基于全球测深数据的中国海岸线周边海域数字水深模型融合

数字水深模型(Digital Bathymetric Models,简称“DBMs”),是近海工程建设、资源开发、环境保护等领域的重要基础地理信息数据。现有全球公开DBMs产品如GEBCO(The General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans)、SRTM(The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission)、ETOPO(Earth Topography)等在不同海域的数据类型、数据来源和产品精度均存在差异。为利用全球测深数据和DBMs产品重建中国近海水深模型,本文提出一种基于水深分区的加权融合重建框架。首先,从5个维度(整体精度、不同水深、航线剖面、地理分区、局部细节)对比分析6种常用DBMs产品的可靠性和适用性;然后,顾及水深和地形特征对研究区进行分割和分区,并选取分区内最优DBMs产品,以最小误差为约束进行最优加权融合;最后,对融合结果进行实测值恢复、平滑滤波等后处理,形成中国海岸线周边近海海域15″分辨率高精度无缝水深模型。结果表明,融合结果相比SRTM30_PLUS、GEBCO_2022、SRTM15_V2.5.5和ETOPO_2022均方根误差降低了27%、14%、14%和13%,地形细节也得到保留,证明了该融合框架的可行性,可为多数据集大规模海底地形的融合重建和及时更新提供参考。

中国大陆海岸线随机前分形分维及其长度不确定性探讨

一个国家或地区海岸线长度的确定,应首先计算其标度区和分维,然后选用标度区下限附近的量测尺度进行量算。以1∶50万电子地图为基础,在Arc GIS技术支持下选用33种尺度研究中国大陆海岸线的标度区及其盒计维,用手工作业法量测海岸线的量规维,并对中国现行大陆海岸线长度的可靠性进行讨论。结果表明:中国大陆海岸线的标度区在400~0.1 km之间。海岸线量规维和盒计维分别是1.2004和1.0929,量规维比盒计维更能精确表征海岸线不规则程度。杭州湾以南和以北海岸线的量规维分别是1.2565和1.1204。当量测尺度为0.1 km时,中国大陆海岸线的长度约21900 km;当尺度为0.25 km时,长度为18214 km,接近现行海岸线长度。

ON FRACTAL MECHANISM OF COASTLINE-A Case Study of China

MANDELBROT enunciated the uncertainty of the length of a coastline in his paper"How long is the coastline of Britain?"published in "Science" in 1967. The fractal concept was presented for the first time in that paper and has been applied to many fields ever since. According to the fractal theory and conditions of fractal research of coastline,the controls of faults and biologic function on the fractal character of coastline are preliminarily discussed on the basis of GIS in this paper . Finally,some significant conclusions are drawn:1)the faults control the basic trends of coastlines of two study areas;2)the fractal dimension of coastline of Taiwan is smaller than that of Changle-Lufeng,because the faults of Taiwan more intensely control the trend and fractal dimension of the coastline;3)the larger the fractal dimension of the faults or the major faults,the more the controlling effect of them on the trend and fractal dimension of coastline; 4)the larger fractal dimension of the coastline of Changle-Lufeng indicates that the biologic function intensely shapes the coastline. In a word,the controls of faults and biologic function on the fractal character of coastline are discussed with a case study of China in this paper,it can be seen that faults and biologic function both have influence over the trend and fractal dimension of coastline,the fractal mechanism of coastline of two study areas may be so.

INFLUENCE OF SERIES OF SQUARE GRIDS ON FRACTAL DIMENSIONS-A Case Study of Mountains of China's Mainland

MANDELBROT enunciated the uncertainty of the length of a coastline in his paper "How long is the coastline of Britain?" published in Science in 1967. The fractal concept was presented for the first time in that paper and has been applied to many fields ever since. Although fractal dimensions of lots of phenomena were calculated by the box-counting method,the quantitative influence of series of square grids on them is ignored. The issue is systematically discussed as a case study of the mountains of China′s Mainland in this paper. And some significant conclusions are drawn as follows: 1) Although the fractal character objectively exists in the mountains of China′s Mainland,and it does not vary with the changes of series of square grids,the fractal dimensions of the mountains of China′s Mainland are different with these changes. 2) The fractal dimensions of the mountains of China′s Mainland vary with the average lengths of sides of series of square grids. The fractal dimension of the mountains of China′s Mainland is the function of the average length of side of square grid. They conform to the formula D=f(r) (where D is the fractal dimension,and r is the average length of side of square grid). 3) Different dots of data collection can affect the fractal dimension of the mountains of China′s Mainland. 4) The same range of length of side of square grid and dots of data collection can ensure the comparison of fractal dimensions of the mountains of China′s Mainland. The research is helpful to get the more understanding of fractal and fractal dimension,and ensure that the fractal studies would be scientific.

Environment-ecosystem dynamic processes of Spartina alterniflora salt-marshes along the eastern China coastlines

Spartina alterniflora is ecologically important in its original habitat; however, it has caused controversy since it was introduction into China(now it has been spreading rapidly on the Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang and Fujian coasts). The purpose of the present contribution is, on the basis of an analysis and synthesis of existing data sets, to evaluate the environmental-ecological effects of S. alterniflora, and to identify the relevant scientific problems that require further research in the future. Investigations have shown that, by reducing the near-bed shear stress associated with tidal currents, S. alterniflora can enhance the settling flux of suspended sediment and deposition rate on the tidal flats over the region. Further, field survey and analysis indicate that the S. alterniflora salt-marsh has a high primary production and provides a new type of habitat for the native benthic fauna. Some macro-, meio- and micro-fauna that used to live in the native salt-marshes have adapted to the S. alterniflora salt-marsh, forming a new ecosystem. Under the influences of a number of background factors, such as latitude variations and the coastal type, the environmental-ecological changes induced by Spartine have regional differentiations. To the north of Hangzhou Bay, with a high position of the pre-Holocene stratum base, a large width of the tidal flats, and a gentle bed slope, only a small part of the intertidal zone is occupied by the S. alterniflora salt-marsh. Here, the S. alterniflora salt-marshes mainly play a positive role in coastal protection and ecosystem functioning. In contrary, to the South of Hangzhou Bay, The pre-Holocene deposits are situated in relatively deeo waters, and the width of the tidal flats formed within coastal embayments is relatively narrow. As such, the expansion of S. alterniflora has squeezed the living space of other intertidal organisms, thus has a negative ecological effect. Therefore, the regional differentiation of the Spartina effects should be sufficiently considered in coastal development and management. Furthermore, in order to predict the future evolution of the S. alterniflora wetlands over the region, in addition to in situ monitoring and measurements, an ecosystem dynamic model should be established, taking into account the coupling of the rerrestrial and marine environmental-ecological processes.

Characteristics of coastline changes in China's Mainland since the early 1940s

Based on multi-temporal topographic maps, remote sensing images and field surveys covering the entire coastal zone of China's Mainland, the coastlines of six periods since the early 1940s were extracted. Coastline changes over the last 70 years were then analyzed in terms of coastline structure, coastline fractals, coastline change rates, land-sea patterns, and bay areas. The results showed that mainland coastline structure changed dramatically, and due to the significant coastline artificialization mainly driven by sea reclamation and coastal engineering, the remaining natural coastline merely accounts for less than one third at present. Coastline fractal dimension represented an overall spatial pattern of ＂north 〈 entirety 〈 south＂; however, the discrepancy between the north and south coast was apparently narrowed due to dramatic coastline artificialization of northern China which in turn altered the whole pattern. Patterns and processes of land-sea interchange along the mainland coast were complex and varied spatially and temporally, with over 68% advancing toward sea and 22% retreating toward land. The net growth of land area was nearly 14.2 ×10^3 km2 with an average growth rate of 202.82 km2 al; and coast retreat was characterized by area decrease of 93 bays with a magnitude of 10.1 ×10^3 km2 and an average shrinking rate up to 18.19% or an average shrinking speed up to 144.20 km2 a-1, among which the total area of Bohai shrunk by 7.06%, with an average annual loss amounting to 82 km2. The dramatic coastline changes along China's Mainland have brought about kinds of challenges to the coastal environment, therefore the integrated management, effective environment protection and sustainable utilization of coastlines is urgent.