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2. Eigenstate Transition of Multi-Channel Time Series Data around Earthquakes
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Akihisa Okada and Yoshiyuki Kaneda
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data-driven approach ,time-series data ,multi-channel data ,bifurcation analysis ,early warning signals ,Technology ,Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,TA1-2040 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Physics ,QC1-999 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
To decrease human and economic damage owing to earthquakes, it is necessary to discover signals preceding earthquakes. We focus on the concept of “early warning signals” developed in bifurcation analysis, in which an increase in the variances of variables precedes its transition. If we can treat earthquakes as one of the transition phenomena that moves from one state to the other state, this concept is useful for detecting earthquakes before they start. We develop a covariance matrix from multi-channel time series data observed by an observatory on the seafloor and calculate the first eigenvalue and corresponding eigenstate of the matrix. By comparing the time dependence of the eigenstate to some past earthquakes, it is shown that the contribution from specific observational channels to the eigenstate increases before earthquakes, and there is a case in which the eigenvalue increases as predicted in early warning signals. This result suggests the first eigenvalue and eigenstate of multi-channel data are useful to identify signals preceding earthquakes.
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- 2021
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3. The 2016 Mw 5.9 earthquake off the southeastern coast of Mie Prefecture as an indicator of preparatory processes of the next Nankai Trough megathrust earthquake
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Masaru Nakano, Mamoru Hyodo, Ayako Nakanishi, Mikiya Yamashita, Takane Hori, Shin-ichiro Kamiya, Kensuke Suzuki, Takashi Tonegawa, Shuichi Kodaira, Narumi Takahashi, and Yoshiyuki Kaneda
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Hypocenter determination ,Crustal structure ,Ocean floor observations ,Accretionary prism ,Earthquake cycle simulation ,Hierarchical asperity model ,Geography. Anthropology. Recreation ,Geology ,QE1-996.5 - Abstract
Abstract Megathrust earthquakes have occurred repeatedly at intervals of 100 to 150 years along the Nankai Trough, situated in the southwest of Japan. Given that it has been 70 years since the last event, the occurrence of the next devastating earthquake is anticipated in the near future. On April 1, 2016, a moderate earthquake (Mw 5.9, MJMA 6.5) occurred off the southeastern coast of Mie Prefecture in the source region of the 1944 Tonankai earthquake (Mw 8.2). In this study, we investigated the influence of the 2016 earthquake on future megathrust earthquakes. We first determined the hypocenter distributions using a precise velocity structure obtained from seismic surveys in the source region. Using data obtained from the DONET ocean-bottom observation network, we found that this earthquake occurred along the plate boundary fault, which is also believed to have slipped during past megathrust earthquakes. We then performed a preliminary numerical simulation to reproduce the occurrence of a moderate earthquake in the middle of a megathrust earthquake cycle. We used a hierarchical asperity model, in which smaller asperities causing moderate earthquakes are embedded in a hyper-asperity that serves as the source region of megathrust earthquakes. The simulation shows that moderate earthquakes, caused by ruptures of a smaller asperity, occur as a result of shrinkage of strongly coupled areas in the hyper-asperity. This result is consistent with the observation that the hypocenter of the 2016 earthquake was located at the edge of a strongly coupled region along the plate boundary. The simulation also reproduced postseismic slip (afterslip/slow slip) along the plate boundary updip of the hyper-asperity, which is consistent with the observations of slow slip events and very-low-frequency earthquakes after the 2016 earthquake. Thus, the occurrence of the moderate earthquake offshore southeastern Mie Prefecture in the middle of the megathrust earthquake cycle implies that the shrinkage of the strongly coupled area along the plate boundary is occurring as a preparatory process for the next megathrust earthquake in the region.
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- 2018
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4. Relationship between pressure variations at the ocean bottom and the acceleration of its motion during a submarine earthquake
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Mikhail Nosov, Viacheslav Karpov, Sergey Kolesov, Kirill Sementsov, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, and Yoshiyuki Kaneda
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Tsunami ,DONET ,Ocean bottom pressure ,Ocean bottom acceleration ,Cross-spectrum ,The 2011 Tohoku earthquake ,Geography. Anthropology. Recreation ,Geodesy ,QB275-343 ,Geology ,QE1-996.5 - Abstract
Abstract The data provided by ten DONET deep-sea observatories, that on March 11, 2011, registered the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, were used for investigation of the relationship between variations of the ocean bottom pressure and three-component accelerograms. Methods of cross-spectral analysis revealed the existence of a frequency range of “forced oscillations,” within which pressure variations are proportional to the vertical component of the acceleration. This proportionality is manifested by the magnitude-squared coherence (MSC) being close to unity and a phase lag (PL) practically equal to zero. The spectral analysis method showed the proportionality coefficient to be equal the mass of a water column of unit area at the installation point of the observatory or, approximately, to the product of the water density and the ocean depth. The observed boundaries of the frequency range of “forced oscillations” are revealed to correspond to the theoretical frequency values confining the manifestation of surface gravity and acoustic waves in pressure variations near the ocean bottom. The hypothesis is put forward that the small deviations of MSC from unity and of PL from zero observed by a number of stations within the range of “forced oscillations” are due to the contribution of horizontal movements of nearby submarine slopes. A theoretical analysis has been performed of the problem of forced oscillations of a water layer in a basin of varying depth. A formula is obtained that relates pressure variations at the ocean bottom to acceleration components of the bottom motion and the bottom slope. The pressure in the region of forced oscillations is shown to decrease exponentially with the distance from the moving segment of the ocean bed, so pressure variations, originating from movements of the bottom, are registered effectively by a gauge at the ocean bottom only within a radius less than 1–2 ocean depths. A cross-spectral analysis of pressure variations and of three-component accelerograms confirmed the hypothesis concerning the contribution of horizontal movements of nearby submarine slopes to pressure variations.
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- 2018
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5. Seismic evidence for arc segmentation, active magmatic intrusions and syn-rift fault system in the northern Ryukyu volcanic arc
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Ryuta Arai, Shuichi Kodaira, Tsutomu Takahashi, Seiichi Miura, and Yoshiyuki Kaneda
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Continental rift ,Volcanic arc ,Back-arc basin ,Seismic reflection ,Magma intrusion ,Fault development ,Geography. Anthropology. Recreation ,Geodesy ,QB275-343 ,Geology ,QE1-996.5 - Abstract
Abstract Tectonic and volcanic structures of the northern Ryukyu arc are investigated on the basis of multichannel seismic (MCS) reflection data. The study area forms an active volcanic front in parallel to the non-volcanic island chain in the eastern margin of the Eurasian plate and has been undergoing regional extension on its back-arc side. We carried out a MCS reflection experiment along two across-arc lines, and one of the profiles was laid out across the Tokara Channel, a linear bathymetric depression which demarcates the northern and central Ryukyu arcs. The reflection image reveals that beneath this topographic valley there exists a ~ 3-km-deep sedimentary basin atop the arc crust, suggesting that the arc segment boundary was formed by rapid and focused subsidence of the arc crust driven by the arc-parallel extension. Around the volcanic front, magmatic conduits represented by tubular transparent bodies in the reflection images are well developed within the shallow sediments and some of them are accompanied by small fragments of dipping seismic reflectors indicating intruded sills at their bottoms. The spatial distribution of the conduits may suggest that the arc volcanism has multiple active outlets on the seafloor which bifurcate at crustal depths and/or that the location of the volcanic front has been migrating trenchward over time. Further distant from the volcanic front toward the back-arc (> 30 km away), these volcanic features vanish, and alternatively wide rift basins become predominant where rapid transitions from normal-fault-dominant regions to strike-slip-fault-dominant regions occur. This spatial variation in faulting patterns indicates complex stress regimes associated with arc/back-arc rifting in the northern Okinawa Trough.
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- 2018
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6. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Photogrammetric Technic for 3D Tsunamis Safety Modeling in Cilacap, Indonesia
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Muhammad Yudhi Rezaldi, Ambar Yoganingrum, Nuraini Rahma Hanifa, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Siti Kania Kushadiani, Abdurrakhman Prasetyadi, Budi Nugroho, and Agus Men Riyanto
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tsunamis ,3D modeling ,Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) ,photogrammetry ,drone ,orthomosaic ,Technology ,Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,TA1-2040 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Physics ,QC1-999 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
Three-dimensional (3D) modeling of tsunami events is intended to promote tsunami safety. However, the developed 3D modeling methods based on Computational Fluid Dynamics and photorealistic particle visualization have some weaknesses, such as not being similar to the original environment, not measuring the wave’s end point, and low image accuracy. The method for 3D modeling of tsunamis that results from this research can fulfil those weaknesses because it has advantages, such as being able to predict the end point of waves, similar to the original environment, and the height and area of inundation. In addition, the method produces more detailed and sharper spatial data. Modeling in this research is conducted using Agisoft Metashape Professional software to a produce 3D orthomosaic from pictures taken with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technique or drone (photogrammetry), and 3ds max software is used for wave simulation. We take a sample of an area in Cilacap, Indonesia that was impacted by the 2006 southwest coast tsunamis and may be vulnerable to future big megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis. The results could be used to provide several benefits, such as the creation of evacuation routes and the determination of appropriate locations for building shelters.
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- 2021
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7. Validation of an Index for Susceptibility to Earthquake-Induced Landslides Derived from Helicopter-Borne Electromagnetic Resistivity and Digital Elevation Data
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Atsuko Nonomura, Shuichi Hasegawa, Tatsuya Abe, Sakae Mukoyama, and Yoshiyuki Kaneda
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susceptibility to landslides ,resistivity ,earthquake ,helicopter-borne electromagnetic survey ,Geology ,QE1-996.5 - Abstract
Catastrophic earthquake-induced landslides can occur on slopes composed of loosened and fractured rock masses. Although it is impossible to prevent such landslides, estimation of the susceptibility of slopes to earthquake-induced landslides is useful for risk management. An index of susceptibility to earthquake-induced landslides (ISEL) was developed by using helicopter-borne electromagnetic resistivity data. However, the ISEL has not yet been validated through the analysis of pre-earthquake data. In this study, ISEL values were estimated from resistivity and digital elevation data obtained in 2013 around Mt. Aso, Kyushu, before the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake. Although most of the landslides around Mt. Aso during the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake were mass movements of volcanic tephra layers, some of them occurred on loosened rock masses. Landslide susceptible areas at loosened rock masses are the target for ISEL value estimation. Our results validated the effectiveness of the ISEL as a predictor of earthquake-induced rock mass landslides.
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- 2021
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8. Structure of the tsunamigenic plate boundary and low-frequency earthquakes in the southern Ryukyu Trench
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Ryuta Arai, Tsutomu Takahashi, Shuichi Kodaira, Yuka Kaiho, Ayako Nakanishi, Gou Fujie, Yasuyuki Nakamura, Yojiro Yamamoto, Yasushi Ishihara, Seiichi Miura, and Yoshiyuki Kaneda
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Science - Abstract
Weakly coupled subduction zones may generate earthquakes that lead to tsunamis, but their structure and seismicity are poorly constrained with the Ryukyu subduction zone as one such example. Here, Arai et al. present seismological evidence from Ryukyu showing megathrust faults and low frequency earthquakes.
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- 2016
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9. A Forecasting Procedure for Plate Boundary Earthquakes Based on Sequential Data Assimilation
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Takane Hori, Mamoru Hyodo, Ryoko Nakata, Shin'ichi Miyazaki, and Yoshiyuki Kaneda
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plate boundary earthquakes ,Nankai Trough ,earthquake forecast ,sequential data assimilation ,Oceanography ,GC1-1581 - Abstract
A forecasting procedure is proposed for plate boundary earthquakes in subduction zones. It is based on spatio-temporal variation in slip velocity on the plate interface, which causes interplate earthquakes. Model outputs are not only information about the occurrence of great earthquakes (time, place, and magnitude) but also information about the physical state evolution that causes earthquakes. To overcome the difficulty in forecasting earthquake generation resulting from uncertainty both in the physical model and in the observation data, we introduce a type of sequential data assimilation. In this method, we compare observed crustal deformation data to simulations of several great interplate earthquake generation cycles. We are currently constructing a prototype, applying this forecasting procedure to the Nankai Trough, Southwest Japan, where great interplate earthquakes have occurred and are anticipated.
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- 2014
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10. DONET: A Real-Time Monitoring System for Megathrust Earthquakes and Tsunamis Around Southwestern Japan
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Yoshiyuki Kaneda
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DONET ,ocean observatory ,cabled seafloor observatory ,Nankai seismogenic zone ,earthquake early warning ,Oceanography ,GC1-1581 - Abstract
DONET (Dense Ocean floor Network for Earthquakes and Tsunamis; https://www.jamstec.go.jp/donet/e/index.html) is a cabled seafloor observatory that monitors the Nankai and Tōnankai seismogenic zones, offshore southwestern Japan, in real time. In 1944, two segments of the Nankai megathrust ruptured in the magnitude 8.1 Tōnankai earthquake; two years later, two other segments of the megathrust ruptured in the magnitude > 8 Nankai earthquake. Earthquakes are thought to recur in this region every 100–200 years, based on historical information. Therefore, it is important to monitor the Nankai Trough megathrust earthquake seismogenic zone over long time periods to provide early warnings of impending significant earthquakes and to improve the accuracy of earthquake recurrence cycle simulations
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- 2014
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11. The natural warning signs of tsunami earthquake in Indonesia: case of the 2006 Cilacap event
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Muhammad Yudhi Rezaldi, Ambar Yoganingrum, Nuraini Rahma Hanifa, Abdurrakhman Prasetyadi, Widjo Kongko, and Yoshiyuki Kaneda
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Global and Planetary Change ,Sociology and Political Science ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Development ,General Environmental Science - Published
- 2023
12. Trans-dimensional imaging of the random inhomogeneity structure in the southern Ryukyu arc, Japan
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Tsutomu Takahashi, Yuka Kaiho, Yasushi Ishihara, Koichiro Obana, Seiichi Miura, Shuichi Kodaira, and Yoshiyuki Kaneda
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Geophysics ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,Physics::Geophysics - Abstract
SUMMARY The seismic velocity structure of the lithosphere shows various inhomogeneities over a wide range of scales, and such inhomogeneity causes complex seismic waves above a few hertz due to multiple scattering. Medium around active volcanoes and large faults tends to show strong random inhomogeneity in relatively small areas. For a more precise understanding of such random velocity inhomogeneities, it is necessary to estimate their detailed spatial variation without smoothing constraints. This study introduces a trans-dimensional approach for the 3-D imaging of random inhomogeneity using the reversible jump Markov chain Monte Carlo (rjMCMC) method, and set the number of structural parameters and their spatial layout as unknown parameters. Since the scale dependence of the random inhomogeneity is related to the frequency dependence of seismic wave scattering, the covariance matrix of the likelihood function was defined to be non-diagonal so that residuals at different frequencies in each ray path are correlated. A synthetic test showed this covariance matrix worked adequately for estimating parameters of a power-law-type spectrum of random inhomogeneity. Analysis of seismic data at the southern Ryukyu arc in the southwest Japan found anomalies with strong and weak inhomogeneities. A strongly inhomogeneous band with a width of 20–30 km was distributed in the Okinawa Trough at depths of 0–20 km. In part of this area, magma intrusions and associated complex structures have been detected by a seismic reflection survey. The scale of the structures discussed in this study is almost the same with that discussed in the reflection survey. The rjMCMC-based analysis made it possible to compare random inhomogeneities with the structural variations estimated by the deterministic seismic reflection survey. Since analyses of scattered seismic waves can examine much greater depths than seismic reflection surveys, further comparisons between the two methods in the shallow crust could provide useful insights for detailed interpretation of complex structures at deeper depth.
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- 2021
13. Seismic velocity structure along the North Anatolian Fault beneath the Central Marmara Sea and its implication for seismogenesis
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Yojiro Yamamoto, Ali Pinar, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Remzi Polat, Narumi Takahashi, Dogan Kalafat, and Haluk Ozener
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Geophysics ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,Seismic velocity ,North Anatolian Fault ,Geology ,Seismology - Abstract
SUMMARY The offshore part of the North Anatolian Fault (NAF) beneath the Marmara Sea is a well-known seismic gap for future M > 7 earthquakes in the sense that more than 250 yr have passed since the last major earthquake in the Central Marmara region. Although many studies discussed the seismic potential for the future large earthquake in this region on the basis of historical record, geodetic and geological observations, it is difficult to evaluate the actual situation on the seismic activity and structure along the NAF beneath the Marmara Sea due to the lack of ocean bottom seismic observations. Using ocean bottom seismometer observations, an assessment of the location of possible asperities that could host an expected large earthquake is undertaken based on heterogeneities in the microseismicity distribution and seismic velocity structure. Specifically, seismic tomography and precise hypocentre estimations are conducted using offshore seismic data whose recording period is 11 months. About five times more microearthquakes are detected with respect to events recorded in a land-based catalogue. A comparison with previously published results from offshore observation data suggests that the seismicity pattern had not changed from 2014 September to 2017 May. The location accuracy of microearthquakes is greatly improved from only the land-based earthquake catalogue, particularly for depth direction. There are several aseismic and inactive zones of microearthquake, and the largest one is detected using land-based seismic observation, whereas other zones are newly detected via offshore observations. The obtained velocity model shows a strong lateral contrast, with two changing points. The western changing point corresponds to a segmentation boundary, where the dip angle of the NAF segments changed. High-velocity zones from tomographic images are characterized by low seismicity eastward of the segment boundary. To the east of 28.50°E, the high-velocity zone becomes thicker in the depth direction and is characterized by low seismicity. Although the low seismic activity alone could be interpreted as both strong coupling and fully creeping, the high-velocity features at the same can be concluded that these zones are consist of brittle material and strong coupling. From comparison with other geodetic and seismic studies, we interpret these zones as locked zones that had been ruptured by the past large earthquakes and could be ruptured by future ones. These zones might accumulate strain since the main shock rupture associated with the 1766 May Ms 7.3 earthquake, the latest major earthquake in this region.
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- 2021
14. Method for Examining the Performance of Seafloor Observatory Sensors
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Yoshiyuki Kaneda, S. V. Kolesov, Kirill Sementsov, Mikhail A. Nosov, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, and Viacheslav Karpov
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010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Frequency band ,General Physics and Astronomy ,Gravitational acceleration ,Accelerometer ,Geodesy ,01 natural sciences ,Seafloor spreading ,Power (physics) ,law.invention ,Pressure measurement ,Observatory ,law ,0103 physical sciences ,Calibration ,010306 general physics ,Geology - Abstract
A method is proposed for testing pressure gauges and z-accelerometers, installed in seafloor observatories. The method is based on the linear relationship between variations of the ocean-bottom pressure and the z-acceleration, observed during seismic movements of the bottom within the frequency band of ‘‘forced oscillations’’. Calculation of the boundaries of this frequency band is based on the ocean depth at the observatory site making use of explicit formulae. In the case of correct calibration of the gauges calculation of the ratios of power spectra of bottom pressure variations and the z-accleration within the band of ‘‘forced oscillations’’ yields constant values equal to the square ratio of the total mean pressure and the gravity acceleration. The conditions for application of the proposed method are formulated.
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- 2020
15. Spatial relationship between shallow very low frequency earthquakes and the subducted Kyushu-Palau Ridge in the Hyuga-nada region of the Nankai subduction zone
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Takashi Tonegawa, Yasushi Ishihara, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Yusuke Yamashita, Masanao Shinohara, Tsutomu Takahashi, and Shuichi Kodaira
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Geophysics ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Subduction ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,Ridge (meteorology) ,Seismic interferometry ,Very low frequency ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,Spatial relationship ,01 natural sciences ,Geology ,Seismology ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
SUMMARYShallow very low frequency earthquakes (sVLFEs) have occurred recurrently at the shallow plate interface of the Hyuga-nada region of the western Nankai subduction zone, Japan. Although the locations of sVLFE epicentres have been determined using land-based seismic records with moderate accuracy, it is necessary to determine their locations more precisely to explore the relationship between sVLFEs and other shallow slow earthquakes and examine the structural factors that may control sVLFE activity. Here, we identified sVLFE epicentres using seismic records obtained from temporarily deployed ocean bottom seismometers (OBSs) in the Hyuga-nada region. Seismic observations involved the deployment of 5–13 OBSs for approximately 1 yr, with deployments conducted three times during 2014–2016 each time with changing OBS numbers and array distribution. As a result, one sVLFE episode, containing successive Rayleigh wave pulses with slow velocities due to marine sediments, could be detected at a frequency band of 0.1–0.15 Hz per observation, resulting in a total of three episodes. Rayleigh wave amplitudes of ordinary earthquakes in the continuous records were suppressed using earthquake catalogues. We estimated the dispersion curve for the Rayleigh wave group velocity for each array, which represented the averaged group velocity within the array, using coda interferometry, and applied an envelope correlation method (ECM) using the group velocities to continuous records. These processing provided sVLFE epicentres with horizontal distance errors of
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- 2020
16. Free Gravity Waves in the Ocean Excited by Seismic Surface Waves: Observations and Numerical Simulations
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Mikhail A. Nosov, S. V. Kolesov, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Kirill Sementsov, Viacheslav Karpov, and Hiroyuki Matsumoto
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Geophysics ,Space and Planetary Science ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,Gravitational wave ,Surface wave ,Excited state ,Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) ,Oceanography ,Geology - Published
- 2019
17. A robust seismic structure along the North Anatolian Fault beneath the Central Marmara Sea, and its implication for seismogenesis
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Ali Pinar, Haluk Ozener, Dogan Kalafat, Remzi Polat, Narumi Takahashi, Yojiro Yamamoto, and Yoshiyuki Kaneda
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North Anatolian Fault ,Seismology ,Geology - Abstract
The offshore part of the North Anatolian Fault (NAF) beneath the Marmara Sea is a well-known seismic gap for future M > 7 earthquakes in the sense that more than 250 years have passed since the last major earthquake in the Central Marmara region. Here, an assessment on the location of possible asperities to host the expected next large earthquake is done based on the heterogeneities on the seismic velocity structure. Using long-term ocean bottom seismograph (OBS) observation data, seismic tomography and precise hypocenter estimations have been conducted. As a result, about five times more microearthquakes than the events in a land-based catalog has been detected. A comparison with previously published results suggests that the seismicity pattern has not changed during the three years period between Sep. 2014 and Jun. 2017. The obtained velocity model shows strong lateral contrast whose changing points locate at 28.10°E and 28.50°E. The western corner of the area (28.10°E) corresponds to a segmentation boundary where the dip angle of the NAF segments changed. The high velocity zones in the tomographic images are characterized by low seismicity eastward from the segment boundary at 28.10°E. Eastern 28.50°E, the high velocity zone becomes thicker in the depth direction. These zones are interpreted as asperities to be ruptured by the next large earthquake which are possibly accumulating strain since the mainshock rupture associated with the May 1766 Ms7.3 earthquake.
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- 2021
18. Approbation of the Method for Examining the Performance of Seafloor Observatory Sensors Using Distant Earthquakes Records
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Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Viacheslav Karpov, Mikhail A. Nosov, S. V. Kolesov, Kirill Sementsov, and Yoshiyuki Kaneda
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z-accelerometer ,Magnitude (mathematics) ,Seafloor observatory ,Geodesy ,seafloor observatory ,Seafloor spreading ,law.invention ,Vertical acceleration ,Pressure measurement ,Linear relationship ,law ,earthquake ,Calibration ,Range (statistics) ,sensor testing ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,lcsh:Q ,lcsh:Science ,pressure gauge ,Geology ,ocean-bottom seismometer - Abstract
An algorithm is presented for testing the calibration accuracy of both z-accelerometers and pressure gauges (PG) installed in seafloor observatories. The test is based on the linear relationship between the vertical acceleration component of the seafloor movement and variations of the seafloor pressure, which is a direct consequence of Newton's 2-nd law and holds valid in the frequency range of “forced oscillations.” The operability of the algorithm is demonstrated using signals registered by 28 observatories of the DONET-2 system during 4 earthquakes of magnitude Mw ~ 8 that took place in 2018-2019 at epicentral distances from 55° up to 140°.
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- 2021
19. Crustal structure of the Toyama Trough, central Japan, revealed by seismic surveys
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Narumi Takahashi, Seiichi Miura, Takeshi Sato, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Hiroshi Sato, Tetsuo No, Tatsuya Ishiyama, and Shuichi Kodaira
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General Engineering ,Trough (geology) ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Seismology ,Geology ,General Environmental Science - Published
- 2019
20. Seafloor Geodesy Revealed Partial Creep of the North Anatolian Fault Submerged in the Sea of Marmara
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Ryusuke Yamamoto, Haluk Ozener, Yojiro Yamamoto, Narumi Takahashi, Yusaku Ohta, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Dogan Kalafat, Motoyuki Kido, and Ali Pinar
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Geophysics ,Creep ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,North Anatolian Fault ,Seismology ,Geology ,Seafloor spreading - Published
- 2019
21. CHARACTERISTICS OF INUNDATION WATER CONSIDERING SEWERAGE DURING COMPOUND WATER DISASTERS DUE TO SIMULTANEOUS INUNDATIONS BY RAINWATER AND RIVER WATER
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Yuto WATANABE, Masahide ISHIZUKA, Yoshiki MIZOBUCHI, Kazuhito FUJISAWA, Shinichiro OKAZAKI, Hidenori YOSHIDA, and Yoshiyuki KANEDA
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- 2022
22. A study of the generation mechanism of the ocean gravity waves excited by seismic surface waves, based on the comparison of the numerical experiments results and observation data
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Kirill Sementsov, Mikhail A. Nosov, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, S. V. Kolesov, and Viacheslav Karpov
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Physics ,Surface wave ,Gravitational wave ,Excited state ,Mechanics ,Observation data ,Mechanism (sociology) - Abstract
The DONET (Dense Oceanfloor Network System for Earthquakes and Tsunamis) is a submarine cabled real-time seafloor observatory network for precise earthquake and tsunami monitoring. Ten DONET observatories were in operation during the 2011 Tohoku-Oki event near the Pacific coast of Honshu Island. Each observatory was equipped with an ocean bottom pressure gauge (PG) and a three-component ocean bottom seismometer (OBS). A comparative analysis of the PG and OBS records revealed that shortly after seismic surface waves traversed the DONET region, free gravity waves were observed within the water layer. The period of these gravity waves was approximately 170 s, the peak-to-peak amplitude was approximately 3.5 cm, the length was on the order of 22 km, and the phase velocity was 134 m/s. We performed numerical simulations of the observed gravity waves using a combined 2D/3D numerical model. The ground motions required for the simulation were reconstructed from records provided by the DONET OBSs and the nearest ground-based GPS stations. The synthetic bottom pressure variations are in good agreement with the DONET PG records. The synthetic displacements of the ocean surface throughout the simulation domain showed that the observed gravity waves were excited directly above the submarine slopes. Theoretical estimates and numerical experiments revealed the generation mechanism of the observed gravity waves. The results showed that (1) horizontal, rather than vertical, bottom movements play a key role in their generation, (2) the amplitude of the excited gravity waves is determined by the amplitude of the dynamic horizontal bottom motions, while the contribution of horizontal static bottom displacements is insignificant, and (3) the amplitude of the excited gravity waves depends on the relative orientation of the slope and the propagation direction of the seismic surface waves.The study was supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research (projects 20-35-70038, 19-05-00351, 20-07-01098).Sementsov, K. A., Nosov, M. A., Kolesov, S. V., Karpov, V. A., Matsumoto, H., & Kaneda, Y. (2019). Free gravity waves in the ocean excited by seismic surface waves: Observations and numerical simulations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 124, 8468–8484. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JC015115Nosov, M. A., Sementsov, K. A., Kolesov, S. V., Matsumoto, H. & Levin, B. W. (2015). Recording of gravity waves formed in the ocean by surface seismic waves during the earthquake of March 11, 2011, off the coast of Japan. Doklady Earth Sciences, 461 (2), 408-413. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1028334X15040121
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- 2020
23. Resilience Science for a Resilient Society in Natural Disaster Prone Countries
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Yoshiyuki Kaneda
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InformationSystems_INFORMATIONSTORAGEANDRETRIEVAL ,Sociology ,Resilience (network) ,Natural disaster ,GeneralLiterature_REFERENCE(e.g.,dictionaries,encyclopedias,glossaries) ,Environmental planning - Published
- 2019
24. Real-Time Tsunami Prediction System Based on Seafloor Observatory Data Applied to the Inland Sea, Japan
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Kentaro Imai, Masanobu Ishibashi, Toshitaka Baba, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Narumi Takahashi, Tatsuo Tanabe, Ryoko Obayashi, and Kentaro Sueki
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Data Applied ,Ocean Engineering ,Prediction system ,Seafloor observatory ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,Oceanography ,01 natural sciences ,Seismology ,Geology ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
The damage and loss of life caused by tsunamis can be reduced by timely warnings, which predict the arrival time and maximum height of tsunamis, to support evacuations and other mitigating actions. We have developed a real-time tsunami prediction system based on data from the Dense Oceanfloor Network system for Earthquakes and Tsunamis (DONET) that has been implemented in some local governments along the Pacific coast of Japan. The system generates estimates of tsunami arrival times and the height, inundation areas, and worst case using selected fault rupture models. The main objective of this paper is to show the possibility of applying the above system for a complicated topography area, and we report a successful application of the system in Sakaide, a city on the Shikoku coast of the Inland Sea, using a simulated great plate-boundary earthquake in the Nankai Trough. The simulated tsunami propagates to Sakaide by complicated routes between several islands. According to calculated tsunami waveforms of 1,506 cases, waveforms of tsunamis propagating to the Inland Sea have a relatively uniform frequency, regardless of the magnitude of the causative event, after running through the narrow straits in the Inland Sea. At the same time, waves are amplified as they pass between the islands of Shodoshima and Shikoku by an interaction with reflected waves. These effects are compatible with this prediction system, and we confirmed that our predicted tsunami is consistent with the final result from a model of a magnitude 9 Nankai Trough earthquake.
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- 2018
25. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Photogrammetric Technic for 3D Tsunamis Safety Modeling in Cilacap, Indonesia
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Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Abdurrakhman Prasetyadi, Nuraini Rahma Hanifa, Siti Kania Kushadiani, Agus Men Riyanto, Budi Nugroho, Ambar Yoganingrum, and Muhammad Yudhi Rezaldi
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Technology ,QH301-705.5 ,Computer science ,QC1-999 ,Sample (statistics) ,drone ,photogrammetry ,3D modeling ,Software ,General Materials Science ,Biology (General) ,Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) ,QD1-999 ,Instrumentation ,Spatial analysis ,Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes ,business.industry ,Physics ,Process Chemistry and Technology ,General Engineering ,tsunamis ,orthomosaic ,Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,Drone ,Computer Science Applications ,Visualization ,Chemistry ,Photogrammetry ,TA1-2040 ,business ,Wave simulation ,Marine engineering - Abstract
Three-dimensional (3D) modeling of tsunami events is intended to promote tsunami safety. However, the developed 3D modeling methods based on Computational Fluid Dynamics and photorealistic particle visualization have some weaknesses, such as not being similar to the original environment, not measuring the wave’s end point, and low image accuracy. The method for 3D modeling of tsunamis that results from this research can fulfil those weaknesses because it has advantages, such as being able to predict the end point of waves, similar to the original environment, and the height and area of inundation. In addition, the method produces more detailed and sharper spatial data. Modeling in this research is conducted using Agisoft Metashape Professional software to a produce 3D orthomosaic from pictures taken with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technique or drone (photogrammetry), and 3ds max software is used for wave simulation. We take a sample of an area in Cilacap, Indonesia that was impacted by the 2006 southwest coast tsunamis and may be vulnerable to future big megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis. The results could be used to provide several benefits, such as the creation of evacuation routes and the determination of appropriate locations for building shelters.
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- 2021
26. Corrigendum to 'Seismic structure off the Kii Peninsula, Japan, deduced from passive- and active-source seismographic data' [Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 461 (2017) 163–175]
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Tsutomu Takahashi, Koichiro Obana, Yojiro Yamamoto, Yuka Kaiho, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Ayako Nakanishi, and Shuichi Kodaira
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Geophysics ,Space and Planetary Science ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,Planet ,Kii peninsula ,Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) ,Earth (classical element) ,Seismology ,Geology - Published
- 2021
27. Resilience Science for a Resilience Society in Seismogenic and Tsunamigenic Countries
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Yoshiyuki Kaneda
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0301 basic medicine ,03 medical and health sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,business.industry ,Environmental resource management ,Sociology ,Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality ,business ,Resilience (network) ,Engineering (miscellaneous) ,Civil engineering - Abstract
The world falls victim to many natural disasters, including disasters from tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tornados, hurricanes, floods, landslides, and droughts.Above all, attention has been drawn to destructive tsunamis and earthquakes, such as the 2004 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami, the 2010 Chile earthquake, and the 2011 East Japan earthquake and tsunami.My personal experience with disasters, tsunamis, and earthquakes has taught me that they can cause severe damage to buildings, the environment, and people in societies in coastal areas (Fig. 1).Since the East Japan earthquake and tsunami in 2011, restoration and revival from the extensive damage caused by the natural disasters has not progressed rapidly in the coastal areas of East Japan.There are many reasons for this, such as the lead times for restoration and recovery, reconstruction budgets, and the time spent generating consensus among the national government, local governments, and people living in the coastal areas on the restoration plans.Furthermore, mental and economic restoration for each individual affected by the disaster in coastal areas and others is very far from returning to the normal state – the one before the disaster.Therefore, advanced measures for disaster mitigation, restoration, and revival in coastal areas are indispensable in advance of the next destructive earthquake and tsunami.In this paper, I will first present examples of tsunami and earthquake damage in Japan and the rest of the world, and countermeasures, resilience science, and resilience society.
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- 2017
28. Real-Time Tsunami Prediction System Using DONET
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Masanobu Ishibashi, Kentaro Sueki, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Kentaro Imai, Ryoko Obayashi, Toshitaka Baba, Fumiyasu Tamazawa, Narumi Takahashi, and Tatsuo Tanabe
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Real-time computing ,Real time prediction ,Prediction system ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality ,01 natural sciences ,Engineering (miscellaneous) ,Geology ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
We constructed a real-time tsunami prediction system using the Dense Oceanfloor Network System for Earthquakes and Tsunamis (DONET). This system predicts the arrival time of a tsunami, the maximum tsunami height, and the inundation area around coastal target points by extracting the proper fault models from 1,506 models based on the principle of tsunami amplification. Since DONET2, installed in the Nankai earthquake rupture zone, was constructed in 2016, it has been used in addition to DONET1 installed in the Tonankai earthquake rupture zone; we revised the system using both DONET1 and DONET2 to improve the accuracy of tsunami prediction. We introduced a few methods to improve the prediction accuracy. One is the selection of proper fault models from the entire set of models considering the estimated direction of the hypocenter using seismic and tsunami data. Another is the dynamic selection of the proper DONET observatories: only DONET observatories located between the prediction point and tsunami source are used for prediction. Last is preparation for the linked occurrence of double tsunamis with a time-lag. We describe the real-time tsunami prediction system using DONET and its implementation for the Shikoku area.
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- 2017
29. Subduction of thick oceanic plateau and high‐angle normal‐fault earthquakes intersecting the slab
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Ryuta Arai, Tomoaki Yamada, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Azusa Nishizawa, Tsutomu Takahashi, Shuichi Kodaira, and Seiichi Miura
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geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Subduction ,Seamount ,Oceanic plateau ,Geophysics ,Fault (geology) ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,01 natural sciences ,Seismic tomography ,Depth of focus (tectonics) ,Intraplate earthquake ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Seismology ,Geology ,Aftershock ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
The role of seamounts on interplate earthquakes has been debated. However, its impact on intraslab deformation is poorly understood. Here we present unexpected evidence for large normal-fault earthquakes intersecting the slab just ahead of a subducting seamount. In 1995, a series of earthquakes with maximum magnitude of 7.1 occurred in northern Ryukyu where oceanic plateaus are subducting. The aftershock distribution shows that conjugate faults with an unusually high dip angle of 70-80° ruptured the entire subducting crust. Seismic reflection images reveal that the plate interface is displaced over 1 km along one of the fault planes of the 1995 events. These results suggest that a lateral variation in slab buoyancy can produce sufficient differential stress leading to near-vertical normal-fault earthquakes within the slab. On the contrary, the upper surface of the seamount (plate interface) may correspond to a weakly-coupled region, reflecting the dual effects of seamounts/plateaus on subduction earthquakes.
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- 2017
30. Geometry and segmentation of the North Anatolian Fault beneath the Marmara Sea, Turkey, deduced from long‐term ocean bottom seismographic observations
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Remzi Polat, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Seckin Citak, Narumi Takahashi, Dogan Kalafat, Mustafa Comoglu, Ali Pinar, and Yojiro Yamamoto
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Seismometer ,geography ,Microseism ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,North Anatolian Fault ,Crust ,Geometry ,Induced seismicity ,Fault (geology) ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,01 natural sciences ,Seafloor spreading ,Geophysics ,Basement (geology) ,Space and Planetary Science ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) ,Geology ,Seismology ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
Both the geometry and the depth of the seismogenic zone of the North Anatolian Fault under the Marmara Sea (the Main Marmara Fault (MMF)) are poorly understood, in part because of the fault's undersea location. We recorded 10 months of microseismic data with a dense array of ocean bottom seismographs and then applied double-difference relocation and 3-D tomographic modeling to obtain precise hypocenters on the MMF beneath the central and western Marmara Sea. The hypocenters show distinct lateral changes along the MMF: (1) both the upper and lower crust beneath the Western High are seismically active and the maximum focal depth reaches 26 km; (2) seismic events are confined to the upper crust beneath the region extending from the eastern part of the Central Basin to the Kumburgaz Basin; and (3) the magnitude and direction of dip of the main fault change under the Central Basin, where there is also an abrupt change in the depth of the lower limit of the seismogenic zone. We attribute this change to a segment boundary of the MMF. Our data show that the upper limit of the seismogenic zone corresponds to sedimentary basement. We also identified several seismically inactive regions within the upper crust along the MMF; their spatial extent beneath the Kumburgaz Basin is greater than beneath the Western High. From the comparison with seafloor extensometer data, we consider that these regions might indicate zones of strong coupling that are accumulating stress for release during future large earthquakes.
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- 2017
31. Crustal structure of the southern Okinawa Trough: Symmetrical rifting, submarine volcano, and potential mantle accretion in the continental back‐arc basin
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Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Tsutomu Takahashi, Shuichi Kodaira, Ryuta Arai, Kaiho Yuka, and Seiichi Miura
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Rift ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Subduction ,Trough (geology) ,Crust ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,01 natural sciences ,Seafloor spreading ,Geophysics ,Space and Planetary Science ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,Lithosphere ,Back-arc basin ,Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) ,Rift zone ,Petrology ,Seismology ,Geology ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
Back-arc basins are a primary target to understand lithospheric evolution in extension associated with plate subduction. Most of the currently active back-arc basins formed in intraoceanic settings and host well-developed spreading centers where seafloor spreading has occurred. However, rift structure at its initial stage, a key to understand how the continental lithosphere starts to break in a magma-rich back-arc setting, is poorly documented. Here we present seismological evidence for structure of the southern Okinawa Trough, an active rift zone behind the Ryukyu subduction zone. We find that the southern Okinawa Trough exhibits an almost symmetric rift system across the rift axis (Yaeyama Rift) and that the sedimentary layers are highly cut by inward dipping normal faults. The rift structure also accompanies a narrow (2–7 km wide) on-axis intrusion resulted from passive upwelling of magma. On the other hand, an active submarine volcano is located ~10 km away from the rift axis. The P wave velocity (Vp) model derived from seismic refraction data suggests that the crust has been significantly thinned from the original ~25 km thick arc crust and the thinnest part with 12 km thickness occurs directly beneath the rift axis. The velocity model also reveals that there exists a thick layer with Vp of 6.5–7.2 km/s at lower crustal levels and may indicate that mantle materials accreted at the bottom of the crust during the crustal stretching. The abrupt crustal thinning and the velocity-depth profile suggest that the southern Okinawa Trough is at a transitional stage from continental rifting to seafloor spreading.
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- 2017
32. Comment on 'An Alternative View of the Microseismicity along the Western Main Marmara Fault,' by E. Batsi et al
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Narumi Takahashi, Yojiro Yamamoto, Dogan Kalafat, Haluk Ozener, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, and Ali Pinar
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geography ,Geophysics ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,Fault (geology) ,Seismology ,Geology - Published
- 2020
33. Pregnancy prediction on the day of embryo transfer (Day 7) and Day 14 by measuring luteal blood flow in dairy cows
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Minoru Sakaguchi, Tomoaki Kubo, Toru Takahashi, Keiki Ishiyama, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Tomomi Kanazawa, Yoshiaki Izaike, and Motohide Seki
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0301 basic medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pregnancy Tests ,Hemodynamics ,Luteal phase ,Ultrasonography, Prenatal ,03 medical and health sciences ,Animal science ,Estrus ,Food Animals ,Corpus Luteum ,Pregnancy ,Blood plasma ,medicine ,Animals ,Small Animals ,Progesterone ,Gynecology ,Estrous cycle ,Equine ,business.industry ,0402 animal and dairy science ,Ultrasonography, Doppler ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Blood flow ,Embryo Transfer ,medicine.disease ,040201 dairy & animal science ,Embryo transfer ,Pregnancy rate ,030104 developmental biology ,Cattle ,Female ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Estrus Synchronization ,business ,Blood Flow Velocity - Abstract
This study aimed to assess the suitability of luteal blood flow analyses measured by color Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS), to predict pregnancy at pre- and post-embryo transfer (ET) in dairy cows, and to compare with the established criterion like luteal size and plasma progesterone (P4) concentrations. Lactating Holstein cows (n = 65) with spontaneous (n = 34) or synchronized estrus (n = 31) were examined. Cows with a CL greater than or equal to 20 mm in diameter (n = 58) received embryo transfer on Day 7 (Day 0 = estrus). Brightness mode images were captured for calculation of the CL area, luteal cavity area, and dominant follicle area on Days 3, 5, 7, and 14. Color Doppler ultrasonography examinations were conducted to determine the blood flow area (BFA) within the CL at the maximum diameter and the time-averaged maximum velocity (TAMV) of the base of the spiral artery on the same days. Plasma P4 concentrations were determined from blood samples collected at each ultrasound examination. Pregnancy was diagnosed by an ultrasound on Day 30. There was no significant difference in the proportion of cows received embryo (91.2% vs. 87.1%, P = 0.70) and pregnancy rate (58.1% vs. 59.3%, P = 1.00) between the spontaneous estrus and synchronized groups. The BFA values of the pregnant group (n = 34) were approximately 1.42 and 1.54 times higher than those of the nonpregnant group (n = 24) on Days 7 (0.54 ± 0.04 cm(2) vs. 0.38 ± 0.02 cm(2); P 0.01) and 14 (0.80 ± 0.23 cm(2) vs. 0.52 ± 0.22 cm(2); P 0.01), respectively. The TAMV of the pregnant group was approximately 1.45 times higher than that of the nonpregnant group on Day 14 (57.8 ± 3.5 cm/s vs. 40.0 ± 3.3 cm/s; P 0.01). However, no differences were found in the CL area, CL tissue area, dominant follicle area, and plasma P4 concentrations among these groups. In addition, the best logistic regression model to predict pregnancy included scores for BFA on Day 7, BFA and TAMV on Day 14. Setting the cutoff value of BFA at 0.43 cm(2) yielded the highest sensitivity (79.4%) and specificity (75.0%) on Day 7, indicating the effectiveness of using BFA data for predicting pregnancy on Day 7. Furthermore, setting the cutoff value at one obtained from a sample with BFA 0.63 cm(2) and TAMV 50.60 cm/s yielded the highest sensitivity (85.3%) and specificity (91.7%) on Day 14. In conclusion, the evaluations of BFA on Day 7, and paired BFA and TAMV on Day 14 represent reliable predictors of pregnancy in the cow.
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- 2016
34. Method for testing the calibration of acceleration and pressure gauges installed at the ocean bottom
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Kirill Sementsov, Mikhail A. Nosov, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Viacheslav Karpov, and S. V. Kolesov
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Physics::Fluid Dynamics ,Explicit formulae ,Observatory ,Frequency band ,Calibration ,Acceleration (differential geometry) ,Gravitational acceleration ,Geodesy ,Geology ,Square (algebra) ,Power (physics) - Abstract
A method is proposed for testing pressure gauges and z-accelerometers, installed in ocean-bottom observatories. The method is based on the linear relationship between variations of the ocean-bottom pressure and the z-acceleration, observed during seismic movements of the bottom within the frequency band of "forced oscillations". Calculation of the boundaries of this frequency band is based on the ocean depth at the observatory site making use of explicit formulae. In the case of correct calibration of the gauges calculation of the ratios of power spectra of bottom pressure variations and the z-accleration within the band of "forced oscillations" yields constant values equal to the square ratio of the total mean pressure and the gravity acceleration. The conditions for application of the proposed method are formulated.
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- 2019
35. Three-dimensional plate geometry and P-wave velocity models of the subduction zone in SW Japan: Implications for seismogenesis
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Narumi Takahashi, Tsutomu Takahashi, Seckin Citak, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Ayako Nakanishi, Shuichi Kodaira, Takeshi Nakamura, Koichiro Obana, and Yojiro Yamamoto
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Subduction ,P wave ,Geometry ,Geology - Published
- 2018
36. Fault geometry beneath the western and Central Marmara Sea, Turkey, based on ocean bottom seismographic observations: Implications for future large earthquakes
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Zeynep Coskun, Haluk Ozener, Yojiro Yamamoto, Dogan Kalafat, Ali Pinar, Remzi Polat, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, and Narumi Takahashi
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Seismic gap ,geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Hypocenter ,Magnetic dip ,North Anatolian Fault ,Geometry ,Induced seismicity ,Fault (geology) ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,01 natural sciences ,Geophysics ,Microearthquake ,Geology ,Aftershock ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Earth-Surface Processes - Abstract
Beneath the Marmara Sea, Turkey, the Main Marmara Fault (MMF), the offshore part of the North Anatolian Fault (NAF), is a well-known seismic gap for future M > 7 earthquakes. However, its detailed fault geometry and microearthquake activity have been debated for several decades. Using data acquired from long-term ocean bottom seismograph (OBS) observations, we made precise hypocenter estimations based on 3-D Vp and Vs velocity structures and assessed the fault geometry beneath the western and central parts of the MMF. The results indicate a segmentation boundary between the near-vertical western part and the south-dipping eastern part located around 28.10°E. Enriched OBS locations indicate microseismicity along both the inner and outer boundary faults of the Central Basin, especially on the western side. A comparison with previously published results suggests that the seismicity pattern has not changed for at least two years, between 2014 and 2016. Using a combined dataset of this and previous studies, lateral variations in the dip angle along the MMF fault segment from 27.4°E to 28.8°E were investigated. Based on this, we depicted on-fault seismicity along the MMF and defined three inactive areas of microseismicity. Two are located in the western segment, corresponding to the rupture area of the 1912 Ms. 7.4 earthquake, and the other, the largest, is located on the eastern segment. From a comparison of previous seismic and geodetic studies, it is considered that this area is a fully locked zone and has the potential for large earthquakes. Having compared the difference between hypocenter locations determined from OBSs and land-based stations, it is proposed that the epicentral locations of the mainshock and aftershocks of the September 26, 2019, M 5.7 earthquake are located much closer to the MMF than locations reported from only land-based results.
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- 2020
37. Synchronous changes in the seismicity rate and ocean-bottom hydrostatic pressures along the Nankai trough: A possible slow slip event detected by the Dense Oceanfloor Network system for Earthquakes and Tsunamis (DONET)
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Kensuke Suzuki, Shinichiro Kamiya, Ryoko Nakata, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Takane Hori, Eiichiro Araki, Masaru Nakano, and Narumi Takahashi
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Slow slip event ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Hydrostatic pressure ,Slip (materials science) ,Ocean-bottom pressure changes ,Induced seismicity ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,01 natural sciences ,Seafloor spreading ,ETAS model ,law.invention ,Geophysics ,Nankai trough ,law ,DONET ,Seismicity rate changes ,Sedimentary rock ,Hydrostatic equilibrium ,Seabed ,Seismology ,Geology ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Earth-Surface Processes - Abstract
We detected long-term hydrostatic pressure changes at ocean-bottom stations of the Dense Oceanfloor Network system for Earthquakes and Tsunamis (DONET) along the Nankai trough, off southwestern Japan. We detected these changes after removing the contributions of ocean mass variations and sensor drift from the records. In addition, we detected a decrease in the background seismicity rate of a nearby earthquake cluster that was synchronous with the hydrostatic pressure changes. We interpreted these observed hydrostatic pressure changes to reflect vertical deformation of the ocean floor of 3–8 cm, and we consider the cause of the seafloor crustal deformation to be a slow slip event (SSE) beneath the stations. Because the pressure changes were observed at stations with distances less than 20 km to each other, we inferred that the SSE occurred in the shallow part of the sedimentary wedge, such as on a splay fault system. The synchronous observation of an SSE and a seismicity rate change suggests that both were triggered by a change in the regional stress that may be associated with stress accumulation and release processes occurring along the Nankai trough. These data show that continuous and careful monitoring of crustal activities by DONET stations provides an effective way to detect seismic and geodetic signals related to the occurrence of megathrust or other types of large earthquakes.
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- 2016
38. Plate geometry model and seismicity in the northern Ryukyu subduction zone, Japan, deduced from amphibious seismic observations
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Yojiro Yamamoto, Koichiro Obana, Tsutomu Takahashi, Seiichi Miura, Yasushi Ishihara, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, and Shuichi Kodaira
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Focal mechanism ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Subduction ,Geometry ,Ocean bottom seismograph ,Induced seismicity ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,01 natural sciences ,Geophysics ,Space and Planetary Science ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,Seismic tomography ,Trench ,Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) ,Geology ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
In this study, the geometry of the subducted Philippine Sea Plate interface beneath the northern Ryukyu Trench subduction zone was estimated based on seismic tomography and focal mechanism estimations using passive data obtained from a temporary amphibious seismic network and permanent land stations. Using relocated low-angle thrust-type earthquakes and information obtained from previous studies, we constrained the plate geometry from the trench axis to a depth of 60 km with uncertainties of
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- 2020
39. STUDY ON A NEW METHOD TO CONSTRUCT A HAZARD MAP USING NUMERICAL SIMULATION BY COMPARING WITH A CONVENTIONAL METHOD
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Wataru Shiraki, Muneo Hori, Hiroki Motoyama, Kazuhito Fujisawa, Kahori Iiyama, and Yoshiyuki Kaneda
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Computer simulation ,Computer science ,Construct (python library) ,Hazard map ,Algorithm - Published
- 2020
40. CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION OF ROBUST MODELING METHOD OF SUBSURFACE SOIL LAYERS FOR NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF URBAN AREA GROUND MOTION DISTRIBUTION
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Wataru Shiraki, Muneo Hori, Hiroki Motoyama, Kahori Iiyama, Kazuhito Fujisawa, and Yoshiyuki Kaneda
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Ground motion ,geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Distribution (number theory) ,Numerical analysis ,Soil horizon ,Soil science ,Urban area ,Geology - Published
- 2020
41. Relationship between pressure variations at the ocean bottom and the acceleration of its motion during a submarine earthquake
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Viacheslav Karpov, Mikhail A. Nosov, S. V. Kolesov, Kirill Sementsov, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, and Yoshiyuki Kaneda
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Cross-spectrum ,lcsh:Geodesy ,The 2011 Tohoku earthquake ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,01 natural sciences ,Deep sea ,Physics::Geophysics ,Acceleration ,Water column ,Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Submarine earthquake ,lcsh:QB275-343 ,Tsunami ,lcsh:QE1-996.5 ,lcsh:Geography. Anthropology. Recreation ,Submarine ,Geology ,Acoustic wave ,Radius ,Geodesy ,Surface gravity ,Ocean bottom acceleration ,lcsh:Geology ,lcsh:G ,Space and Planetary Science ,Ocean bottom pressure ,DONET - Abstract
The data provided by ten DONET deep-sea observatories, that on March 11, 2011, registered the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, were used for investigation of the relationship between variations of the ocean bottom pressure and three-component accelerograms. Methods of cross-spectral analysis revealed the existence of a frequency range of “forced oscillations,” within which pressure variations are proportional to the vertical component of the acceleration. This proportionality is manifested by the magnitude-squared coherence (MSC) being close to unity and a phase lag (PL) practically equal to zero. The spectral analysis method showed the proportionality coefficient to be equal the mass of a water column of unit area at the installation point of the observatory or, approximately, to the product of the water density and the ocean depth. The observed boundaries of the frequency range of “forced oscillations” are revealed to correspond to the theoretical frequency values confining the manifestation of surface gravity and acoustic waves in pressure variations near the ocean bottom. The hypothesis is put forward that the small deviations of MSC from unity and of PL from zero observed by a number of stations within the range of “forced oscillations” are due to the contribution of horizontal movements of nearby submarine slopes. A theoretical analysis has been performed of the problem of forced oscillations of a water layer in a basin of varying depth. A formula is obtained that relates pressure variations at the ocean bottom to acceleration components of the bottom motion and the bottom slope. The pressure in the region of forced oscillations is shown to decrease exponentially with the distance from the moving segment of the ocean bed, so pressure variations, originating from movements of the bottom, are registered effectively by a gauge at the ocean bottom only within a radius less than 1–2 ocean depths. A cross-spectral analysis of pressure variations and of three-component accelerograms confirmed the hypothesis concerning the contribution of horizontal movements of nearby submarine slopes to pressure variations.
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- 2018
42. The 2016 Mw 5.9 earthquake off the southeastern coast of Mie Prefecture as an indicator of preparatory processes of the next Nankai Trough megathrust earthquake
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Mamoru Hyodo, Takashi Tonegawa, Masaru Nakano, Shinichiro Kamiya, Narumi Takahashi, Ayako Nakanishi, Shuichi Kodaira, Takane Hori, Kensuke Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, and Mikiya Yamashita
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Accretionary wedge ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Hypocenter ,Hypocenter determination ,Slip (materials science) ,Crustal structure ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,Megathrust earthquake ,01 natural sciences ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Shore ,geography ,Earthquake cycle simulation ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Accretionary prism ,lcsh:QE1-996.5 ,lcsh:Geography. Anthropology. Recreation ,Hierarchical asperity model ,lcsh:Geology ,Plate tectonics ,lcsh:G ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Submarine pipeline ,Ocean floor observations ,Geology ,Seismology ,Asperity (materials science) - Abstract
Megathrust earthquakes have occurred repeatedly at intervals of 100 to 150 years along the Nankai Trough, situated in the southwest of Japan. Given that it has been 70 years since the last event, the occurrence of the next devastating earthquake is anticipated in the near future. On April 1, 2016, a moderate earthquake (Mw 5.9, MJMA 6.5) occurred off the southeastern coast of Mie Prefecture in the source region of the 1944 Tonankai earthquake (Mw 8.2). In this study, we investigated the influence of the 2016 earthquake on future megathrust earthquakes. We first determined the hypocenter distributions using a precise velocity structure obtained from seismic surveys in the source region. Using data obtained from the DONET ocean-bottom observation network, we found that this earthquake occurred along the plate boundary fault, which is also believed to have slipped during past megathrust earthquakes. We then performed a preliminary numerical simulation to reproduce the occurrence of a moderate earthquake in the middle of a megathrust earthquake cycle. We used a hierarchical asperity model, in which smaller asperities causing moderate earthquakes are embedded in a hyper-asperity that serves as the source region of megathrust earthquakes. The simulation shows that moderate earthquakes, caused by ruptures of a smaller asperity, occur as a result of shrinkage of strongly coupled areas in the hyper-asperity. This result is consistent with the observation that the hypocenter of the 2016 earthquake was located at the edge of a strongly coupled region along the plate boundary. The simulation also reproduced postseismic slip (afterslip/slow slip) along the plate boundary updip of the hyper-asperity, which is consistent with the observations of slow slip events and very-low-frequency earthquakes after the 2016 earthquake. Thus, the occurrence of the moderate earthquake offshore southeastern Mie Prefecture in the middle of the megathrust earthquake cycle implies that the shrinkage of the strongly coupled area along the plate boundary is occurring as a preparatory process for the next megathrust earthquake in the region.
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- 2018
43. Neural Network Learning: Crustal State Estimation Method from Time-Series Data
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Yoshiyuki Kaneda and Akihisa Okada
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Nonlinear system ,Artificial neural network ,Computer science ,Feature extraction ,Trajectory ,Feature (machine learning) ,Data mining ,State (computer science) ,Time series ,computer.software_genre ,computer ,Aftershock - Abstract
Predicting earthquake activity is challenging because of its complex mechanism. Theoretical models help us to understand some aspects; however, for practical purpose, it is difficult to predict earthquake activity using only models. Therefore, we usually utilize observational data by either fitting parameters to models or making models or indicators directly from the data. In this study, we chose the latter. We tried to reveal nonlinear relationships between observed data. We adopted machine learning, using three-layered neural network, as a method for extracting non-linear features. We applied this method to time-series data obtained from a multi-channel observatory before and after an earthquake. Thus, we obtained a trajectory of feature quantities that exhibited cyclic behavior, returning to the same state as before. We expect that the trajectory will be useful for judging whether aftershocks will occur, or not, by the feature quantities not returning, or returning, to their initial states.
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- 2018
44. Realtime Tsunami Prediction System Using Oceanfloor Network Data and its Social Implementation
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Toshitaka Baba, Masanobu Ishibashi, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Kentaro Imai, Narumi Takahashi, Kentaro Sueki, Tatsuo Tanabe, and Ryoko Ohbayashi
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geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Principal (computer security) ,Network data ,Prediction system ,Fault (geology) ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,01 natural sciences ,Arrival time ,Nankai trough ,Point (geometry) ,Seismology ,Geology ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
We have developed a real-time tsunami prediction system using the dense oceanfloor network system for earthquakes and tsunamis (DONET) to visualize predicted tsunami information around the Nankai coastal area. The principal of the prediction system is based on tsunami amplification according to Green's law. Tsunami waveforms of all DONET observatories and predicted target points are calculated in advance using 1506 fault models along the Nankai Trough area. The possible fastest tsunami arrival time, tsunami height, inundation area, and calculated tsunami waveforms of each target point are shown in real-time. We installed it in some local governments and an infrastructure company. Here we report the logic and strategy for social implementation.
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- 2018
45. Seismic evidence for arc segmentation, active magmatic intrusions and syn-rift fault system in the northern Ryukyu volcanic arc
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Tsutomu Takahashi, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Seiichi Miura, Ryuta Arai, and Shuichi Kodaira
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,lcsh:Geodesy ,Volcanism ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,01 natural sciences ,Paleontology ,Continental rift ,Sill ,Fault development ,Volcanic arc ,Magma intrusion ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,lcsh:QB275-343 ,geography ,Rift ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,lcsh:QE1-996.5 ,lcsh:Geography. Anthropology. Recreation ,Geology ,Sedimentary basin ,Back-arc basin ,Seafloor spreading ,lcsh:Geology ,Tectonics ,lcsh:G ,Space and Planetary Science ,Seismic reflection - Abstract
Tectonic and volcanic structures of the northern Ryukyu arc are investigated on the basis of multichannel seismic (MCS) reflection data. The study area forms an active volcanic front in parallel to the non-volcanic island chain in the eastern margin of the Eurasian plate and has been undergoing regional extension on its back-arc side. We carried out a MCS reflection experiment along two across-arc lines, and one of the profiles was laid out across the Tokara Channel, a linear bathymetric depression which demarcates the northern and central Ryukyu arcs. The reflection image reveals that beneath this topographic valley there exists a ~ 3-km-deep sedimentary basin atop the arc crust, suggesting that the arc segment boundary was formed by rapid and focused subsidence of the arc crust driven by the arc-parallel extension. Around the volcanic front, magmatic conduits represented by tubular transparent bodies in the reflection images are well developed within the shallow sediments and some of them are accompanied by small fragments of dipping seismic reflectors indicating intruded sills at their bottoms. The spatial distribution of the conduits may suggest that the arc volcanism has multiple active outlets on the seafloor which bifurcate at crustal depths and/or that the location of the volcanic front has been migrating trenchward over time. Further distant from the volcanic front toward the back-arc (> 30 km away), these volcanic features vanish, and alternatively wide rift basins become predominant where rapid transitions from normal-fault-dominant regions to strike-slip-fault-dominant regions occur. This spatial variation in faulting patterns indicates complex stress regimes associated with arc/back-arc rifting in the northern Okinawa Trough.
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- 2018
46. Episodic tremor and slip near the Japan Trench prior to the 2011 Tohoku‐Oki earthquake
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Yoshihiro Ito, Ryota Hino, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, and Syuichi Suzuki
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Seismometer ,Geophysics ,Amplitude ,Subduction ,Slow earthquake ,Ambient noise level ,Trench ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Episodic tremor and slip ,Slip (materials science) ,Seismology ,Geology - Abstract
Change in the rates of aseismic deformation prior to large earthquakes is a major area of interest in earthquake physics. Here we present evidence that episodic tremor and slip occurred in the shallow subduction zone within the source region of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake prior to the main shock. Ocean bottom seismometers near the Japan Trench recorded some excitations in amplitude of ambient noise level accompanying both the 2008 and 2011 slow slip events. The observed signals show that low frequencies of 5–8 Hz dominated, suggesting that the excitations were due to small low-frequency tremors accompanying the slow slip events. The largest amplitude tremor was observed just before the 2011 event. The estimated sources of tremors were possibly distributed within the coseismic slip area of the 2011 event, suggesting the shallow plate-boundary thrust near the trench is a general location of slow earthquakes.
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- 2015
47. Parallel Implementation of Dispersive Tsunami Wave Modeling with a Nesting Algorithm for the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami
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Daisuke Matsuoka, Toshitaka Baba, Toshihiro Kato, Narumi Takahashi, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, and Kazuto Ando
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Wave model ,Geophysics ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,Spherical coordinate system ,Bathymetry ,Submarine pipeline ,Soliton ,Supercomputer ,Geographic coordinate system ,Dispersion (water waves) ,Algorithm ,Geology ,Seismology - Abstract
Because of improvements in offshore tsunami observation technology, dispersion phenomena during tsunami propagation have often been observed in recent tsunamis, for example the 2004 Indian Ocean and 2011 Tohoku tsunamis. The dispersive propagation of tsunamis can be simulated by use of the Boussinesq model, but the model demands many computational resources. However, rapid progress has been made in parallel computing technology. In this study, we investigated a parallelized approach for dispersive tsunami wave modeling. Our new parallel software solves the nonlinear Boussinesq dispersive equations in spherical coordinates. A variable nested algorithm was used to increase spatial resolution in the target region. The software can also be used to predict tsunami inundation on land. We used the dispersive tsunami model to simulate the 2011 Tohoku earthquake on the Supercomputer K. Good agreement was apparent between the dispersive wave model results and the tsunami waveforms observed offshore. The finest bathymetric grid interval was 2/9 arcsec (approx. 5 m) along longitude and latitude lines. Use of this grid simulated tsunami soliton fission near the Sendai coast. Incorporating the three-dimensional shape of buildings and structures led to improved modeling of tsunami inundation.
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- 2015
48. A trial estimation of frictional properties, focusing on aperiodicity off Kamaishi just after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake
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Naoki Uchida, Keisuke Ariyoshi, Akira Hasegawa, Takane Hori, Ryota Hino, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, and Toru Matsuzawa
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Geophysics ,Interplate earthquake ,Large earthquakes ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Perturbation (astronomy) ,Slip (materials science) ,Instability ,Geology ,Seismology - Abstract
Motivated by the fact that temporal earthquake aperiodicity was observed off Kamaishi just after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, we performed numerical simulations of chain reactions due to the postseismic slip of large earthquakes by applying rate- and state-dependent friction laws. If the repeater is composed of single asperity, our results show that, (i) a mixture of partial and whole rupturing of a single asperity can explain some of the observed variability in timing and size of the repeating earthquakes off Kamaishi; (ii) the partial rupturing can be reproduced with moderate frictional instability with the aging-law and not the slip or Nagata laws; (iii) the perturbation of the activated earthquake hypocenters observed mostly in the ESE-WNW direction may reflect the fact that the large postseismic slip of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake propagated from ESE to WNW off Kamaishi; (iv) the observed region of repeating earthquake quiescence may reflect the strong plate coupling of megathrust earthquakes.
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- 2014
49. S wave attenuation structure on the western side of the Nankai subduction zone: Implications for fluid distribution and dynamics
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Ayako Nakanishi, Yojiro Yamamoto, Shuichi Kodaira, Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Koichiro Obana, and Tsutomu Takahashi
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Subduction ,Forward scatter ,Attenuation ,Geophysics ,Seismic wave ,Amplitude ,Space and Planetary Science ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,Surface wave ,S-wave ,Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) ,Fluid dynamics ,Seismology ,Geology - Abstract
We estimated the S wave attenuation structure in southwestern Japan and the western Nankai Trough by analyzing maximum S wave amplitudes at 4–8, 8–16, and 16–32 Hz with a correction term for apparent amplitude attenuation due to multiple forward scattering. Because the estimated attenuation (Q−1) in our tomographic study was much larger than Q−1 due to wide-angle scattering, our estimated Q−1 was composed mainly of intrinsic attenuation. High-attenuation areas (Q−1 > 1/300 at 4–8 Hz) were imaged beneath Quaternary volcanoes and south off Shikoku. Low (
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- 2014
50. Feature Extraction of Global Seismicity by Principal Component Analysis
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Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Mitsuhiro Toriumi, and Akihisa Okada
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Series (mathematics) ,Feature extraction ,Principal component analysis ,Induced seismicity ,Seismology ,Geology ,Curse of dimensionality - Abstract
Predicting earthquake activity is desirable because it can save lives and reduce economic losses. However, constructing a predictive model is difficult because of the complexity of earthquake activity. Thus, we adopted a statistical approach for extracting seismicity features. We extracted features of global seismicity from an earthquake data catalog using principal component analysis to reveal the spatial linkages and time dependence of earthquake activity. For principal component analysis, we defined earthquake occurrence rate and regarded its time series as samples and regional labels as the dimensionality. We demonstrate that this method accurately identified past earthquake activity and revealed correlations between remote locations and time dependence of seismicity features. These results will help the construction of a predictive earthquake activity model.
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- 2017
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