Visualization issues in the development of electronic atlas in China

In this paper, we discuss the development of electronic atlas in China, with focus on the issues of visualization. We particularly categorise this development into four periods, and then analyse the characters in each period and discuss the visualization issues. The four periods are highlighted: 1) Infant period (<1990) characterized as computer assisted mapping with products of screen maps; 2) Starting period (1991-1995) characterized as object-oriented mapping with products of interactive maps/atlases; 3) Advancing period (1996-2000) characterized as integrated mapping with products of multimedia cartographic maps; 4) New era (> 2001) characterized as web mapping and adaptive map design with products of Internet maps and atlas as well as adaptive maps. It is obvious that the development follows the logical way from static to dynamic, and even real time visualization, from single user to multiple users, from presentation to exploration for effective communication and knowledge construction. Current research and development projects are focused on customisation of atlas information systems for real-time tasks, Internet operability, small displays and mobile environments. The major challenges involved in each of such customisation processes are identified and commented in relation to the further development of visualization.     

兵棋地图概念模型研究

兵棋地图是对战场环境各要素及其对作战行动影响规律的客观描述,构建兵棋地图概念模型能够促使军事人员和技术人员建立对同一问题的统一认知。首先,分析了军事概念模型的基本概念及其形式化描述方法;其次,提出了战场环境仿真概念模型,据此构建了兵棋地图概念模型,并对概念模型中的两类元素和三种交互关系进行了讨论;最后,利用UML对兵棋地图概念模型进行了形式化描述。     

Study on the Relationship between Large Volcanic Eruptions and Temperature Variation Based on Tree-Ring Data in the Eastern Tibetan Plateau during the Past Millennium

Volcanic eruptions can significantly cool the global troposphere on the time scales from several months up to a decade due to reflection of solar radiation by sulfate aerosols and feedback mechanisms in the climate system. The impact of volcanic eruptions on global climate are discussed in many studies. However, few studies have been done on the impact of volcanic eruption on climate change in China in the past millennium. The 1300-year and 600-year temperature series were reconstructed based on the six tree-ring temperature proxy data in northeastern and southeastern Tibetan Plateau, respectively. Three warm periods occurred in 670-920,1000-1310 and 1590-1930, and three cold periods happened at 920-1000,1310-1590 and 1930-2000 in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau. There were two obviously warm periods (1385-1450 and 1570-1820) and two cold periods (1450-1570 and 1820-2000) in southeastern Tibetan Plateau. Contrasting with volcanic eruption chronology, we analyzed the relationship between volcanic activity and temperature variation in the eastern Tibetan plateau during the past millennium using Superposed Epoch Analysis (SEA) method. The results indicated that the temperature decreased one year after large volcanic eruptions located beteen 10°S and 10°N in latitude in northeastern Tibetan Plateau and two years in southeastern Tibetan Plateau. The volcanic eruptions occurred at different latitudes have different impacts on the temperature variations, which may be caused by regional difference, the nature of the eruption, the magnitude of the resulting change in incoming solar radiation, prevailing background climate and internal variability, season, latitude, and other considerations.     

Interactive discovery of sequential patterns in time series of wind data

Wind speed and direction vary over space and time due to the interactions between different pressures and temperature gradients within the atmospheric layers. Near the earth’s surface, these interactions are modulated by topography and artificial structures. Hence, characterizing wind behaviour over large areas and long periods is a complex but essential task for various energy-related applications. In this study, we present a novel approach to discover wind patterns by integrating sequential pattern mining and interactive visualization techniques. The approach relies on the use of the Linear time Closed pattern Miner sequence algorithm in conjunction with a time sliding window that allows the discovery of all sequential patterns present in the data. These patterns are then visualized using integrated 2D and 3D coordinated multiple views and visually explored to gain insight into the characteristics of the wind from a spatial, temporal and attribute (type of wind pattern) point of view. This proposed approach is used to analyse 10 years of hourly wind speed and direction data for 29 weather stations in the Netherlands. The results show that there are 15 main sequential patterns in the data. The spatial task shows that weather stations located in the same region do not necessarily experience similar wind pattern. For within the selected time interval, similar wind patterns can be observed in different stations and in the same station at different times of occurrence. The attribute task discovered that the repetitive occurrences of chosen pattern indicate as regular wind behaviour at different weather stations that persisted continuously over time. The results of these tasks show that the proposed interactive discovery facilitates the understanding of wind dynamics in space and time.     

磁法三维建模在龙王沟磁铁矿勘探中的应用

以龙王沟磁铁矿高精度磁测数据为基础,采用小波多尺度分解方法,对化极后的磁法数据进行多尺度分解,通过功率谱法计算小波多尺度分解后的各阶细节异常的场源深度。结合地形、地质及钻孔资料,采用2.5D人机交互反演对磁测剖面上的磁铁矿体进行拟合,利用Golden Software公司开发的Voxler软件,在虚拟三维环境下实现二维小波多尺度分解数据的可视化,建立三维地质体模型,直观的预测磁铁矿体的空间范围和分布形态,实现地质、物探和地上、地下信息一体化集成展示,进行专业分析评价和辅助决策,可以有效的提高地质找矿效果。     

火山活动状态及其机理的初步探讨

根据火山喷发实例总结了火山喷发在不同阶段的活动状态,并探讨了可能的物理机理。火山活动从岩浆补给到岩浆喷发的物理过程可分为3个阶段:1)岩浆补给阶段,岩浆囊压力差或过剩压力的大小决定了火山活动是否休眠或扰动,岩浆补给速率对压力差起了决定性的作用;2)通道形成阶段,当过剩压力超过围岩破裂强度时,围岩开始破裂,之后水热活动起了重要的作用;3)岩浆运移与失稳喷发阶段,主要是岩浆运移与地壳盖层的相互作用与失稳的过程。文中还讨论了火山活动状态与火山喷发危险性等级之间的关系,7个危险性等级分别对应于火山活动的7种状态,即休眠、平静、扰动、动荡、临界、活动、灾变     

浅地层剖面交互拾取解释技术研究

浅地层剖面探测在海洋学研究与海洋工程调查中使用愈来愈频繁,剖面资料的解释工作变得越来越繁重。因浅地层剖面实际解释工作的需要,结合浅地层剖面资料的特点,研究并实现了剖面反射层位的自动拾取、利用Event号交互拾取特征点、等Ping间隔拾取、求取海底下反射层位厚度等解释功能,这些解释功能的实现加快了剖面解释工作的进度,提高了解释结果的精度,并在实际浅地层剖面资料解释工作中取得了良好的应用效果。     

城市精明发展与生态效率的协同测度及交互响应——以中国276个地级以上城市为例

城市发展与生态环境存在复杂的动态交互耦合过程,厘清精明发展与生态效率的协同发展关系及交互响应机理,是区域可持续发展的关键环节。本文以2003—2015年中国276个地级以上城市为研究对象,采用多指标综合评价法、Super-SBM模型、灰色关联模型和面板VAR模型对中国城市精明发展与生态效率的协同发展和交互响应关系进行综合测度。研究表明：① 城市精明发展呈现从沿海向内陆阶梯递减的空间演变趋势,多个城市群具有较高的城市精明发展指数。② 生态效率与精明发展的空间变化具有一定的耦合特征,沿海地区南北方向呈现出较高水平的“生态弧线”城市带。③ 城市精明发展与生态效率具有显著的关联性特征,协同发展关系有下降趋势。④ 城市精明发展与生态效率存在双向交互的Granger因果关系,具有正向的交互响应关系,且存在一定的路径依赖特征和惯性发展趋势。⑤ 长期而言,城市精明发展对生态效率变动的影响更大。     

Inpho交互式方位角定义在ADS影像生产中的应用与研究

目前,Inpho全数字摄影测量系统针对航空三线阵影像具有较为成熟的处理流程。但是随着摄区环境和飞行成本要求的不断提高,航线方向不再局限于坐标轴方向,斜飞模式逐渐增多。本文在Inpho系统DOM影像制作原理的基础上,对比研究交互式方位角定义在ADS影像生产中的普遍适用性,进一步优化Inpho系统针对ADS数据的解决方案。     

岩浆密度及其重要意义

本文通过计算不同构造环境的原生玄武岩岩浆密度,首次提出了两种原生玄武岩浆密度类型:岛弧玄武岩浆(AB)密度类型(Ⅰ);WB MORB岩浆密度类型(Ⅱ)。指出Ⅰ型岩浆密度受控于岩浆起源的fO2和fH2O条件;Ⅱ型岩浆密度则与岩浆起源压力有关。原生岩浆密度可作为判定岩浆产出的地球动力学背景的重要标志之一。考察岩浆密度与压力的关系,指出原生玄武岩浆密度在一定程度上控制了岩浆房的发育部位(深度),制约了岩浆结晶的温压条件,并对岩浆侵位与喷发产生重要影响。在岛弧地区,岩浆密度与地壳厚度变化严格地控制着岛弧岩石系列(Tb-CA-Sh)的时空演变,决定了岩浆的演化途径和结晶条件。利用岩浆密度资料,反演并建立了义敦岛弧区的地壳双层结构模式。