We investigated the morphology and sedimentary state of an extensive modern canyon system on the northwest continental slope of Palawan Island in the southern South China Sea using multibeam bathymetry data and chirp ...We investigated the morphology and sedimentary state of an extensive modern canyon system on the northwest continental slope of Palawan Island in the southern South China Sea using multibeam bathymetry data and chirp sub-bottom profiles.The canyon system in Northwest Palawan consists of a fairly large dendritic canyon,a braided canyon,and a set of short,straight,and slope-confined gullies.The erosion state covers 71%of the system.Sediment accumulates downstream of the bend's inner side in the proximal main stem of the dendritic canyon and is eroded in its outer side.In the distal main stem,sediment is deposited inside and outside the bend.In most of the system's tributaries,decreasing slope gradients result in more sediment deposition.There is thick aggradation of sediment waves in the interfluve throughout the system,which exhibit increasing levels of stratification as the slope decreases.The lack of slump scars and headward erosion at the canyon heads,as well as the presence of regular gullies and sediment wave fields,suggest that large areas of unconfined downslope turbidity currents formed the system.We propose that frequent storms in northwestern Palawan triggered these currents by resuspending sediments on the shelf.展开更多
基于明暗恢复形状(shape from shading,简称SFS)方法进行海底侧扫声呐图像三维重建时,会因为方法中反射模型与海底表面不相符而降低重建精度。为此文章在分析大陆架海底表面特点及侧扫声呐工作机理的基础上,提出了基于SFS混合反射模型...基于明暗恢复形状(shape from shading,简称SFS)方法进行海底侧扫声呐图像三维重建时,会因为方法中反射模型与海底表面不相符而降低重建精度。为此文章在分析大陆架海底表面特点及侧扫声呐工作机理的基础上,提出了基于SFS混合反射模型的侧扫声呐图像海底地形重建方法。首先在保留Lambert漫反射模型的基础上引入Blinn-Phong镜面反射模型,并基于侧扫声呐图像粗糙度进行漫反射系数、镜面反射系数和镜面反射指数的自适应设计,从而形成适合复杂海底表面的混合反射模型;然后线性化处理辐射照度方程,并采用牛顿-拉夫逊方法来获得海底表面高程;最后根据海底点设计反演高程约束系数来约束表面高程,进而完成侧扫声呐图像的三维重建。试验测试结果表明,相较于其他三维重建方法,文中方法的平均绝对误差值VMAE平均降低了32.18%、相关系数值VCC平均提高了29.62%、信噪比值VSNR平均提升了27.23%,有效实现了侧扫声呐图像三维重建。展开更多
基金jointly supported by Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.42076083 and 41706043)。
文摘We investigated the morphology and sedimentary state of an extensive modern canyon system on the northwest continental slope of Palawan Island in the southern South China Sea using multibeam bathymetry data and chirp sub-bottom profiles.The canyon system in Northwest Palawan consists of a fairly large dendritic canyon,a braided canyon,and a set of short,straight,and slope-confined gullies.The erosion state covers 71%of the system.Sediment accumulates downstream of the bend's inner side in the proximal main stem of the dendritic canyon and is eroded in its outer side.In the distal main stem,sediment is deposited inside and outside the bend.In most of the system's tributaries,decreasing slope gradients result in more sediment deposition.There is thick aggradation of sediment waves in the interfluve throughout the system,which exhibit increasing levels of stratification as the slope decreases.The lack of slump scars and headward erosion at the canyon heads,as well as the presence of regular gullies and sediment wave fields,suggest that large areas of unconfined downslope turbidity currents formed the system.We propose that frequent storms in northwestern Palawan triggered these currents by resuspending sediments on the shelf.
文摘基于明暗恢复形状(shape from shading,简称SFS)方法进行海底侧扫声呐图像三维重建时,会因为方法中反射模型与海底表面不相符而降低重建精度。为此文章在分析大陆架海底表面特点及侧扫声呐工作机理的基础上,提出了基于SFS混合反射模型的侧扫声呐图像海底地形重建方法。首先在保留Lambert漫反射模型的基础上引入Blinn-Phong镜面反射模型,并基于侧扫声呐图像粗糙度进行漫反射系数、镜面反射系数和镜面反射指数的自适应设计,从而形成适合复杂海底表面的混合反射模型;然后线性化处理辐射照度方程,并采用牛顿-拉夫逊方法来获得海底表面高程;最后根据海底点设计反演高程约束系数来约束表面高程,进而完成侧扫声呐图像的三维重建。试验测试结果表明,相较于其他三维重建方法,文中方法的平均绝对误差值VMAE平均降低了32.18%、相关系数值VCC平均提高了29.62%、信噪比值VSNR平均提升了27.23%,有效实现了侧扫声呐图像三维重建。
