Degradation monitoring in Silvo-pastoral systems: A case study of the Mediterranean region of Turkey

To identify policies that will promote positive effects and mitigate negative ones of grazing is a major challenge in the Silvo-pastoral system. This paper presents the role of examining land-cover change trajectories by remote sensing imagery in grazing policy monitoring. The study was conducted for Duzlercami forest ecosystem located in the Mediterranean geographical region of Turkey and administrated by the General Directorate of Forestry (GDF) of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs. Time series land-cover datasets from Landsat images between 1988 and 2016 were collected and classified. To link the conversions among trajectories and grazing policy, class level landscape metrics derived from the classified images were used. To validate the approach, yearly grazing-plans managed by GDF and populations of livestock were used. Results of this research have indicated that even though there is a yearly grazing plan, overgrazing can happen on the pilot site, and it can be easily identified by the destruction of woody vegetation. The notable correlation (r²?=?0.89) between degraded woody vegetation and cattle population has occurred in the last 30?years in the landscape, and Landsat imagery can effectively support the grazing policy mapping and monitoring.     

Observation of a 27-day solar signature in noctilucent cloud altitude

Previous studies have identified solar 27-day signatures in several parameters in the Mesosphere/Lower thermosphere region, including temperature and Noctilucent cloud (NLC) occurrence frequency. In this study we report on a solar 27-day signature in NLC altitude with peak-to-peak variations of about 400?m. We use SCIAMACHY limb-scatter observations from 2002 to 2012 to detect NLCs. The superposed epoch analysis method is applied to extract solar 27-day signatures. A 27-day signature in NLC altitude can be identified in both hemispheres in the SCIAMACHY dataset, but the signature is more pronounced in the northern hemisphere. The solar signature in NLC altitude is found to be in phase with solar activity and temperature for latitudes $?70°$N. We provide a qualitative explanation for the positive correlation between solar activity and NLC altitude based on published model simulations.     

日球层内外能量中性原子的探测

能量中性原子(Energetic Neutral Atoms, ENA, 简称能原子)是指在日球层内外空间, 拥有>0.1keV动能的原子.在此空间领域并没有温度>106K的中性气体, 但却充满动能>0.1keV的正离子.因此能原子A应该是A+离子与原地稀薄气体B原子或分子交换电荷所产生的, 即A++B→A+B+. 电荷交换涉及极小的动能变化, 新生的能原子A和离子B+基本上各自保持原有动能. 离子B+随即被当地磁场俘获, 能原子A则脱离磁场约束并携带其原属离子群的成分和能量信息而直线运动, 成为遥测空间等离子体的有效媒介. 美国人造卫星 IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) 直接探测得到来自日球层以外星际空间的能原子, 大幅延伸了利用能原子遥测空间等离子体的领域. 本文据此论述了空间能原子的发现, 综述了探测空间能原子的基本概念与实例、取得的主要成果、仪器设计和研制进展以及未来空间利用能原子遥测的发展趋势.      

Challenges and perspectives of transport cargo vehicles utilization for performing research in free flight

Russian Progress transport cargo vehicles have successfully been used in different space station programs since 1978. At present time, they play an important role in the International Space Station (ISS) project. Main tasks performed by the transport cargo vehicle (TCV) in the station program are the following: refueling of the station, delivery of consumables and equipment, waste removal, station attitude control and orbit correction maneuver execution.     

The Big Pine Creek watershed and climate change: A trend analysis of Landsat surface reflectance and PRISM datasets over the last 3 decades

Recent variations in normal meteorological conditions indicate the earth’s climate is changing in ways that may impact delicate ecological balances in sensitive regions. Identifying how those changes are affecting the biosphere is essential if we are going to be able to adapt to those changes and to potentially mitigate their harmful consequences. This paper presents a time series study of an alpine ecosystem in the Big Pine Creek watershed in California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountain’s. Raw Landsat data covering the years 1984 through 2011 is converted to observed surface reflectance and analyzed for trends that would indicate a change in the ecosystem. We found that over the time period of the study, observed surface reflectance shows a general decline across the spectrum while our analysis of environmental data demonstrates statistically significant increases in temperatures. While declining reflectance in the visible and short wave bands are indicators of increased surface cover, the fact that the IR band also shows declines is consistent with a decline in tree density. This study provides a useful insight into the ecological response of the Big Pine Creek watershed to recent climate change. These findings suggest that alpine ecosystems are particularly sensitive to increasing temperatures. If these results are replicated in other alpine watersheds it will demonstrate that the biosphere is already showing the effects of a warmer environment.     

卫星测控应用中心远程容灾系统方案设计

随着航天技术的发展,各种卫星如综合侦察卫星、气象与海洋监视卫星、数据与中继卫星等,其数据的信息速率存储、处理的数据量越来越大,对卫星测控应用中心大容量、高速率数据的安全性、可靠性要求也越来越高。在自然灾害,如地震、洪水;人为破坏,如恐怖活动、战争等条件下,确保卫星测控应用中心的安全与快速恢复能力,将非常重要。本文从原理上设计了一套远程数据容灾系统方案,以保证卫星测控应用中心在自然灾害或人为破坏后能够快速恢复其基本功能。分析表明,该方案具有很好的可靠性、安全性。     

基于Contourlet与HIS变换的SAR与多光谱影像融合方法

为了提高SAR影像的解译水平,本文利用Contourlet变换在影像表述上能够弥补小波变换不能有效捕捉二维空间实体的特点,提出了一种基于Contourlet与HIS变换的SAR与多光谱影像融合方法。实验选取了一组TM 多光谱影像与ERS-2 SAR影像进行融合研究,并将融合结果与基于HIS变换、DWT结合HIS变换融合方法的融合结果进行视觉比较与统计分析。结果表明,无论是目视比较还是统计分析,本文方法都很好的将SAR影像的空间细节与多光谱影像的色彩信息集成到了一起,显著地提高了SAR影像的解译水平,相对于基于HIS、DWT+HIS变换的融合方法获得了更好质量的融合影像。     

基于小波变换和核独立分量分析的遥感图像变化检测

为了进一步提高基于独立分量分析(IndependentComponentAnalysis,ICA)的遥感图像变化检测精确度,并解决ICA分离的图像分量排序不确定问题,提出了基于小波变换和核独立分量分析(KernelIndependentComponentAnalysis,KICA)的遥感图像变化检测方法。首先通过小波变换对遥感图像进行分解,得到由图像的高频分量和低频分量组成的分块向量,然后利用核函数将分块向量映射到高维特征空间中,再在该空间中用ICA方法分离出互相独立的向量,最后根据分离出的向量中高频分量的差异自动分辨出变化分量。文章给出了遥感图像变化检测方法及近年提出的基于主分量分析(PrincipalComponentAnalysis,PCA)、基于ICA、基于KICA三种变化检测方法的试验结果,并进行了分析和定量比较。试验结果表明,文中方法能更好地分离出遥感图像的变化信息,具有更高的精确度,并实现了变化检测的智能化。     

北斗/GNSS高精度时频终端测试方法探讨

基于虚拟仪器技术、网络技术和批量化测量技术,探讨北斗/GNSS高精度时频应用终端的测试手段;提出应用测试模块化和VXI/PXI/LXI总线技术的测试设计方案,该方案具有多路标准时间频率参考信号一致性设计和网络远程测试校准设计;同时,提出北斗/GNSS高精度时频终端测试校准系统的结构设计及其应用模式。这将能有效提高北斗/GNSS时频终端测试的集成化和智能化水平。     

控制点/控制点对最优能量解析的图像配准

 针对遥感图像配准中匹配同名点少、配准精度低等问题,提出了一种基于控制点/控制点对最优能量解析的图像配准方法。在控制点提取中,通过多尺度曲波变换,实现不同尺度下图像质量的灰关联分析和噪声抑制,并根据灰关联能量值,自动调整尺度不变特征变换配准参数,提高匹配同名点数量;为保证控制点选择的均匀性和准确性,创建了控制点对能量模型,采用马尔科夫蒙特卡洛优化算法实现分布、匹配能量最优的控制点筛选,提高了图像配准精度。实验结果表明,本方法对遥感图像匹配同名点少、控制点分布不均匀、图像配准精度低等问题有很大改善,具有较高的应用价值。