A Teacher's Introduction To Remote Sensing

Abstract

This article is an introduction to remote sensing. It provides the novice with a definition of remote sensing, information about some remote sensing products, data that can be obtained from remote sensing images, what can be done with images, ideas to integrate remote sensing with other subjects, a sample unit using images, and a list of associate areas related to remote sensing. The article also contains information for obtaining remote sensing materials and information and considers values concerns relating to remote sensing.     

Public opinions on biological diversity in Norway: Politics,science, or culture?

Loss of biological diversity is among the most pressing environmental problems facing modern societies. Whereas today much is known about peoples' opinions on climate change, there is still a lack of knowledge regarding how people asses the issue of biological diversity. The article represents a step towards a better understanding of public opinions on the issue of biodiversity, and hence also of the prerequisites and possibilities for a more or less vigorous or legitimate policy on this issue. The analyses show that social background matters for concern about biodiversity, but only to a certain extent: women are less negative towards biodiversity protection than men, the older segments of the population, at least in Norway, are less concerned with biodiversity, and education has only a marginal effect. Hence, to a large extent, political attitudes matter and indicate that concern for biodiversity seems to work by various types of available heuristics whereby a given case is linked to political understandings of other and similar and/or familiar issues. The inclusion of other political variables (local decision-making) and what the authors label ‘cultural variables’ (e.g. view of nature and trust in science) seem also to matter decisively for attitudes towards biodiversity.     

The Roles of Spatial Locations and Patterns of Initial Errors in the Uncertainties of Tropical Cyclone Forecasts

In this study,a series of sensitivity experiments were performed for two tropical cyclones (TCs),TC Longwang (2005) and TC Sinlaku (2008),to explore the roles of locations and patterns of initial errors in uncertainties of TC forecasts.Specifically,three types of initial errors were generated and three types of sensitive areas were determined using conditional nonlinear optimal perturbation (CNOP),first singular vector (FSV),and composite singular vector (CSV) methods.Additionally,random initial errors in randomly selected areas were considered.Based on these four types of initial errors and areas,we designed and performed 16 experiments to investigate the impacts of locations and patterns of initial errors on the nonlinear developments of the errors,and to determine which type of initial errors and areas has the greatest impact on TC forecasts.Overall,results from the experiments indicate the following:(1) The impact of random errors introduced into the sensitive areas was greater than that of errors themselves fixed in the randomly selected areas.From the perspective of statistical analysis,and by comparison,the impact of random errors introduced into the CNOP target area was greatest.(2) The initial errors with CNOP,CSV,or FSV patterns were likely to grow faster than random errors.(3) The initial errors with CNOP patterns in the CNOP target areas had the greatest impacts on the final verification forecasts.     

四川盆地西部暴雨对初始水汽条件敏感性的模拟研究

基于区域暴雨数值预报模式AREM, 针对2003年8月发生在四川盆地西部的多次局地强暴雨过程, 通过数值试验, 讨论了川西暴雨对初始水汽条件的高度敏感性, 揭示了川西暴雨过程独特的局地水汽循环特征。初始水汽条件不仅决定着暴雨的强度, 还对最大降水发生时间产生明显影响, 从而决定模式对降水日变化的模拟效果。局地初始水汽偏大, 不仅导致24小时降水总量的迅速增加, 甚至空报暴雨, 还使得主要降水时段明显提前, 使夜雨变为昼雨。局地初始水汽减少不仅会显著减小降水量, 甚至会致使暴雨消失,还会使主要降水时段滞后。     

两种初始场MM5模式预报效果对比评估

为了解本地MM5模式的预报性能,根据其预报结果,检验了基于NCEP和T213两种初始场MM5模式在河北以及京津地区2007年8月至2008年1月的降水、日极值温度和相对湿度的预报效果。结果表明,MM5晴雨（雪）预报的准确率较高,具有较好的参考价值,而对于降水的分级预报,随着预报时效的延长和降水强度的增加,其可用性逐渐降低,但整体来看基于NCEP初始场的预报均比T213初始场预报效果明显;在日极值温度预报中,最低温度效果优于最高温度,T213初始场的预报对日最高温度预报的准确率较高,NCEP初始场的预报则在日最低温度预报中略胜一筹;对08：00相对湿度的预报,两者的预报效果基本相同,绝对误差都在15％左右。     

初始场中尺度信息对暴雨预报的影响

由于观测资料分辨率与模式分辨率的不同,利用高分辨率模式对暴雨进行预报时,常规观测资料形成的初始场不能直接分辨出中尺度系统,这种中尺度系统特征的缺少可以认为是初始场的一种信息误差。利用中尺度天气分析的尺度分离方法可以提取这种中尺度信息。通过分析初始场中尺度信息的结构、演变特征及其对暴雨预报影响的机理,发现初始场中尺度信息的结构在主要雨带的对流敏感区具有明确的天气学意义,包含了有利暴雨产生的信息;其能量随时间也是增长的,特别是在积分12小时以后,能量迅速增长然后趋于稳定,超过了初始随机扰动的能量增长。利用减弱和增强初始场中中尺度信息的两种初始场作暴雨预报,其结果反映了初始场中尺度信息对暴雨预报的重要性,特别是对雨团位置和强度的预报,这些信息会直接影响暴雨的精细预报。     

NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTS AND ANALYSIS OF DIGITAL FILTER INITIALIZATION FOR WRF MODEL

Initialization and initial imbalance problem were discussed in the context of a three-dimensional variational data assimilation system of the new generation “Weather Research and Forecasting Model”. Several options of digital filter initialization have been tested with a rain storm case. It is shown that digital filter initialization, especially diabatic digital filter initialization and twice digital filter initialization, have effectively removed spurious high frequency noise from initial data for numerical weather prediction and produced balanced initial conditions. For six consecutive intermittent data assimilation cycles covering a 3-day period, mean initialization increments and impact on forecast variables are studied. DFI has been demonstrated to provide better adjustment of the hydrometeors and vertical velocity, reduced spin-up time, and improved forecast variables quantity.     

集合预报风场扰动的物理结构及演变特征

初始扰动结构和振幅的合理性直接影响到集合预报的质量和整体性能,合理的初始扰动结构是确保集合预报扰动质量的关键.本文基于欧洲中期天气预报中心数据、我国T639全球集合预报系统以及GRAPES区域集合预报系统的预报场,针对模式初值不确定性,主要研究了风场初始扰动结构及其集合离散度、扰动能量等结构和演变特征,分析了集合预报风...     

全局局部细节感知条件随机场的高分辨率遥感影像建筑物提取

条件随机场模型由于其较强的上下文信息建模能力,被广泛应用于建筑物提取任务中。然而,面对高分辨率遥感影像丰富的地物信息,基于条件随机场的提取方法存在建筑物边界模糊的问题。本文提出了一种全局局部细节感知条件随机场框架,该框架提出全局局部一体化D-LinkNet,在有效利用多尺度建筑物信息的同时保留局部结构信息,解决了传统条件随机场一元势能丢失边界信息的问题。同时,该框架融合分割先验以缓解建筑物类内光谱差异较大的影响,利用更大尺度的上下文信息来精确提取建筑物,并引入局部类别标记代价从而保持细节信息以获取清晰的建筑物边界。实验结果表明,该框架在WHU卫星和航空数据集上的精度评价指标均优于其他对比方法,其IoU分别达89.82%和91.72%,对于复杂场景下的建筑物信息能够获得较好的提取效果。     

基于改进的Klobuchar模型建立南宁市区域电离层延迟模型

以最小二乘曲面拟合模型为背景场,利用南宁市区域CORS网实测数据,对Klobuchar模型的初始相位、振幅和夜间时延值不断改正,建立南宁市区域电离层延迟模型。结果表明,改进的Klobuchar模型精度有显著提高。