki Ikeda  Jörgen Johansson 《Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering》2009

Earthquakes in active-folding zones often trigger long-lasting landform changes. Since an underground structure closely follows the motion of its surrounding soils and rocks even after it was damaged in an intense earthquake, experts in charge of reconstruction have to wait until they are convinced that the soils and rocks have been stabilized. Kizawa tunnel was seriously cracked during the 23 October 2004 Mid-Niigata Earthquake. The upper half of the tunnel's cross-section near the north mouth shifted about 0.5 m sideways. Since a ring-shaped cross-section of a tunnel sustains the surrounding soil pressure, this crack pattern seemed to be serious. The authors collaborated with the Nagaoka Regional Development Bureau, Niigata Prefectural Government, in investigating the causes of the damage and in conducting long-term observation of the soils and rocks. This paper summarizes some findings for rational rehabilitations through the investigations.  相似文献