Assessment of sediment transport approaches for sand-bed rivers by means of machine learning

Abstract

The quantification of the sediment carrying capacity of a river is a difficult task that has received much attention. For sand-bed rivers especially, several sediment transport functions have appeared in the literature based on various concepts and approaches; however, since they present a significant discrepancy in their results, none of them has become universally accepted. This paper employs three machine learning techniques, namely artificial neural networks, symbolic regression based on genetic programming and an adaptive-network-based fuzzy inference system, for the derivation of sediment transport formulae for sand-bed rivers from field and laboratory flume data. For the determination of the input parameters, some of the most prominent fundamental approaches that govern the phenomenon, such as shear stress, stream power and unit stream power, are utilized and a comparison of their efficacy is provided. The results obtained from the machine learning techniques are superior to those of the commonly-used sediment transport formulae and it is shown that each of the input combinations tested has its own merit, as they produce similarly good results with respect to the data-driven technique employed.

Editor Z.W. Kundzewicz     

Automatic sub-pixel co-registration of Landsat-8 Operational Land Imager and Sentinel-2A Multi-Spectral Instrument images using phase correlation and machine learning based mapping

ABSTRACT

This study investigates misregistration issues between Landsat-8/ Operational Land Imager and Sentinel-2A/ Multi-Spectral Instrument at 30?m resolution, and between multi-temporal Sentinel-2A images at 10?m resolution using a phase-correlation approach and multiple transformation functions. Co-registration of 45 Landsat-8 to Sentinel-2A pairs and 37 Sentinel-2A to Sentinel-2A pairs were analyzed. Phase correlation proved to be a robust approach that allowed us to identify hundreds and thousands of control points on images acquired more than 100 days apart. Overall, misregistration of up to 1.6 pixels at 30?m resolution between Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2A images, and 1.2 pixels and 2.8 pixels at 10?m resolution between multi-temporal Sentinel-2A images from the same and different orbits, respectively, were observed. The non-linear random forest regression used for constructing the mapping function showed best results in terms of root mean square error (RMSE), yielding an average RMSE error of 0.07?±?0.02 pixels at 30?m resolution, and 0.09?±?0.05 and 0.15?±?0.06 pixels at 10?m resolution for the same and adjacent Sentinel-2A orbits, respectively, for multiple tiles and multiple conditions. A simpler 1st order polynomial function (affine transformation) yielded RMSE of 0.08?±?0.02 pixels at 30?m resolution and 0.12?±?0.06 (same Sentinel-2A orbits) and 0.20?±?0.09 (adjacent orbits) pixels at 10?m resolution.     

An Algorithm for Localised Contour Removal over Steep Terrain

Abstract

Isolines have proved to be a highly effective way of conveying the shape of a surface (most commonly in the form of height contours to convey geographical landscape). Selecting the right contour interval is a compromise between showing sufficient detail in flat regions, whilst avoiding excessive crowding of lines in steep and morphologically complex areas. The traditional way of avoiding coalescence and confusion across steep regions has been to manually remove short sections of intermediate contours, while retaining index contours. Incorporating humans in automated environments is not viable. This research reports on the design, implementation and evaluation of an automated solution to this problem involving the automatic identification of coalescing lines, and removal of line segments to ensure clarity in the interpretation of contour information. Evaluation was made by subjective comparison with Ordnance Survey products. The results were found to be very close to the quality associated with manual techniques.     

月球虹湾DEM超分辨率重建算法研究

月面地形信息对于嫦娥3号的安全降落是至关重要的。本文提出了一种基于压缩感知的超分辨率DEM重建方法,得到了虹湾(嫦娥3号的拟着陆位置)的超分辨率DEM。该方法先根据经过模糊处理并加入噪声的低分辨率DEM重建原始的高分辨率DEM,采用K-SVD算法完成高、低分辨率过完备字典Ah和Al的学习;再获得低分辨率DEM块的稀疏表示,并将表示系数用于高分辨率字典以生成对应的高分辨率DEM块;最后运用最小二乘算法得到满足重构约束的高分辨率DEM。实验验证了算法的有效性,表明其在视觉效果及RMSE指标上均优于插值方法。     

A novel hybrid approach of Bayesian Logistic Regression and its ensembles for landslide susceptibility assessment

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A novel artificial intelligence approach of Bayesian Logistic Regression (BLR) and its ensembles [Random Subspace (RS), Adaboost (AB), Multiboost (MB) and Bagging] was introduced for landslide susceptibility mapping in a part of Kamyaran city in Kurdistan Province, Iran. A spatial database was generated which includes a total of 60 landslide locations and a set of conditioning factors tested by the Information Gain Ratio technique. Performance of these models was evaluated using the area under the ROC curve (AUROC) and statistical index-based methods. Results showed that the hybrid ensemble models could significantly improve the performance of the base classifier of BLR (AUROC?=?0.930). However, RS model (AUROC?=?0.975) had the highest performance in comparison to other landslide ensemble models, followed by Bagging (AUROC?=?0.972), MB (AUROC?=?0.970) and AB (AUROC?=?0.957) models, respectively.     

Elements of viral cartography

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Making and sharing maps is easier than ever, and social media platforms make it possible for maps to rapidly attain widespread visibility and engagement. Such maps can be considered examples of viral cartography – maps that reach rapid popularity via social media dissemination. In this research we propose a framework for evaluating the design and social dissemination characteristics of viral maps. We apply this framework in two case studies using maps that reached wide audiences on Twitter. We then analyze collections of maps derived from and inspired by viral maps using image analysis and machine learning to characterize their design elements. Based on our initial work to conceptualize and analyze virality in cartography, we propose a set of new research challenges to better understand viral mapmaking and leverage its social affordances.     

A Machine Learning-based Cloud Detection Algorithm for the Himawari-8 Spectral Image

Cloud Masking is one of the most essential products for satellite remote sensing and downstream applications. This study develops machine learning-based (ML-based) cloud detection algorithms using spectral observations for the Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) onboard the Himawari-8 geostationary satellite. Collocated active observations from Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) are used to provide reference labels for model development and validation. We introduce both daytime and nighttime algorithms that differ according to whether solar band observations are included, and the artificial neural network (ANN) and random forest (RF) techniques are adopted for comparison. To eliminate the influences of surface conditions on cloud detection, we introduce three models with different treatments of the surface. Instead of developing independent ML-based algorithms, we add surface variables in a binary way that enhances the ML-based algorithm accuracy by ~5%. Validated against CALIOP observations, we find that our daytime RF-based algorithm outperforms the AHI operational algorithm by improving the accuracy of cloudy pixel detection by ~5%, while at the same time, reducing misjudgment by ~3%. The nighttime model with only infrared observations is also slightly better than the AHI operational product but may tend to overestimate cloudy pixels. Overall, our ML-based algorithms can serve as a reliable method to provide cloud mask results for both daytime and nighttime AHI observations. We furthermore suggest treating the surface with a set of independent variables for future ML-based algorithm development.     

基于变形信息分解的大坝变形趋势判断及预测研究

在分离大坝变形数据信息的基础上,利用重标极差法实现大坝变形趋势判断,然后利用优化极限学习机及混沌理论实现大坝变形预测。重标极差分析表明,大坝变形始终具有正向持续性,但其程度具有减弱趋势。在变形预测过程中,模型参数的递进优化不仅能提高预测精度,还能有效提高其稳定性,预测模型的相对误差均值均小于2%,验证了本文预测思路的有效性。大坝变形趋势判断及预测结果一致性较好,均认为大坝变形仍会进一步增加,但增加幅度相对较小,趋向于稳定发展。     

基于聚类算法的钻孔瞬变电磁视电阻率立体成像方法

煤矿井下地球物理水害超前探测要求探测点20 m范围内不得有积水和金属物体,传统电磁法超前探测技术已不能满足要求,钻孔瞬变电磁法通过将收发装置送入掘进工作面前方的钻孔中进行探测,既远离了巷道中的各种干扰,又提高了隐蔽致灾水体的探测精度。为解决该方法对钻孔径向异常体的准确定位解释难题,通过三维正演总结了其水平分量异常响应特征,提出了异常体象限确定准则,研究了根据水平分量幅值和异常象限综合求取异常体工具面角的计算方法。将由垂直分量计算得到的每一个视电阻率视为独立异常体,基于K-means聚类算法对相应的水平分量异常曲线特征值进行二分类,实现了全数据集的视电阻率象限自动划分,结合异常工具面角算法研究得出钻孔瞬变电磁视电阻率立体成像方法。最后计算了三维数值模型的立体成像结果,对钻孔径向的小规模低阻异常体取得了良好效果。结果表明:基于K-means聚类算法的钻孔瞬变电磁视电阻率立体成像方法是地球物理与机器学习的有机结合,该方法能够为井下掘进工作面隐伏水害超前探测精细解释提供技术支撑。     

基于半监督核模糊c-均值算法的北京一号小卫星多光谱图像分类

针对遥感图像数据大多不服从高斯分布以及遥感图像分类存在非线性、模糊性和标记数据少等问题,提出基于半监督核模糊c-均值算法的多光谱遥感图像分类方法.首先,把半监督学习理论和核理论同时引入模糊c-均值算法,形成半监督核模糊c-均值算法.然后,用该算法与k-均值算法、最大似然算法、多类支持向量、半监督核支持向量、模糊c-均值...