Sensitivity of Deep-Towed Marine Electrical Resistivity Imaging Using Two-Dimensional Inversion: A Case Study on Methane Hydrate

  • Author(s): Chih-Wen Chiang, Tada-nori Goto, Hitoshi Mikada, Chien-Chih Chen, and Shu-Kun Hsu
  • DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2012.06.19.01(T)
  • Keywords: Methane hydrate, Gas hydrate, Deep-towed marine electrical resistivity imaging, 2D inversion, DC survey
Published in Geophysics

Fluctuation Analyses of M ≥ 3 Earthquake Sequences in The Taipei Metropolitan Area

  • Author(s): Jeen-Hwa Wang, Kou-Cheng Chen, Shiann-Jong Lee, Win-Gee Huang, and Pei-Ling Leu
  • DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2012.08.14.01(T)
  • Keywords: Earthquake sequence, Magnitude, Inter-event time, Long- and short-term memory effects, Fluctuation analysis
Published in Geophysics

Illumination and Resolution Analyses on Marine Seismic Data Acquisitions by the Adjoint Wavefield Method

  • Author(s): Kun-Sung Li and How-Wei Chen
  • DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2012.06.15.01(T)
  • Keywords: Illumination analysis, Resolution analysis, Sensitivity kernels, Pressure-velocity wave equation, Reciprocity, Adjoint method, Self-adjoint operator
Published in Geophysics

Age and Geochemical Features of Dredged Basalts from Offshore SW Taiwan: The Coincidence of Intra-Plate Magmatism with the Spreading South China Sea

  • Author(s): Kuo-Lung Wang, Yi-Ming Lo, Sun-Lin Chung, Ching-Hua Lo, Shu-Kun Hsu, Huai-Jen Yang, and Ryuichi Shinjo
  • DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2012.07.06.01(TT)
  • Keywords: Miocene, Dredged basalts, Geochemistry, South China Sea spreading, Taiwan, Eurasian continental margin
Published in Geology

A Large Volume Multi-Anvil Apparatus for the Earth Sciences Community in Taiwan

  • Author(s): Florian B. Hua, Keng-Chih Liang, Jennifer Kung, Wei-Ling Hsu, and Yanbin Wang
  • DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2012.05.07.01(TT)
  • Keywords: High pressure, High pressure multi-anvil apparatus, Solid earth, Pressure calibration
Published in Geology

Deep Nitrate Deficit Observed in the Highly Oxygenated East/Japan Sea and Its Possible Cause

  • Author(s): Il-Nam Kim, Dong-Ha Min, and Tongsup Lee
  • DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2012.08.11.01(Oc)
  • Keywords: Denitrification, N/P ratio, Nitrogen cycle, East/Japan Sea, Ulleung Basin, Tatar Strait
Published in Oceanic Science

Assessment of an Increase in Boron and Arsenic Concentrations at the Discharge Area of Na-Borate Mine (Kirka-Eskisehir, Turkey)

  • Author(s): Galip Yuce and Didem Ugurluoglu Yasin
  • DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2012.05.10.01(Hy)
  • Keywords: Kirka, Borax, Boron, Arsenic, Contamination, Groundwater
Published in Hydrology

Determining Adequate Averaging Periods and Reference Coordinates for Eddy Covariance Measurements of Surface Heat and Water Vapor Fluxes over Mountainous Terrain

  • Author(s): Yi-Ying Chen and Ming-Hsu Li
  • DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2012.05.02.01(Hy)
  • Keywords: Eddy covariance, Surface heat flux, Surface water vapour flux, Planar-fit rotation
Published in Hydrology