Assessing land-use and carbon stock in slash-and-burn ecosystems in tropical mountain of Laos based on time-series satellite images     

Yoshio Inoue  Yoshiyuki Kiyono  Hidetoshi Asai  Yukihito Ochiai  Jiaguo Qi  Albert Olioso  Tatsuhiko Shiraiwa  Takeshi Horie  Kazuki Saito  Linkham Dounagsavanh 《International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation》2010

In the tropical mountains of Southeast Asia, slash-and-burn (S/B) agriculture is a widely practiced and important food production system. The ecosystem carbon stock in this land-use is linked not only to the carbon exchange with the atmosphere but also with food and resource security. The objective of this study was to provide quantitative information on the land-use and ecosystem carbon stock in the region as well as to infer the impacts of alternative land-use and ecosystem management scenarios on the carbon sequestration potential at a regional scale. The study area was selected in a typical slash-and-burn region in the northern part of Laos. The chrono-sequential changes of land-use such as the relative areas of community age and cropping (C) + fallow (F) patterns were derived from the analysis of time-series satellite images. The chrono-sequential analysis showed that a consistent increase of S/B area during the past three decades and a rapid increase after 1990. Approximately 37% of the whole area was with the community age of 1–5 years, whereas 10% for 6–10 years in 2004. The ecosystem carbon stock at a regional scale was estimated by synthesizing the land-use patterns and semi-empirical carbon stock model derived from in situ measurements where the community age was used as a clue to the linkage. The ecosystem carbon stock in the region was strongly affected by the land-use patterns; the temporal average of carbon stock in 1C + 10F cycles, for example, was greater by 33 MgC ha⁻¹ compared to that in 1C + 2F land-use pattern. The amount of carbon lost from the regional ecosystems during 1990–2004 periods was estimated to be 42 MgC ha⁻¹. The study approach proved to be useful especially in such regions with low data-availability and accessibility. This study revealed the dynamic change of land-use and ecosystem carbon stock in the tropical mountain of Laos as affected by land-use. Results suggest the significant potential of carbon sequestration through changing land-use and ecosystem management scenarios. These quantitative estimates would be useful to better understand and manage the land-use and ecosystem carbon stock towards higher sustainability and food security in similar ecosystems.  相似文献   

Integrated vegetation classification and mapping using remote sensing and GIS techniques   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

庄大方  凌扬荣 《中国地理科学(英文版)》1999,9(1):49-56

1INTRODUCTIONResearchonglobalenvironmentalchange,especiallyglobalvegetationchange,hasbeenmoreandmoreemphasizedbyscientistsandgovernments.HoWever,theinvestigationofvegetationcoveredinlargeareaneedagreatdealoffundandlaal.Asthesatelliteremotesensingdatahavebeenavailablesinceearly1980s,thesedataarebeingemployedtowardstOtheimprovementofvegetationclassification.NOAA--AVHRRdatahavebeenmoreandmoreusedbyscientistsbecauseOfitsshorttemPOralrefution,largescope,inexpensivecostandbreadwavebands.On…  相似文献   

Long-term operation of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna and Galactic close white dwarf binaries     

Naoki Seto 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2002,333(2):469-474

The binary confusion noise spectrum in the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna ( LISA ) band depends strongly on the observational period and abundance of Galactic close white dwarf binaries (CWDBs). We have investigated how the number of the resolved Galactic CWDBs varies with the operation period of LISA , and found that the resolved number would typically grow by a factor of 5 when the operation period increases from 1 to 10 yr. We have also made a similar estimation for the number of CWDBs, the chirp signal of which can be measured using matched filtering analysis.  相似文献   

CaPtO3 as a novel post-perovskite oxide     

Kenya Ohgushi  Yoshitaka Matsushita  Nobuyoshi Miyajima  Yoshio Katsuya  Masahiko Tanaka  Fujio Izumi  Hirotada Gotou  Yutaka Ueda  Takehiko Yagi 《Physics and Chemistry of Minerals》2008,35(4):189-195

Structural, morphological, magnetic, and thermal properties have been investigated for a novel post-perovskite oxide CaPtO₃ synthesized under high pressure. By comparing obtained structural parameters with those for known post-perovskite compounds, we argue that the chemical bond has a strong covalent character. Precise measurements of the Langevin susceptibility χ ₀ = −9.6 × 10⁻⁵ emu/mol and Debye temperature θ ∼ 470 K provide a good opportunity to confirm the reliability of first-principle calculations on predicting physical properties of the Earth’s D” layer.  相似文献   

Selective detection of Fe and Mn species at mineral surfaces in weathered granite by conversion electron yield X-ray absorption fine structure     

Takaaki Itai  Yoshio Takahashi  Tomoya Uruga  Hajime Tanida  Atsuo Iida 《Applied Geochemistry》2008

A new method for the speciation of Fe and Mn at mineral surfaces is proposed using X-ray absorption fine structure in conversion electron yield mode (CEY-XAFS). This method generally reflects information on the species at the sub-μm scale from the particle surface due to the limited escape depth of the inelastic Auger electron. The surface sensitivity of this method was assessed by experiments on two samples of granite showing different degrees of weathering. The XANES spectra of the Fe-K and Mn-K edge clearly gave different information for CEY and fluorescence (FL) modes. These XANES spectra of Fe and Mn show a good fit upon application of least-squares fitting using ferrihydrite/MnO₂ and biotite as the end members. The XANES spectra collected by CEY mode provided more selective information on the secondary phases which are probably present at the mineral surfaces. In particular, CEY-XANES spectra of Mn indicated the presence of Mn oxide in unweathered granite despite a very small contribution of Mn oxide being indicated by FL-XANES and selective chemical-extraction analyses. Manganese oxide could not be detected by micro-beam XANES (beam size: 5 × 5 μm²) in unweathered granite, suggesting that Mn oxide thinly and ubiquitously coats mineral surface at a sub-μm scale. This information is important, since Mn oxide can be the host for various trace elements. CEY-XAFS can prove to be a powerful tool as a highly sensitive surface speciation method. Combination of CEY and FL-XAFS will help identify minor phases that form at mineral surfaces, but identification of Fe and Mn oxides at mineral surfaces is critical to understand the migration of trace elements in water-rock interaction.  相似文献   

Rotation of the elastic Earth: the role of the angular-velocity-dependence of the elasticity-caused perturbation     

Yoshio Kubo 《Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy》2009,105(4):261-274

We calculate the so-called convective term, which shows up in the expression for the angular velocity of the elastic Earth, within the Andoyer formalism. The term emerges due to the fact that the elasticity-caused perturbation depends not only on the instantaneous orientation of the Earth but also on its instantaneous angular velocity. We demonstrate that this term makes a considerable contribution into the overall angular velocity. At the same time the convective term turns out to be automatically included into the correction to the nutation series due to the elasticity, if the series is defined by the perturbation of the figure axis (and not of the rotational axis) in accordance with the current IAU resolution. Hence it is not necessary to take the effect of the convective term into consideration in the perturbation of the elastic Earth as far as the nutation is related to the motion of the figure axis.  相似文献   

A possible Caledonide arm through the Barents Sea imaged by OBS data     

Asbjrn Johan Breivik  Rolf Mjelde  Paul Grogan  Hideki Shimamura  Yoshio Murai  Yuichi Nishimura  Asako Kuwano 《Tectonophysics》2002,355(1-4)

The assembly of the crystalline basement of the western Barents Sea is related to the Caledonian orogeny during the Silurian. However, the development southeast of Svalbard is not well understood, as conventional seismic reflection data does not provide reliable mapping below the Permian sequence. A wide-angle seismic survey from 1998, conducted with ocean bottom seismometers in the northwestern Barents Sea, provides data that enables the identification and mapping of the depths to crystalline basement and Moho by ray tracing and inversion. The four profiles modeled show pre-Permian basins and highs with a configuration distinct from later Mesozoic structural elements. Several strong reflections from within the crystalline crust indicate an inhomogeneous basement terrain. Refractions from the top of the basement together with reflections from the Moho constrain the basement velocity to increase from 6.3 km s⁻¹ at the top to 6.6 km s⁻¹ at the base of the crust. On two profiles, the Moho deepens locally into root structures, which are associated with high top mantle velocities of 8.5 km s⁻¹. Combined P- and S-wave data indicate a mixed sand/clay/carbonate lithology for the sedimentary section, and a predominantly felsic to intermediate crystalline crust. In general, the top basement and Moho surfaces exhibit poor correlation with the observed gravity field, and the gravity models required high-density bodies in the basement and upper mantle to account for the positive gravity anomalies in the area. Comparisons with the Ural suture zone suggest that the Barents Sea data may be interpreted in terms of a proto-Caledonian subduction zone dipping to the southeast, with a crustal root representing remnant of the continental collision, and high mantle velocities and densities representing eclogitized oceanic crust. High-density bodies within the crystalline crust may be accreted island arc or oceanic terrain. The mapped trend of the suture resembles a previously published model of the Caledonian orogeny. This model postulates a separate branch extending into central parts of the Barents Sea coupled with the northerly trending Svalbard Caledonides, and a microcontinent consisting of Svalbard and northern parts of the Barents Sea independent of Laurentia and Baltica at the time. Later, compressional faulting within the suture zone apparently formed the Sentralbanken High.  相似文献   

Organizations and the interior characteristics of winter monsoon clouds by dual-polarization Doppler radar observation in Hokuriku, Japan     

Yoshio Asuma  Katsuhiro Kikuchi  Hiroshi Uyeda 《Atmospheric Research》1997,43(4):297-314

To understand the characteristics of winter monsoon clouds, dual-polarization Doppler radar observations were carried out at Mihama, Hokuriku, Japan. A series of organized disturbances associated with the passage of a cyclonic circulation was analyzed. The following scenario was proposed. Environmental circumstances, for example, temperature and wind profiles, surface heat and moisture fluxes, etc., determine the organizational style of mesoscale convections. This organization regulates the convection interior flow pattern including the location and intensity of updrafts. Subsequently, it influences interior microphysical properties, for example, the types of precipitation particles, their growth and distributions, their electrification, etc. In this paper, an observational example following this scenario is presented.  相似文献   

Tomographic search for missing link between the ancient Farallon subduction and the present Cocos subduction     

Alexei Gorbatov  Yoshio Fukao 《Geophysical Journal International》2005,160(3):849-854

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Mössbauer spectra and magnetic features of ilvaites     

Takamitsu Yamanaka  Yoshio Takéuchi 《Physics and Chemistry of Minerals》1979,4(2):149-159

Ilvaite samples from six different localities in Japan are found to be members of a solid-solution series varying from Ca(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₂Fe²⁺(OH)O Si₂O₇ to approaximately Ca(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₂Fe _0.5 ²⁺ Mn _0.5 ²⁺ (OH)O Si₂O₇, and have been studied by Mössbauer spectrometry and magnetic measurements. The variation in intensity of Mössbauer doublets confirms that Mn substitutes for Fe²⁺ in the M(B) cation site. An temperatures decreasing from 300 K to 4K, an abrupt change in the reciprocal mass magnetic susceptibility, 1/x _g, occurs about 120 K; 1/x _g depends linearly upon temperature above 120 K. This change, which is characterized by an unusual mode of decrease in 1/x _g, has been interpreted based on Mössbauer spectra at 80 K: the spectra of Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺ in the M(A) site show Zeeman splitting, whereas those of Fe²⁺ in the M(B) site do not show the effect. This Mössbauer evidence suggests that magnetic spins of Fe in M(A) are in an ordered state, very likely of antiparallel coupling, whereas those of Fe in M(B) are randomly oriented, showing that below 120 K ilvaite has two different magnetic states for Fe ions. As there is a line of evidence that the spins of Fe in M(B) would take an ordered state at extremely low temperatures, ilvaite magnetism may be regarded as basically antiferromagnetic. The magnetic spins of Fe in M(A) and M(B) undergo magnetic transitions at different specific temperatures, thus giving as a whole unusual features of magnetism.  相似文献