V. Kashkin, V. Romas'ko, O. Y. Sal'nikova, A. Sukhinin
{"title":"THE OZONE LAYER IN SIBERIA FROM INFRARED-BAND SATELLITE IMAGERY","authors":"V. Kashkin, V. Romas'ko, O. Y. Sal'nikova, A. Sukhinin","doi":"10.1080/07493878.1998.10642086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07493878.1998.10642086","url":null,"abstract":"Maps of isarithms and of the total ozone content surface were plotted using data from the HIRS radiometer carried on board the NOAA-12 satellite. An optimal kriging procedure was used in scaling from an irregular to a regular grid. Satellite and surface data were compared for Krasnoyarsk, and the influence of large forest fires on surface data is noted. The minimum ozone content of 287 D.u. according to satellite data was observed on 14 August in southwestern Siberia.","PeriodicalId":175956,"journal":{"name":"Mapping Sciences & Remote Sensing","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128954288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CONCEPTION OF A GLACIOLOGICAL GEOINFORMATION SYSTEM","authors":"V. Kotlyakov, N. Zverkova, T. Khromova","doi":"10.1080/07493878.1998.10642080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07493878.1998.10642080","url":null,"abstract":"This article is devoted to the problem of developing a glaciological geographic information system. The process of transition from systems atlas mapping to geoinformational methods for the modeling of geographical features and phenomena is examined. It is proposed that the World Atlas of Snow and Ice Resources be used as a model of the structure of a database for a glaciological geographic information system. Translated by Edward Torrey, Alexandria, VA 22308 from: Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, seriya geograficheskaya, 1997, No. 5, pp. 125-136.","PeriodicalId":175956,"journal":{"name":"Mapping Sciences & Remote Sensing","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121573540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MAPPING THE THICKNESS OF ARCTIC SEA ICE FROM INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY","authors":"V. S. Loshchilov, A. Paramonov","doi":"10.1080/07493878.1998.10642084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07493878.1998.10642084","url":null,"abstract":"A theoretical model of the correlation between (1) the three-dimensional surface representing the variation in temperature of the sea ice cover and (2) the surface representing the variation in ice thickness is presented. This model is used to develop a method for automated determination and mapping of the thickness of sea ice based on relative temperature measurements on IR satellite images. Comparisons of the results are made with data obtained from synchronous measurements of ice thickness from icebreakers and at onshore meteorological stations.","PeriodicalId":175956,"journal":{"name":"Mapping Sciences & Remote Sensing","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121794836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"S-BAND RADAR IMAGERY IN STUDIES OF EARTH TERRAIN FEATURES","authors":"I. V. Yelizavetin, P. Paillou","doi":"10.1080/07493878.1998.10642081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07493878.1998.10642081","url":null,"abstract":"The first results of an experimental terrain study of arid volcanic regions using radar imagery in the S band by a synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) on board the Almaz-I satellite are presented. A reference plot, for which precise topographic and geological data were available, was selected to assess the possibility of using SAR imagery for this purpose. These data were used to test the geometric and radiometric reliability of imagery recorded by a spaceborne SAR. The modeling of an SAR image of the reference plot and its comparison with a real image made it possible to develop a method for assessing the physical parameters of the underlying surface using data from an SAR operating in the S range.","PeriodicalId":175956,"journal":{"name":"Mapping Sciences & Remote Sensing","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133399853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"INFLUENCE OF SALINITY ON DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF MOIST GROUND AT POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES","authors":"V. Mironov, S. Komarov, V. N. Kleshchenko","doi":"10.1080/07493878.1997.10642069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07493878.1997.10642069","url":null,"abstract":"An experimental study was made of the indices of refraction and absorption of sand and bentonite in the decimeter wavelength range as a function of water content and temperature. The influence of salinity on the behavior of their dielectric properties at negative temperatures and upon a transition through 0°C was studied. The results indicated that it is possible to carry out radiometric remote sensing of soil salinity during the winter.","PeriodicalId":175956,"journal":{"name":"Mapping Sciences & Remote Sensing","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125453780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"RESEARCH ON THE GULF STREAM FRONTAL ZONE USING SYNTHETIC-APERTURE RADAR OF THE ALMAZ-1 SPACECRAFT AND CONTACT SHIPBOARD MEASUREMENTS","authors":"S. A. Grodskiy, V. Kudryavtsev, A. Ivanov","doi":"10.1080/07493878.1997.10642065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07493878.1997.10642065","url":null,"abstract":"The results of a joint analysis of data recorded quasisynchronously in the Gulf Stream frontal zone by a radar with a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) carried aboard the Almaz-I spacecraft and the Akademik Vernadskiy research ship (contact measurements) are presented. It is shown that the dark linear structures visible on SAR images are radar images of zones of current convergence, in which surfactants are accumulated, suppressing cm-length ripples. In the case of wave propagation in the same direction as the current, the effects of refraction and reflection of surface waves, leading to the formation of regions of concentration of waves at the current boundaries and in the wave “shadow” region, are detected and investigated.","PeriodicalId":175956,"journal":{"name":"Mapping Sciences & Remote Sensing","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114961600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CARTOGRAPHIC CLASSIFICATION USING LARGE SETS OF VARIABLES","authors":"V. L. Kozhara","doi":"10.1080/07493878.1997.10642066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07493878.1997.10642066","url":null,"abstract":"Use the Volga River as an example, the author describes general problems arising in cartographic classification and mapping when employing large sets of variables. The geographic patterns revealed in a joint analysis of a taxonomic and chorologic space under conditions of information saturation are described. General geographical conclusions of a methodological nature are drawn. Translated by Edward Torrey, Alexandria, VA 22308 from: Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, seriya geograficheskaya, 1997, No. 1, pp. 129-142.","PeriodicalId":175956,"journal":{"name":"Mapping Sciences & Remote Sensing","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124169604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DETERMINING WIND SPEED, TEMPERATURE, AND WATER VAPOR CONTENT IN THE MESOPAUSE BY AN ACTIVE SENSING METHOD","authors":"G. M. Strelkov","doi":"10.1080/07493878.1997.10642071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07493878.1997.10642071","url":null,"abstract":"The possibility of simultaneous measurement of wind speed, temperature, and concentration of H2O molecules within the mesopause during its active sensing at submillimeter wavelengths using two satellites is verified. Expressions are derived that in explicit form relate the characteristics of the medium to the optical depths of the sensing path at the harmonic frequencies of an amplitude-modulated signal, whose carrier frequency coincides with the center of the water vapor resonance line.","PeriodicalId":175956,"journal":{"name":"Mapping Sciences & Remote Sensing","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129232335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL MAPPING: RESULTS OF AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AT IRKUTSK","authors":"A. R. Batuyev, V. Chervyakov","doi":"10.1080/07493878.1997.10642068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07493878.1997.10642068","url":null,"abstract":"The authors review significant developments associated with Intercarto 2, convened in Irkutsk in late June 1996 and devoted to the role of geographic information systems in the study and mapping of the environment. Research results described include those in GIS theory and methodology; GIS in ecological mapping, modeling, and forecasting; automated mapping technologies; applications of GIS in various fields of geographic inquiry; GIS projects specifically undertaken in Russia and Siberia; and GIS in cartographic education. A concluding section outlines major recommendations for further development of GIS technologies in all of these areas. Translated by Edward Torrey, Alexandria, VA 22308 from: Geografiya i prirodnyye resursy, 1997, No. 1, pp. 198-200.","PeriodicalId":175956,"journal":{"name":"Mapping Sciences & Remote Sensing","volume":"72 4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133240847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE STUDY OF SOIL HUMUS CHANGES WITH THE HARRINGTON “DESIRABILITY” FUNCTION","authors":"V. V. Tuyev, P. Fedchenko","doi":"10.1080/07493878.1997.10642067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07493878.1997.10642067","url":null,"abstract":"The potential utility of the Harrington “desirability” function is examined in the assessment of changes in soil humus content using spectrophotometric data. The influence of external factors, such as sun angle, soil moisture content, and degree of soil cultivation, on spectral brightness coefficients is analyzed. The applicability of this method when there is only a small volume of experimental data is noted.","PeriodicalId":175956,"journal":{"name":"Mapping Sciences & Remote Sensing","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131367798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}