This paper presents ongoing research in the field of extensional mappings between ontologies. Hitherto, the task of generating mappings between ontologies has focused on the intensional level of ontologies. The term i...
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This paper presents ongoing research in the field of extensional mappings between ontologies. Hitherto, the task of generating mappings between ontologies has focused on the intensional level of ontologies. The term intensional level refers to the set of concepts that are included in an ontology. However, an ontology that has been created for a specific task or application needs to be populated with instances. These comprise the extensional level of an ontology. This particular level is being generally neglected during the ontologies' integration procedure. Thus, although methodologies of geographic ontologies integration, ranging from alignment to true integration, have, in the course of years, presented a solid ground for information exchange, little has been done in exploring the relationships between the data. In this context, this research strives to set a framework for extensional mappings between ontologies using Information Flow.
This article aims to test a satellite infrared (IR) technique for estimating rainfall over Mediterranean. On that purpose, we use 6hr, 12hr and 24hr cumulative rainfall measurements, obtained from a large set of gages...
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This article aims to test a satellite infrared (IR) technique for estimating rainfall over Mediterranean. On that purpose, we use 6hr, 12hr and 24hr cumulative rainfall measurements, obtained from a large set of gages located at the eastern Mediterranean region, during October 2004. Two kinds of comparisons are undertaken. First, rainfall estimates derived from satellite images are projected to the locations of the rain gages and then compared to the actual gage measurements. Results in this case coincide with those reported in Barret (1988): IR satellite observations tend to overestimate precipitation. To obviate this, we seek optimal transformations for the IR satellite data via using statistical tools, namely the Box-Cox method and Linear Mixed models. Next, we perform spatial interpolation to the rain gage measurements and compare the derived surfaces to the ones obtained from satellite images for regions having high spatial density in gages. In both cases the estimation error is positively correlated to the rainfall level;we quantify this dependence using appropriate statistical tools.
We present a theoretical study of surface states close to 3d transition-metal adatoms (Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu) on a Cu(111) surface in terms of an embedding technique using the fully relativistic Korringa-Kohn-Ros...
We present a theoretical study of surface states close to 3d transition-metal adatoms (Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu) on a Cu(111) surface in terms of an embedding technique using the fully relativistic Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker method. For each of the adatoms we found resonances in the s-like states to be attributed to a localization of the surface states in the presence of an impurity. We studied the change of the s-like densities of states in the vicinity of the surface-state band edge due to scattering effects mediated via the adatom’s d orbitals. The results obtained clearly show that a magnetic impurity causes spin polarization of the surface states. In particular, the long-range oscillations of the spin-polarized s-like density of states around an Fe adatom are demonstrated.
Based on the cluster multiple labeling technique, a novel cluster detection algorithm is presented as an analysis subroutine in two-and three-dimensional molecular dynamic simulations of ejecta that take place as a pl...
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Based on the cluster multiple labeling technique, a novel cluster detection algorithm is presented as an analysis subroutine in two-and three-dimensional molecular dynamic simulations of ejecta that take place as a planar shock wave encounters a free metal surface. The algorithm is described, tested, and used to detect cluster distribution of ejecta from copper and aluminum under a shock loading. The information obtained about the size, distribution, evolution of the cluster is helpful in the understanding of ejection.
The complexity of parallel PDE-based simulations continues to increase as multimodel, multiphysics, and multi-institutional projects become widespread. A goal of component - based software engineering in such large-sc...
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This paper discusses three modelling techniques, which apply to multiple time series data that correspond to different spatial locations (spatial time series). The first two methods, namely the Space-Time ARIMA (STARI...
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This paper discusses three modelling techniques, which apply to multiple time series data that correspond to different spatial locations (spatial time series). The first two methods, namely the Space-Time ARIMA (STARIMA) and the Bayesian Vector Autoregressive (BVAR) model with spatial priors apply when interest lies on the spatio-temporal evolution of a single variable. The former is better suited for applications of large spatial and temporal dimension whereas the latter can be realistically performed when the number of locations of the study is rather small. Next, we consider models that aim to describe relationships between variables with a spatio-temporal reference and discuss the general class of dynamic space-time models in the framework presented by Elhorst (2001). Each model class is introduced through a motivating application.
The use of impedance boundary conditions in the solution of the parabolic equation in underwater acoustics enables the treatment of bottoms of various types provided that appropriate boundary conditions can be express...
The use of impedance boundary conditions in the solution of the parabolic equation in underwater acoustics enables the treatment of bottoms of various types provided that appropriate boundary conditions can be expressed. The conditions are incorporated in an implicit finite difference (IFD) scheme for the parabolic equation. The integrals appearing in the computing scheme are evaluated either analytically, if possible, or numerically. For a sea bottom considered as an elastic homogeneous half‐space, an impedance boundary condition can be evaluated relating the acoustic field in the sea at the water‐bottom interface with that of the elastic bottom. The condition is inserted in the IFD scheme and the pertinent integrals are evaluated numerically by means of a fast Fourier transform algorithm. Results demonstrating the satisfactory behavior of the scheme are presented for range‐independent environments. However, the method is also directly applicable to range‐dependent environments.
GIS web services bring to the Geographic information arena the promise to deliver algorithmic implementations and data services to the broader community, following a simple yet powerful paradigm. Under this paradigm, ...
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GIS web services bring to the Geographic information arena the promise to deliver algorithmic implementations and data services to the broader community, following a simple yet powerful paradigm. Under this paradigm, a solution to a problem is sought by providing individual services that can be used either in combination or standalone, as part of a greater application to solve the bigger problem. The main advantage is that the service can be used remotely without the user’s actual knowledge and intervention and by multiple users at the same time, eliminating the need for constant updates to locally installed software. Moreover it minimizes the network traffic, since data do not need to be transferred to the client in every step of the operation. This overall framework is currently being developed and tested and the one major test application presented is the development as a web service of an algorithm that calculates vegetation indices using low spatial resolution satellite images. To achieve the overall result two separate web services are developed: a) One handling the acquisition and manipulation of the satellite images being used. A low-resolution satellite ground receiving station is used to provide real time satellite data. b) A second one implementing a vegetation index calculation algorithm, using results form the first web service. It’s worth noting here that the system has the potential to be expanded by more algorithms (e.g. for surface temperature estimation, for aerosol spatial distribution monitoring, for perceptible water calculation) that will still use one or both of the already developed web services, leading to a services-chaining effect. Web services can by nature be used by both web-based and desktop applications alike so, as part of this work, two small client applications are developed – one web-based and one desktop, in order to showcase the applicability and availability of the framework. End users will use the two already mentioned clients
The research reported in This work is part of a 2-years evaluation activity of an on-line seminar based on a social-constructivist pedagogic design. Its purpose is to investigate the level of students' satisfactio...
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The research reported in This work is part of a 2-years evaluation activity of an on-line seminar based on a social-constructivist pedagogic design. Its purpose is to investigate the level of students' satisfaction with five different dimensions of the seminar, namely the organization and clarity, the pedagogic approach, the interaction within learning groups, the delivery platform, and their learning experiences. The relationships between the students' level of satisfaction with these dimensions and their gender, age, professional category, and prior experience in online courses are further explored.
In this study, the usability of a 1.1 km satellite receiving station in Greece as an operational tool for monitoring wide scale man-made disasters is demonstrated. The plumes caused by major fires in Baghdad during th...
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In this study, the usability of a 1.1 km satellite receiving station in Greece as an operational tool for monitoring wide scale man-made disasters is demonstrated. The plumes caused by major fires in Baghdad during the 2003 bombing campaign were detected and monitored using the real-time acquisition of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Feng Yun satellite imagery at the foundation for research and technology - Hellas (FORTH) satellite receiving station. A set of false colour composites of Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) and Multichannel Visible and Infrared Scan Radiometer (MVISR) images was used to investigate the dispersion of the plumes, which may contain toxic substances, over the wider Baghdad area, as well as to estimate plume spatial characteristics. In some cases, the area covered by these plumes was estimated to be more than 6000 km 2 . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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