THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NILE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL FORECAST SYSTEM1

ABSTRACT: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is developing a river forecast system for the Nile River in Egypt. The river forecast system operates on scientific work stations using hydrometeorological models and software to predict inflows into the high Aswan Dam and forecast flow hydrographs at selected gaging locations above the dam The Nile Forecasting System (NFS) utilizes satellite imagery from the METEOSAT satellite as the input to the forecast system. Satellite imagery is used to estimate precipitation over the Blue Nile Basin using five different techniques. Observed precipitation data and climatic statistics are used to improve precipitation estimation. Precipitation data for grid locations are input to a distributed water balance model, a hill slope routing model, and a channel routing model. A customized Geographic Information System (GIS) was developed to show political boundaries, rivers, terrain elevation, and gaging network. The GIS was used to develop hydrologic parameters for the basin and is used for multiple display features.     

A comparison of simulated and observed ozone mixing ratios for the summer of 1998 in Western Europe

This study describes and evaluates the newly developed European scale Eulerian chemistry transport model CHIMERE-continental. The model is designed for seasonal simulations and real time forecasts without the use of super-computers. For the purpose of model evaluation simulated ozone mixing ratios for the period between 1 May 1998 and 30 September 1998 are compared to observational data from 115 European surface sites. In order to facilitate the interpretation of future forecasts a statistic is established to estimate the reliability of a simulated pollution level. Besides this, the comparison is done by means of time series, scatter plots, a spectral analysis and the calculation of RMS-errors and biases of the model results corresponding to each observation site. It turns out that the mean RMS-error of the simulated daily maximum ozone mixing ratio for the sites considered a priori as well suited for a model comparison is about 10 ppb. For the same period but a reduced number of sites observed concentrations of NO₂ and ethene are compared to simulated values. Difficulties encountered with the representativeness of observations when trying to evaluate a mesoscale air pollution model are discussed.     

基于环境一号卫星的太湖流域地表温度与地表类型的关系分析

利用我国新发射的环境一号小卫星数据,以2010年3月26日环境一号卫星的红外波段为例,尝试根据同步MODIS数据反演大气水汽含量参数,采用Jimenez-Munoz和Sobrino的普适性单通道算法反演地表温度,经MODIS地表温度产品验证,地表温度反演精度满足要求. 将人工目视解译的2009年太湖流域土地利用、地表温度和归一化植被指数作相关性分析. 结果表明:当林地和农田、草地植被指数相同时,林地的地表温度比农田和草地低,因此林地比农田和草地的调节温度效果好,在城市中增加林地的面积,对缓解城市热岛效应的作用最大.      

利用SAGE Ⅱ卫星资料分析青藏高原上空臭氧垂直廓线

利用1985-2002年SAGE Ⅱ卫星资料获取青藏高原地区上空大气臭氧垂直廓线,分析其变化规律.结果表明:①卫星资料与地面臭氧探空资料有很好的一致性;②青藏高原上空大气臭氧垂直廓线存在南北间的差异和季节变化,夏秋季臭氧廓线极大值出现的位置比冬春季高出1～2 km(高原南部)和2～3 km(高原北部);③臭氧数浓度在10～20 km的高度存在明显季节和南北区域差异;④与同纬度其他地区的平均值相比,夏季(6-9月)臭氧低值主要出现在15～20 km的高原对流层顶附近,最低值出现在18 km附近,而冬季这种差异相对较小.      

The application of geographic information systems and global positioning systems in humanitarian emergencies: lessons learned,programme implications and future research

Geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems and remote sensing have been increasingly used in public health settings since the 1990s, but application of these methods in humanitarian emergencies has been less documented. Recent areas of application of GIS methods in humanitarian emergencies include hazard, vulnerability, and risk assessments; rapid assessment and survey methods; disease distribution and outbreak investigations; planning and implementation of health information systems; data and programme integration; and programme monitoring and evaluation. The main use of GIS in these areas is to provide maps for decision-making and advocacy, which allow overlaying types of information that may not normally be linked. GIS is also used to improve data collection in the field (for example, for rapid health assessments or mortality surveys). Development of GIS methods requires further research. Although GIS methods may save resources and reduce error, initial investment in equipment and capacity building may be substantial. Especially in humanitarian emergencies, equipment and methodologies must be practical and appropriate for field use. Add-on software to process GIS data needs to be developed and modified. As equipment becomes more user-friendly and costs decrease, GIS will become more of a routine tool for humanitarian aid organisations in humanitarian emergencies, and new and innovative uses will evolve.     

Regression analysis of forest damage by marginal models for correlated ordinal responses

Studies on forest damage generally cannot be carried out by common regression models, for two main reasons: Firstly, the response variable, damage state of trees, is usually observed in ordered categories. Secondly, responses are often correlated, either serially, as in a longitudinal study, or spatially, as in the application of this paper, where neighbourhood interactions exist between damage states of spruces determined from aerial pictures. Thus so-called marginal regression models for ordinal responses, taking into account dependence among observations, are appropriate for correct inference. To this end we extend the binary models of Liang and Zeger (1986) and develop an ordinal GEEI model, based on parametrizing association by global cross-ratios. The methods are applied to data from a survey conducted in Southern Germany. Due to the survey design, responses must be assumed to be spatially correlated. The results show that the proposed ordinal marginal regression models provide appropriate tools for analysing the influence of covariates, that characterize the stand, on the damage state of spruce.     

卫星遥感在NOx总量控制中的应用

基于美国Aura卫星臭氧观测仪(OMI)提供的对流层NO_2垂直柱浓度数据,分析2015年北京世界反法西斯战争胜利70周年纪念活动期间和2016年杭州G20峰会期间NO_2柱浓度变化趋势,发现NO_2柱浓度能灵敏地捕捉到地面NO_x排放量的变化状况.因此,本文利用OMI NO_2柱浓度评估"十二五"期间及"十三五"初期我国NO_x排放量的变化状况,结果表明,"十二五"期间我国NO_2柱浓度降幅为24.98%,NO_x减排取得显著成效."十三五"初期,2016年全国NO_2柱浓度相比2015年下降3.18%,NO_x排放量继续下降.     

葫芦岛地区水体污染的卫星遥感监测示范研究

以葫芦岛地区为示范区域,采用卫星、地面、水体同步与准同步监测的方法,对示范区域水库水质和污染河段在研究主要污染物污染程度与波谱特性间的定量、半定量关系基础上,探索了水体污染卫星遥感监测中的关键技术,进而结合应用需求,建立宏观、快速的水体污染卫星遥感监测示范系统。对总体设计方案和技术指标、主要研究内容和方法、同步或准同步监测与分析做了简要阐述。     

“环境一号”卫星在轨测试与应用能力分析

以辽东湾沿岸大连、营口、盘锦3市为"环境一号"卫星(HJ-1)在轨应用测试典型示范区。在对HJ-1A/BCCD多光谱数据处理的基础上,选取50个样本,对生态环境及土地利用进行信息提取和测试。在GIS,GPS支持下,通过不同时相、不同卫星数据源生态环境变化遥感解译的对比分析,进行生态环境系统分类,评价其分类效果和综合应用能力,并对卫星数据应用潜力进行分析。     

辽西北典型区域防护林动态变化遥感分析研究

介绍了在RS的支持下,以Landsat TM和CBERS卫星影像为主要的数据来源,采用栅格数据、遥感数据与统计数据相结合的技术路线,通过目视解译、人机交互解译、计算机自动识别等遥感信息提取技术和遥感影像处理方法,得出近20a三北防护林地区林地面积的变化情况。结果表明：三北防护林地区的林地面积1986—1995年有所减小,1995年以后呈逐年增加的趋势。