Research Atlas of Spatial Information on Terrestrial Ecosystems in China

Author: Yu Gui-rui et al
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This atlas is one of the research achievements supported by the National Outstanding Young Scientists Fund, the CAS "Hundred Talents Program," and the Knowledge Innovation Program. The book systematically discusses the relationship between ecosystem research and ecological information science, the basic concept of terrestrial ecological information spatialization, the concept, objectives, and significance of spatializing climatic elements, the current research status and application prospects domestically and internationally. It briefly introduces the technical principles, methodological steps, error analysis, and accuracy of spatializing various climatic elements. The atlas provides a grid meteorological data sharing system and its user manual, as well as numerical images of various climatic elements at the national scale (1km × 1km grid) generated based on GIS technology, mathematical simulation technology, and database technology. The numerical images include spatial information of more than 20 climatic elements such as radiation, temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind, and climate indices, totaling 227 color maps. This atlas, along with the publicly available grid meteorological data sharing system online, will provide vast and important basic data and research and development platforms for disciplines such as ecology, geology, agriculture, resources, and environment. It serves as a key reference book and development tool for researchers and practitioners in universities, research institutions, and government decision-making departments.