Introduction Tigray, the northern region of Ethiopia (Figure 1), is located between 12°20′~14°30′N and 36° ~ 41°30′E. It is dominated by undulating topo- graphy with many mountains, plateaus, hills, depressions and limited flat lands. The elevation 相似文献
The results of laboratory and field experiments on a CTD measuring unit attached to a controllable towed body is described. It was verified that the three-dimensional distribution of salinity and temperature could be observed with sufficient accuracy (to 0.03 in salinity and to 0.01°C in temperature if proper correction is adopted) while cruising at up to 4 knots. A double integrated A/D converter is used to compensate for effects of extraneous environmental changes. 相似文献
The interannual variability of the Kuroshio volume transport passing through the 137°E meridian south of Japan was simulated
with an ocean general circulation model (OGCM). The time series of the Kuroshio volume transport over the 1000 m depth in
the OGCM is well reproduced by the one-dimensional quasi-geostrophic (QG) vorticity equation with a windstress forcing. In
our analysis of the OGCM and QG results, we found that peaks and troughs of the time series of the Kuroshio volume transport
with 2–3 yr time-scale were induced by windstress curl, both local and immediately eastward, whereas longer time-scale variability
was also induced by windstress curl near the dateline. 相似文献
Stokes' expansion is applied to the internal waves of finite amplitude, which propagate on the interface between two layers of infinite thickness. Stream function, wave profile, phase velocity and mass transport velocity are given in the fifth order approximation. It is shown that (a) phase velocity increases with increase of wave steepness, (b) mass transport appears in the direction of the wave propagation in both layers as in the case of the surface waves, and (c) when the density difference is very small, the wave profile is flattened not only at the troughs but also at the crests. 相似文献
The flux–gradient relationships in the unstable roughness sublayer (RSL) over an open canopy of black spruce forest were examined
using long-term observations from an instrumented tower. The observed gradients normalised with the surface fluxes and height
above the zero-plane displacement showed differences from a universal function established in the surface layer. The magnitude
of differences was not constant throughout the year even at the same observation height. Also the magnitude of the differences
was different for each scalar, and scalar similarity in the context of the flux–gradient relationship did not always hold.
The variation of the differences was explained by the relative contribution of overstorey vegetation to the total flux from
the entire ecosystem. This suggests that a mismatch of the vertical source/sink distributions between scalars leads to a different
strength of the near-field dispersion effect for each scalar, and this resulted in inequality of eddy diffusivity among scalars
in the RSL. An empirical method that predicts the magnitude of differences is proposed. With this method, it is possible to
estimate the eddy diffusivity of scalars provided that the relative contribution of overstorey vegetation to the total flux
from the ecosystem is known. Also this method can be used to estimate the eddy diffusivity for scalars whose primary sources
are at ground level, such as methane and nitrous oxide. 相似文献
Abstract: Southwest Hokkaido is largely covered by Late Miocene to Quaternary igneous rocks, and has a large number of gold veins and base-metal veins of the same age. Investigation of the silica-normalized concentration of elements has revealed regional petrochemical zoning; large ion lithophile elements (LILE) and K2O/(Na2O+K2O) of the rocks increase toward Japan Sea, whereas total FeO, CaO, and 87Sr/86Sr decrease. Mapped concentration isoplethes of these elements are not ideally parallel to the volcanic front, but protrude to the west at Funka Bay, and to the northwest at Matsumae Peninsula. Isoplethes of 87Sr/86Sr show similar patterns and two more northwestward protrusions in the northeast (Jozankei block) of southwest Hokkaido. Contrary to the general petrochemical trend, both high– and low-LILE volcanic rocks occur in the Jozankei block. The ore deposits are distributed in four metallogenic zones; manganese–base–metal zone on the Japan Sea side, pyrite-limonite zone mainly along the volcanic front, gold zone in the middle, and two units of gold–base–metal zone. The northern unit of this zone is in the Jozankei block, and seems a part of the gold zone overlapped by the manganese–base–metal zone. Thus, as a rule, pyrite–limonite, gold, and base-metal deposits accompany low–, intermediate–, and high-LILE igneous rocks, respectively. Individual deposits and volcanic rocks make chains oblique to the zones and the volcanic front. The majority of the ore deposits are distributed along ridges of Bouguer anomalies overlapped by the volcanic chains, which apparently control the patterns of the petrochemical isoplethes. This is typical for two volcanic chains to the north and south of Funka Bay, where the petrochemical isoplethes protrude to the west. This indicates that both the igneous activity and the mineralization have been under the control of tectonic fractures at the roots of the volcanic chains. The geological, petrochemical and metallogenic data support the idea that the chemical characteristics of the deposits are correlated mainly with the chemistry of the associated magmas, and partly with that of the host rocks. 相似文献
The Daiichi-Kashima Seamount subducting in the Japan Trench has two reef-capped flat tops with different depths, which are bounded by a nearly straight scarp. The western (inboard) crest is 5300–5450 m deep, and the eastern (outboard) one is 3880–4000 m deep.
A variety of shallow-water reefoid limestones studied by the Kaiko “Nautile” dives not only confirms the similarity in thickness and lithologies, but also establishes an approximate biostratigraphic correlation between the two reefoid caps, based for the first time on the orbitolinid foraminifers (Orbitolina (Mesorbitolina) parva from the western block and O. (M.) texana from the eastern block).
This conclusion supports the interpretation that the present topography of the seamount has resulted from a subduction-induced faulting of a once single reef-capped guyot. A plausible scenario of the fate of a subducting Early Cretaceous guyot in the Western Pacific is outlined as exemplified by the Daiichi-Kashima Seamount. 相似文献
The Na i D emission lines are found to brighten temporarily in restricted regions of quiescent prominences and we call the phenomena the Na i D brightenings. The comparison of observed intensities of Na i D lines with model calculations shows that the phenomena is attributed to a kind of local activation of quiescent prominences accompanied by mass motions. The Na i D lines are emitted from extraordinarily high pressure regions in which the pressure rises up to 0.37 2.7 dyn cm–2 and the temperature seems to be in the range between 5800 7000 K. The line-of-sight velocity of the mass motions amounted to several tens of km s–1 in some Na i D emitting prominences investigated. The life time of the phenomena is estimated to be about several tens of minutes. 相似文献