四类全球土地覆盖数据在中国区域的精度评价

该研究以中国耕地类别为研究对象,选择2000年中国土地利用数据(NLCD-2000)为参考数据,利用比较分析法,从面积数量精度和空间位置精度两方面对目前4类全球土地覆盖数据(UMD、IGBP-DISCover、MODIS和GLC2000)产品进行了精度验证,并分析研究了4类数据精度的异同性。结果表明,4类全球数据对中国耕地数量特征和空间位置特征的估测具有明显的区域差异性。MODIS数据集和GLC2000数据集对中国耕地制图的总体精度要高于UMD数据集和IGBP-DISCover数据集。4类数据制图精度高的区域主要分布在中国的农业主产区,而误差大的区域主要分布在中国山区或耕地比例低的区域。低空间分辨率的信息源、基于像元的分类方法,以及中国复杂地形特征是4类全球土地覆盖数据精度差异的主要原因。

两种NDVI时间序列数据拟合方法比较

归一化植被指数(NDVI)时间序列数据拟合目的是降低时序数据的噪声水平,重建高质量的NDVI时序数据,有利于多种参数反演和信息提取。针对国际上普遍应用的两种NDVI时间序列数据拟合方法,即Savitzky-Golay滤波法和非对称性高斯函数拟合法,该文在介绍两种方法基本概念的基础上,利用直接比较法和间接比较法在中国对两种拟合方法进行了比较分析。结果表明,Savitzky-Golay滤波法和非对称性高斯函数拟合法的拟合效果总体上一致,但二者之间还是存在区域差异性,这种区域差异与两种方法的自身特点和中国区域自然条件紧密相关。不同数据拟合方法的比较研究可以弄清每种方法的优缺点和区域适宜性,有助于研究人员针对不同研究目的和研究区域选择适宜的NDVI数据拟合方法,减少遥感数据处理中的误差,提高研究精度。

基于NDVI数据的华北地区耕地物候空间格局

【目的】探讨基于多时相遥感信息监测中国华北地区耕地种植制度和物候空间格局特征。【方法】选择NDVI时间序列数据,采用非对称性高斯函数拟合方法重建平滑曲线,依据年内NDVI变化曲线峰值数目监测华北地区耕地的多熟种植制度,并利用动态阈值法获取该种植制度下耕地物候空间格局。【结果】华北地区耕地种植制度以一年两熟为主,其分布具有明显的空间差异性,随着纬度递减呈现出从简单到复杂的总体趋势。在该种植制度下,华北地区耕地第一季作物的生长开始期和生长结束期存在十分明显的空间差异,一年两熟区域的第一季作物生长开始期和生长结束期要明显早于一熟区域。与第一季作物物候期明显的空间差异相比,华北地区耕地第二季作物物候期差异不显著。【结论】华北地区耕地种植制度与物候分布格局和自然地理环境紧密相关,不同区域的温度、降水和光照等气候资源的禀赋和匹配程度对该区域的种植结构和作物布局有很大影响。此外,这种耕地物候空间格局还与作物品质、耕作水平、灌溉、施肥和农药等有密切关系。如何区别生态环境因子和人类活动因子对耕地物候的影响是今后值得深入研究的问题。

过去20年中国耕地生长季起始期的时空变化

多时相遥感数据能够较好地描述区域尺度的植被物候和生长季节的变化特征。利用NDVI时序数据,采用非对称性高斯函数拟合方法重建平滑曲线,分别提取了我国20世纪80年代初、90年代初和21世纪初等3个时期为我国耕地第一生长季起始期,计算3个时期平均生长起始期,并分析了我国耕地第一生长季起始期的区域空间分异规律;然后,从区域和省份两个尺度分析了20世纪80年代初至90年代初和20世纪90年代初至21世纪初两个阶段我国耕地生长季起始期动态变化趋势和空间格局。结果表明,我国不同区域耕地第一生长季起始期存在十分明显的空间差异,清楚地呈现出一个从南向北逐渐推迟的空间特征;从不同区域看,在20世纪80年代初至90年代初和20世纪90年代初至21世纪初两个时期,我国耕地第一生长季起始期变化都是提前和推迟并存,不同区域变化程度不一;从不同省份看,在过去20年间,我国绝大多数省份耕地第一生长季起始期都表现为总体提前的趋势,但不同省份的起始期变化具有差异性。影响我国耕地生长季起始期变化的因素很多,如何区别气候变化等自然因子和人类活动因子对耕地生长季起始期变化的影响是一个值得深入研究的问题。

土地利用对土壤性质影响的区域差异研究

【目的】研究探讨土地利用对土壤性质影响的区域差异性。【方法】选择4类土地利用方式(天然林、人工林、灌丛和耕地),分别在山西寿阳县和四川丹棱县野外采集土壤样方进行测定,利用统计分析法研究土地利用对土壤性质影响的区域差异。【结果】不同土地利用方式对土壤性质的影响差异显著。人类活动干扰小的土地利用方式的土壤有机质、全氮含量和含盐量等普遍高于人类影响较强的土地利用方式。相同的土地利用方式对土壤性质的影响具有空间差异。即便在相同的土地利用方式下,不同的耕作制度和田间管理措施(灌溉、施肥、农药等)也会造成土壤特性的区域异质性。【结论】不同土地利用方式对土壤性质影响的区域差异揭示了人类活动对环境变化影响的区域差异,可以在一定程度上解释"人-地"的复杂性关系,研究结果可为国家在区域土地规划、作物栽培布局和水土保持政策制订等提供科学依据。

Framework of SAGI Agriculture Remote Sensing and Its Perspectives in Supporting National Food Security

Remote sensing, in particular satellite imagery, has been widely used to map cropland, analyze cropping systems, monitor crop changes, and estimate yield and production. However, although satellite imagery is useful within large scale agriculture applications （such as on a national or provincial scale）, it may not supply sufifcient information with adequate resolution, accurate geo-referencing, and specialized biological parameters for use in relation to the rapid developments being made in modern agriculture. Information that is more sophisticated and accurate is required to support reliable decision-making, thereby guaranteeing agricultural sustainability and national food security. To achieve this, strong integration of information is needed from multi-sources, multi-sensors, and multi-scales. In this paper, we propose a new framework of satellite, aerial, and ground-integrated （SAGI） agricultural remote sensing for use in comprehensive agricultural monitoring, modeling, and management. The prototypes of SAGI agriculture remote sensing are ifrst described, followed by a discussion of the key techniques used in joint data processing, image sequence registration and data assimilation. Finally, the possible applications of the SAGI system in supporting national food security are discussed.

Web-based interactive visualization of 3D video mosaics using X3D standard

We present a method of 3D image mosaicing for real 3D representation of roadside buildings, and implement a Web-based interactive visualization environment for the 3D video mosaics created by 3D image mosaicing. The 3D image mo- saicing technique developed in our previous work is a very powerful method for creating textured 3D-GIS data without excessive data processing like the laser or stereo system. For the Web-based open access to the 3D video mosaics, we build an interactive visualization environment using X3D, the emerging standard of Web 3D. We conduct the data preprocessing for 3D video mosaics and the X3D modeling for textured 3D data. The data preprocessing includes the conversion of each frame of 3D video mosaics into concatenated image files that can be hyperlinked on the Web. The X3D modeling handles the representation of concatenated images using necessary X3D nodes. By employing X3D as the data format for 3D image mosaics, the real 3D representation of roadside buildings is extended to the Web and mobile service systems.

Regional Variability of the Effects of Land Use Systems on Soil Properties

In order to explore the regional variability of the effects of land use systems on soil properties, Shouyang County in Shanxi Province and Danling County in Sichuan Province of China were selected as the study areas. Field soil samples of the four land use systems （natural forest, forest plantation, shrubland, and cropland） were collected, respectively, from the two areas. The general statistical tools were used to analyze soil data. The results showed that the influence of land use systems on soil properties was significant. In general, soils in slightly human-disturbed land use systems presented a higher fertility level than those in strongly human-disturbed land use systems in both areas. Furthermore, the impacts of the same land use systems on soil properties showed a distinct regional variability, and even in the same land use system, different farming systems and site management measures （such as irrigation, fertilization, and pesticides） could also lead to the regional heterogeneity in soil properties. The regional variability of land use effects on soil properties reveals the regional variability of the effects of human activities on environmental changes, and could explain the complex relationship between humans and the natural environment in certain ways.

Scenario-based assessment of future food security

This paper presents a scenario-based assessment of global future food security. To do that,the socio-economic and climate change scenarios were defined for the future and were linked to an integrated modeling framework. The crop yields simulated by the GIS-based Environmental Policy Integrated Climate （EPIC） model and crop areas simulated by the crop choice decision model were combined to calculate the total food production and per capita food availability,which was used to represent the status of food availability and stability. The per capita Gross Domestic Product （GDP） simulated by IFPSIM model was used to reflect the situation of food accessibility and affordability. Based on these two indicators,the future food security status was assessed at a global scale over a period of approximately 20 years,starting from the year 2000. The results show that certain regions such as South Asia and most African countries will likely remain hotspots of food insecurity in the future as both the per capita food availability and the capacity of being able to import food will decrease between 2000 and 2020. Low food production associated with poverty is the determining factor to starvation in these regions,and more efforts are needed to combat hunger in terms of future actions. Other regions such as China,most Eastern European countries and most South American countries where there is an increase in per capita food availability or an increase in the capacity to import food between 2000 and 2020 might be able to improve their food security situation.

An integrated model to simulate sown area changes for major crops at a global scale

Dynamics of land use systems have attracted much attention from scientists around the world due to their ecological and socio-economic implications. An integrated model to dynamically simulate future changes in sown areas of four major crops (rice, maize, wheat and soybean) on a global scale is pre- sented. To do so, a crop choice model was developed on the basis of Multinomial Logit (Logit) model to model land users' decisions on crop choices among a set of available alternatives with using a crop utility function. A GIS-based Environmental Policy Integrated Climate (EPIC) model was adopted to simulate the crop yields under a given geophysical environment and farming management conditions, while the International Food Policy and Agricultural Simulation (IFPSIM) model was utilized to estimate crop price in the international market. The crop choice model was linked with the GIS-based EPIC model and the IFPSIM model through data exchange. This integrated model was then validated against the FAO statistical data in 2001-2003 and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) global land cover product in 2001. Both validation approaches indicated reliability of the model for ad- dressing the dynamics in agricultural land use and its capability for long-term scenario analysis. Finally, the model application was designed to run over a time period of 30 a, taking the year 2000 as baseline. The model outcomes can help understand and explain the causes, locations and consequences of land use changes, and provide support for land use planning and policy making.