Lateral structural variation across a collision zone in central Hokkaido, Japan, as revealed by wide-angle seismic experiments     

Takaya Iwasaki  Oguz Ozel  Takeo Moriya  Shin'ichi Sakai  Sadaomi Suzuki  Gen Aoki  Takuya Maeda†  & Takashi Iidaka 《Geophysical Journal International》1998,132(2):435-457

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Subaqueous sand blow deposits induced by the 1995 Hyogo-ken Nanbu Earthquake, Japan     

Akihisa Kitamura  Eiji Tominaga  Hideo Sakai 《Island Arc》2002,11(1):1-9

Abstract The 1995 Hyogo-ken Nanbu Earthquake (Mw 6.9) occurred in the region around Kobe City and Awaji Island in south-west Japan. Co-seismic liquefaction caused subsidence of the land and damage to sea wall caissons on the man-made Port Island at Kobe City. A zone 2–3 m wide behind the caissons of the northern wharf on the island subsided into the intertidal zone and a sandy deposit settled into this subsided zone. The depos-it consists of upward-fining sequences that are subdivided into three parts, in ascending order: graded coarse- to medium-grained sand, parallel-laminated fine- to very-fine-grained sand, and massive mud. Grain fabric analysis (employing the anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility method and microscopic measurement) of these sequences shows that there is a remarkable contrast in grain fabric between the lowest portion of the graded sand division and the laminated sand division. The former has a high q -value (magnetic lineation/foliation) and a unimodal orientation of elongate grains in the horizontal plane, but random orientation in the vertical plane. Conversely, the latter is characterized by a low q -value and a grain fabric in which the long axes of the grains have random orientations and are nearly parallel to the plane of deposition. This result shows that the main depositional processes changed from a combination of flow and allied processes to the force of gravity. As still water is essential for gravity to be the dominant factor in deposition, this deposit is regarded as subaqueous sand blow deposits. If this interpretation is correct, the grain fabric produced by gravity alone is a useful criterion for distinguishing between subaqueous sand blow deposits and other liquefaction-induced deposits.  相似文献   

Na-Ca-Cl-SO₄-type submarine formation waters at the seikan undersea tunnel,Japan. chemical and isotopic documentation and its interpretation     

Masakatsu Mizukami  Hitoshi Sakai  Osamu Matsubaya 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1977,41(9):1201-1212

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The use of RFID in soil‐erosion research          下载免费PDF全文

Anthony John Parsons  Yuichi Onda  Takehiro Noguchi  Jeremy Patin  James Cooper  John Wainwright  Naoki Sakai 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2014,39(12):1693-1696

In this paper, we examine the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for studying soil erosion. Surrogate soil particles were created by coating RFID tags with silicone clay and bronze powder to give them an overall density similar to that of quartz particles. The particles were between 2.5 mm and 4.0 mm in diameter and had specific weights of 2.5 to 3.0. These tagged particles were deployed on two plots: first, in a proof‐of‐concept laboratory study and secondly in a field study, the latter involving repeated surveys after rainfall events. Seven surveys under natural rainfall over four months yielded recovery rates averaged 56%. RFIDs are shown to provide useful insights into the movement of individual soil particles during erosion processes. As RFID technology advances, further miniaturization is likely to occur enabling the movement of a greater range of soil particles to be studied, and we may anticipate improvements to the signal detection so that recovery does not rely wholly on visual identification. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Complex organic molecules in an early stage of protostellar evolution     

Nami Sakai  Takeshi Sakai  Satoshi Yamamoto 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2008,313(1-3):153-157

We have detected the rotational lines of HCOOCH₃ toward a Class 0 low-mass protostar, NGC1333 IRAS4B, which is reported to be extremely young according to the dynamical age of the molecular outflow (a few 100 yr). This suggests that the complex organic molecules appear from the very early stage of protostellar evolution. On the other hand, the complex organic molecules are not detected in a more evolved protostar, L1527. We have also found a similar trend in a massive star forming region, NGC2264. The HCOOCH₃ emission is almost absent toward IRS1, whereas it is concentrated near MMS3, which is younger than IRS1. In addition, the HCOOCH₃ intensity peak is slightly shifted from the dust emission peak, as is seen in the Orion KL Compact Ridge, giving an important clue to solve its origin.  相似文献   

High resolution OSL dating back to MIS 5e in the central Sea of Okhotsk   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Saiko Sugisaki  Jan-Pieter Buylaert  Andrew Murray  Sumiko Tsukamoto  Yoshifumi Nogi  Hideki Miura  Saburo Sakai  Koichi Iijima  Tatsuhiko Sakamoto 《Quaternary Geochronology》2010,5(2-3):293-298

Marine sediments contain important archives of past ocean and climate changes, but at high latitudes the absence of carbonate has prevented the construction of accurate chronological models. We have begun a study to (1) determine the accuracy of luminescence ages in deep-sea marine sediments, e.g. by comparison with marine oxygen isotope stratigraphy where possible, (2) describe changes in sedimentation rate through time, and (3) test whether it is possible to date back to marine isotope stage 5e (MIS 5e). We show here that optical dating of fine grains of quartz from the central Sea of Okhotsk is able to provide an accurate and precise chronology for the reconstruction of the palaeoceanic and palaeoclimatic environment at our site. The upper 6.5 m of the 18.42 m long core MR0604-PC07A is believed, based on its magnetic susceptibility and the oxygen isotope (δ¹⁸O) records to contain the last ～150 ka. Forty OSL samples were taken from this upper part of the core. The single-aliquot regenerative-dose (SAR) procedure is used for equivalent dose (D_e) determination. The luminescence characteristics of fine-grained quartz (4–11 μm) extracted from the core are described. The OSL signal is dominated by the fast component and a dose recovery test shows that we can accurately measure a known dose given in the laboratory prior to any heat treatment. Dose rates were determined using high-resolution gamma spectrometry, and vary between 0.4 and 1.6 Gy/ka. The OSL ages from this section lie between ～140 ka and ～15 ka and are in very good agreement with the δ¹⁸O stratigraphy up to MIS 5e. A clear change in sedimentation rate is identified: between ～139 and 110 ka, the sedimentation rate was ～0.09 m/ka, but then from ～110 to 15 ka, the sedimentation rate decreases to a constant value of ～0.04 m/ka. Our data confirm that OSL dating using widely distributed fine-grain quartz has great potential for dating deep-sea sediments. Because luminescence methods use clastic materials, they do not depend on the presence of biogenic carbonate. As a result it is now likely that we can establish a chronology in regions of the ocean that were previously undatable.  相似文献   

Coronal explosions as a signature of current loop coalescence in solar flares     

Jun-Ichi Sakai  Cornelis de Jager 《Solar physics》1989,123(2):393-396

The coronal explosions, discovered by De Jager and Boelee (1984), and interpreted by them as manifestations of plasma streaming out of the flare kernels, can also be interpreted as signatures of current loop coalescence in the flaring region.  相似文献   

3-D MHD simulation of plasmoid formation during coalescence of two current loops     

Toshiaki Fushiki  Jun-Ichi Sakai 《Solar physics》1995,156(2):265-280

We consider two force-free current loops, as proposed by Gold and Hoyle (1960), as the initial current loops, to investigate two types of the magnetic reconnection process, the partial and complete reconnections during coalescence of these loops, by using a 3-D resistive MHD code. It is shown that two plasmoids can be produced on both sides of the coalescence area by both types of the magnetic reconnection process during coalescence of two current loops. It is also shown that strong fast magnetosonic waves can be induced in the partial reconnection case of two-current-loop collision. When two current loops collide locally at two points, four plasmoids can be produced and two of these plasmoids merge into one.  相似文献   

3-D MHD simulation of the generation of a shell current loop with closure current     

Jun-Ichi Sakai  Toshiaki Fushiki 《Solar physics》1995,156(2):281-292

We present results for the generation process of a shell current loop by using a three-dimensional ideal MHD code. It is shown that a shell current loop with a diffuse closure current can be generated due to the twisting motions of the loop footpoints. It is also shown that during the generation of a shell current loop, plasma density enhancement propagates along a shell current loop. It is suggested that the generation process of a shell current loop may be related to the movement of soft X-ray enhancement from the footpoints along a loop before onset of a solar flare.  相似文献   

Forced reconnection by nonlinear magnetohydrodynamic waves     

J. Sakai  T. Tajima  F. Brunel 《Solar physics》1984,91(1):103-113

Forced magnetic reconnection induced by magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves may account for the triggering of explosive solar activities such as flares. Reconnection in a neutral sheet plasma can be driven by the ponderomotive force associated with nonlinear MHD waves accompanying plasma vortex motion. The nonlinear stage of forced reconnection by MHD waves is simulated with a MHD particle-code: Some conditions for fast reconnection are discussed with applications to solar flares.  相似文献