16 results on '"Kawakatsu, Hitoshi"'
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2. A Sharp Structural Boundary in Lowermost Mantle Beneath Alaska Detected by Core Phase Differential Travel Times for the Anomalous South Sandwich Islands to Alaska Path.
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Long, Xin, Kawakatsu, Hitoshi, and Takeuchi, Nozomu
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Abstract: We report anomalous core phase PKPbc‐PKPdf differential travel times relative to 1‐D spherically symmetric model with a uniformly anisotropic inner core recorded by stations in Alaska for South Sandwich Islands (SSI) earthquakes. The data sample the inner core for the polar paths, as well as the lowermost mantle beneath Alaska. Our major observations are the following: (1) fractional travel time residuals of PKPbc‐PKPdf increase rapidly within 2 °, (2) a clear shift of the residual pattern could be seen for earthquakes with different locations, and (3) the residuals show systematic lateral variation: at the northern part, no rapid increase of residual can be seen. A structural boundary with a P wave velocity contrast of about 3% at the lowermost mantle beneath East Alaska is invoked to explain the observation, and the required strength of anisotropy in the quasi‐western hemisphere of the inner core might be reduced if those anomalous data are excluded from analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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3. A new fifth parameter for transverse isotropy.
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Kawakatsu, Hitoshi
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GEOPHYSICS research , *PHASE velocity , *ANISOTROPY , *SEISMOLOGICAL research , *EARTHQUAKES - Abstract
Properties of a new parameter, ηκ, that is recently introduced by Kawakatsu et al. for transverse isotropy are examined. It is illustrated that the parameter nicely characterizes the incidence angle dependence of bodywave phase velocities for vertical transverse isotropy models that share the same P- and S-wave anisotropy. When existing models of upper-mantle radial anisotropy are compared in terms of this new parameter, PREM shows a distinct property. Within the anisotropic layer of PREM (a depth range of 24.4-220 km), ηκ < 1 in the upper half and ηκ > 1 in the lower half. If ηκ > 1, anisotropy cannot be attributed to a layering of homogeneous isotropic layers, and thus requires the presence of intrinsic anisotropy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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4. Inference of velocity structures of oceanic crust and upper mantle from surface waveform fitting.
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Nagai, Haruka, Takeuchi, Nozomu, Kawakatsu, Hitoshi, Shiobara, Hajime, Isse, Takehi, Sugioka, Hiroko, Ito, Aki, and Utada, Hisashi
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OCEANIC crust , *PLATE tectonics , *SHEAR waves , *VELOCITY , *LONGITUDINAL waves , *SURFACE waves (Seismic waves) - Abstract
Inversion for seismological structures of the oceanic lithosphere–asthenosphere system is important to understand the mechanisms of plate tectonics. Previous models of the oceanic upper mantle have been primarily obtained via global tomography using surface waveforms. However, besides scarcity of waveform data in the oceanic regions, difficulties in fitting phases for shorter-period components in the previous global tomography have yielded resultant models that possess poor resolutions above |$\sim \, 50$| km depth. Recent developments of broad-band ocean-bottom seismometer (BBOBS) arrays provide larger amount of seismic data with epicentral distances of <20°. In this study, we develop an appropriate method to fully utilize the information contained in the shorter-period components of BBOBS arrays. We first fit the envelopes without phase information to analyse the shorter-period components (8–60 s) which are generally unavailable in the conventional phase fitting. We then use the resultant model as our initial model for waveform inversion of the longer periods (12.5–200 s) to fit the phase, which allows us to infer a continuous structure model from the crust to the asthenosphere. We demonstrate the validity of this combined envelope-fitting and waveform inversion method by analysing the waveform data from a BBOBS array that was deployed in the Northwestern Pacific and has recorded events in the vicinity of the Japan Trench to obtain the average velocity structure between the event and station arrays. We independently resolve the crustal compressional and shear wave velocities, and thickness by analysing the envelopes, which minimizes biases in the subsequent waveform inversion. We also find that the waveform inversion improves the resolution in the asthenosphere. Our results suggest that further extension of this method should improve our knowledge of the oceanic lithosphere–asthenosphere system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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5. Seismic Evidence for Sharp Lithosphere-Asthenosphere Boundaries of Oceanic Plates.
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Kawakatsu, Hitoshi, Kumar, Prakash, Takei, Yasuko, Shinohara, Masanao, Kanazawa, Toshihiko, Araki, Eiichiro, and Suyehiro, Kiyoshi
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SEISMOLOGICAL research , *SEISMIC wave studies , *GEOLOGICAL research , *DATA analysis , *SEISMOMETERS , *SHEAR waves , *EARTH'S mantle , *EARTH (Planet) - Abstract
The mobility of the lithosphere over a weaker asthenosphere constitutes the essential element of plate tectonics, and thus the understanding of the processes at the [ithosphere-asthenosphere boundary (LAB) is fundamental to understand how our planet works. It is especially so for oceanic plates because their relatively simple creation and evolution should enable easy elucidation of the LAB. Data from borehole broadband ocean bottom seismometers show that the LAB beneath the Pacific and Philippine Sea plates is sharp and age-dependent. The observed large shear wave velocity reduction at the LAB requires a partially molten asthenosphere consisting of horizontal melt-rich layers embedded in melt-rich mantle, which accounts for the large viscosity contrast at the LAB that facilitates horizontal plate motions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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6. An efficient method to compute the dynamic response of a fluid-filled crack.
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Yamamoto, Mare and Kawakatsu, Hitoshi
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VOLCANOES , *FLUIDS , *SEISMOLOGY , *NUMERICAL analysis , *BOUNDARY element methods - Abstract
The vibration of a fluid-filled crack is considered to be one of the most plausible source mechanisms for the long-period events and volcanic tremors occurring around volcanoes. As a tool for the quantitative interpretation of source process of such volcanic seismic signals, we propose a method to numerically simulate the dynamic response of a fluid-filled crack. In this method, we formulate the motions of the fluid inside and the elastic solid outside of the crack, using boundary integrals in the frequency domain and solve the dynamic interactions between the fluid and the elastic solid using the point collocation method. The present method is more efficient compared with the time-domain finite difference method, which has been used in simulations of a fluid-filled crack and enables us to study the dynamics of a fluid-filled crack over a wide range of physical parameters. The method also allows us direct calculation of the attenuation quality factor of the crack resonance, which is an indispensable parameter for estimating the properties of the fluid inside the crack. The method is also designed to be flexible to many applications, which may be encountered in volcano seismology, and thus, extensions of the method to more complicated problems are promising. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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7. Seismic Evidence for Deep-Water Transportation in the Mantle.
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Kawakatsu, Hitoshi and Watada, Shingo
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EARTH'S mantle , *SEAWATER , *SUBDUCTION zones , *BOTTOM water (Oceanography) , *SALINE waters - Abstract
We report seismic evidence for the transportation of water into the deep mantle in the subduction zone beneath northeastern Japan. Our data indicate that water is released from the hydrated oceanic crust at shallow depths (≤100 kilometers) and then forms a channel of hydrated mantle material on top of the subducting plate that is the pathway for water into the deep mantle. Our result provides direct evidence that shows how water is transported from the ocean to the deep mantle in a cold subduction zone environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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8. Seismic evidence for a 920-km discontinuity in the mantle.
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Kawakatsu, Hitoshi and Niu, Fenglin
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EARTH'S mantle , *SEISMOLOGICAL stations - Abstract
Discusses the discovery of a discontinuity in the mantle beneath the subduction zones in Tonga and the Japan and Flores seas. Data analysis using of the J-array of Japan; Identification of 920-kilometer discontinuity; Speculation as a global feature; Significance.
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- 1994
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9. Mechanism of phreatic eruptions at Aso volcano inferred from near-field broadband seismic...
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Kaneshima, Satoshi and Kawakatsu, Hitoshi
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VOLCANOES - Abstract
Discusses the monitoring of volcano activity. How broadband seismometers deployed at Aso volcano in Japan have detected a hydrothermal reservoir that continually resonates with periods as long as 15 seconds; How the hydrothermal reservoir appears to help control the surface activity at Aso volcano.
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- 1996
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10. Time-reversal seismic-source imaging and moment-tensor inversion.
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Kawakatsu, Hitoshi and Montagner, Jean-Paul
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SEISMOLOGY , *STRUCTURAL geology , *GEOLOGY , *GEOPHYSICS , *SEISMIC tomography , *GEOMETRIC tomography - Abstract
The time reversal operation in seismic source estimation is considered. We show that the time reversal operation, equally the adjoint operation, for seismic source imaging gives an approximate solution to more conventional seismic source inverse problem through the ‘happy approximation’ underlined by Claerbout. Practical applications of such methods in a long-period range to monitor earth's activities in realtime are also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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11. Search for seismic discontinuities in the lower mantle.
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Vinnik, Lev, Kato, Mamoru, and Kawakatsu, Hitoshi
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EARTH'S mantle , *SEISMOGRAMS - Abstract
Examines the broad-band recordings of deep events for the presence of signals from the lower-mantle discontinuities. Use of the novel technique; Important of the discontinuities for geodynamics, geochemistry and mineral physics; Details on the seismograms findings.
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- 2001
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12. Persistent Long‐Period Signals Recorded by an OBS Array in the Western‐Central Pacific: Activity of Ambrym Volcano in Vanuatu.
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Kawano, Yuki, Isse, Takehi, Takeo, Akiko, Kawakatsu, Hitoshi, Suetsugu, Daisuke, Shiobara, Hajime, Sugioka, Hiroko, Ito, Aki, Ishihara, Yasushi, Tanaka, Satoru, Obayashi, Masayuki, Tonegawa, Takashi, and Yoshimitsu, Junko
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MICROSEISMS , *SEISMIC waves , *VOLCANOES , *RAYLEIGH waves , *OCEAN bottom , *TIME-varying networks - Abstract
Strong long‐period seismic signals at periods around 25 and 18 s appear in the ambient noise cross‐correlation functions recorded by an array of ocean bottom seismometers (OBSs) in the western‐central Pacific. The signal amplitude varies from time to time, and the apparent travel times of the signals are typically smaller than those expected for the Rayleigh waves propagating along the great circle connecting the station pairs. From the cross‐correlation functions, the signal sources are located in the Vanuatu Arc. Local data analysis suggests the signals originate from two different sources possibly located at depths of ~0–1 km below the sea level beneath the active cones of Ambrym volcano. Plain Language Summary: Spatially localized sources that persistently generate long‐period seismic waves at periods longer than 10 s are reported worldwide. For some sources, the excitation mechanisms have been well‐investigated. A volcano in Japan generates such waves that travel more than thousands of kilometers. For others, however, the excitation origins are still poorly understood. These include the one observed in the Vanuatu Arc. A temporal observation network of seismometers installed on the seafloor in the western‐central Pacific observed persistent waves peaking at around two different periods. From the data analysis, we find the signals originate from an active volcano, Ambrym volcano, in the Vanuatu Arc. Besides, we find that those seismic waves are most likely originated from two different sources possibly located at shallow depths beneath the volcano. Key Points: Persistent long‐period (25 and 18 s) seismic signals appear in ambient noise cross‐correlations of OBS data in the western‐central PacificThe signals are originated from Ambrym volcano in the Vanuatu ArcSource locations of the two signals may be different, but both are possibly located at shallow depths right beneath the active cones [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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13. Topography of the western Pacific LLSVP constrained by S -wave multipathing.
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Roy, Sunil K, Takeuchi, Nozomu, Srinagesh, D, Ravi Kumar, M, and Kawakatsu, Hitoshi
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SHEAR waves , *SURFACE topography , *DIFFRACTIVE scattering , *SCATTERING (Physics) , *WAVE diffraction - Abstract
We found that SH diff phases generated by earthquakes in the Fiji–Tonga, recorded in India, are accompanied by secondary pulses. We interpreted them as a consequence of multipathing of S waves caused by the Pacific large low-shear-velocity province (LLSVP). We analysed the differential traveltimes between SH diff and the secondary pulse, together with the absolute SH diff arrival times, to constrain the thickness and velocity perturbations in the western end of the Pacific LLSVP. Our preferred model shows a lateral variation in the thickness of the LLSVP; the southern part reveals a thicker (300 km) low-velocity region compared to the northern part (200 km). However, the velocity perturbations of the LLSVP appear to be comparable (|$-1.5\hbox{ per cent}$|). The results are consistent with a scenario that the LLSVP is a chemically distinct pile with significant surface topography. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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14. Towards real-time regional earthquake simulation I: real-time moment tensor monitoring (RMT) for regional events in Taiwan.
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Lee, Shiann-Jong, Liang, Wen-Tzong, Cheng, Hui-Wen, Tu, Feng-Shan, Ma, Kuo-Fong, Tsuruoka, Hiroshi, Kawakatsu, Hitoshi, Huang, Bor-Shouh, and Liu, Chun-Chi
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EARTHQUAKES , *SIMULATION methods & models , *TENSOR algebra , *GREEN'S functions , *DATABASES , *WAVENUMBER - Abstract
We have developed a real-time moment tensor monitoring system (RMT) which takes advantage of a grid-based moment tensor inversion technique and real-time broad-band seismic recordings to automatically monitor earthquake activities in the vicinity of Taiwan. The centroid moment tensor (CMT) inversion technique and a grid search scheme are applied to obtain the information of earthquake source parameters, including the event origin time, hypocentral location, moment magnitude and focal mechanism. All of these source parameters can be determined simultaneously within 117 s after the occurrence of an earthquake. The monitoring area involves the entire Taiwan Island and the offshore region, which covers the area of 119.3°E to 123.0°E and 21.0°N to 26.0°N, with a depth from 6 to 136 km. A 3-D grid system is implemented in the monitoring area with a uniform horizontal interval of 0.1° and a vertical interval of 10 km. The inversion procedure is based on a 1-D Green's function database calculated by the frequency–wavenumber (fk) method. We compare our results with the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) catalogue data for earthquakes occurred between 2010 and 2012. The average differences between event origin time and hypocentral location are less than 2 s and 10 km, respectively. The focal mechanisms determined by RMT are also comparable with the Broadband Array in Taiwan for Seismology (BATS) CMT solutions. These results indicate that the RMT system is realizable and efficient to monitor local seismic activities. In addition, the time needed to obtain all the point source parameters is reduced substantially compared to routine earthquake reports. By connecting RMT with a real-time online earthquake simulation (ROS) system, all the source parameters will be forwarded to the ROS to make the real-time earthquake simulation feasible. The RMT has operated offline (2010–2011) and online (since January 2012 to present) at the Institute of Earth Sciences (IES), Academia Sinica (http://rmt.earth.sinica.edu.tw). The long-term goal of this system is to provide real-time source information for rapid seismic hazard assessment during large earthquakes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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15. Moment tensors for rapid characterization of megathrust earthquakes: the example of the 2011 M 9 Tohoku-oki, Japan earthquake.
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Guilhem, Aurélie, Dreger, Douglas S., Tsuruoka, Hiroshi, and Kawakatsu, Hitoshi
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EARTHQUAKES , *SEISMIC tomography , *THRUST faults (Geology) , *GEOPHYSICAL observations , *SEISMOGRAMS - Abstract
The rapid detection and characterization of megathrust earthquakes is a difficult task given their large rupture zone and duration. These events produce very strong ground vibrations in the near field that can cause weak motion instruments to clip, and they are also capable of generating large-scale tsunamis. The 2011 M 9 Tohoku-oki earthquake that occurred offshore Japan is one member of a series of great earthquakes for which extended geophysical observations are available. Here, we test an automated scanning algorithm for great earthquakes using continuous very long-period (100–200 s) seismic records from K-NET strong-motion seismograms of the earthquake. By continuously performing the cross-correlation of data and Green's functions (GFs) in a moment tensor analysis, we show that the algorithm automatically detects, locates and determines source parameters including the moment magnitude and mechanism of the great Tohoku-oki earthquake within 8 min of its origin time. The method does not saturate. We also show that quasi-finite-source GFs, which take into account the effects of a finite-source, in a single-point source moment tensor algorithm better fit the data, especially in the near-field. We show that this technique allows the correct characterization of the earthquake using a limited number of stations. This can yield information usable for tsunami early warning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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16. Global Surface Wave Telegraphy Using Seismic Hum.
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Nishida, Kiwamu, Montagner, Jean-Paul, and Kawakatsu, Hitoshi
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SEISMOLOGICAL research , *FREE earth oscillations , *ELECTROMAGNETIC ground waves , *ELECTROMAGNETIC surface waves , *RAYLEIGH waves , *RESEARCH methodology , *STATISTICAL correlation , *OCEAN tomography - Abstract
The article is a report on global surface wave telegraphy using seismic hum. Earth's seismic hum signals, which are background free oscillations, are continuously excited by the ocean and atmosphere. The authors used cross-correlation (CC) analysis of hum signals that showed background Rayleigh waves which were propagated globally. Topics include how the waves open the possibility for global surface wave tomography without references to earthquakes.
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- 2009
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