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Measuring Streambank Erosion: A Comparison of Erosion Pins, Total Station, and Terrestrial Laser Scanner
摘要: Streambank erosion is difficult to quantify; models and field methods are needed to assess this important sediment source to streams. Our objectives were to (1) evaluate and compare three techniques for quantifying streambank erosion: erosion pins, total station, and laser scanning, (2) spatially assess streambank erosion rates in the Indian Mill Creek watershed of Michigan, USA, and (3) relate results with modeling of nonpoint source pollution. We found large absolute and relative errors between the different measurement techniques. However, we were unable to determine any statistically significant differences between techniques and only observed a correlation between total station and laser scanner. This suggests that the three methods have limited comparability and differences between measurements were largely not systemic. Further, the application of each technique should be dependent on site conditions, project goals, desired resolution, and resources. The laser scanner collected high-resolution data on clear, barren streambanks, but the erosion pin and total station were more representative of complex vegetated banks. Streambank erosion rates varied throughout the watershed and were influenced by fluvial processes. We estimate that streambank erosion contributed 28.5% of the creek’s total sediment load. These findings are important to address sources of watershed impairments related to sedimentation, as choosing an applicable technique for individual purposes can help reduce the challenges and costs of a streambank erosion study.
关键词: erosion,sediment,stream,streambank,lidar,watershed
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Development of a coupled aerosol lidar data quality assurance and control scheme with Monte Carlo analysis and bilateral filtering
摘要: Mie-scatter lidar can capture the vertical distribution of aerosols, and a high degree of quantification of lidar data would be capable of coupling with a chemical transport model (CTM). Thus, we develop a data quality assurance and control scheme for aerosol lidar (TRANSFER) that mainly includes a Monte Carlo uncertainty analysis (MCA) and bilateral filtering (BF). The AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET) aerosol optical depth (AOD) is utilized as the ground truth to evaluate the validity of TRANSFER, and the result exhibits a sharp 41% (0.36) decrease in root mean square error (RMSE), elucidating an acceptable overall performance of TRANSFER. The maximum removal of uncertainties appears in MCA with an RMSE of 0.08 km-1, followed by denoising (DN) with 50% of MCA in RMSE. BF can smooth interior data without destroying the edge of the structure. The most noteworthy correction occurs in summer with an RMSE of 0.15 km-1 and Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.8, and the least correction occurs in winter with values of 0.07 km-1 and 0.93, respectively. Overestimations of raw data are mostly identified, and representative values occur with weak southerly winds, low visibility, high relative humidity (RH) and high concentrations of both ground fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone. Apart from long-term variations, the intuitional variation in a typical overestimated pollution episode, especially represented by vertical profiles, shows a favorable performance of TRANSFER during stages of transport and local accumulation, as verified by backward trajectories. Few underestimation cases are mainly attributed to BF smoothing data with a sudden decrease. The main limitation of TRANSFER is the zigzag profiles found in a few cases with very small extinction coefficients. As a supplement to the research community of aerosol lidar and an exploration under complicated pollution in China, TRANSFER can aid in the preprocessing of lidar data-powered applications.
关键词: Aerosol Lidar,Bilateral filtering,North China Plain,Monte Carlo,data quality control
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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[IEEE 2019 IEEE High Power Diode Lasers and Systems Conference (HPD) - Coventry, United Kingdom (2019.10.9-2019.10.10)] 2019 IEEE High Power Diode Lasers and Systems Conference (HPD) - The requirements on pulsed laser diodes for use in atmospheric LiDAR
摘要: A novel technique for parameterizing surface roughness in coastal inundation models using airborne laser scanning (lidar) data is presented. Two important parameters to coastal overland flow dynamics, Manning’s n (bottom friction) and effective aerodynamic roughness length (wind speed reduction), are computed based on a random forest (RM) regression model trained using field measurements from 24 sites in Florida fused with georegistered lidar point cloud data. The lidar point cloud for each test site is separated into ground and nonground classes and the z-dimensional (height or elevation) variance from the least squares regression plane is computed, along with the height of the nonground regression plane. These statistics serve as the predictor variables in the parameterization model. The model is then tested using a bootstrap subsampling procedure consisting of removal without replacement of one record and using the surviving records to train the model and predict the surface roughness parameter of the removed record. When compared with the industry standard technique of assigning surface roughness parameters based on published land use/land cover type, the RM regression models reduce the parameterization error by 93% (0.086–0.006) and 53% (1.299–0.610 m) for Manning’s n and effective aerodynamic roughness length, respectively. These improvements will improve water level and velocity predictions in coastal models.
关键词: lidar,Manning’s n,random forest (RM),land cover,Aerodynamic roughness
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Automated 3D Jointed Rock Mass Structural Analysis and Characterization Using LiDAR Terrestrial Laser Scanner for Rockfall Susceptibility Assessment: Perissa Area Case (Santorini)
摘要: Rockfalls are one of the most dominant geological hazards in mountainous rocky regions with the potential to turn catastrophic if they occur in an anthropogenic environment. Therefore, the identification of potential rockfall locations is of high importance. Susceptibility is the magnitude that describes these locations and its qualitative and quantitative assessment is necessary for the timely treatment of potential events. Quantitative susceptibility assessment can be conducted using either data-driven methods such as bivariate and multivariate statistics as well as artificial neural networks or numerical methods such as static and dynamic models. In both approaches mathematical assumptions have to be made concerning the predisposing factors distribution and so there is an inherent need to achieve the higher possible confidence level in the input data. Such high-resolution data can be acquired using light detection and ranging (LiDAR) scanners. In the current study, LiDAR technology was implemented, and the data processing technique is analyzed step by step providing the reader with a view of the whole procedure. The results produced by the current methodology are validated and interpreted according to in situ measurements and observations based on unmanned aerial vehicle imagery. Post data processing, joint orientation, joint spacing and potential block volumes were extracted considering both persistent and non-persistent joints. The proposed methodology provides the creation of detailed high-resolution spatial distribution maps of the previously mentioned parameters, considering the variability of their values along the slope. The results can be used in a space-resolved susceptibility assessment providing higher-resolution input data for the subsequent susceptibility analysis.
关键词: Automated structural analysis,Rockfall,Rock mass characterization,Terrestrial LiDAR,Santorini,Susceptibility assessment
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Multilayer Thermal Model for Evaluating the Performances of Monofacial and Bifacial Photovoltaic Modules
摘要: This paper gives a detailed description of prelaunch and in-orbit calibrations of the Mercury Laser Altimeter (MLA) on the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) mission, which was launched on August 3, 2004 and has been operating in orbit about Mercury since March 2011. A brief summary of the MLA instrument is given, followed by the instrument measurement model and calibration formulas. The prelaunch tests used to determine the values of various calibration coefficients are described. The boresight alignment parameters were verified and recalibrated by special tests, with the MESSENGER spacecraft en route to Mercury. The MLA instrument model and the calibration methods were largely derived from airborne and spaceborne lidar for Earth science observation at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and will benefit future space lidar developments for Earth and space science.
关键词: Laser ranging,lidar
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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A Fast Analysis Method for Blue-Green Laser Transmission through the Sea Surface
摘要: The fast estimation of blue-green laser transmission characteristics through the fluctuating sea surface, such as refraction angles and transmittance, is very important to correct operating parameters, detection depth and anti-detection warning in airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) applications. However, the geometry of the sea surface is changed by complex environment factors, such as wind and wave, which significantly affect the rapid acquisition of the blue-green laser transmission characteristics. To address this problem, a fast analysis method is provided to rapidly compute the blue-green laser transmittance and refraction angles through the fluctuating sea surface driven by different wind directions and speeds. In the method, a three-dimensional wave model driven by the wind was built to describe the wave spatial distribution varying with time. Using the wave model, the propagation path of the scanning laser footprint was analyzed using the proposed meshing method, thus the transmittance and refraction angles of the optical path can be fast obtained by using parallel computing. The simulation results imply that the proposed method can reduce the time consumption by 70% compared with the traditional analytical method with sequential computing. This paper provides some statistical laws of refraction angles and transmittance through the fluctuating sea surface under different wind conditions, which may serve as a basic for fast computation of airborne LiDAR transmission characteristics in complex environments.
关键词: blue-green laser,sea surface,refraction angles,wave model,transmission characteristics,transmittance,airborne LiDAR
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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High Repetition Rate Mid-Infrared Differential Absorption Lidar for Atmospheric Pollution Detection
摘要: Developments in mid-infrared Di?erential Absorption Lidar (DIAL), for gas remote sensing, have received a signi?cant amount of research in recent years. In this paper, a high repetition rate tunable mid-infrared DIAL, mounted on a mobile platform, has been built for long range remote detection of gas plumes. The lidar uses a solid-state tunable optical parametric oscillator laser, which can emit laser pulse with repetition rate of 500 Hz and between the band from 2.5 μm to 4 μm. A monitoring channel has been used to record the laser energy in real-time and correct signals. Convolution correction technology has also been incorporated to choose the laser wavelengths. Taking NO2 and SO2 as examples, lidar system calibration experiment and open ?eld observation experiment have been carried out. The observation results show that the minimum detection sensitivity of NO2 and SO2 can reach 0.07 mg/m3, and 0.31 mg/m3, respectively. The e?ective temporal resolution can reach second level for the high repetition rate of the laser, which demonstrates that the system can be used for the real-time remote sensing of atmospheric pollution gas.
关键词: convolution correction,high repetition rate,di?erential absorption lidar,mid-infrared
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Statistical Analysis of the Potential of a Bathymetric Lidar with Time-of-Flight Matrix Spad Photodetector
摘要: The Monte Carlo method is used to solve the nonstationary laser sensing equation for a multicomponent optically dense water medium taking into account the influence of the water-air interface and the contributions of multiple radiation scattering by sea water and of the signal reflection from the sea bottom. Dependences of the signal power recorded with a monostatic lidar equipped with a time-of-flight matrix single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) photodetector on the water depth and surface microwaves for different field-of-view angles of the receiver are obtained. Results of investigations have shown that the maximum depth of sea bottom detection is 40–50 m given that the optical water thickness does not exceed 3.5–4 m. The dynamic range of lidar signals from water reaches 7–9 orders of magnitude for lidar sensing of sea bottom at limiting depths of 40–50 m in very transparent water in the presence of the Fresnel reflection from the water surface. Results of statistical simulation have shown that the lidar system with the matrix receiver intended for sea water sensing can be realized at the modern technical level. Under favorable conditions, the lidar return signal power provides sensing of sea bottom to depths of 40–50 m.
关键词: depth of sea bottom,ocean optics,lidar,multiple radiation scattering
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Benefit of depolarization ratio at λ = 1064 nm for the retrieval of the aerosol microphysics from lidar measurements
摘要: A better quantification of aerosol properties is required for improving the modelling of aerosol effects on weather and climate. This task is methodologically demanding due to the diversity of the microphysical properties of aerosols and the complex relation between their microphysical and optical properties. Advanced lidar systems provide spatially and temporally resolved information on the aerosol optical properties that is sufficient for the retrieval of important aerosol microphysical properties. Recently, the mass concentration of transported volcanic ash, which is relevant for the flight safety of aeroplanes, was retrieved from measurements of such lidar systems in southern Germany. The relative uncertainty of the retrieved mass concentration was on the order of ±50 %. The present study investigates improvements of the retrieval accuracy when the capability of measuring the linear depolarization ratio at 1064 nm is added to the lidar setup. The lidar setups under investigation are based on those of MULIS and POLIS of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit?t in Munich (Germany) which measure the linear depolarization ratio at 355 and 532 nm with high accuracy. The improvements are determined by comparing uncertainties from retrievals applied to simulated measurements of this lidar setup with uncertainties obtained when the depolarization at 1064 nm is added to this setup. The simulated measurements are based on real lidar measurements of transported Eyjafjallaj?kull volcano ash. It is found that additional 1064 nm depolarization measurements significantly reduce the uncertainty of the retrieved mass concentration and effective particle size. This significant improvement in accuracy is the result of the increased sensitivity of the lidar setup to larger particles. The size dependence of the depolarization does not vary strongly with refractive index, thus we expect similar benefits for the retrieval in case of measurements of other volcanic ash compositions and also for transported desert dust. For the retrieval of the single scattering albedo, which is relevant to the radiative transfer in aerosol layers, no significant improvements were found.
关键词: depolarization ratio,volcanic ash,aerosol properties,microphysical retrieval,lidar measurements
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Detection of collapsed buildings due to the 2016 Kumamoto, Japan, earthquake from Lidar data
摘要: The 2016 Kumamoto earthquake sequence was triggered by an Mw 6.2 event at 21:26 on April 14. Approximately 28 hours later, at 1:25 on April 16, an Mw 7.0 event (the mainshock) followed. The epicenters of both events were located near the residential area of Mashiki town and the region nearby. Due to very strong seismic ground motion, the earthquake produced extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure. In this paper, collapsed buildings were detected using a pair of digital surface models (DSMs), taken before and after the April 16 mainshock by airborne light detection and ranging (Lidar) flights. Different methods for extracting the collapsed buildings from the data were evaluated, and the change of average elevations within a building footprint was found to be the most important feature. Finally, the distribution of collapsed buildings in the study area was presented, and the result was consistent with that of a building damage survey performed after the earthquake.
关键词: 2016 Kumamoto earthquake,Lidar,digital surface models,collapsed buildings,damage detection
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57