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   

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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Northern Hemisphere atmospheric blocking as simulated by 15 atmospheric general circulation models in the period 1979–1988     

F. D’Andrea  S. Tibaldi  M. Blackburn  G. Boer  M. Déqué  M. R. Dix  B. Dugas  L. Ferranti  T. Iwasaki  A. Kitoh  V. Pope  D. Randall  E. Roeckner  D. Strauss  W. Stern  H. Van den Dool  D. Williamson 《Climate Dynamics》1998,14(6):385-407

 As a part of the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP), the behaviour of 15 general circulation models has been analysed in order to diagnose and compare the ability of the different models in simulating Northern Hemisphere midlatitude atmospheric blocking. In accordance with the established AMIP procedure, the 10-year model integrations were performed using prescribed, time-evolving monthly mean observed SSTs spanning the period January 1979–December 1988. Atmospheric observational data (ECMWF analyses) over the same period have been also used to verify the models results. The models involved in this comparison represent a wide spectrum of model complexity, with different horizontal and vertical resolution, numerical techniques and physical parametrizations, and exhibit large differences in blocking behaviour. Nevertheless, a few common features can be found, such as the general tendency to underestimate both blocking frequency and the average duration of blocks. The problem of the possible relationship between model blocking and model systematic errors has also been assessed, although without resorting to ad-hoc numerical experimentation it is impossible to relate with certainty particular model deficiencies in representing blocking to precise parts of the model formulation. Received: 16 July 1997/Accepted: 20 October 1997  相似文献   

Chemical analysis of volcanic gases     

I. Iwasaki  T. Ozawa  M. Yoshida  T. Katsura  M. Kamada 《Bulletin of Volcanology》1965,28(1):3-16

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Modelling basin-scale distribution of fish occurrence probability for assessment of flow and habitat conditions in rivers     

Pengzhe Sui  Akito Iwasaki  Oliver C. Saavedra V.  Chihiro Yoshimura 《水文科学杂志》2014,59(3-4):618-628

Abstract

Flow regimes play an important role in sustaining biodiversity in river ecosystems. However, the effects of flow regimes on riverine fish have not been clearly described. Therefore, we propose a new methodology to quantitatively link habitat conditions (such as flow indices and physical habitat conditions) to the occurrence probability (OP) of fish species. We developed a basin-scale fish distribution model by integrating the concept of habitat suitability assessment with a distributed hydrological model in order to estimate the OP of fish, with particular attention to flow regime. A generalized linear model was used to evaluate the relationship between the probabilities of fish occurrence and major environmental factors in river sections. A geomorphology-based hydrological model was adopted to simulate river discharge, which was used to calculate 10 flow indices. The occurrence probabilities of 50 fish species in the Sagami River in Japan were modelled. For the prediction accuracy, field survey results that included at least five observations of both the presence and the absence of each species were required to obtain relatively reliable prediction (accuracy > 60%). Using the developed model, important habitat conditions for each species were identified, which showed the importance of low-flow events for more than 10 species, including Hypomesus nipponensis and Rhinogobius fluviatilis. The model also confirmed the positive effects of natural flow and the negative effect of river-crossing structures, such as dams and weirs, on the OP of most species. The suggested approach enables us to evaluate and project the ecological consequences of water resource management policy. The results demonstrate the applicability of the fish distribution model to provide quantitative information on the flow required to maintain fish communities.