scholarly journals Population of seabirds in the Sea of Okhotsk and adjacent waters of the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan during the winter-spring period of 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-256
Author(s):  
Yuri B. Artukhin
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Sea Of Japan ◽  
Sea Of Okhotsk ◽  
The Sea Of Japan ◽  
The Sea Of Okhotsk ◽  
Spring Period ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Pacific Ocean

Atmospheric mercury (Hg(0)) concentrations and Hg(0) fluxes in the Sea of Japan and the Okhotsk Sea in fall 2019

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evgeny Lopatnikov ◽  
Viktor Kalinchuk ◽  
Anatoly Astakhov ◽  
Yang Gang ◽  
Jianjun Zou
Keyword(s):  
Sea Of Japan ◽  
Yellow Sea ◽  
Sea Of Okhotsk ◽  
The Yellow Sea ◽  
The Sea Of Japan ◽  
Air Masses ◽  
The Sea Of Okhotsk ◽  
Kurile Islands ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Pacific Ocean

<p>Continuous measurements of gaseous elemental mercury (Hg(0)) in the marine boundary layer (MBL) and Hg(0) fluxes were conducted in the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk from September 7 to October 17, 2019. All Hg(0) measurements were carried out using two RA-915M mercury analysers (Lumex LLC, Russia). Hg(0) concentrations in the air were measured at two levels (about 2 m and 20 m above the sea surface) with a time resolution of 30 minutes. Hg(0) fluxes were measured at five sample stations using a dynamic flux chamber.</p><p>During the cruise Hg(0) concentrations varied in the range from 0,47 ng/m<sup>3</sup> to 1,55 ng/m<sup>3</sup>, and from 0,31 ng/m<sup>3</sup> to 2,71 ng/m<sup>3</sup> with medians of 0,92 ng/m<sup>3</sup> for 2 m and 20 m, respectively. Atmospheric Hg(0) concentrations in measurements sites were strongly depended on the regions from where air masses came to the study areas. As a result of the Concentration Weighted Trajectory (CWT) analysis we established 2 regions that influenced the Hg(0) concentrations during the cruise: the Northeast China with the Yellow Sea region and the Kurile Islands sector of the Pacific Ocean. The arrival of air masses from China and the Yellow Sea region caused an increase in Hg(0) concentrations in the air in the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk. Elevated concentrations were also observed In the Sea of Okhotsk during the periods air masses came from the Kurile Islands sector of the Pacific Ocean.</p><p>Hg(0) fluxes were measured at 3 stations in the Sea of Japan and at 2 stations in the Sea of Okhotsk. The values ranged from 0,57 ng/m<sup>2</sup>/h to 1,55 ng/m<sup>2</sup>/h, with median value of 1,32 ng/m<sup>2</sup>/h. A positive relationships between Hg(0) flux and air and water temperature were observed.</p><p>This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (RSF) (Project № 19-77-10011) and by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Projects №: 41876065, 41420104005, U1606401) and National Program on Global Change and Air-Sea Interaction (Project № GASI-GEOGE-04).</p>

scholarly journals Long-term ocean acidification trends in coastal waters around Japan

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Ishida ◽  
Ryosuke S. Isono ◽  
Jun Kita ◽  
Yutaka W. Watanabe
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Ocean Acidification ◽  
Sea Of Japan ◽  
Ocean Current ◽  
The Sea Of Japan ◽  
Marginal Seas ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Activity Measurements ◽  
The Pacific Ocean

AbstractThis study examines long-term ocean pH data to evaluate ocean acidification (OA) trends at two coastal research institutions located on the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. These laboratories are located away from the influences of large rivers and major industrial activity. Measurements were performed daily for the past 30 years (1980s–2010s). The average annual ocean pH for both sites showed generally negative trends. These trends were – 0.0032 and – 0.0068 year–1 (p < 0.001) at the Sea of Japan and Pacific Ocean sites, respectively. The trends were superimposed onto approximately 10-year oscillations, which appear to synchronize with the ocean current periodicity. At the Sea of Japan site, the ocean pH in the summer was higher, and the rate of OA was higher than during other seasons. Our results suggest that seasonality and ocean currents influence OA in the coastal areas of open oceans and can affect the coastal regions of marginal seas.

Three-Dimensional Seismic Velocity Structure Beneath Japanese Islands and Surroundings Based on NIED Seismic Networks Using both Inland and Offshore Events

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 844-857 ◽  
Author(s):  
Makoto Matsubara ◽  
Hiroshi Sato ◽  
Kenji Uehira ◽  
Masashi Mochizuki ◽  
Toshihiko Kanazawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Sea Of Japan ◽  
Velocity Structure ◽  
Seismic Velocity ◽  
The Sea Of Japan ◽  
Seismic Velocity Structure ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Pacific Ocean ◽  
Seismic Networks ◽  
Japanese Islands

Tomographic analysis of the seismic velocity structure beneath oceans has always been difficult because offshore events determined by onshore seismic networks have large uncertainties in depth. In order to use reliable event locations for our computations, we have developed a method to use the hypocentral depths determined by the NIED F-net with moment tensor solutions using long-period (20-50 s) waves from offshore events away from onshore seismic networks. We applied seismic tomographic method to events occurring between the years 2000 and 2015 to generate a tomographic image of the Japanese Islands and the surrounding using travel time data picked by the NIED Hi-net, hypocenteral information for onshore earthquakes from the Hi-net, and hypocenter information for offshore events from the F-net. The seismic velocity structure at depths of 30-50 km beneath the Pacific Ocean off the east coast of northeastern Japan and onshore Japan was clearly imaged using both onshore and offshore event date. The boundary between high and low P-wave velocities (Vp) is clearly seen at the Median Tectonic Line beneath southwestern Japan at depths of 10 and 20 km. We discuss how the high-Vp lower crust and low-Vp upper crust beneath central Japan and towards the Sea of Japan are responsible for the failed rift structures formed during the opening of the Sea of Japan. Due to consequent shortening, the crustal deformation has been concentrated along the failed rift zone. Resolution of shallow structures beneath the ocean is investigated using S-net data, confirming the possibility of imaging depths of 5-20 km. In future studies, application of S-net data will be useful in evaluating whether the failed rift structure, formed during the late Cretaceous to early Tertiary, continues towards the shallow regions beneath the Pacific Ocean.

The Prehistory of Kamchatka

1947 ◽  
Vol 12 (3Part1) ◽  
pp. 173-179
Author(s):  
George I. Quimby
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Bering Sea ◽  
Sea Of Okhotsk ◽  
Alpine Vegetation ◽  
The West ◽  
The Sea Of Okhotsk ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Pacific Ocean

The peninsula of Kamchatka in Siberia is situated between the Sea of Okhotsk on the west and Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean on on the east. This peninsula is about 750 miles long and 80 to 300 miles wide with a mountainous and volcanic interior and a somewhat severe climate. Forests cover all the land except where there are areas of tundra or alpine vegetation.

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