Using sediment rating parameters to evaluate the changes in sediment transport regimes in the middle Yellow River basin,China

This study analyses the changes in sediment transport regimes in the middle Yellow River basin (MYRB) using sediment rating parameters. Daily streamflow and suspended sediment concentration data were collected at 35 hydrological stations from the 1950s to 2016, which can be divided into three periods based on the type and intensity of human activities: the base stage before 1970, the restraining stage from 1971 to 1989, and the restoration stage after 2002. Data within each period were fitted by log‐linear sediment rating curves and the sediment rating parameters were utilized to analyse the spatial and temporal variations in sediment transport regimes. The results show that sediment rating parameters are indicative of sediment transport regimes. In the base stage and the restraining stage, the hydrological stations can be categorized into four groups based on their locations on the rating parameter plot. The stations with small drainage basins were characterized by the highest sediment transport regime, followed by those located in the coarse‐particle zone, the loess zone, and the mountainous/forest zone. In the restoration stage, the difference in sediment transport regimes between different geomorphic zones became less distinguishable than in previous stages. During the transition from the base stage to the restraining stage, sediment rating parameters showed no significant changes in sediment transport regimes in all four geomorphic groups. During the transition from the restraining stage to the restoration stage, significant changes were observed in the coarse‐particle zone and the mountain/forest zone, indicating that the revegetation programme and large reservoirs imposed a stronger influence on sediment transport regimes in these two zones than in the rest of the MYRB. This study provides theoretical support for evaluating sediment transport regimes with sediment rating parameters.     

太阳黑子面积数与黑子数指标在大气预报中的应用对比分析

分别应用太阳黑子视面积数和太阳黑子相对数代表太阳活动水平与天津夏季降水总量进行相关分析,结果表明黑子面积指标明显优于黑子数.     

异常传播条件对低频信号的影响

根据低频夭波实测资料和实验结果的分析表明:引起低频夭波信号的幅度与相位产生突然异常的原因,与太阳地球物理现象有关。而在高精度的授时结果中,必须考虑到异常传播条件对低频天波信号的影响。     

Automatic change detection in lane-level road networks using GPS trajectories

Lane-level road network updating is crucial for urban traffic applications that use geographic information systems contributing to, for example, intelligent driving, route planning and traffic control. Researchers have developed various algorithms to update road networks using sensor data, such as high-definition images or GPS data; however, approaches that involve change detection for road networks at lane level using GPS data are less common. This paper presents a novel method for automatic change detection of lane-level road networks based on GPS trajectories of vehicles. The proposed method includes two steps: map matching at lane level and lane-level change recognition. To integrate the most up-to-date GPS data with a lane-level road network, this research uses a fuzzy logic road network matching method. The proposed map-matching method starts with a confirmation of candidate lane-level road segments that use error ellipses derived from the GPS data, and then computes the membership degree between GPS data and candidate lane-level segments. The GPS trajectory data is classified into successful or unsuccessful matches using a set of defuzzification rules. Any topological and geometrical changes to road networks are detected by analysing the two kinds of matching results and comparing their relationships with the original road network. Change detection results for road networks in Wuhan, China using collected GPS trajectories show that these methods can be successfully applied to detect lane-level road changes including added lanes, closed lanes and lane-changing and turning rules, while achieving a robust detection precision of above 80%.     

Cash gifts,perception of social sphere and distribution of water resources for rural farmers in a typical oasis area in Northwest China

Face-to-face interviews(n=860) were conducted to determine cash-gift behavior, cognition and complexity of social relations, and family water consumption for agricultural production in a typical oasis area in Northwest China. The survey results revealed cash gifts to be the second-largest expenditure(1,330 Yuan) for rural households, far beyond the average spending on health(854.1 Yuan) or education(890.8 Yuan). The amount of cash-gift expenditures indirectly reflects a family's social relations level, and our developed Social Relations Extent Coefficient—based on cash-gift and food expenditures—can directly reflect the extent or level of these relationships. Different types of farmers or farming families have different coefficients. The coefficient also shows how social station affects a family's water resource utilization, and how water is distributed among different types of farmers. Despite the current inequities, however, promotion of better agricultural techniques and large-scale cultivation in this area could help distribute water resources more equitably and effectively.     

Applying energy theory to understand the relationship between the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake

The complex relationship between the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake controls the exchange of water and sediment between the two, and exerts effects on water resources, flooding, shipping, and the ecological environment. The theory of energy is applied in this paper to investigate the physical mechanisms that determine the nature of the contact between the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake and to establish an energy difference (F_e) index to quantify the interactions between the two systems. Data show that F_e values for this interaction have increased since the 1950s, indicating a weakening in the river effect while the lake effect has been enhanced. Enclosure of the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) has also significantly influenced the relationship between the river and the lake by further reducing the impacts of the Yangtze River. The river effect also increases slightly during the dry season, and decreases significantly at the end of the flooding period, while interactions between the two to some extent influence the development of droughts and floods within the lake area. Data show that when the flow of the five rivers within this area is significant and a blocking effect due to the Yangtze River is also clearly apparent, floods occur easily; in contrast, when the opposite is true and the flow of the five rivers is small, and the Yangtze River can accommodate the flow, droughts occur frequently. Construction and enclosure of the TGR also means that the lake area is prone to droughts during September and October.     

一种由粗到精的光学与SAR遥感图像配准算法

由于光学遥感图像和SAR图像具有明显的非线性强度差异,且SAR图像存在斑点噪声,使得其配准存在较大难度。为此,本文结合基于特征和基于区域图像配准方法的优点,并组合为混合模型,提出一种由粗到精的自动配准算法。以光学遥感图像和SAR图像分别为参考图像和待配准图像,先以基于特征点的SAR-SIFT完成粗配准,再以基于区域的ROEWA-HOG完成精配准。① 采用SAR-SIFT算法进行特征点检测和特征匹配来计算图像的仿射变换模型,以消除参考图像和待配准图像之间明显的旋转、尺度和平移差异,至此完成图像粗配准;② 在此基础上利用分块Harris角点检测在参考图像上获得特征点,并根据特征点确定待配准图像上的同名点搜索区域;③ 计算图像的ROEWA梯度,构造以特征点为中心的模板区域内的HOG特征向量,以SSD作为相似性测度搜索待配准图像上的同名点,完成高精度的图像配准;④ 进行图像配准实验,对配准结果进行目视检查和精度评估。经过多组光学与SAR图像配准实验,验证本文算法能够结合基于特征和基于区域的图像配准方法的优点,较好地抵抗光学与SAR图像之间的非线性强度、旋转、尺度、平移差异和SAR图像的噪声影响,并逐步提高配准精度,最终配准精度达到1个像素左右,实现了光学与SAR图像的高精度自动配准,能够满足光学与SAR图像后续综合应用。     

基于DEM的一体化山地特征要素提取

山顶点和山脊线等特征地形要素是构成地表地形及其起伏变化的基本框架,对地形在地表的空间分布具有控制作用。基于DEM研究山顶点、山脊线及其空间组合关系,是DEM地表形态特征研究的重要内容,也是衔接从地形特征分析向山峰等地貌学本源语言的途径之一。本文以四川盆地西南缘与青藏高原过渡地带的川西凉山山原为例,基于山峰-山脊线-控制范围一体化构建的算法策略,识别了山峰和山脊线及其等级、主山脊及其范围。结果表明,研究区内有主峰9座,次峰53座,平均高程2540 m;山脊线230条,其中主山脊9条,平均长度60 km;9大山系,近南北走向,平均控制面积1017 km^2。研究用模糊隶属度方法对算法所提取的主峰、主脉进行精度验证,隶属度介于0.98~1.00和0.37~0.57时提取的主峰、主脉基本吻合算法提取的结果。研究采用一体化山地特征要素提取方法,实现了各山地要素间紧密联系、总体结构与区域地貌特征相对吻合的目标;完成了由栅格单元向地理对象的转变;可以应用于协助地貌类型划分,协同区域地理规划等。     

Application of the EnKF and Localization to Automatic History Matching of Facies Distribution and Production Data

The performance of the ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) for continuous updating of facies location and boundaries in a reservoir model based on production and facies data for a 3D synthetic problem is presented. The occurrence of the different facies types is treated as a random process and the initial distribution was obtained by truncating a bi-Gaussian random field. Because facies data are highly non-Gaussian, re-parameterization was necessary in order to use the EnKF algorithm for data assimilation; two Gaussian random fields are updated in lieu of the static facies parameters. The problem of history matching applied to facies is difficult due to (1) constraints to facies observations at wells are occasionally violated when productions data are assimilated; (2) excessive reduction of variance seems to be a bigger problem with facies than with Gaussian random permeability and porosity fields; and (3) the relationship between facies variables and data is so highly non-linear that the final facies field does not always honor early production data well. Consequently three issues are investigated in this work. Is it possible to iteratively enforce facies constraints when updates due to production data have caused them to be violated? Can localization of adjustments be used for facies to prevent collapse of the variance during the data-assimilation period? Is a forecast from the final state better than a forecast from time zero using the final parameter fields?To investigate these issues, a 3D reservoir simulation model is coupled with the EnKF technique for data assimilation. One approach to enforcing the facies constraint is continuous iteration on all available data, which may lead to inconsistent model states, incorrect weighting of the production data and incorrect adjustment of the state vector. A sequential EnKF where the dynamic and static data are assimilated sequentially is presented and this approach seems to have solved the highlighted problems above. When the ensemble size is small compared to the number of independent data, the localized adjustment of the state vector is a very important technique that may be used to mitigate loss of rank in the ensemble. Implementing a distance-based localization of the facies adjustment appears to mitigate the problem of variance deficiency in the ensembles by ensuring that sufficient variability in the ensemble is maintained throughout the data assimilation period. Finally, when data are assimilated without localization, the prediction results appear to be independent of the starting point. When localization is applied, it is better to predict from the start using the final parameter field rather than continue from the final state.     

基于空间相似性的面实体匹配算法研究

同一地物在不同来源的地图上通常存在着差异,其识别或匹配对于不同数据源的地图编制来说很关键。面状地物要素在很多地图表示中都占有很大的比例。基于人眼综合已有信息来识别同名实体的思想,本文提出了基于空间相似性的面实体匹配算法。该算法将面实体作为一个整体看待,采用加权平均法来综合面实体的位置、形状、大小等特征的相似度,进而根据获得的总相似度大小确定匹配实体。算法在确定位置相似度时选择形状中心点对面实体进行惟一标识;采用形状描述函数来计算形状相似度,不容易受各种干扰而影响精度,避免了形状信息的丢失;面实体的大小通过其覆盖面积来度量。实验结果表明该方法具有良好的稳定性和可靠性。