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    CLOUD DETECTION OF MULTISPECTRAL IMAGES IN ANTARCTICA BASED ON WIDE THRESHOLD AND GRADIENT ALGORITHM
    2005, 17 (2):  93-98. 
    Abstract ( 1337 )   PDF (535KB) ( 1203 )  

    This work presents a new method for cloud detection in polar area based on the wide threshold and gradient algorithm using ETM + multispectral images. The approach identifies the cloud, shadow, ice sheet, glacial and bare rock through visible, IR and thermal images. More dynamic adaptation is given by the wide threshold and the gradient algorithm is combined to confine the ranges of cloud, shadow and ice sheet. The experiment result shows us the good efficiency of the algorithm.

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    APPLICATION OF JERS-1 SAR INTERFEROMETRY IN ANTARCTIC GROVE MOUNTAIN FOR GLACIER STUDY
    2005, 17 (2):  99-106. 
    Abstract ( 1307 )   PDF (1473KB) ( 1445 )  

    Antarctic Grove Mountain is a newly found Antarctic inland meteorites trap by Chinese scientists. In this article, three JERS-1 SAR ID scenes are used to SAR processing and interfero-metric measurement for studying the ice sheet. The characteristics of SAR image and interfero-gram are analyzed and combined with glacial topography, interferometric baseline and ice flow. The possible sources of INSAR decorrelation are analyzed and the dominant ones are given. Complicated ice flow patterns in Grove are declared qualitatively and two ice flow systems a-mong the nunataks are disclosed.

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    MULTIPLE WAVELENGTHS OBSERVATION OF DAYSIDE AURORAS IN VISIBLE RANGE——A Preliminary Result of the First Wintering Aurora Observation in Chinese Arctic Station at Ny-Alesund
    2005, 17 (2):  107-114. 
    Abstract ( 1575 )   PDF (1553KB) ( 1934 )  

    China has established its first Arctic station, named Yellow River Station, in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard from Oct. 2003. A multiple wavelength monochromatic all-sky CCD imagers system has been deployed in this station, which monitors aurora phenomena on 427. 8nm,557. 7nm and 630. Onm. Wintering observation with the all-sky imagers system was carried out from Dec. 11th, 2003 to Feb. 25th, 2004, and about 1200 hours of aurora image data was collected. All those all-sky images were processed into keograms along the magnetic North-South direction o-ver time in UT. Multiple wavelengths characteristics of dayside aurora activities were investigated with these keograms and in reference to all-sky images. It was found that there are three repeatedly appearing aurora activity regions along the dayside aurora oval. They are, Region A a-round 0900MLT in which aurora moves poleward while its intensity decreasing, and its form changing from arc to corona widi time; Region B around 1330MLT in which aurora moves equa-torward while its intensity increasing, and its form changing from corona to arc in time; Region C around 1330MLT in which aurora expands poleward while its intensity decreasing, and its forma evolving from arc to multiple arcs in time. There is a narrow belt of aurora activity in North-South direction between Regions A and B, which is dominated by weak and red corona aurora. From morning to noon and evening, the dominating color of dayside aurora displays a systematic changing pattern as Green-Red-Green. The Region A aurora activity in this study coincides temporally with the prenoon aurora peak, while Region B together with Region C correspondent to the 15MLT "Hot Spot" in satellite observations. The features of narrow latitude range and weak intensity found with the aurora belt G around MLT noon could account for why it appeared as a "Midday Gap" in satellite observations. Interesting result of this study is that "Hot Spot" could be further divided into two activity regions with different characteristics.

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    THE SYNOPTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF WINTER COLD AND WARM DAYS AT ZHONGSHAN STATION
    2005, 17 (2):  115-120. 
    Abstract ( 1362 )   PDF (489KB) ( 1516 )  

    Based on the observed data and facsimile weather charts of 2003 in Chinese Antarctic Zhongshan Station, synoptic characteristics of winter cold and warm days were analyzed. The result shows different synoptic characteristics in wind, temperature and moisture fields relevant to winter cold and warm days.

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    EFFECTS OF SALT ON THE GROWTH OF BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM ARCTIC ICE
    2005, 17 (2):  121-126. 
    Abstract ( 1251 )   PDF (264KB) ( 1539 )  

    8 strains of bacteria were isolated from Arctic sea ice collected during Chinese Second Arctic Scientific Expedition. The effects of salinity on the growth of these strains were studied in this paper. The results showed that the bacteria isolated from sea ice had extensive salinity tolerance. They could grow quickly in salinity from 30 to 90, of these strain, BJ2, BJ3 and BJ7 showed higher salinity tolerance. The further study showed that these 3 strains could grow in a wide range salinity from 0 to 150, and they could grow temporarily even in salinity as high as 180. The lag growth phase, as well as the stationary phase was delayed with the increase of salinity. Temperature had some effects on the salinity tolerance of strain BJ2, BJ3 and BJ7. The higher the temperature, the more slowly the 3 strains grew. High temperature also could en-chance the salinity tolerance of the 3 strains in a way.

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    IDENTIFICATION FOR TREHALOSE SYNTHASE- PRODUCING BACTERIAL STRAIN BSW10041 ISOLATED FROM ANTARCTIC SEA WATER
    2005, 17 (2):  127-133. 
    Abstract ( 1645 )   PDF (305KB) ( 2242 )  

    A trehalose synthase-producing bacterial strain BSwl0041 isolated from Antarctic seawater was reported in the present paper. Morphology observation showed it to be a motile gram-negative bacterium with rod shape, polar flagella. The traditional physiological and biochemical methods, together with BIOLOG GN2 system were applied in the bacterial classification. Results showed that strain BSw10041 was similar to Pseudomonas putida in most of the pheno-types. According to the BIOLOG GN2 results, the BSwl0041 is 84. 8% similarity to Pseudomonas putida. To investigate the phylogenetic position of this bacterial strain, a 1658bp of 16S rRNA gene of strain BSw10041 was sequenced and compared with that of related strains. Phylogenetic tree was constructed based on the genetic distance analysis, which revealed that strain BSwl0041 is highest similar to P. putida ( GenBank accession number Z76667). The similarity value between BSwl0041 and P. putida ( Z76667 ) is 99. 9%. Based on the results obtained , strain BSw 10041 was identified as Pseudomonas putida and named for Pseudomonas putida BSw10041.

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    THE REAL-TIME TRACKING MAP OF XUELONG SHIP DURING 21 TH CHINESE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
    2005, 17 (2):  134-138. 
    Abstract ( 1397 )   PDF (1172KB) ( 1482 )  

    Combining the production of "The Series of World Map" with the technique of GIS and computer network, we firstly realize the real-time tracking service of Xuelong Ship of Antarctic Expedition in November, 2004. The real-time position of Xuelong Ship was published to the public society by Chinese Polar Information Network. The real-time tracking map improves the communication ability that the public understand polar exploration, and it is the technology preparation to establish "the course express system of all previous expedition ships" .

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    HYDROLOGICAL CHARACTER AND SEA-CURRENT STRUCTURE IN THE FRONT OF AMERY ICE SHELF
    2005, 17 (2):  139-148. 
    Abstract ( 1689 )   PDF (741KB) ( 1537 )  

    Hydrological character and sea-current profiles structure are studied and analyzed in sea-area of the front of Amery Ice Shelf, Prydz Bay with LADCP, CTD data. These LADCP, CTD data were acquired during the 19th Chinese Antarctic Scientific Expedition. Results of this study agree with that, there exist four different kinds of water masses in the area of the front of Amery Ice Shelf in the summer of Antarctica. Current distribution presents a semi-circumflu-ence which flows in at the east and flows out. Moreover, clockwise and anti-clockwise vortices were found in upper layer and mid-layer in the Prydz Bay. Western areas of these anti-clockwise vortices are positions of inflows from Prydz Bay to Amery Ice Shelf. The source of these inflows is the coastal westward current originated in the east of Prydz Bay. All these characteristics come down to the pattern of circumfluence, ice melt rate under Ice Shelf, scale of Ice Shelf water production and form of water exchanges between area of Ice Shelf and area of Prydz Bay.

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    REALIZATION OF ANTARCTICA WEBGIS BASED ON GEOSURF
    2005, 17 (2):  149-156. 
    Abstract ( 1327 )   PDF (987KB) ( 1362 )  

    Network GIS is commonly called as WebGIS. It is a kind of technical standard based on Internet / Intranet and networked GIS of the communication protocol, it is the result of combination of GIS and Internet /Intranet technology. This paper has mainly discussed using JAVA as the secondary development language, aiming at this special geographical area of Antarctic region and realizing Antarctic WebGIS based on GeoSurf, which can help scientists do scientific investigation and research work.

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