A snake algorithm has been known that it has a strong point in extracting the exact contour of an object. But it is apt to be influenced by scattered edges around the control points. Since the shape of a moving object...A snake algorithm has been known that it has a strong point in extracting the exact contour of an object. But it is apt to be influenced by scattered edges around the control points. Since the shape of a moving object in 2D image changes a lot due to its rotation and translation in the 3D space, the conventional algorithm that takes into account slowly moving objects cannot provide an appropriate solution. To utilize the advantages of the snake algorithm while minimizing the drawbacks, this paper proposes the area variation based color snake algorithm for moving object tracking. The proposed algorithm includes a new energy term which is used for preserving the shape of an object between two consecutive images. The proposed one can also segment precisely interesting objects on complex image since it is based on color information. Experiment results show that the proposed algorithm is very effective in various environments.展开更多
Mining operations can usually lead to environmental deteriorations. Underground mining activities could cause an extensive decrease in groundwater level and thus a dramatic variation in soil moisture content（SMC）. I...Mining operations can usually lead to environmental deteriorations. Underground mining activities could cause an extensive decrease in groundwater level and thus a dramatic variation in soil moisture content（SMC）. In this study, the spatial and temporal variations of SMC from 2001 to 2015 at two spatial scales（i.e., the Shendong coal mining area and the Daliuta Coal Mine） were analyzed using an improved thermal inertia model with a long-term series of Landsat TM/OLI（TM=Thematic Mapper and OLI=Operational Land Imager） data. Our results show that at large spatial scale（the Shendong coal mining area）, underground mining activities had insignificant negative impacts on SMC and that at small spatial scale（the Daliuta Coal Mine）, underground mining activities had significant negative impacts on SMC. Trend analysis of SMC demonstrated that areas with decreasing trend of SMC were mainly distributed in the mined area, indicating that underground mining is a primary cause for the drying trend in the mining region in this arid environment.展开更多
Using mobile gravity data from the central area of Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces, the relationship between gravity variation and earthquakes was studied based on the Ludian Ms6.5 earthquake that occurred on August 3rd,...Using mobile gravity data from the central area of Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces, the relationship between gravity variation and earthquakes was studied based on the Ludian Ms6.5 earthquake that occurred on August 3rd, 2014, and the Kangding Ms6.3 earthquake that occurred on November 22 nd, 2014; the mechanism of gravity variation was also explored. The results are as follows：（1） Prior to both earthquakes, gravity variation exhibited similar characteristics as those observed before both the Tangshan and Wenchuan earthquakes, in which typical precursor anomalies were positive gravity variation near the epicenter and the occurrence of a high-gravity-gradient zone across the epicenter prior to the earthquake.（2） A relatively accurate prediction of the occurrence locations of the two earthquakes was made by the Gravity Network Center of China（GNCC） based on these precursor anomalies. In the gravity study report on the 2014 earthquake trends submitted at the end of 2013, the Daofu-Shimian section at the junction of the Xianshuihe and Longmenshan fault zones was noted as an earthquake-risk region with a predicted magnitude of 6.5, which covered the epicenter of the Kangding Ms6.3 earthquake. In another report on earthquake trends in southwestern China submitted in mid-2014, the Lianfeng, Zhaotong fault zone was also classified as an earthquake-risk region with a magnitude of 6.0, and the central area of this region basically overlapped with the epicenter of the Ludian Ms6.5 earthquake.（3） The gravity variation characteristics are reasonably consistent with crustal movements, and deep material migration is likely the primary cause of gravity variation.展开更多
Recognizing the variation of genetic resources is the first step in selection.One of the most important variations in grain crops is the uniformity of seed grain weight,which can be converted into seed size.However,it...Recognizing the variation of genetic resources is the first step in selection.One of the most important variations in grain crops is the uniformity of seed grain weight,which can be converted into seed size.However,it has been challenging since it needs high labor costs and time to measure it on a large scale.The current study used an image analysis technique to measure the grain seed area of about 100 seeds per accession with 64 germplasm of Tartary buckwheat(Fagopyrum tataricum)to study variation among and within them.To understand the nature of variation,skewness and kurtosis analysis of probability density function curve for seed area were used.As a result,a large variation among and within accessions was found.This means that the seed sizes within an accession are not uniform in this given cleistogamous species due to its non-uniform flowering time.This implies that the seed size should be considered an important factor for the germplasm enhancement program.展开更多
[Objective] This study aimed to investigate the effect of different short-term preservation conditions on mycelial growth of Morchella conica, and search for opti- mum preservation conditions. [Method] M. conica strai...[Objective] This study aimed to investigate the effect of different short-term preservation conditions on mycelial growth of Morchella conica, and search for opti- mum preservation conditions. [Method] M. conica strains in tubes were preserved at two temperature treatments 10 ℃/5 ℃ （day/night） and 15℃/10 ℃（day/night） in scat- tered light or dark for 30 or 60 d. The strain preserved at 4 ℃ dark for 90 d was the control （CK）. So, a total of nine treatments were prepared in this study. [Result] Mycelial growth of M. conica preserved at 10 ℃/5 ℃ was better than that at 15 ℃/10 ℃ and control. The colony color and aerial hyphae of strains preserved in scattered light was also better than that in dark. Additionally, the preservation time showed no distinct effect on mycelial growth at 10 ℃/5 ℃. So the time could be lengthened. But the maximal preservation time was 60 d at 15 ℃/10 ℃. Therefore, preserved under the appropriate conditions of 10 ℃/5 ℃, scattered light for 30 d, the strain had the neat colony edge, moderate aerial mycelia, dense mycelia, lower sectoral variation, uniform mycelial growth rate and high dry weight of mycelia.展开更多
Inland lakes and alpine glaciers are important water resources on the Tibetan Plateau. Understanding their variation is crucial for accurate evaluation and prediction of changes in water supply and for retrieval and a...Inland lakes and alpine glaciers are important water resources on the Tibetan Plateau. Understanding their variation is crucial for accurate evaluation and prediction of changes in water supply and for retrieval and analysis of climatic information. Data from previous research on 35 alpine lakes on the Tibetan Plateau were used to investigate changes in lake water level and area. In terms of temporal changes, the area of the 35 alpine lakes could be divided into five groups: rising, falling-rising, rising-falling, fluctuating, and falling. In terms of spatial changes, the area of alpine lakes in the Himalayan Mountains, the Karakoram Mountains, and the Qaidam Basin tended to decrease; the area of lakes in the Naqu region and the Kunlun Mountains increased; and the area of lakes in the Hoh Xil region and Qilian Mountains fluctuated. Changes in lake water level and area were correlated with regional changes in climate. Reasons for changes in these lakes on the Tibetan Plateau were analyzed, including precipitation and evaporation from meteorological data, glacier meltwater from the Chinese glacier inventories. Several key problems, e.g. challenges of monitoring water balance, limitations to glacial area detection, uncertainties in detecting lake water-level variations and variable region boundaries of lake change types on the Tibetan Plateau were discussed. This research has most indicative significance to regional climate change.展开更多
文摘A snake algorithm has been known that it has a strong point in extracting the exact contour of an object. But it is apt to be influenced by scattered edges around the control points. Since the shape of a moving object in 2D image changes a lot due to its rotation and translation in the 3D space, the conventional algorithm that takes into account slowly moving objects cannot provide an appropriate solution. To utilize the advantages of the snake algorithm while minimizing the drawbacks, this paper proposes the area variation based color snake algorithm for moving object tracking. The proposed algorithm includes a new energy term which is used for preserving the shape of an object between two consecutive images. The proposed one can also segment precisely interesting objects on complex image since it is based on color information. Experiment results show that the proposed algorithm is very effective in various environments.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1361214)the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFC0501107)
文摘Mining operations can usually lead to environmental deteriorations. Underground mining activities could cause an extensive decrease in groundwater level and thus a dramatic variation in soil moisture content（SMC）. In this study, the spatial and temporal variations of SMC from 2001 to 2015 at two spatial scales（i.e., the Shendong coal mining area and the Daliuta Coal Mine） were analyzed using an improved thermal inertia model with a long-term series of Landsat TM/OLI（TM=Thematic Mapper and OLI=Operational Land Imager） data. Our results show that at large spatial scale（the Shendong coal mining area）, underground mining activities had insignificant negative impacts on SMC and that at small spatial scale（the Daliuta Coal Mine）, underground mining activities had significant negative impacts on SMC. Trend analysis of SMC demonstrated that areas with decreasing trend of SMC were mainly distributed in the mined area, indicating that underground mining is a primary cause for the drying trend in the mining region in this arid environment.
基金jointly supported by the Director Foundation of Institute of Seismology,China Earthquake Administration(IS201326121)the special earthquake research grant offered by the China Earthquake Administration(201208009,201308009)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41304059)
文摘Using mobile gravity data from the central area of Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces, the relationship between gravity variation and earthquakes was studied based on the Ludian Ms6.5 earthquake that occurred on August 3rd, 2014, and the Kangding Ms6.3 earthquake that occurred on November 22 nd, 2014; the mechanism of gravity variation was also explored. The results are as follows：（1） Prior to both earthquakes, gravity variation exhibited similar characteristics as those observed before both the Tangshan and Wenchuan earthquakes, in which typical precursor anomalies were positive gravity variation near the epicenter and the occurrence of a high-gravity-gradient zone across the epicenter prior to the earthquake.（2） A relatively accurate prediction of the occurrence locations of the two earthquakes was made by the Gravity Network Center of China（GNCC） based on these precursor anomalies. In the gravity study report on the 2014 earthquake trends submitted at the end of 2013, the Daofu-Shimian section at the junction of the Xianshuihe and Longmenshan fault zones was noted as an earthquake-risk region with a predicted magnitude of 6.5, which covered the epicenter of the Kangding Ms6.3 earthquake. In another report on earthquake trends in southwestern China submitted in mid-2014, the Lianfeng, Zhaotong fault zone was also classified as an earthquake-risk region with a magnitude of 6.0, and the central area of this region basically overlapped with the epicenter of the Ludian Ms6.5 earthquake.（3） The gravity variation characteristics are reasonably consistent with crustal movements, and deep material migration is likely the primary cause of gravity variation.
基金supported by a grant from the Standardization and Integration of Resources Information for Seed-Cluster in Hub-Spoke Material Bank Program(Project No.PJ01587004),Rural Development Administration,Republic of Korea.
文摘Recognizing the variation of genetic resources is the first step in selection.One of the most important variations in grain crops is the uniformity of seed grain weight,which can be converted into seed size.However,it has been challenging since it needs high labor costs and time to measure it on a large scale.The current study used an image analysis technique to measure the grain seed area of about 100 seeds per accession with 64 germplasm of Tartary buckwheat(Fagopyrum tataricum)to study variation among and within them.To understand the nature of variation,skewness and kurtosis analysis of probability density function curve for seed area were used.As a result,a large variation among and within accessions was found.This means that the seed sizes within an accession are not uniform in this given cleistogamous species due to its non-uniform flowering time.This implies that the seed size should be considered an important factor for the germplasm enhancement program.
文摘[Objective] This study aimed to investigate the effect of different short-term preservation conditions on mycelial growth of Morchella conica, and search for opti- mum preservation conditions. [Method] M. conica strains in tubes were preserved at two temperature treatments 10 ℃/5 ℃ （day/night） and 15℃/10 ℃（day/night） in scat- tered light or dark for 30 or 60 d. The strain preserved at 4 ℃ dark for 90 d was the control （CK）. So, a total of nine treatments were prepared in this study. [Result] Mycelial growth of M. conica preserved at 10 ℃/5 ℃ was better than that at 15 ℃/10 ℃ and control. The colony color and aerial hyphae of strains preserved in scattered light was also better than that in dark. Additionally, the preservation time showed no distinct effect on mycelial growth at 10 ℃/5 ℃. So the time could be lengthened. But the maximal preservation time was 60 d at 15 ℃/10 ℃. Therefore, preserved under the appropriate conditions of 10 ℃/5 ℃, scattered light for 30 d, the strain had the neat colony edge, moderate aerial mycelia, dense mycelia, lower sectoral variation, uniform mycelial growth rate and high dry weight of mycelia.
基金The Major State Basic Research Development of China,No.2015CB954101National Mountain Flood Disaster Investigation Project,No.SHZH-IWHR-57+2 种基金The National Science and Technology Basic Special Project,No.2011FY11040-2National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.41171332The Surveying and Mapping Geoinformation Nonprofit Specific Project,No.201512033
文摘Inland lakes and alpine glaciers are important water resources on the Tibetan Plateau. Understanding their variation is crucial for accurate evaluation and prediction of changes in water supply and for retrieval and analysis of climatic information. Data from previous research on 35 alpine lakes on the Tibetan Plateau were used to investigate changes in lake water level and area. In terms of temporal changes, the area of the 35 alpine lakes could be divided into five groups: rising, falling-rising, rising-falling, fluctuating, and falling. In terms of spatial changes, the area of alpine lakes in the Himalayan Mountains, the Karakoram Mountains, and the Qaidam Basin tended to decrease; the area of lakes in the Naqu region and the Kunlun Mountains increased; and the area of lakes in the Hoh Xil region and Qilian Mountains fluctuated. Changes in lake water level and area were correlated with regional changes in climate. Reasons for changes in these lakes on the Tibetan Plateau were analyzed, including precipitation and evaporation from meteorological data, glacier meltwater from the Chinese glacier inventories. Several key problems, e.g. challenges of monitoring water balance, limitations to glacial area detection, uncertainties in detecting lake water-level variations and variable region boundaries of lake change types on the Tibetan Plateau were discussed. This research has most indicative significance to regional climate change.
