[Backscattering characteristics of Amphidinium carterae Hulburt].

Variability of the backscattering characteristics of the alga amphidinium carterae hulburt and its interpretation were examined using the measured data performed during July 2012 in the laboratory. The results indicated that the backscattering coefficient has the characteristic of spectral variability, and was highly power correlated with the chlorophyll concentration, the minimum of the correlation coefficient reached up to 0.96; otherwise, the shape of the particulate backscattering coefficient spectra was also changed from the low chlorophyll concentration to the higher concentration because of the influence of chlorophyll absorption. At the same time, the authors got another value of the particulate backscattering ratio ranging between 0.006 4 and 0.011 6 at 620 nm, although a global increase in particulate backscattering ratio with growing chlorophyll concentration was also visible, but the regularity is not obviously especially at the higher chlorophyll concentration and unlike backscattering coefficient, the spectral shapes of the backscattering ratio remained constant. The authors also found that particle density was one of the main factors controlling the variability of particles backscattering ratio for the pure algal water, and the authors fit a power law function to them and the correlation coefficient at 620 nm was as high as 0.98.

[Analysis of typical mangrove spectral reflectance characteristics].

Acquisition of mangrove spectrum properties and detecting the sensitive bands provide technology basis for inverse modeling and estimation by remote sensing for various indexes of mangrove. The typical mangroves of Guangxi Shankou Mangrove Reserve were taken for study objects, the standard spectrum curves of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (Linn.) Savigny, Rhizophora stylosa, Kandelia candel, Avicennia marina, Aegiceras corniculatum, Spartina anglica and mudflat were gained by denoising analysis of field-measured spectrum curves acquired by ASD FieldSpec 2. Analyzing the spectral characteristics and their differences, the authors found that the spectrum curves for various kinds of mangrove are coincident, the bands that appeared with reflection peaks and reflection valleys are basically identical, the within-class differentiated characteristics are comparatively small, the spectrum characteristics of mangroves are obviously different with Spartina anglica and mudflat. In order to gain the quantitative description for within-class differentiated characteristics of mangrove, space distance method, correlation coefficient method and spectral angle mapping method were used to calculate the within-class differentiated characteristics. The division accuracy of correlation coefficient method is higher than spectral angle mapping method which is higher than space distance method, and the result indicates that the spectrum differences of within-class mangrove and Spartina anglica are relatively small with correlation coefficients more than 0.995, and spectrum curve angle cosine values more than 0.95.

[Spatiotemporal dynamic fuzzy evaluation of wetland environmental pollution risk in Dayang estuary of Liaoning Province, Northeast China based on remote sensing].

Based on the aerial image data of Dayang estuary in 2008, and by virtue of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) , remote sensing technology, and GIS spatial analysis, a spatiotemporal evaluation was made on the comprehensive level of wetland environmental pollution risk in Dayang estuary, with the impacts of typical human activities on the dynamic variation of this comprehensive level discussed. From 1958 to 2008, the comprehensive level of the environmental pollution risk in study area presented an increasing trend. Spatially, this comprehensive level declined from land to ocean, and showed a zonal distribution. Tourism development activities unlikely led to the increase of the comprehensive level, while human inhabitation, transportation, and aquaculture would exacerbate the risk of environmental pollution. This study could provide reference for the sea area use planning, ecological function planning, and pollutants control of estuary region.

[Changes of wetland landscape pattern in Dayang River Estuary based on high-resolution remote sensing image].

Based on the comprehensive consideration of the high resolution characteristics of remote sensing data and the current situation of land cover and land use in Dayang River Estuary wetland, a classification system with different resolutions of wetland landscape in the Estuary was established. The landscape pattern indices and landscape transition matrix were calculated by using the high resolution remote sensing data, and the dynamic changes of the landscape pattern from 1984 to 2008 were analyzed. In the study period, the wetland landscape components changed drastically. Wetland landscape transferred from natural wetland into artificial wetland, and wetland core regional area decreased. Natural wetland's largest patch area index descended, and the fragmentation degree ascended; while artificial wetland area expanded, its patch number decreased, polymerization degree increased, and the maximum patch area index had an obvious increasing trend. Increasing human activities, embankment construction, and reclamation for aquaculture were the main causes for the decrease of wetland area and the degradation of the ecological functions of Dayang River Estuary. To constitute long-term scientific and reasonable development plan, establish wetland nature reserves, protect riverway, draft strict inspective regimes for aquaculture reclamation, and energetically develop resource-based tourism industry would be the main strategies for the protection of the estuarine wetland.

[Effects of harmful algal bloom on bio-optical properties of coastal water].

Effects of harmful algal bloom (HAB) on bio-optical properties of coastal waters were studied. Bio-optical data were collected from 11 stations in the Dalian Bay, for an analysis of variable characteristics of biological factors, reflectance and absorption spectra as responses to HAB. The results indicated that, (1) the HAB which occurred in the Dalian Bay was caused by picophytoplankton. (2) Remote sensing reflectance showed an obvious difference with the normal waters: the strong absorption of the high concentration chlorophyll-a leaded to two reflection dips near 440 and 632 nm bands, a much larger fluorescence peak height around the red band accompanied by a "red shift", a sharp peak of oxygen response at 760 nm, and an enhanced reflection peak of suspended matter in the near-infrared band. (3) In addition, effects of HAB on absorption coefficient spectrum mainly reflected in the numerical size and much stronger absorption of ocean color constituents than the normal waters had been found, the a(ph) (440), a(ph) (675), a(d) (440) and a(g) (440) increased to 13.4, 14.5, 5.0 and 3.8 times of the values of normal waters, respectively. Variation features of bio-optical elements were examined and identified when HAB occurred in the Dalian Bay, which provides a way to monitor HAB by satellite remote sensing.

[Research on remote sensing inversion biomass method based on the Suaeda salsa's measured spectrum].

Suaeda salsa is one of characteristic vegetation of wetlands in Northern China. By measuring the spectral data and leaf area index (LAI) of the Suaeda salsa in the ShuangTai Estuary of Liaodong Bay by the use of portable spectrometer and vegetation canopy analyzer, collecting the biomass of the Suaeda salsa samples, setting up the spectral reflectance curve of the Suaeda salsa, probing into the relationship between the vegetation index and the leaf area index of the Suaeda salsa, carrying out regression analysis of LAI and biomass and constructing the function equation, some conclusion were drawn: (1) By the end of September the spectral characteristics of Suaeda salsa show that at the red band 630 nm there is a clear reflection of the peak with a reflection rate of 12%-15%; there is a clear "red valley" configuration between 680 and 700 nm, and there is a clear "red edge" reflection rate of 25%-30% about 760 nm. (2) It was found that there is best correlation between vegetation index (SAVI and MSAVI) and LAI compared to other vegetation index in the regression analysis of the LAI and vegetation index. The correlation coefficient R2 is 0.711. By comparison of vegetation index linear regression equations, the correlation coefficient (SAVI and LADI) R2 is 0.696; the value of R2 (LAI and MSAV) is 0.695; the value of R2 (RVI) is 0.664; the value of R2(NDVI) is 0.649 and the value of R2 (PVI) is 0.466. (3) The value of correlation coefficient is low between the biomass and the vegetation indexes (RVI and NDVI) and the value of linear regression equation's R2 is 0.342 and 0.316, and the Logarithmic regression equation's R2 is 0.319 and 0.21, and the quadratic equation's R2 is 0.589 and 0.568, the value of correlation coefficient is high between the biomass and the vegetation indexes (PVI, SAVI and MSAVI), the value of linear regression equation is 0.626, 0.698 and 0.679, that of logarithmic regression equation is 0.592, 0.706 and 0.683 and that of the quadratic equation is 0.688, 0.711 and 0.683.

[Near ultraviolet absorption spectral properties of chromophoric dissolved organic matter in the north area of Yellow Sea].

Chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) near ultraviolet absorption spectra contains CDOM molecular structure, composition and other important physical and chemical information. Based on the measured data of CDOM absorption coefficient in March 2009 in the north area of Yellow Sea, the present paper analyzed near ultraviolet absorption spectral properties of CDOM. The results showed that due to the impact of near-shore terrigenous input, the composition of CDOM is quite different in the north area of Yellow Sea, and this area is a typical case II water; fitted slope with specific range of spectral band and absorption coefficient at specific band can indicate the relative size of CDOM molecular weight, correlation between spectral slope of the Sg,275-300), Sg,300-350, Sg,350-400 and Sg,250-275 and the relative size of CDOM molecular weight indicative parameter M increases in turn and the highest is up to 0.95. Correlation between a(g)(lambda) and M value increases gradually with the increase in wavelength, and the highest is up to 0.92 at 400 nm; being correlated or not between spectral slope and absorption coefficient is decided by the fitting-band wavelength range for the spectra slope and the wavelength for absorption coefficient. Correlation between Sg,275-300 and a(g)(400) is the largest, up to 0.87.