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February 2019
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South China Sea Two-Island Monsoon Experiment (SCSTIMX): Observation, Simulation, and Projection
Submission deadline: 2019/05/31
Tectonic Evolution of Taiwan Orogenic Belt
Submission deadline: 2019/07/31
Triggered slip on multifaults after the 2018 M
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6.4 Hualien earthquake by continuous GPS and InSAR measurements
Author:
InSAR and GPS data to characterize surface deformation of Hulaien earthquake
Milun and a west-dipping faults were triggered by the seismogenic fault
High-rate GPS positioning for magnitude and arrival time of PGD
Author(s):
Hsin Tung, Horng-Yue Chen, Ya-Ju Hsu, Jyr-Ching Hu, Yo-Ho Chang, and Yu-Ting Kuo
DOI:
10.3319/TAO.2019.04.03.01
Keywords:
High rate GPS
InSAR
Multi fault slip triggering
Peak Ground Displacement
A review on studies of the 1999 Chi-Chi Earthquake for resolving the debatable problems in earthquake physics
Author:
To review the debatable problems
To review the observations
To resolve the debatable problems
Author(s):
Jeen-Hwa Wang
DOI:
10.3319/TAO.2019.03.26.01
Keywords:
Ch Chi earthquake
Strain
Stress
Heat flux
Stress drop
Source spectral
Seismic efficiency
Earthquake recurrence
Reanalysis of background free oscillations using recent SG data
Author:
The excitation mechanism of BFOs remains to be studied
Reanalyze BFOs by combining SG data rather than traditional seismometer records
Discuss the BFOs excitation through comparisons with atmospheric/oceanic data
Author(s):
Heping Sun, Miaomiao Zhang, Jianqiao Xu, and Xiaodong Chen
DOI:
10.3319/TAO.2019.03.14.03
Keywords:
Background free oscillations
Superconducting gravimeter
Excitation mechanism
Atmospheric and oceanic disturbances
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Intensification of the decadal activity in Equatorial Rossby Waves and linkage to changing tropical circulation
Author:
Equatorial Rossby Waves have intensified during the recent decades
Strengthening of the Walker circulation increased the vertical zonal shear
Strengthened vertical westerly shear enhanced Equatorial Rossby Waves
Author(s):
Wan-Ling Tseng, S.-Y. Simon Wang, Huang-Hsiung Hsu, and Jonathan D. D. Meyer
DOI:
10.3319/TAO.2019.01.18.02
Keywords:
Equatorial Rossby waves
ERWs
Wind shear
Walker circulation
The roles of vertical wind shear and topography in formation of convective asymmetries in Typhoon Nanmadol (2011)
Author:
The vertical wind shear dominates the formation of TC convective asymmetry
Topography and model physics exert little influence on TC convective asymmetry
Shear modulates the storm’s secondary circulation thus leads to TC asymmetry
Author(s):
Kun-Hsuan Chou, Chun-Ming Yeh, and Shu-Jeng Lin
DOI:
10.3319/TAO.2018.12.16.01
Keywords:
Vertical wind shear
Convection asymmetry
Asymmetric secondary circulation
NTU/PU model simulations and observed flow over mountains
Author:
Show NTU/PU model capability to simulate idealized non-symmetric flow
Show NTU/PU model capability to simulate complex flow using real data and terrain
Show realistic NTU/PU model simulation with uniform initial wind and real terrain
Author(s):
Patrick Haines, Wen-Yih Sun, Shu-Hua Chen, Wu-Ron Hsu, and Ming-En Hsieh
DOI:
10.3319/TAO.2018.12.04.01
Keywords:
Nonhydrostatic model
Compressible
Forward backward
Lee vortex
Hydraulic jump
Mountain waves
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Dynamics of the South Java Coastal Current revealed by RAMA observing network
Author:
The SJCC is the poorest observed eastern boundary current
The SJCC is strongly driven by the remote forcing from the equatorial Indian Ocean
Remote forcing from the equator is associated with the wind-forced Kelvin waves
Author(s):
Putri Adia Utari, Dedi Setiabudidaya, M. Yusup Nur Khakim, and Iskhaq Iskandar
DOI:
10.3319/TAO.2018.12.14.01
Keywords:
Kelvin waves
South Java Coastal Current
RAMA buoy
Remote forcing
Attribution of the growth of a distinct population of
Synechococcus
to the coverage of lateral water on an upwelling
Author:
Quantities of various prokaryotic picoplankton in the upwelling were described
Genetic phylogeny of prokaryotic picoplankton in the upwelling was reported
Exchange of oligotrophic water and upwelling water promoted Synechococcus to grow
Author(s):
Chih-Ching Chung and Gwo-Ching Gong
DOI:
10.3319/TAO.2018.09.26.01
Keywords:
Upwelling
Kuroshio Current
16S rDNA phylogeny
Prokaryotic picoplankton
Synechococcus
Measurements of diffusion coefficient of methane in water/brine under high pressure
Author:
Raman spectroscopy is applied to measure diffusion coefficient of methane
Diffusion coefficient of methane in brine under high pressure is measured
MD simulation is performed to calculate the diffusion coefficient of methane
Author(s):
Yen-An Chen, Che-Kang Chu, Yan-Ping Chen, Lee-Shin Chu, Shiang-Tai Lin, and Li-Jen Chen
DOI:
10.3319/TAO.2018.02.23.02
Keywords:
Diffusion coefficient
Methane
Brine
Molecular dynamics simulation
Citation:
Chen, Y.-A., C.-K. Chu, Y.-P. Chen, L.-S. Chu, S.-T. Lin, and L.-J. Chen, 2018: Measurements of diffusion coefficient of methane in water/brine under high pressure. Terr. Atmos. Ocean. Sci., 29, 577-587, doi: 10.3319/TAO.2018.02.23.02
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Post-collisional exhumation and geotherm pattern in northern Tananao Complex, northeastern Taiwan
Author:
Exhumation rate was constantat~2 mm/yr in1.5-0.2 Ma before athree-fold increase
Since at least 1.5 Ma, extension of Ryukyu subduction zonehas influenced NE Taiwan
Paleogeothermal gradients increased from 75 to 150 ℃/km inthe last 1.5-0.2 Ma
Author(s):
Tzu-Tsen Shen, Tsung-Kwei Liu, Shao-Yi Huang, Pei-Shan Hsieh, and Cheng-Yin Wu
DOI:
10.3319/TAO.2019.04.06.01
Keywords:
Exhumation
Paleogeothermal gradient
Fission track dating
Age elevation relationship (AER)
NE Taiwan
Pseudo-3D seismic imaging of Geolin Mounds hydrothermal field in the Southern Okinawa Trough offshore NE Taiwan
Author:
We investigated a hydrothermal field named Geolin in the Southern Okinawa Trough
We applied pseudo-3D seismic processing with the streamer feathering data
We provide 2D/3D seismic images of the Geolin Mounds hydrothermal field in the SOT
Author(s):
Ho-Han Hsu, Liang-Fu Lin, Char-Shine Liu, Jih-Hsin Chang, Wei-Zhi Liao, Tzu-Ting Chen, Kuo-Han Chao, Sheng-Lung Lin, Hsin-Sung Hsieh, and Song-Chuen Chen
DOI:
10.3319/TAO.2019.03.14.02
Keywords:
Multi channel seismic
Steamer feathering
3D seismic
Hydrothermal field
Geolin Mounds
Southern Okinawa Trough
Seafloor characterization in the southernmost Okinawa Trough from underwater optical imagery
Author:
Deep-towed vehicles, ATIS, V-Corer, FITS, and TVG, are utilized for seafloor surveys
82.69 kilometers of survey tracks are accomplished through the deep-towed vehicles
Video data collected are strong evidence for mineral related seafloor features
Author(s):
Yu-Cheng Chou, Chau-Chang Wang, Hsin-Hung Chen, and Yuan-He Lin
DOI:
10.3319/TAO.2019.03.14.01
Keywords:
Southern Okinawa Trough
Seafloor imaging and sampling
ATIS
V Corer
FITS
TVG
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Application of synthetic aperture radar imagery for forward and backward tracking of oil slicks
Author:
The oil trajectories were calculated using the detected oil from SAR
Calculation of the optimal coefficients using various wind and tidal conditions
Performance evaluation of backward tracing to the oil position using SAR data
Author(s):
Tae-Ho Kim, Chan-Su Yang, and Kazuo Ouchi
DOI:
10.3319/TAO.2019.03.03.02
Keywords:
Oil tracking
Marine weather data
SAR
Oil spill response technique
Backward tracking function
Post-earthquake spatio-temporal landslide analysis of Huisun Experimental Forest Station
Author:
Multi-date & multi-sensor satellite images were studied for HEFS landslides
Post-earthquake landslide areas show decreasing trend with increasing NDVI
> 50% landslides were observed on S- & SE-facing slopes and at 500 - 1500m elevation
Author(s):
Ming-Der Yang and Hui-Ping Tsai
DOI:
10.3319/TAO.2019.03.03.01
Keywords:
Post earthquake
Spatio temporal analysis
Landslide
NDVI
Chi Chi earthquake
Comparison of change detection methods based on the spatial chaotic model for synthetic aperture radar imagery
Author:
The fractal method can easily distinguish buildings from SAR images
The improved fractal method has good performance when identifying grass
The SVM method better recognizes grass and buildings than the CFAR method
Author(s):
Chih-Hsuan Huang, Hsuan Ren, and Yu-Chang Tzeng
DOI:
10.3319/TAO.2018.10.16.02
Keywords:
Fractal dimension
Change detection
Spatial chaotic model
SVM
DBC
SAR
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Method to improve accuracy of water flow velocity at short distance measured by Pulse Boundary Model
Author:
Coupled method of the Pulse Boundary Model and salt tracer method to reduce error
Outline the procedures of the coupled method
Validate the new improved method by comparing with the volumetric method
Author(s):
Yuequn Dong, Tingwu Lei, Qingwen Zhang, Xiaohui Zhuang, and Fangfang Liu
DOI:
10.3319/TAO.2019.02.07.01
Keywords:
Flow Velocity
Pulse Boundary Method
Centroid velocity
Peak concentration velocity
Integrating hydrodynamic model and Monte Carlo simulation for predicting extreme water levels in a river system
Author:
The integration of hydrodynamic model and Monte Carlo simulation was explored
The model was calibrated and verified with measured water levels
Designed water level was estimated using probability distribution
Author(s):
Wen-Cheng Liu and Hong-Ming Liu
DOI:
10.3319/TAO.2019.01.18.01
Keywords:
Extreme water level
Hydrodynamic model
Monte Carlo
Joint probability
Model calibration and verification
Danshuei River system
Uncertainty evaluation of SWAT model for snowmelt runoff in a Himalayan watershed
Author:
SWAT model was applied to the high altitude Himalayan watershed (2001-2009)
Model results improved significantly when elevation bands are considered
The SUFI-2 algorithm was used to quantify the associated uncertainty
Author(s):
Tanveer Abbas, Fiaz Hussain, Ghulam Nabi, Muhammad Waseem Boota, and Ray -Shyan Wu
DOI:
10.3319/TAO.2018.10.08.01
Keywords:
SWAT
Snowmelt
Uncertainty
SUFI 2
Elevation Bands
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