scholarly journals Auto-Extraction of Linear Archaeological Traces of Tuntian Irrigation Canals in Miran Site (China) from Gaofen-1 Satellite Imagery

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Luo ◽  
Xinyuan Wang ◽  
Rosa Lasaponara ◽  
Bo Xiang ◽  
Jing Zhen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Satellite Imagery ◽  
Agricultural Landscape ◽  
Western China ◽  
Taklimakan Desert ◽  
Irrigation Canals ◽  
Multispectral Data ◽  
Edge Operator ◽  
Average Accuracy ◽  
Canny Edge ◽  
Gis Environment

This paper describes the use of the Chinese Gaofen-1 (GF-1) satellite imagery to automatically extract tertiary Linear Archaeological Traces of Tuntian Irrigation Canals (LATTICs) located in the Miran site. The site is adjacent to the ancient Loulan Kingdom at the eastern margin of the Taklimakan Desert in western China. GF-1 data was processed following atmospheric and geometric correction, and spectral analyses were carried out for multispectral data. The low values produced by SSI indicate that it is difficult to distinguish buried tertiary LATTICs from similar backgrounds using spectral signatures. Thus, based on the textual characteristics of high-resolutionGF-1 panchromatic data, this paper proposes an automatic approach that combines joint morphological bottom and hat transformation with a Canny edge operator. The operator was improved by adding stages of geometric filtering and gradient vector direction analysis. Finally, the detected edges of tertiary LATTICs were extracted using the GIS-based draw tool and converted into shapefiles for archaeological mapping within a GIS environment. The proposed automatic approach was verified with an average accuracy of 95.76% for 754 tertiary LATTICs in the entire Miran site and compared with previous manual interpretation results. The results indicate that GF-1 VHR PAN imagery can successfully uncover the ancient tuntian agricultural landscape. Moreover, the proposed method can be generalized and applied to extract linear archaeological traces such as soil and crop marks in other geographic locations.

14.6 MA ARIDIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ANCESTRAL TAKLIMAKAN DESERT BETWEEN THE PAMIR AND TIAN SHAN OROGENS, WESTERN CHINA

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard V. Heermance ◽  
◽  
Jozi Pearson ◽  
Marius Vilkas ◽  
Annelisa Moe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western China ◽  
Taklimakan Desert ◽  
Tian Shan

scholarly journals Onset of permanent Taklimakan Desert linked to the mid-Pleistocene transition

Geology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 782-786
Author(s):  
Weiguo Liu ◽  
Zhonghui Liu ◽  
Jimin Sun ◽  
Chunhui Song ◽  
Hong Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tarim Basin ◽  
Sand Dunes ◽  
Western China ◽  
Taklimakan Desert ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Mountain Glaciers ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Carbonate Carbon ◽  
Eolian Sand ◽  
Desert Landscape

Abstract The initial occurrence of desert landscape or eolian sand dunes is thought to have occurred long before the Pleistocene, and desertification was subsequently enhanced under cold, dusty glacial conditions. However, when and how the desert landscape persisted during both glacial and interglacial periods, defined as “permanent” desert here, remain elusive. Here, we present carbonate carbon isotope and grain-size records from the Tarim Basin, western China, revealing a detailed desertification history for the Taklimakan Desert. Our records demonstrate that after desiccation of episodic lakes at ca. 4.9 Ma, alternations of eolian sand dunes and fluvial and playa-like conditions persisted for a long period until 0.7 Ma in the Tarim Basin. The onset of permanent desert landscape around 0.7–0.5 Ma occurred concurrently with the climatic reorganization across the mid-Pleistocene transition. The occurrence of mountain glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau and atmospheric circulation changes may have controlled the formation and extreme aridification of the permanent desert in inland Asia since the mid-Pleistocene transition.

Early Irrigation on the Colorado Plateau near Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico

2002 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 665-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan E. Damp ◽  
Stephen A. Hall ◽  
Susan J. Smith
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Agricultural Landscape ◽  
Colorado Plateau ◽  
Irrigation Canals ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
Maize Agriculture ◽  
Zuni Pueblo

The introduction of maize agriculture into the Southwest and onto the Colorado Plateau was accompanied by irrigation techniques. Twenty-six radiocarbon dates at two sites, K'yana Chabina and K'yawa:na'a Deyatchinanne, in the Zuni area of New Mexico, establish the use of irrigation canals to between 3,000 and 1,000 years ago. Associated features and the presence of nearby habitation sites independently corroborate the chronology of canal building. The geomorphology of the Zuni landscape and the morphology of the irrigation canals are consistent with the artificial construction of the canals. Pollen evidence points to an agricultural landscape and the cultivation of maize.

scholarly journals Auto-Extraction of Linear Archaeological Traces of Tuntian Irrigation Canals in Miran Site (China) from Gaofen-1 Satellite Imagery

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Luo ◽  
Xinyuan Wang ◽  
Rosa Lasaponara ◽  
Bo Xiang ◽  
Jing Zhen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Satellite Imagery ◽  
Irrigation Canals

scholarly journals A Remote Sensing Approach for Mapping the Development of Ancient Water Management in the Near East

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 2042 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Rayne ◽  
Daniel Donoghue
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Satellite Imagery ◽  
Agricultural Landscape ◽  
Image Interpretation ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Canal Systems ◽  
The 1960S

We present a novel approach that uses remote sensing to record and reconstruct traces of ancient water management throughout the whole region of Northern Mesopotamia, an area where modern agriculture and warfare has had a severe impact on the survival of archaeological remains and their visibility in modern satellite imagery. However, analysis and interpretation of declassified stereoscopic spy satellite data from the 1960s and early 1970s revealed traces of ancient water management systems. We processed satellite imagery to facilitate image interpretation and used photogrammetry to reconstruct hydraulic pathways. Our results represent the first comprehensive map of water management features across the entirety of Northern Mesopotamia for the period ca. 1200 BC to AD 1500. In particular, this shows that irrigation was widespread throughout the region in the Early Islamic period, including within the zone traditionally regarded as “rain-fed”. However, we found that a high proportion of the ancient canal systems had been damaged or destroyed by 20th century changes to agricultural practices and land use. Given this, there is an urgent need to record these rapidly vanishing water management systems that were an integral part of the ancient agricultural landscape and that underpinned powerful states.

scholarly journals A new glacier inventory of Iran

2009 ◽  
Vol 50 (53) ◽  
pp. 93-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.S. Moussavi ◽  
M.J. Valadan Zoej ◽  
F. Vaziri ◽  
M.R. Sahebi ◽  
Y. Rezaei
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Satellite Imagery ◽  
Maximum Height ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Glacier Inventory ◽  
Mountain Glaciers ◽  
Alborz Mountain ◽  
Gis Environment ◽  
Mountain Chain ◽  
Comprehensive Study

AbstractA new glacier inventory of Iran, compiled according to GLIMS guidelines through the use of photogrammetry and remote sensing supported by fieldwork, provides the first comprehensive study of its mountain glaciers. The glaciers are found in five main areas: two in the higher elevations of the Alborz mountain range (Damavand and Takhte–Soleiman regions), two on the Zardkuh and Oshtorankuh mountain chain in the Zagros mountain range and one in the Sabalan Mountains in northwest Iran. Several important glacier attributes, including minimum and maximum height of ice, area and maximum length and width, together with glacier extent, were successfully extracted using aerial and satellite imagery. Thereafter a comprehensive glacier database was established in a GIS environment.

scholarly journals Estimation of salt pond area in Madura based on satellite imagery

2021 ◽  
Vol 924 (1) ◽  
pp. 012064
Author(s):  
M F F Mu’tamar ◽  
R A Firmansyah ◽  
M Ulya
Keyword(s):  
Satellite Imagery ◽  
Satellite Remote Sensing ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Image Interpretation ◽  
Landsat 8 ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Salt Ponds ◽  
Classification Methods ◽  
Salt Pond ◽  
Multispectral Data

Abstract Salt is one of the essential commodities in Madura. Still, this commodity is often a problem related to the volume of production that cannot be determined with certainty. Sometimes, the estimation and actual production in the field is much different. The satellite image is a picture of an area photographed by satellite remote sensing of an area according to conditions in the field. Satellite imagery can be used to estimate the area of production of a commodity at a specific location. This study aimed to estimate the total area of salt pond in the Madura Island, specifically Sampang district, using a Landsat 8 satellite image. The method used spectral analysis that extracts multispectral data Landsat 8 to result from different areas. Field observations were conducted to validate the area. The results show that the accuracy of satellite image interpretation of salt ponds and non-salt ponds was 67.5%. Based on the result, it is possible to estimate salt pond area production in the Sampang district using Landsat 8. However, classification results must be improved by using other classification methods.

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