Low-cost volcano surveillance from space: case studies from Etna, Krafla, Cerro Negro, Fogo, Lascar and Erebus

 Satellite data offer a means of supplementing ground-based monitoring during volcanic eruptions, especially at times or locations where ground-based monitoring is difficult. Being directly and freely available several times a day, data from the advanced very high resolution radiometer (AVHRR) offers great potential for near real-time monitoring of all volcanoes across large (3000×3000 km) areas. Herein we describe techniques to detect and locate activity; estimate lava area, thermal flux, effusion rates and cumulative volume; and distinguish types of activity. Application is demonstrated using data for active lavas at Krafla, Etna, Fogo, Cerro Negro and Erebus; a pyroclastic flow at Lascar; and open vent systems at Etna and Stromboli. Automated near real-time analysis of AVHRR data could be achieved at existing, or cheap to install, receiving stations, offering a supplement to conventional monitoring methods. Received: 21 January 1997 / Accepted: 3 April 1997     

南极冰貌卫星影像条带噪声的剔除

本文在简要叙述条带噪声形成原因的基础上 ,针对南极地区的ASTER 1A的可见光影像中出现的条带噪声的现象 ,通过设计了基于切比雪夫窗、凯瑟窗的FIR滤波器和约束最小二乘FIR滤波器对其条带噪声进行剔除 ,这两种滤波器能够尽可能地剔除条带 ,同时使影像的灰度分布发生最小畸变。并通过与其他方法 (例如 :低通滤波 ,直方图匹配等 )比较 ,说明这两种滤波的方法优于其他的方法     

FY-3C/VIRR中红外图像太阳光污染订正

风云三号C星(FY-3C)上搭载的可见光红外扫描辐射计VIRR (Visible and Infra-Red Radiometer)是继承风云一号卫星光学成像仪器,它在高纬度昼夜交替区域附近由于地平线附近太阳光照射,导致仪器扫描镜和其他部件产生杂散光,导致对地观测图像被污染,尤其VIRR中红外第3通道(3.7 μm)图...     

乌鲁木齐机场2021年首场强浓雾特征及成因分析

摘要：利用欧洲中心ERA5 0.25°×0.25°再分析、机场HTG-3微波辐射计、FY4A新一代静止气象卫星、机场跑道自动观测系统(AWOS)等多源观测资料,对2021年11月16日乌鲁木齐机场浓雾天气进行观测、诊断分析。结果表明：机场历年首场强浓雾多出现和维持在11月的早晨-午后,以辐射雾为主,持续3～4 h,此场强浓雾呈现持续时间偏长,辐射和平流兼有的特点。降水后高湿、夜间辐射作用及地面西北风增大至4～5 m·s-1时,利于机场辐射雾形成和上游辐射雾的平流;地面辐合带与强浓雾区有较好对应关系,辐合带北侧为偏北风,南侧为偏南风,当近地面逆温层建立,利于辐合带内雾体爆发性增强;近地层小高压维持静稳流场、近地层东南风层、暖平流和逆温层加强并维持、300 m以下相对湿度95%以上及地面偏北风0～2 m·s-1,利于强浓雾维持;机场升温破坏贴地逆温,地面风速加大至2～4 m·s-1,破坏地面静稳状态,地面辐合带东移至城区一带,逆温层减弱抬升至城区上空时,机场强浓雾消散。对于浓雾监测,综合使用FY4A 的10.8μm-3.75μm通道差、0.83μm、2.2μm、3.75μm能很好的显示雾区范围、雾区温度、雾区移动、雾的消散等特征,利于浓雾区的识别和预报预警。     

Estimation of surface latent heat fluxes from IRS-P4/MSMR satellite data

The brightness temperatures of the Microwave sensor MSMR (Multichannel Scanning Microwave Radiometer) launched in May 1999 onboard Indian Oceansat-1 IRS-P4 are used to develop a direct retrieval method for latent heat flux by multivariate regression technique. The MSMR measures the microwave radiances at 8 channels at frequencies of 6.6, 10.7, 18 and 21 GHz at both vertical and horizontal polarizations. It is found that the surface LHF (Latent Heat Flux) is sensitive to all the channels. The coefficients were derived using the National Centre for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) reanalysis data of three months: July, September, November of 1999. The NCEP daily analyzed latent heat fluxes and brightness temperatures observed by MSMR were used to derive the coefficients. Validity of the derived coefficients was checked within situ observations over the Indian Ocean and with NCEP analyzed LHF for global points. The LHF derived directly from the MSMR brightness temperature (Tb) yielded an accuracy of 35 watt/m². LHF was also computed by applying bulk formula using the geophysical parameters extracted from MSMR. In this case the errors were higher apparently due to the errors involved in derivation of the geophysical parameters.     

Analysis and modeling of the seasonal South China Sea temperature cycle using remote sensing

The present paper describes the analysis and modeling of the South China Sea (SCS) temperature cycle on a seasonal scale. It investigates the possibility to model this cycle in a consistent way while not taking into account tidal forcing and associated tidal mixing and exchange. This is motivated by the possibility to significantly increase the model’s computational efficiency when neglecting tides. The goal is to develop a flexible and efficient tool for seasonal scenario analysis and to generate transport boundary forcing for local models. Given the significant spatial extent of the SCS basin and the focus on seasonal time scales, synoptic remote sensing is an ideal tool in this analysis. Remote sensing is used to assess the seasonal temperature cycle to identify the relevant driving forces and is a valuable source of input data for modeling. Model simulations are performed using a three-dimensional baroclinic-reduced depth model, driven by monthly mean sea surface anomaly boundary forcing, monthly mean lateral temperature, and salinity forcing obtained from the World Ocean Atlas 2001 climatology, six hourly meteorological forcing from the European Center for Medium range Weather Forecasting ERA-40 dataset, and remotely sensed sea surface temperature (SST) data. A sensitivity analysis of model forcing and coefficients is performed. The model results are quantitatively assessed against climatological temperature profiles using a goodness-of-fit norm. In the deep regions, the model results are in good agreement with this validation data. In the shallow regions, discrepancies are found. To improve the agreement there, we apply a SST nudging method at the free water surface. This considerably improves the model’s vertical temperature representation in the shallow regions. Based on the model validation against climatological in situ and SST data, we conclude that the seasonal temperature cycle for the deep SCS basin can be represented to a good degree. For shallow regions, the absence of tidal mixing and exchange has a clear impact on the model’s temperature representation. This effect on the large-scale temperature cycle can be compensated to a good degree by SST nudging for diagnostic applications.     

GVR机载微波辐射计反演算法适用性分析

为研究GVR(G-band water Vapor Radiometer)机载微波辐射计自带反演算法在天津地区的适用性,将2016年北京探空资料分成春夏秋冬,对垂直累积液态水和垂直累积水汽的反演精度进行数值模拟检验。结果表明:垂直累积液态水反演精度随高度变化不明显,春夏秋冬4个季节反演结果相对偏差值范围分别为29%~78%、31%~71%、36%~67%、35%~79%,绝对偏差值范围分别为0.04~0.492 mm、0.075~0.294 mm、0.074~0.315mm、0.116~0.347mm;垂直累积水汽反演精度随高度降低(3000m以上降低更为明显),春、夏、秋、冬4个季节相对偏差3000m以下时分别为2.6%~20.8%、7.9%~19.1%、4.3%~16.5%、3.4%~14.2%,3000m以上时分别为6.4%~89.7%、12.5%~36.9%、13.2%~50%、11.8%~301%。与其他类型机载微波辐射计反演精度及GVR在北极地区地基观测反演精度相比,GVR自带反演算法在天津地区的垂直累积液态水和垂直累积水汽反演精度明显偏低。     

A synergic algorithm for retrieval of aerosol optical depth over land

In this paper, a novel algorithm for aerosol optical depth(AOD) retrieval with a 1 km spatial resolution over land is presented using the Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) dual-view capability at 0.55, 0.66 and 0.87 μm, in combination with the Bi-directional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) model, a product of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). The BRDF characteristics of the land surface, i.e. prior input parameters for this algorithm, are computed by extracti...     

FY-1C可见光通道衰减分析及订正试验

利用FY-1C连续两年的遥感资料，以敦煌辐射校正场为分析区，系统分析了FY-1C可见光、近红外通道的衰减特征，开展了通道衰减订正试验。分析结果表明，FY-1C除可见光通道1衰减强烈外，其它各可见光、近红外通道衰减性能稳定。利用统计分析法，可以建立定标系数衰减订正量随时间的变化关系。订正后的定标系数与2000年辐射校正场外定标实验结果一致性很好。更新后的定标系数可以有效克服通道衰减带来的通道反射率测值误差，提高FY-1C可见光、近红外通道遥感资料定量应用的精度。     

MP-3000A微波辐射计探测原理及误差分析

MP-3000A微波辐射计是一种新型35通道微波辐射计。相对于探空和GPS水汽探测,它可以连续得到从地面到10km高度上高分辨率的温度、相对湿度和水汽廓线以及较低分辨率的液态水廓线。廓线从0m～10km共58个数据层,利用探测区域的历史探空资料和神经网络算法正向模拟微波辐射量,从而得出温湿廓线。本文介绍了MP-3000A微波辐射计的主要功能、工作原理和误差来源。