不分比例尺数字化地形图管理技术和方法的研究

不分比例尺数字化地形图管理的宗旨是方便、快捷、高效地存储和管理数字地形图。通过分析大比例尺数字地形图存储更新管理现状,对不分比例尺数字化地形图管理的依据、原理、处理流程、技术方案等进行论述,并结合研究实例阐述不分比例尺数字化地形图管理技术和方法的有效性。     

最新全球海洋海水盐度分布图出炉

美国国家航空航天局(NASA)近日公布了最新的全球海洋海水盐度分布图。图上用冷色调来表示盐度低值,暖色调表示高值。由图可以看出,红海、波斯湾和地中海等海域的盐度较高,而大西洋则比其他大洋的盐度都要高。亚马孙河口明显比周围海域盐度要低得多,与此类似,热带地区的海洋尤其是太平洋中的"热带辐合带"     

云计算及其在地理信息工程中的应用

云计算是网格计算及分布式计算、并行计算发展到一定阶段后衍生出来的,是这些计算方法的商业实现。云计算是一种新型的计算模型,其基础体系结构属于云计算的技术层次,主要说明系统属性和设计思想;云计算的服务集合源于服务类型,说明能带给客户什么。云计算的核心技术有数据存储技术、数据管理技术、编程模型和云安全。云计算在地理信息工程和地理空间信息网格计算中有着广泛的应用前景。     

网格地理信息服务生命周期管理研究

为了实现网格地理信息服务系统中服务资源的高效享用和可控管理,研究网格地理信息服务生命周期管理问题。从服务资源自身的生命周期、服务资源在注册中心中的生命周期和服务资源在虚拟组织中的生命周期三方面出发研究服务资源的生命周期管理问题。最后研究基于盟主的虚拟组织生命周期管理问题。     

基于VB.NET的地形图编号查询与面积计算程序

主要介绍利用Microsoft Visual Basic.NET编写的地形图分幅编号查询与面积计算程序。通过该程序,根据经纬度坐标或高斯坐标,可查询该点所在各种基本比例尺下的图幅编号、西南图廓点的经纬度坐标以及在不同坐标系下的图幅面积。     

A Note on Reviving the Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes （GSSTF） Dataset

Accurate sea surface flux measurements are crucial for understanding the global water and energy cycles. The oceanic evaporation, which is a major component of the global oceanic fresh water flux, is useful for predicting oceanic circulation and transport. The global Goddard Satellite-based Surface Turbulent Fluxes Version-2 (GSSTF2; July 1987--December 2000) dateset that was officially released in 2001 has been widely used by scientific community for global energy and water cycle research, and regional and short period data analyses. We have recently been funded by NASA to resume processing the GSSTF dataset with an objective of continually producing a uniform dataset of sea surface turbulent fluxes, derived from remote sensing data. The dataset is to be reprocessed and brought up-to-date (GSSTF2b) using improved input datasets such as a recently upgraded NCEP/DOE sea surface temperature reanalysis, and an upgraded surface wind and microwave brightness temperature V6 dataset (Version 6) from the Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) produced by Remote Sensing Systems (RSS). A second new product (GSSTF3) is further proposed with a finer temporal (12-h) and spatial (0.25^ox0.25^o) resolution. GSSTF2b (July 1987--December 2008) and GSSTF3 (July 1999--December 2009) will be released for the research community to use by late 2009 and early 2011, respectively.     

Seasonal Prediction of the Global Precipitation Annual Modes with the Grid-Point Atmospheric Model of IAP LASG

A right annual cycle is of critical importance for a model to improve its seasonal prediction skill. This work assesses the performance of the Grid-point Atmospheric Model of IAP LASG （GAMIL） in retrospective prediction of the global precipitation annual modes for the 1980 2004 period. The annual modes are gauged by a three-parameter metrics： the long-term annual mean and two major modes of annual cycle （AC）, namely, a solstitial mode and an equinoctial asymmetric mode. The results demonstrate that the GAMIL one-month lead prediction is basically able to capture the major patterns of the long-term annual mean as well as the first AC mode （the solstitial monsoon mode）. The GAMIL has deficiencies in reproducing the second AC mode （the equinoctial asymmetric mode）. The magnitude of the GAMIL prediction tends to be greater than the observed precipitation, especially in the sea areas including the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal （BOB）, and the western North Pacific （WNP）. These biases may be due to underestimation of the convective activity predicted in the tropics, especially over the western Pacific warm pool （WPWP） and its neighboring areas. It is suggested that a more accurate parameterization of convection in the tropics, especially in the Maritime Continent, the WPWP and its neighboring areas, may be critical for reproducing the more realistic annual modes, since the enhancement of convective activity over the WPWP and its vicinity can induce suppressed convection over the WNP, the BOB, and the South Indian Ocean where the GAMIL produces falsely vigorous convections. More efforts are needed to improve the simulation not only in monsoon seasons but also in transitional seasons when the second AC mode takes place. Selection of the one-tier or coupled atmosphere-ocean system may also reduce the systematic error of the GAMIL prediction. These results offer some references for improvement of the GAMIL seasonal prediction skill.     

春末夏初青藏高原植被对全球变暖响应的区域特征

利用1982-2002年Pathfinder NDVI遥感数据, 采用REOF和倾向度趋势分析方法, 研究了5～6月青藏高原地表植被变化区域特征及与全球变暖的关系。21年来高原区域春末夏初植被变化存在明显的空间差异, 且存在一个位于高原南北呈带状分布的植被显著变化区域。该区域内植被对全球气温变暖响应显著, 与前期5月北半球平均气温相关系数达到0.7675, 通过0.001显著性水平检验; 植被NDVI随气温升高呈现出显著一致的增加趋势, 增长速率超过10%/10 a, 是全球变暖响应的显著区和敏感区。进一步的分析表明, 对植被全球变暖响应显著的区域基本上处于高山山脉或半荒漠NDVI值低于0.12覆盖度较低的区域。不同植被类型对变暖响应的对比表明, 草地对全球变暖响应明显高于林地, 其植被NDVI 21年约增加10%。     

陆面气温资料的一种推广三维变分同化方法及其在简化情形的检验

发展了一种同化窗口为1个月的陆面气温推广三维变分资料同化方法,并建立了逐日资料到月平均资料的观测算子.作为对该同化方法的初步检验,以2000年1月中国陆地区域时间分辨率低、空间分辨率较高且在高原地区与台站观测资料比较接近的CRU(Climate Research Unit)月平均陆面气温资料作为观测,以时间分辨率高、空间分辨率较低且在高原地区与台站资料有较大误差的NCEP逐日气温资料作为背景场,采用背景误差协方差矩阵(简称B矩阵)的两种简化对角形式进行同化试验,得到高时空分辨率的格点陆面气温分析场,并进行对比分析和均方根误差检验.结果显示,由两种简化形式得到的逐日资料和月平均资料的质量均得到改善,在我国东南和中部大部分地区与台站观测基本一致,在青藏高原、新疆等台站稀疏地区与地形对应良好,为M-SDGVM模型或其他陆面过程模式高质量陆面气象驱动场的准备提供了一种新的手段.尤其在B矩阵中考虑了方差逐日变化的简化形式所得到的分析场整体上要优于不考虑的,这为最终在B矩阵中考虑协方差(即对推广三维变分同化不作简化)进一步改进同化效果打下了基础.     

气候变化在今后1000年中是不可逆的

NOAA的Amanda Scott等最近的研究表明,即使CO2排放减少,它对全球温度变化的影响在今后很长时期仍然会非常显著,而且这种变化是不可逆的。影响包括全球海平面升高和某些地区降水减少。变化的后果可能会表现为供水紧张、火灾频繁、沙漠扩大以及农业歉收。研究人员指出,目前海洋通过吸收热量使全球变暖减缓,最终会将这些热量释放回大气,导致更为显著的全球性增温,格陵兰和南极的冰原融化引起海平面上升。