Modelling raindrop impact and splash erosion processes within a spatial cell: a stochastic approach

A new approach is proposed to simulate splash erosion on local soil surfaces. Without the effect of wind and other raindrops, the impact of free‐falling raindrops was considered as an independent event from the stochastic viewpoint. The erosivity of a single raindrop depending on its kinetic energy was computed by an empirical relationship in which the kinetic energy was expressed as a power function of the equivalent diameter of the raindrop. An empirical linear function combining the kinetic energy and soil shear strength was used to estimate the impacted amount of soil particles by a single raindrop. Considering an ideal local soil surface with size of 1 m × 1 m, the expected number of received free‐falling raindrops with different diameters per unit time was described by the combination of the raindrop size distribution function and the terminal velocity of raindrops. The total splash amount was seen as the sum of the impact amount by all raindrops in the rainfall event. The total splash amount per unit time was subdivided into three different components, including net splash amount, single impact amount and re‐detachment amount. The re‐detachment amount was obtained by a spatial geometric probability derived using the Poisson function in which overlapped impacted areas were considered. The net splash amount was defined as the mass of soil particles collected outside the splash dish. It was estimated by another spatial geometric probability in which the average splashed distance related to the median grain size of soil and effects of other impacted soil particles and other free‐falling raindrops were considered. Splash experiments in artificial rainfall were carried out to validate the availability and accuracy of the model. Our simulated results suggested that the net splash amount and re‐detachment amount were small parts of the total splash amount. Their proportions were 0·15% and 2·6%, respectively. The comparison of simulated data with measured data showed that this model could be applied to simulate the soil‐splash process successfully and needed information of the rainfall intensity and original soil properties including initial bulk intensity, water content, median grain size and some empirical constants related to the soil surface shear strength, the raindrop size distribution function and the average splashed distance. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Estimating leaf area index by inversion of reflectance model for semiarid natural grasslands

The study developed an integrated reflectance model combining radiative transfer and geometric optical properties in order to inverse leaf area index (LAI) of semiarid natural grasslands. In order to better link remote sensing information with land plants, and facilitate regional and global climate change studies, the model introduced a simple but important geometrical similarity parameter related to plant crown shapes. The model revealed the influences of different plant crown shapes (such as spherical, cylindrical/cuboidal and conic crowns) on leaf/branch angle distribution frequencies, shadow ground coverage, shadowed or sunlit background fractions, canopy reflectance, and scene reflectance. The modeled reflectance data agreed with the measured ones in the three Leymus chinensis steppes with different degradation degrees, which validated the reflectance model. The lower the degradation degree was, the better the modeled data agreed with the measured data. After this reflectance model was coupled with the optimization inversion method, LAI over the entire study region was estimated once every eight days using the eight-day products of surface reflectance obtained by multi-spectral Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) during the growing seasons in 2002. The temporal and spatial patterns of inversed LAI for the steppes with different cover degrees, swamps, flood plains, and croplands agreed with the general laws and measurements very well. But for unused land cover types (sands, saline, and barren lands) and forestlands, totally accounting for about 10% of the study region, the reasonable LAI values were not derived by inversing, requiring further revising of the model or the development of a new model for them. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 30500076), the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2007CB714407), and the President Foundation of Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. YZJJ200205)     

Geotechnical and environmental considerations in highway layouts: an integrated GIS assessment approach

Highway route layout design typically relies on aerial photographs, topographic maps and geologic maps. In this paper, a GIS platform, which incorporates the main digital data needed for evaluating route layouts, is used in a computer-based approach for highway layout assessment. Possible layouts are evaluated based on two sets of criteria. First, traditional evaluation criteria focussing on geometric design factors and impact on man-made features are considered. Next, the developed assessment framework builds on the GIS platform to generate specific environmental and geotechnical criteria for route layout evaluation. The developed approach integrates highway design, slope stability, and traffic noise modeling packages and specifically written codes with the GIS packages ARC/INFO and ArcView. A prototypical application of the assessment framework for a proposed highway south of the city of Beirut, Lebanon is presented. The results demonstrate the potential of the developed approach in incorporating new evaluation criteria at the route layout design stage and in automating the route layout assessment procedure.     

几何代数GIS计算引擎的设计与实现

分析型GIS的发展对GIS开发模式的统一性和算法的通用性提出了新的要求。基于几何代数(GA)的GIS多维统一计算模型(GA-MUC)为进行复杂GIS空间分析提供了解决思路。该文提出了基于GA的多维统一GIS计算引擎(GA-MUCE),探讨了基于GA的属性空间、网络空间与场空间中基本对象与算子的表达,并将其用于GIS算法的构建。该引擎具有自适应性特征,可根据具体的应用需求定义计算空间,进而设计相应的对象表达与算子、算法库,最终构建插件形式的GIS分析求解模板。该研究是对复杂GIS空间分析问题求解模式的探索,有利于促进新一代分析型GIS的发展。     

地面几何标定的定向片自检校光束法区域网平差模型

针对航天线阵传感器,综合镜头光学畸变影响、像元尺寸与焦距的变化影响以及镜头的旋转作用,构建8标定参数的内方位自检校模型;利用定向片内插模型,描述影像的外方位元素变化;建立自检校光束法区域网平差模型,在对模型进行线性化的过程中,引入待标定的定向片外方位元素;利用SPOT5模拟数据对平差模型进行实验验证,结果表明,平差模型能够联合标定内方位自检校参数与外方位元素,标定结果准确。     

在VC++中实现图元对象的选取

介绍了利用MFC进行图形输出的原理和方法，同时结合图形建模系统的开发，探讨了在VC^ 开发环境下如何实现对图元对象的选取，并给出了两种不同的选取方法(点选图形和区域选择图形)的实现思路和程序流程。     

非量测数码相机（哈苏H1D型）在南极项目生产中的应用

简要分析了非量测数码相机哈苏H1D在南极中山站及拉斯曼丘陵地区所获取的影像数据的几何精度,阐明了利用该影像数据进行空中三角测量,DLG,DOM制作的技术流程及作业过程中出现问题的处理方法。     

“天绘一号”卫星测绘相机在轨几何定标

卫星在空间环境运转过程中, 测绘相机的几何参数会发生不可预估的变化, 从而对摄影测量定位精度和数据处理精度产生影响。因此, 所有测绘卫星都对星载相机的几何参数进行在轨定标, 监测相机几何参数在轨运行状态下的变化情况。本文着重介绍了“天绘一号”卫星在轨几何定标的内容和采用的方法。     

基于VBA的断面图绘制程序的实现

断面测量作为城市测量工作中的重要组成部分,其在市政设计及施工中起着重要作用。断面图作为断面测量工作提交给客户的重要成果资料,占有较大比重。断面图的绘制一般都有业主单位的特殊要求,绘制过程较为复杂,工作量较大。本文从实际工作出发,分析断面图绘制中可以提高效率的部分工作,并设计和编写程序以提高工作效率。     

顾及像面畸变的卫星视频稳像

卫星视频每帧影像外方位元素数值存在差别,相邻帧影像间的同名点在像面位置不同,且由于每帧影像均存在几何畸变,经典的帧间的投影变换模型、仿射变换模型等视频稳像的配准模型不能精确描述帧间的同名点关系。针对该问题,本文提出顾及像面畸变的卫星视频稳像算法,基于仿真的卫星视频,验证了该算法的可行性和精度。