Estimating the uncertainty of land-cover extrapolations while constructing a raster map from tabular data

This paper presents novel techniques to estimate the uncertainty in extrapolations of spatially-explicit land-change simulation models. We illustrate the concept by mapping a historic landscape based on: 1) tabular data concerning the quantity in each land cover category at a distant point in time at the stratum level, 2) empirical maps from more recent points in time at the grid cell level, and 3) a simulation model that extrapolates land-cover change at the grid cell level. This paper focuses on the method to show uncertainty explicitly in the map of the simulated landscape at the distant point in time. The method requires that validation of the land-cover change model be quantified at the grid-cell level by Kappa for location (Klocation). The validation statistic is used to estimate the certainty in the extrapolation to a point in time where an empirical map does not exist. As an example, we reconstruct the 1951 landscape of the Ipswich River Watershed in Massachusetts, USA. The technique creates a map of 1951 simulated forest with an overall estimated accuracy of 0.91, with an estimated users accuracy ranging from 0.95 to 0.84. We anticipate that this method will become popular, because tabular information concerning land cover at coarse stratum-level scales is abundant, while digital maps of the specific location of land cover are needed at a finer spatial resolution. The method is a key to link non-spatial models with spatially-explicit models.     

Cogeneticity of Tavidar volcanics: Evidence by mixing line calculation

The Tavidar volcanics belong to a trachybasalt-trachyandesite-rhyolite association. Distribution and behavior of major and trace elements and field relationships indicate that intermediate and acidic volcanics of the area are cogenetic, whereas the basaltic phase is younger. Cogeneticity also is confirmed by the mixing line calculation. In the present case, instead of two pole mixing, three pole mixing between end members andesite, quartztrachyte, and rhyolite has been considered. Results show that a perfect linearity in data exists between andesites and quartztrachyte and between quartztrachyte and rhyolites.     

Era-interim Forced Simulation of the Indian Summer Monsoon

Abstract

In the present study, mean rainfall for the months of June-July-August-September (JJAS) during summer monsoon is simulated over India and its adjoining regions for a period between 1982 and 2006. The study was carried out using Regional Climate Model (RegCM) version 4.6 at a resolution of 25?km. The simulated mean JJAS monsoon rainfall was validated against the observational IMD data. Comparison of JJAS seasonal mean summer rainfall for the first decade 1982–1991, with the later decade 1997–2006 indicate that the intensity of rainfall increases over Indian land-mass during the later decade under the forced conditions of Era-Interim. The observed JJAS mean rainfall indicates two maximum rainfall areas i.e. the Western Ghats and the Himalayan region. A significant bias is observed in the central and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) region. The JJAS mean seasonal surface air temperature distribution at 0.25?×?0.25-degree grids resolution shows a decreasing trend of temperature over the Indian landmass.     

Extraction and validation of cartosat-1 DEM

CARTOSAT-1 satellite, launched in May, 2005 is a dedicated along track stereo mission providing high quality data for topographic and cartographic applications. The present paper describes the evaluation of the Cartosat-1 stereo data, mainly through the generation and validation of DEM for moderately undulating and hilly areas. Photogrammetric techniques have been used for generation of DEM and Orthoimage for two cases i.e. 1) using RPCs (Rational Polynomial Coefficients) and 2) using RPCs along with ground control points. Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) in elevation values for the moderately undulating (Dehradun) and hilly area (Shimla), are found to be 4.38 and 3.69m respectively.     

Mass Balance Reconstruction Since 1963 and Mass Balance Model for East Rathong Glacier,Eastern Himalaya,Using Remote Sensing Methods

In this study mass balance, accumulation, ablation, runoff and temperature lapse rate for the East Rathong glacier are estimated for the time period 1963–2011 using remote sensing methods and climate data. A mass balance model is proposed for the glacier that computes mass balance as difference of volumes of consecutive years. Volume estimates of glacier are based on application of volume–area scaling law to glacier area computed from satellite images. It is observed that the glacier is summer‐accumulation type. Time series analysis is applied to the annual mass balance series. The annual mass balance of the glacier is showing a statistically significant negative trend. It is also showing a statistically significant shift in the year 1985. Change in the mean of mass balance before and after the shift year is 0.19 m w.e. Cumulative mass balance suggests that the glacier has lost ～11 m w.e. or 0.047 km³ during the last 48 years.     

S times from deep-focus Indian earthquakes

Summary. One hundred and eight deep-focus earthquakes occurring in the Indian region (6–37° N, 70–100° E) were originally selected for the study of P residuals (Paper I). Of these, 61 earthquakes were found suitable for analysing S residuals.
S times for this region are generally greater than J—B S times. Analysis of residuals reveals that anomalous regions are present both in the upper mantle as well as the lower mantle.     

Lithospheric structure beneath Laxmi Ridge and late Cretaceous geodynamic events

The geophysically unusual Laxmi Ridge (eastern basin, Arabian Sea) is associated with a prominent elongated negative gravity anomaly. A seismically and geodynamically constrained detailed 2D gravity modeling suggests an 11-km-thick normal oceanic crust and an asthenospheric upwarp to a depth of 35 km. We attribute the apparent thickening of the crust to a possible emplacement of an anomalous subcrustal low-density layer between 11 and 19 km depth. We hypothesize that a K-T boundary bolide impact near the Bombay offshore led to several geological events, including eruption of Deccan flood basalts. The spreading Carlsberg Ridge in the Indian Ocean and rifting associated with Deccan volcanism generated the compressive regime, which perhaps originated the Laxmi Ridge.     

Heat and mass transfer in rotating fluid with Hall current,II

Effects of Hall current on the hydromagnetic free-convection resulting from the combined effects of thermal and mass diffusion of an electrically conducting liquid past an infinite vertical porous plate in a rotating frame of reference have been analysed. As the mean steady flow has been presented in Part I, only the solutions for the transient primary and secondary velocity profiles, transient temperature profiles in the boundary layer and the transient skin friction, the transient rate of heat transfer on the plate are presented in this work. The influence of the different parameters entering into the problem are discussed.     

Evaluation of approaches for AWiFS multi-date registration

AWiFS onboard IRS-P6 belongs to the category of high-repetivity sensors based on large swath, but with ground trace based on narrow-swath sensor (LISS-III). This is useful for cloud removal as well as vegetation phenology studies. Such multi-date analysis has a prerequisite of accurate multi-date registration. This study investigates the accuracy of multi-date registration over a mixed plain and hilly terrain in northern India (29–31°N latitude and 77.5–79.5°E longitude; 200–4000 m.a.s.l.). Simple polynomial rectification, multi-date registration using ortho-correction technique on standard product (level-2) and radiometric product (level-1) as a function of number of ground control points (GCPs) and external Digital Elevation Model (DEM) were investigated. The results indicated that ortho-rectification on level-1 product provided better accuracy in comparison to simple rectification and ortho-rectification on level-2 product.