Restoration of an inner-city stream and its impact on air temperature and humidity based on long-term monitoring data

Spatiotemporal changes in air temperature and humidity associated with the restoration of an inner-city stream in Seoul, Korea, are investigated based on long-term monitoring data. The Cheonggye stream, covered under a concrete structure for 46 years, was restored in 2005 and runs 5.8 km eastward through a central region of Seoul. Long-term monitoring of the air temperature and relative humidity was made along the stream throughout the restoration and across the stream after the restoration. The area along the stream had a higher air temperature than the entire metropolitan area. The temperature anomaly between the monitoring area and the surrounding metropolitan area was 0.13^oC lower on average at the center of the stream after the restoration. The stream's effect on the air temperature was also evident in the temperature distribution along a street traversing the stream. The relative and specific humidities were increased due to the restoration. The restored stream modified the nearby urban climate in the opposite direction compared to urbanization. The results could be used as a model case in mitigating urban climate by a stream in future urban planning practices.     

The study of artificial intelligence for predicting land use changes in an arid ecosystem

Journal of Geographical Sciences - During the 21st century, artificial intelligence methods have been broadly applied in geosciences to simulate complex dynamic ecosystems, but the use of...     

STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT ON LAND—USE PLANNING—A Case Study of Changchun Economic and Technological Zone

The study centers on the necessity,the workflow and the synthetically integrated methods (Principal Compo-nent Analysis(PCA),Andytical Hierarchy Process(AHP) and Fuzzy Comprerhensive Evaluation(FCE)of strategic environ-ment assessment(SEA)on land-use planning.The whole article includes three main parts:firstly,some attribute database,graphic-base and the spatial transform matrix,which reflect the change of regional land-use pattern,can be ob-tained by GIS technique;secondly,adopting fitting method of trend-suface analysis will convert environment monitoring data from scattered spots to regular control spots,based on which we can perform regional environment impact assess-ment;finally,Changchun Economic and Technological Developmen Zone is chosen as a case study on land-use planning.Through those efforts the results may be obtained as follows:1)according to transform matrix,the possibility of transforma-tion from one land-use to another can be obtained after the planning is carried out;2)environment ruality would change as a result of the change of land-use pattern;3)the SEA on land-use plan is an effective tool to make land-use pattern more reasonable.     

ANALYSIS OF THE EXPANSION OF THE BUILT-UP AREA OF DALIAN CITY

With the astounding development and gradual improvement of remote sensing technology, as an advancedscience technology, it is used to provide multi-temporal, large scope real-time information for land-use dynamic change,and also is one of the best efficient methods for studying the earth resources and environment. Remote sensing image hasits characteristics of ample information and reflecting the objective realities. The paper uses multi-temporal TM images in1986, 1996 and 2000, and relevant statistic data to analyze land-use changes of Dalian City in Liaoning Province of Chi-na over ten years by means of the correlation analysis method. The results have shown that two methods could con-formably reflect the present land-use change. Urbanization is closely correlative to natural factors and economic develop-ment. Especially in recent 20 years, under the influence of the reform and open-up policy, Dalian, as a specific coastcity, is becoming an international metropolis.     

近期长江洪水的成因研究综述与前瞻

该文根据现有的长江洪水成因研究 ,总结了形成长江洪水的四大物理因子 (大气因子、下垫面因子、地球物理因子、天文因子 ) ,在强调物理因子综合作用的基础上 ,分析了形成长江巨洪的 3个主导因子 ,提出了洪水成因链的概念 ,对长江洪水成因研究中存在的问题作了综合评述和前景展望。     

典型相关分析在土地利用结构研究中的应用——以环渤海地区为例

典型相关分析是一种揭示两组多元随机变量之间相关关系的统计模型方法。本文通过介绍这一多元统计方法的内涵、特点和思路,将其引入有关地学问题的分析———判别土地利用类型分布与其影响因子之间的相关关系。以环渤海地区为例,通过数据准备、操作过程和统计检验等几个方面,全面介绍了典型相关分析在实际研究中的应用     

利用TM数据监测岩溶山区城市土地利用变化

该文以贵阳市为例 ,利用多时相的TM遥感数据及相关资料对地质构造复杂、地表覆盖类型多样的岩溶山区城市土地利用变化进行了调查和动态监测。基于图像光谱信息特征分析 ,确定了用于贵阳市土地利用变化遥感图像分类的最佳波段组合。利用热红外波段TM 6 ,基本消除了岩溶山区遥感图像分类中阴影和水体混分现象     

A NEW DRY DEPOSITION VELOCITY PATTERN AND ITS PRACTICAL APPLICATION IN HIGH RESOLUTION REGIONAL ACID DEPOSITION MODEL*

A new dry deposition velocity pattern (NDDVP) for the study of region-scale dry deposition processes is developed. The mean ratio between NDDVP and 1022 experimental data of dry deposition velocity V_d is 1.06±0.82. The result shows that NDDVP is well consistent with experimental data. Practical cases are forecasted by the high resolution regional acid deposition model (EM3) with both NDDVP and old V_d pattern. The maximum ratio between the central concentrations for SO₄^- can reach 2.4 only due to different V_d patterns. 3-D distributions of species concentrations and dry depositions forecasted by NDDVP are better than those by the old V_d pattern.     

A NEW DRY DEPOSITION VELOCITY PATTERN AND ITS PRACTICAL APPLICATION IN HIGH RESOLUTION REGIONAL ACID DEPOSITION MODEL

A new dry deposition velocity pattern (NDDVP) for the study of region-scale dry depositionprocesses is developed. The mean ratio between NDDVP and 1022 experimental data of dry deposi-tion velocity V_d is 1. 06±0.82. The result shows that NDDVP is well consistent with experimentaldata. Practical cases are forecasted by the high resolution regional acid deposition model (EM3)with both NDDVP and old V_d pattern. The maximum ratio between the central concentrations forSO4 can reach 2.4 only due to different V_d patterns. 3-D distributions of species concentrations anddry depositions forecasted by NDDVP are better than those by the old V_d pattern.     

Development,Land-use Change and Rural Resettlement Capacity: a case study of the Three Gorges Project,China

Resettlement of people displaced by dam projects is an important development issue. Land lost due to the Three Gorges reservoir inundation and the adjustment of land-use policy in China resulted in land-use changes, and impacted on the human carrying capacity of the land and the land availability for resettlement. The Chinese government has implemented a ‘development-oriented resettlement’ policy and a ‘near resettlement’ approach to relocating rural dwellers affected by the Three Gorges Project (TGP). Based on recent land-use survey and population data of the case study area and using GIS-based multi-criteria analysis in land-use planning, this study analyses the characteristics and changes of land use in both the inundation and resettlement areas. Undeveloped land is scarce in both areas. The non-flooded cultivated land is distributed mainly on steep slopes (over 25 degrees). There is a discrepancy between the amount of land required by those being resettled and what is available in the designated resettlement communities. This study suggests that resettlement should consider the human carrying capacity of the land and, from a community standpoint, sheds light on the interplay between land-use planning and resettlement, and provides constructive suggestions for TGP resettlement strategies.