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Latest Neogene-Quaternary seismic stratigraphy and post-opening tectonic history on the southwest margin of the Ulleung Basin, East Sea
Sequence analysis of 2D seismic profiles and sediment data from the southwestern margin of Ulleung Basin reveals that the latest Neogene-Quaternary...
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Lagrangian Oil Spill Simulation in Peter the Great Bay (Sea of Japan) with a High-Resolution ROMS Model
Oil spill incidents with tankers, port terminals and offshore platforms impact seriously on marine life and socio-economic services. They occur more...
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A solidified lava lake in an explosion crater within granitic basement, SW Japan
The Pleistocene Tawanouchi basalt of SW Japan formed as a lava lake in an explosion crater within granitic basement. Volcanic activity in the...
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Shear wave splitting and seismic velocity structure in the focal area of the earthquake swarm and their relation with earthquake swarm activity in the Noto Peninsula, central Japan
Seismic activity in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, has increased since August 2020 and has continued as of August 2023....
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Numerical analysis of landslide-generated debris flow on July 3, 2021 in Izu Mountain area, Shizuoka County, Japan
With the increasing of extreme rainfall frequency, landslides accompanied by mudslides often lead to serious casualties and property damage. On 3 rd ...
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Seismic velocity structure along the Sea of Japan with large events derived from seismic tomography for whole Japanese Islands including reflection survey data and NIED MOWLAS Hi-net and S-net data
We conducted seismic tomography for entire Japanese Islands including the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean using arrival times from reflection...
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Effects of uncertainty in fault parameters on deterministic tsunami hazard assessment: examples for active faults along the eastern margin of the Sea of Japan
We investigated the effects of fault parameter uncertainty on the deterministic assessment of tsunami hazards for the submarine and coastal active...
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Solidified magma reservoir derived from active source seismic experiments in the Aira caldera, southern Kyushu, Japan
The Aira caldera, located in southern Kyushu, Japan, originally formed 100 ka, and its current shape reflects the more recent 30 ka caldera-forming...
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The Thermal Regime of Japan (East), Okhotsk Seas, and Pacific Ocean Waters Adjacent to Sakhalin and Kuril Islands
AbstractThe long-term dynamics of the thermal regime of sea waters in the Sakhalin-Kuril Region is poorly studied. At the same time, external...
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Characteristics of Geoparks in China and Japan: Similarities and Differences
Both China and Japan have achieved considerable development of geoparks. This paper introduces the current status of geoparks and develops a...
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Shallow structure and late quaternary slip rate of the Osaka Bay fault, western Japan
The Osaka Bay is situated at a seismically active region north of the Median Tectonic Line and east of Awaji Island in western Japan, known as part...
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Tropical cyclone contribution to extreme rainfall over southwest Pacific Island nations
Southwest Pacific nations are among some of the worst impacted and most vulnerable globally in terms of tropical cyclone (TC)-induced flooding and...
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Azimuthal dependence on amplifications for long-period ground motions propagating in the Kanto Basin, Japan
In the Kanto Basin, Japan, it has been reported that the dominant periods of long-period ground motions vary depending on the areas where earthquakes...
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Dispersal and grain size characteristics of the May 14, 2018 Shinmoedake eruption deposit, Kirishima Volcano, Japan, based on post-eruption field survey and meteorological datasets
This study describes the dispersal and grain size characteristics of the May 14, 2018 Shinmoedake eruption deposits of Kirishima Volcano in southern...
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Diurnal coastal trapped waves propagating along the east coast of the Shimokita Peninsula, Japan
In this study, we investigated diurnal coastal trapped waves in the eastern coastal area of the Shimokita Peninsula near the Tsugaru Strait. The...
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Eight-year catalog of deep short-term slow slip events at the Nankai trough based on objective detection algorithm using strain and tilt records
In subduction zones, slip deficit monitoring along the plate interface is important for understanding the seismogenesis of megathrust earthquakes. In...
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Propagation characteristics of sporadic E and medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances (MSTIDs): statistics using HF Doppler and GPS-TEC data in Japan
We carried out a statistical analysis of the propagation characteristics of Es and Medium-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances (MSTIDs) by...
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Health risk assessment of trace metal(loid)s in agricultural soils based on Monte Carlo simulation coupled with positive matrix factorization model in Chongqing, southwest China
This study aimed to investigate the pollution characteristics, source apportionment, and health risks associated with trace metal(loid)s (TMs) in the...
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Washover deposits related to tsunami and storm surge along the north coast of the Shimokita Peninsula in northern Japan
A decade after the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake (Mw 9.0), geological surveys were conducted at multiple sites along the Pacific Coast of the...
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Origin of Subaqueous Dunes on a Flat-topped Seamount, Dokdo in the East (Japan) Sea, Korea
This study examines subaqueous dunes located on the southern periphery of the flat top of Dokdo Seamount at water depths from 120 to 170 m where the...
