The investigations of physical attributes of oceans,including parameters such as heat flow and bathymetry,have garnered substantial attention and are particularly valuable for examining Earth’s thermal structures and...The investigations of physical attributes of oceans,including parameters such as heat flow and bathymetry,have garnered substantial attention and are particularly valuable for examining Earth’s thermal structures and dynamic processes.Nevertheless,classical plate cooling models exhibit disparities when predicting observed heat flow and seafloor depth for extremely young and old lithospheres.Furthermore,a comprehensive analysis of global heat flow predictions and regional ocean heat flow or bathymetry data with physical models has been lacking.In this study,we employed power-law models derived from the singularity theory of fractal density to meticulously fit the latest ocean heat flow and bathymetry.Notably,power-law models offer distinct advantages over traditional plate cooling models,showcasing robust self-similarity,scale invariance,or scaling properties,and providing a better fit to observed data.The outcomes of our singularity analysis concerning heat flow and bathymetry across diverse oceanic regions exhibit a degree of consistency with the global ocean spreading rate model.In addition,we applied the similarity method to predict a higher resolution(0.1°×0.1°)global heat flow map based on the most recent heat flow data and geological/geophysical observables refined through linear correlation analysis.Regions displaying significant disparities between predicted and observed heat flow are closely linked to hydrothermal vent fields and active structures.Finally,combining the actual bathymetry and predicted heat flow with the power-law models allows for the quantitative and comprehensive detection of anomalous regions of ocean subsidence and heat flow,which deviate from traditional plate cooling models.The anomalous regions of subsidence and heat flow show different degrees of anisotropy,providing new ideas and clues for further analysis of ocean topography or hydrothermal circulation of mid-ocean ridges.展开更多
In this paper, the admittance function between seafloor undulations and vertical gravity gradient anomalies was derived. Based on this admittance function, the bathymetry model of 1 minute resolution was predicted fro...In this paper, the admittance function between seafloor undulations and vertical gravity gradient anomalies was derived. Based on this admittance function, the bathymetry model of 1 minute resolution was predicted from vertical gravity gradient anomalies and ship soundings in the experimental area from the northwest Pacific. The accuracy of the model is evaluated using ship soundings and existing models, including ETOPO1, GEBCO, DTU10 and V15.1 from SIO. The model＇s STD is 69. 481m, comparable with V15.1 which is generally believed to have the highest accuracy.展开更多
This paper presents a bathymetry inversion method using single-frame fine-resolution optical remote sensing imagery based on ocean-wave refraction and shallow-water wave theory. First, the relationship among water dep...This paper presents a bathymetry inversion method using single-frame fine-resolution optical remote sensing imagery based on ocean-wave refraction and shallow-water wave theory. First, the relationship among water depth, wavelength and wave radian frequency in shallow water was deduced based on shallow-water wave theory. Considering the complex wave distribution in the optical remote sensing imagery, Fast Fourier Transform （FFT） and spatial profile measurements were applied for measuring the wavelengths. Then, the wave radian frequency was calculated by analyzing the long-distance fluctuation in the wavelength, which solved a key problem in obtaining the wave radian frequency in a single-frame image. A case study was conducted for Sanya Bay of Hainan Island, China. Single-flame fine-resolution optical remote sensing imagery from QuickBird satellite was used to invert the bathymetry without external input parameters. The result of the digital elevation model （DEM） was evaluated against a sea chart with a scale of 1：25 000. The root-mean-square error of the inverted bathymetry was 1.07 m, and the relative error was 16.2%. Therefore, the proposed method has the advantages including no requirement for true depths and environmental parameters, and is feasible for mapping the bathymetry of shallow coastal water.展开更多
Bathymetry data are usually obtained via single-beam or multibeam sounding;however,these methods exhibit low efficiency and coverage and are dependent on various parameters,including the condition of the vessel and se...Bathymetry data are usually obtained via single-beam or multibeam sounding;however,these methods exhibit low efficiency and coverage and are dependent on various parameters,including the condition of the vessel and sea state.To overcome these limitations,we propose a method for marine bathymetry inversion based on the satellite altimetry gravity anomaly data as a modification of the gravity-geologic method(GGM),which is a conventional terrain inversion method based on gravity data.In accordance with its principle,the modified method adopts a rectangular prism model for modeling the short-wavelength gravity anomaly and the Tikhonov regularization method to integrate the geophysical constraints,including the a priori water depth data and characteristics of the sea bottom relief.The a priori water depth data can be obtained based on the measurement data obtained from a ship,borehole information,etc.,and the existing bathymetry/terrain model can be considered as the initial model.Marquardt’s method is used during the inversion process,and the regularization parameter can be adaptively determined.The model test and application to the West Philippine Basin indicate the feasibility and eff ectiveness of the proposed method.The results indicate the capability of the proposed method to improve the overall accuracy of the water depth data.Then,the proposed method can be used to conduct a preliminary study of the ocean depths.Additionally,the results show that in the improved GGM,the density diff erence parameter has lost its original physical meaning,and it will not have a great impact on the inversion process.Based on the boundedness of the study area,the inversion result may exhibit a lower confi dence level near the margin than that near the center.Furthermore,the modifi ed GGM is time-and memory-intensive when compared with the conventional GGM.展开更多
This paper discusses the bathymetric mapping technologies by means of satellite remote sensing (RS) with special emphasis on bathymetry derivation models, methods, accuracies, advantages, limitations, and comparisons....This paper discusses the bathymetric mapping technologies by means of satellite remote sensing (RS) with special emphasis on bathymetry derivation models, methods, accuracies, advantages, limitations, and comparisons. Traditionally, bathymetry can be mapped using echo sounding sounders. However, this method is constrained by its inefficiency in shallow waters and very high operating logistic costs. In comparison, RS technologies present efficient and cost-effective means of mapping bathymetry over remote and broad areas. RS of bathymetry can be categorised into two broad classes: active RS and passive RS. Active RS methods are based on active satellite sensors, which emit artificial radiation to study the earth surface or atmospheric features, e.g. light detection and ranging (LIDAR), polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (SAR), altimeters, etc. Passive RS methods are based on passive satellite sensors, which detect sunlight (natural source of light) radiation reflected from the earth and thermal radiation in the visible and infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, e.g. multispectral or optical satellite sensors. Bathymetric methods can also be categorised as imaging methods and non-imaging methods. The non-imaging method is elucidated by laser scanners or LIDAR, which measures the distance between the sensor and the water surface or the ocean floor using a single wave pulse or double waves. On the other hand, imaging methods approximate the water depth based on the pixel values or digital numbers (DN) (representing reflectance or backscatter) of an image. Imaging methods make use of the visible and/or near infrared (NIR) and microwave radiation. Imaging methods are implemented with either analytical modelling or empirical modelling, or by a blend of both. This paper presents the development of bathymetric mapping technology by using RS, and discusses the state-of-the-art bathymetry derivation methods/algorithms and their implications in practical applications.展开更多
The Spratly(Nansha) Islands in the South China Sea have considerable economic and important militarily strategic status.Ocean color remote sensing is an effective mean of surveying and research and especially it is us...The Spratly(Nansha) Islands in the South China Sea have considerable economic and important militarily strategic status.Ocean color remote sensing is an effective mean of surveying and research and especially it is useful for areas that are difficult to access,such as Thitu Island and its reef in the Spratly Islands.The Hyper-spectral Optimization Process Exemplar(HOPE) model,developed by Lee et al.(1999) is a rapid and robust bathymetry method that uses hyper-spectral remote sensing.In this study,using Hyperion hyper-spectral sensor data and HOPE,we derive bathymetry and bottom albedo measurements around Thitu Island and its reef.We compare the distribution of bottom depths from C-MAP with that derived from the Hyperion data.The retrieved bathymetry results correlate well with the distribution obtained from the bathymetry contour from 2.0 to 20 m.The average difference between Hyperion and C-MAP for two selected transects was 17.1%(n=59,R=0.848,RMSE=2.342) and 10.9%(n=59,R2=0.834,RMSE=0.463).The retrieved bottom albedo is homogeneous in the lagoon and significantly non-homogeneous around the lagoon.These results indicate that HOPE could be very useful for bathymetry studies for the islands of the South China Sea.展开更多
In South China Sea(112°E-119°E, 12°N-20°N), 81159 ship soundings published by NGDC(National Geophysics Data Center) and the altimetry gravity anomalies published by SIO(Scripps Institute of Oceanog...In South China Sea(112°E-119°E, 12°N-20°N), 81159 ship soundings published by NGDC(National Geophysics Data Center) and the altimetry gravity anomalies published by SIO(Scripps Institute of Oceanography) were used to predict bathymetry by GGM(gravity-geologic method) and SAS(Smith and Sandwell) method respectively. The residual 40576 ship soundings were used to estimate precisions of the predicted bathymetry models. Results showed that: the standard deviation of difference between the GGM model and ship soundings was 59.75 m and the relative accuracy was 1.86%. The SAS model is60.07 m and 1.87%. The power spectral densities of the ETOPO1, SIO, GGM and SAS models were also compared and analyzed. At last, we presented an integrated bathymetry model by weighted averaging method, the weighted factors were determined by precisions of the ETOPO1, SIO, GGM, and SAS model respectively.展开更多
Synthetic Aperture Radar （SAR） has become one of the important tools for shallow water bathymetry surveys. This has significant economic efficiency compared with the traditional bathymetry surveys. Numerical models ...Synthetic Aperture Radar （SAR） has become one of the important tools for shallow water bathymetry surveys. This has significant economic efficiency compared with the traditional bathymetry surveys. Numerical models have been developed to simulate shallow water bathymetry SAR images. Inversion of these models makes it possible to assess the water depths from SAR images. In this paper, these numerical models of SAR technique are reviewed, and examples are illustrated including in the coastal areas of China. Some issues about SAR technique available and the research orientation in future are also discussed.展开更多
The deflection of the vertical is one of the essential products of altimetry.However,unlike gravity and vertical gravity gradients,it is seldom used in bathymetry inversion.In this study,an algorithm for bathymetry in...The deflection of the vertical is one of the essential products of altimetry.However,unlike gravity and vertical gravity gradients,it is seldom used in bathymetry inversion.In this study,an algorithm for bathymetry inversion using the deflection of the vertical is proposed.First,we separately derive the formulas for the bathymetry inversion from the north and east components of the vertical deflection and introduce the data processing.Then a local area in the South China Sea is selected as an example to test the method.The bathymetry inversion based on gravity anomaly is also conducted for comparison.Assuming the ship-borne depths are the true values,the error standard deviations(STDs)of the bathymetry derived by north and east components of the vertical deflection are 156.64 m and 165.57 m,respectively.It indicates that the north component has a better performance in bathymetry inversion than the east component.The inversion results from the combination of both components show a higher accuracy of bathymetry than that from a single component.The difference between the error STD of the combination results and that of the gravity anomaly is less than 0.2 m.The experiment’s results also show that the precision of the derived bathymetry can be improved if the parameters of linear regression are adjusted according to water depths.In summary,among the gravity field products used in this study,the gravity anomaly yielded the best performance in the bathymetry inversion.However,since additional data and computation time are required to derive gravity anomalies from altimetric observations,the vertical defections can still be used as supplements,especially in areas where accurate vertical deflections exist.展开更多
The global bathymetry models are usually of low accuracy over the coastline of polar areas due to the harsh climatic environment and the complex topography.Satellite altimetric gravity data can be a supplement and pla...The global bathymetry models are usually of low accuracy over the coastline of polar areas due to the harsh climatic environment and the complex topography.Satellite altimetric gravity data can be a supplement and plays a key role in bathymetry modeling over these regions.The Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR)altimeters in the missions like CryoSat-2 and Sentinel-3A/3B can relieve waveform contamination that existed in conventional altimeters and provide data with improved accuracy and spatial resolution.In this study,we investigate the potential application of SAR altimetric gravity data in enhancing coastal bathymetry,where the effects on local bathymetry modeling introduced from SAR altimetry data are quantified and evaluated.Furthermore,we study the effects on bathymetry modeling by using different scale factor calculation approaches,where a partition-wise scheme is implemented.The numerical experiment over the South Sandwich Islands near Antarctica suggests that using SARbased altimetric gravity data improves local coastal bathymetry modeling,compared with the model calculated without SAR altimetry data by a magnitude of 3:55 m within 10 km of offshore areas.Moreover,by using the partition-wise scheme for scale factor calculation,the quality of the coastal bathymetry model is improved by 7.34 m compared with the result derived from the traditional method.These results indicate the superiority of using SAR altimetry data in coastal bathymetry inversion.展开更多
This paper extends CAATI （Computed Angle-of-Arrival Transient Imaging） technique of Multi-angle Swath Bathymetry Sidesean Sonar （MSBSS） into Multi-Beam Bathymetry Sonar （MBBS） and presents a new Multiple Sub-arr...This paper extends CAATI （Computed Angle-of-Arrival Transient Imaging） technique of Multi-angle Swath Bathymetry Sidesean Sonar （MSBSS） into Multi-Beam Bathymetry Sonar （MBBS） and presents a new Multiple Sub-array Beamspaee - CAATI （MSB-CAATI） algorithm. The method not only can achieve high resolution seafloor mapping in the whole wide swath, but also can work well in complex acoustic environments or geometries. Simulation results and processing results of sea-experiment data prove the validity and superiority of the algorithm.展开更多
In ocean bathymetry, the instantaneous depth measured by survey ships or by unmanned surface vehicles（USVs）cannot be directly taken as the chart depth because of the effect of waves and the tide. A novel ocean bathy...In ocean bathymetry, the instantaneous depth measured by survey ships or by unmanned surface vehicles（USVs）cannot be directly taken as the chart depth because of the effect of waves and the tide. A novel ocean bathymetry technology is proposed based on the USV, the aim is to evaluate the potential of the USV using a real-time kinematic（RTK） and a single beam echo sounder for ocean bathymetry. First, using the RTK height of the USV with centimeter-level precision, the height of the sea level is obtained by excluding wave information using a low pass filter. Second, the datum distance between the reference ellipsoid and the chart depth is obtained by a novel method using tide tables and the height of the sea level from the USV. Previous work has usually achieved this using long-term tidal observation from traditional investigations. Finally, the chart depth is calculated using the transformation between the instantaneous depth of the USV measurement and the datum of the chart depth.Experiments were performed around the Wuzhizhou Island in Hainan Province using the unmanned surface bathymetry vehicle to validate the proposed technology. The successful results indicate the potential of the bathymetry technology based on the USV.展开更多
The prediction of bathymetry has advanced significantly with the development of satellite altimetry.However,the majority of its data originate from marine gravity anomaly.In this study,based on the expression of verti...The prediction of bathymetry has advanced significantly with the development of satellite altimetry.However,the majority of its data originate from marine gravity anomaly.In this study,based on the expression of vertical gravity gradient(VGG)of a rectangular prism,the governing equations for determining sea depths to invert bathymetry.The governing equation is solved by linearization through an iterative process,and numerical simulations verify its algorithm and its stability.We also study the processing methods of different interference errors.The regularization method improves the stability of the inversion process for errors.A piecewise bilinear interpolation function roughly replaces the low-frequency error,and numerical simulations show that the accuracy can be improved by 41.2%after this treatment.For variable ocean crust density,simulation simulations verify that the root-mean-square(RMS)error of prediction is approximately 5 m for the sea depth of 6 km if density is chosen as the average one.Finally,two test regions in the South China Sea are predicted and compared with ship soundings data,RMS errors of predictions are 71.1 m and 91.4 m,respectively.展开更多
One of the prominent impacts of climate change induced glacier retreat in the Himalayas is the formation and expansion of glacial lakes. The newly formed glacial lakes are mostly located in higher altitudinal regions(...One of the prominent impacts of climate change induced glacier retreat in the Himalayas is the formation and expansion of glacial lakes. The newly formed glacial lakes are mostly located in higher altitudinal regions(4200-5800 m) of Himalaya,however, a new glacial lake(Kapuche, 28.446° N and 84.116° E) have been reported to be emerged in the relatively low elevation area of ~2450 m above sea level(masl) in the Nepal Himalaya. This short communication presents the remote sensing-based evolution and field-based bathymetry of Kapuche lake, and further discusses its formation process and lake type for being a glacial lake at the lowest elevation in Nepal Himalaya.展开更多
This paper introduces a new method for reconstructing three-dimensional （3D） coastal bathymetry changes from Airborne AIRSAR/POLSAR synthetic aperture data. The new method is based on integration between fuzzy B-spl...This paper introduces a new method for reconstructing three-dimensional （3D） coastal bathymetry changes from Airborne AIRSAR/POLSAR synthetic aperture data. The new method is based on integration between fuzzy B-spline and Volterra algorithm. Volterra algorithm is used to simulate the ocean surface current from AIRSAR/POLSAR data. Then, the ocean surface current information used as input for continuity equation to estimate the water depths from AIRSAR/POLSAR data. This study shows that 3D ocean bathymetry can be reconstructed from AIRSAR/POLSAR data with root mean square error of ±0.03 m.展开更多
基金supported by the Guangdong Province Introduced Innovative R&D Team of Big Data-Mathematical Earth Sciences and Extreme Geological Events Team(grant number 2021ZT09H399)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant number 42430111,42050103).
文摘The investigations of physical attributes of oceans,including parameters such as heat flow and bathymetry,have garnered substantial attention and are particularly valuable for examining Earth’s thermal structures and dynamic processes.Nevertheless,classical plate cooling models exhibit disparities when predicting observed heat flow and seafloor depth for extremely young and old lithospheres.Furthermore,a comprehensive analysis of global heat flow predictions and regional ocean heat flow or bathymetry data with physical models has been lacking.In this study,we employed power-law models derived from the singularity theory of fractal density to meticulously fit the latest ocean heat flow and bathymetry.Notably,power-law models offer distinct advantages over traditional plate cooling models,showcasing robust self-similarity,scale invariance,or scaling properties,and providing a better fit to observed data.The outcomes of our singularity analysis concerning heat flow and bathymetry across diverse oceanic regions exhibit a degree of consistency with the global ocean spreading rate model.In addition,we applied the similarity method to predict a higher resolution(0.1°×0.1°)global heat flow map based on the most recent heat flow data and geological/geophysical observables refined through linear correlation analysis.Regions displaying significant disparities between predicted and observed heat flow are closely linked to hydrothermal vent fields and active structures.Finally,combining the actual bathymetry and predicted heat flow with the power-law models allows for the quantitative and comprehensive detection of anomalous regions of ocean subsidence and heat flow,which deviate from traditional plate cooling models.The anomalous regions of subsidence and heat flow show different degrees of anisotropy,providing new ideas and clues for further analysis of ocean topography or hydrothermal circulation of mid-ocean ridges.
基金supported by the Director Foundation of Institute of Seismology,China Earthquake Administration(IS201326125)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41204019,41304003)
文摘In this paper, the admittance function between seafloor undulations and vertical gravity gradient anomalies was derived. Based on this admittance function, the bathymetry model of 1 minute resolution was predicted from vertical gravity gradient anomalies and ship soundings in the experimental area from the northwest Pacific. The accuracy of the model is evaluated using ship soundings and existing models, including ETOPO1, GEBCO, DTU10 and V15.1 from SIO. The model＇s STD is 69. 481m, comparable with V15.1 which is generally believed to have the highest accuracy.
基金The Public Science and Technology Research Fund Project of Ocean under contract No.201105001the National Nature Science Foundation of China under contract No.41576174the Public Science and Technology Research Fund Project of Surveying,Mapping and Geoinformation under contract No.201512030
文摘This paper presents a bathymetry inversion method using single-frame fine-resolution optical remote sensing imagery based on ocean-wave refraction and shallow-water wave theory. First, the relationship among water depth, wavelength and wave radian frequency in shallow water was deduced based on shallow-water wave theory. Considering the complex wave distribution in the optical remote sensing imagery, Fast Fourier Transform （FFT） and spatial profile measurements were applied for measuring the wavelengths. Then, the wave radian frequency was calculated by analyzing the long-distance fluctuation in the wavelength, which solved a key problem in obtaining the wave radian frequency in a single-frame image. A case study was conducted for Sanya Bay of Hainan Island, China. Single-flame fine-resolution optical remote sensing imagery from QuickBird satellite was used to invert the bathymetry without external input parameters. The result of the digital elevation model （DEM） was evaluated against a sea chart with a scale of 1：25 000. The root-mean-square error of the inverted bathymetry was 1.07 m, and the relative error was 16.2%. Therefore, the proposed method has the advantages including no requirement for true depths and environmental parameters, and is feasible for mapping the bathymetry of shallow coastal water.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.91858212 and U1505232)the Special Project of the National Program on Global Change and Air-Sea Interaction(No.GASI-GEOGE-1)+1 种基金the Supporting Project of the Youth Marine Science Foundation of East China Sea Branch of State Oceanic Administration(No.201704)Open Fund of the Key Laboratory of Marine Geology and Environment,Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.MGE2020KG02).
文摘Bathymetry data are usually obtained via single-beam or multibeam sounding;however,these methods exhibit low efficiency and coverage and are dependent on various parameters,including the condition of the vessel and sea state.To overcome these limitations,we propose a method for marine bathymetry inversion based on the satellite altimetry gravity anomaly data as a modification of the gravity-geologic method(GGM),which is a conventional terrain inversion method based on gravity data.In accordance with its principle,the modified method adopts a rectangular prism model for modeling the short-wavelength gravity anomaly and the Tikhonov regularization method to integrate the geophysical constraints,including the a priori water depth data and characteristics of the sea bottom relief.The a priori water depth data can be obtained based on the measurement data obtained from a ship,borehole information,etc.,and the existing bathymetry/terrain model can be considered as the initial model.Marquardt’s method is used during the inversion process,and the regularization parameter can be adaptively determined.The model test and application to the West Philippine Basin indicate the feasibility and eff ectiveness of the proposed method.The results indicate the capability of the proposed method to improve the overall accuracy of the water depth data.Then,the proposed method can be used to conduct a preliminary study of the ocean depths.Additionally,the results show that in the improved GGM,the density diff erence parameter has lost its original physical meaning,and it will not have a great impact on the inversion process.Based on the boundedness of the study area,the inversion result may exhibit a lower confi dence level near the margin than that near the center.Furthermore,the modifi ed GGM is time-and memory-intensive when compared with the conventional GGM.
文摘This paper discusses the bathymetric mapping technologies by means of satellite remote sensing (RS) with special emphasis on bathymetry derivation models, methods, accuracies, advantages, limitations, and comparisons. Traditionally, bathymetry can be mapped using echo sounding sounders. However, this method is constrained by its inefficiency in shallow waters and very high operating logistic costs. In comparison, RS technologies present efficient and cost-effective means of mapping bathymetry over remote and broad areas. RS of bathymetry can be categorised into two broad classes: active RS and passive RS. Active RS methods are based on active satellite sensors, which emit artificial radiation to study the earth surface or atmospheric features, e.g. light detection and ranging (LIDAR), polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (SAR), altimeters, etc. Passive RS methods are based on passive satellite sensors, which detect sunlight (natural source of light) radiation reflected from the earth and thermal radiation in the visible and infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, e.g. multispectral or optical satellite sensors. Bathymetric methods can also be categorised as imaging methods and non-imaging methods. The non-imaging method is elucidated by laser scanners or LIDAR, which measures the distance between the sensor and the water surface or the ocean floor using a single wave pulse or double waves. On the other hand, imaging methods approximate the water depth based on the pixel values or digital numbers (DN) (representing reflectance or backscatter) of an image. Imaging methods make use of the visible and/or near infrared (NIR) and microwave radiation. Imaging methods are implemented with either analytical modelling or empirical modelling, or by a blend of both. This paper presents the development of bathymetric mapping technology by using RS, and discusses the state-of-the-art bathymetry derivation methods/algorithms and their implications in practical applications.
基金Supported by the National Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China(No.40906087)
文摘The Spratly(Nansha) Islands in the South China Sea have considerable economic and important militarily strategic status.Ocean color remote sensing is an effective mean of surveying and research and especially it is useful for areas that are difficult to access,such as Thitu Island and its reef in the Spratly Islands.The Hyper-spectral Optimization Process Exemplar(HOPE) model,developed by Lee et al.(1999) is a rapid and robust bathymetry method that uses hyper-spectral remote sensing.In this study,using Hyperion hyper-spectral sensor data and HOPE,we derive bathymetry and bottom albedo measurements around Thitu Island and its reef.We compare the distribution of bottom depths from C-MAP with that derived from the Hyperion data.The retrieved bathymetry results correlate well with the distribution obtained from the bathymetry contour from 2.0 to 20 m.The average difference between Hyperion and C-MAP for two selected transects was 17.1%(n=59,R=0.848,RMSE=2.342) and 10.9%(n=59,R2=0.834,RMSE=0.463).The retrieved bottom albedo is homogeneous in the lagoon and significantly non-homogeneous around the lagoon.These results indicate that HOPE could be very useful for bathymetry studies for the islands of the South China Sea.
基金supported by the State Key Laboratory of Geoinformation Engineering (SKLGIE2015-M-1-2, SKLGIE2016-M3-2)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41674082)
文摘In South China Sea(112°E-119°E, 12°N-20°N), 81159 ship soundings published by NGDC(National Geophysics Data Center) and the altimetry gravity anomalies published by SIO(Scripps Institute of Oceanography) were used to predict bathymetry by GGM(gravity-geologic method) and SAS(Smith and Sandwell) method respectively. The residual 40576 ship soundings were used to estimate precisions of the predicted bathymetry models. Results showed that: the standard deviation of difference between the GGM model and ship soundings was 59.75 m and the relative accuracy was 1.86%. The SAS model is60.07 m and 1.87%. The power spectral densities of the ETOPO1, SIO, GGM and SAS models were also compared and analyzed. At last, we presented an integrated bathymetry model by weighted averaging method, the weighted factors were determined by precisions of the ETOPO1, SIO, GGM, and SAS model respectively.
文摘Synthetic Aperture Radar （SAR） has become one of the important tools for shallow water bathymetry surveys. This has significant economic efficiency compared with the traditional bathymetry surveys. Numerical models have been developed to simulate shallow water bathymetry SAR images. Inversion of these models makes it possible to assess the water depths from SAR images. In this paper, these numerical models of SAR technique are reviewed, and examples are illustrated including in the coastal areas of China. Some issues about SAR technique available and the research orientation in future are also discussed.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42074017,41674026)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2652018027)+2 种基金Open Research Fund of Qian Xuesen Laboratory of Space Technology,CAST(No.GZZKFJJ2020006)National Defense Science and Technology Innovation Special Zone Project and Qian Xuesen Lab DFH Sat.Co.Joint Research and Development Fund under grants(M-2017-006)China Geological Survey(No.20191006)
文摘The deflection of the vertical is one of the essential products of altimetry.However,unlike gravity and vertical gravity gradients,it is seldom used in bathymetry inversion.In this study,an algorithm for bathymetry inversion using the deflection of the vertical is proposed.First,we separately derive the formulas for the bathymetry inversion from the north and east components of the vertical deflection and introduce the data processing.Then a local area in the South China Sea is selected as an example to test the method.The bathymetry inversion based on gravity anomaly is also conducted for comparison.Assuming the ship-borne depths are the true values,the error standard deviations(STDs)of the bathymetry derived by north and east components of the vertical deflection are 156.64 m and 165.57 m,respectively.It indicates that the north component has a better performance in bathymetry inversion than the east component.The inversion results from the combination of both components show a higher accuracy of bathymetry than that from a single component.The difference between the error STD of the combination results and that of the gravity anomaly is less than 0.2 m.The experiment’s results also show that the precision of the derived bathymetry can be improved if the parameters of linear regression are adjusted according to water depths.In summary,among the gravity field products used in this study,the gravity anomaly yielded the best performance in the bathymetry inversion.However,since additional data and computation time are required to derive gravity anomalies from altimetric observations,the vertical defections can still be used as supplements,especially in areas where accurate vertical deflections exist.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42004008)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(No.BK20190498)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.B220202055)the State Scholarship Fund from Chinese Scholarship Council(No.201306270014).
文摘The global bathymetry models are usually of low accuracy over the coastline of polar areas due to the harsh climatic environment and the complex topography.Satellite altimetric gravity data can be a supplement and plays a key role in bathymetry modeling over these regions.The Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR)altimeters in the missions like CryoSat-2 and Sentinel-3A/3B can relieve waveform contamination that existed in conventional altimeters and provide data with improved accuracy and spatial resolution.In this study,we investigate the potential application of SAR altimetric gravity data in enhancing coastal bathymetry,where the effects on local bathymetry modeling introduced from SAR altimetry data are quantified and evaluated.Furthermore,we study the effects on bathymetry modeling by using different scale factor calculation approaches,where a partition-wise scheme is implemented.The numerical experiment over the South Sandwich Islands near Antarctica suggests that using SARbased altimetric gravity data improves local coastal bathymetry modeling,compared with the model calculated without SAR altimetry data by a magnitude of 3:55 m within 10 km of offshore areas.Moreover,by using the partition-wise scheme for scale factor calculation,the quality of the coastal bathymetry model is improved by 7.34 m compared with the result derived from the traditional method.These results indicate the superiority of using SAR altimetry data in coastal bathymetry inversion.
基金Supported by the Foundation of the Chinese Doctoral Science Grant No. 20050217010the Foundation of the Chinese Postdoctoral Science Grant No. LRB0025the Foundation of Underwater Acoustic Technology National Key Lab Grant No. 9140C200501060C20.
文摘This paper extends CAATI （Computed Angle-of-Arrival Transient Imaging） technique of Multi-angle Swath Bathymetry Sidesean Sonar （MSBSS） into Multi-Beam Bathymetry Sonar （MBBS） and presents a new Multiple Sub-array Beamspaee - CAATI （MSB-CAATI） algorithm. The method not only can achieve high resolution seafloor mapping in the whole wide swath, but also can work well in complex acoustic environments or geometries. Simulation results and processing results of sea-experiment data prove the validity and superiority of the algorithm.
基金The National Key Research and Development Program of China under contract No.2017YFC1405203the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.61401111the Public Science and Technology Research Funds Projects of Ocean of China under contract No.201505005-2
文摘In ocean bathymetry, the instantaneous depth measured by survey ships or by unmanned surface vehicles（USVs）cannot be directly taken as the chart depth because of the effect of waves and the tide. A novel ocean bathymetry technology is proposed based on the USV, the aim is to evaluate the potential of the USV using a real-time kinematic（RTK） and a single beam echo sounder for ocean bathymetry. First, using the RTK height of the USV with centimeter-level precision, the height of the sea level is obtained by excluding wave information using a low pass filter. Second, the datum distance between the reference ellipsoid and the chart depth is obtained by a novel method using tide tables and the height of the sea level from the USV. Previous work has usually achieved this using long-term tidal observation from traditional investigations. Finally, the chart depth is calculated using the transformation between the instantaneous depth of the USV measurement and the datum of the chart depth.Experiments were performed around the Wuzhizhou Island in Hainan Province using the unmanned surface bathymetry vehicle to validate the proposed technology. The successful results indicate the potential of the bathymetry technology based on the USV.
基金funded jointly by the National Nature Science Funds of China(No.42274010)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Nos.2023000540,2023000407).
文摘The prediction of bathymetry has advanced significantly with the development of satellite altimetry.However,the majority of its data originate from marine gravity anomaly.In this study,based on the expression of vertical gravity gradient(VGG)of a rectangular prism,the governing equations for determining sea depths to invert bathymetry.The governing equation is solved by linearization through an iterative process,and numerical simulations verify its algorithm and its stability.We also study the processing methods of different interference errors.The regularization method improves the stability of the inversion process for errors.A piecewise bilinear interpolation function roughly replaces the low-frequency error,and numerical simulations show that the accuracy can be improved by 41.2%after this treatment.For variable ocean crust density,simulation simulations verify that the root-mean-square(RMS)error of prediction is approximately 5 m for the sea depth of 6 km if density is chosen as the average one.Finally,two test regions in the South China Sea are predicted and compared with ship soundings data,RMS errors of predictions are 71.1 m and 91.4 m,respectively.
基金Center of Research for Environment Energy and Water (CREEW)CAS-TWAS President’s fellowship for his PhD study。
文摘One of the prominent impacts of climate change induced glacier retreat in the Himalayas is the formation and expansion of glacial lakes. The newly formed glacial lakes are mostly located in higher altitudinal regions(4200-5800 m) of Himalaya,however, a new glacial lake(Kapuche, 28.446° N and 84.116° E) have been reported to be emerged in the relatively low elevation area of ~2450 m above sea level(masl) in the Nepal Himalaya. This short communication presents the remote sensing-based evolution and field-based bathymetry of Kapuche lake, and further discusses its formation process and lake type for being a glacial lake at the lowest elevation in Nepal Himalaya.
文摘This paper introduces a new method for reconstructing three-dimensional （3D） coastal bathymetry changes from Airborne AIRSAR/POLSAR synthetic aperture data. The new method is based on integration between fuzzy B-spline and Volterra algorithm. Volterra algorithm is used to simulate the ocean surface current from AIRSAR/POLSAR data. Then, the ocean surface current information used as input for continuity equation to estimate the water depths from AIRSAR/POLSAR data. This study shows that 3D ocean bathymetry can be reconstructed from AIRSAR/POLSAR data with root mean square error of ±0.03 m.
