Feature extraction is often performed to reduce spectral dimension of hyperspectral images before image classification. The maximum noise fraction （MNF） transform is one of the most commonly used spectral feature ex...Feature extraction is often performed to reduce spectral dimension of hyperspectral images before image classification. The maximum noise fraction （MNF） transform is one of the most commonly used spectral feature extraction methods. The spectral features in several bands of hyperspectral images are submerged by the noise. The MNF transform is advantageous over the principle component （PC） transform because it takes the noise information in the spatial domain into consideration. However, the experiments described in this paper demonstrate that classification accuracy is greatly influenced by the MNF transform when the ground objects are mixed together. The underlying mechanism of it is revealed and analyzed by mathematical theory. In order to improve the performance of classification after feature extraction when ground objects are mixed in hyperspectral images, a new MNF transform, with an improved method of estimating hyperspectral image noise covariance matrix （NCM）, is presented. This improved MNF transform is applied to both the simulated data and real data. The results show that compared with the classical MNF transform, this new method enhanced the ability of feature extraction and increased classification accuracy.展开更多
The weather in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, can be roughly classified into four types according to principal component analysis and k-means clustering. We predicted the extreme values of the maximum daily and hourly prec...The weather in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, can be roughly classified into four types according to principal component analysis and k-means clustering. We predicted the extreme values of the maximum daily and hourly precipitation in Nagano Prefecture using the extreme value theory. For the maximum daily precipitation, the vales of ξ in Matsumoto, Karuizawa, Sugadaira, and Saku were positive;therefore, it has no upper bound and tends to take large values. Therefore, it is dangerous and caution is required. The values of ξ in Nagano, Kisofukushima, and Minamishinano were determined to be zero, therefore, there was no upper limit, the probability of obtaining a large value was low, and caution was required. We predicted the maximum return levels for return periods of 10, 20, 50, and 100 years along with respective 95% confidence intervals in Nagano, Matsumoto, Karuizawa, Sugadaira, Saku, Kisofukushima, and Minamishinano. In Matsumoto, the 100-year return level was 182 mm, with a 95% CI [129, 236]. In Minamishinano, the 100-year return level was 285 mm, with a 95% CI [173, 398]. The 100-year return levels for the maximum daily rainfall were 285, 271, and 271 mm in Minamishinano, Saku, and Karuizawa, respectively, where the changes in the daily maximum rainfall were larger than those at other points. Because these values are large, caution is required during heavy rainfall. The 100-year return levels for the maximum daily and hourly precipitation were similar in Karuizawa and Saku. In Sugadaira, the 100-year return level for a maximum hourly rainfall of 107.2 mm was larger than the maximum daily rainfall. Hence, it is necessary to be careful about short-term rainfall events.展开更多
基金the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2009CB723902)the National High-Tech Research & Development Program of China (Grant No. 2007AA12Z138)
文摘Feature extraction is often performed to reduce spectral dimension of hyperspectral images before image classification. The maximum noise fraction （MNF） transform is one of the most commonly used spectral feature extraction methods. The spectral features in several bands of hyperspectral images are submerged by the noise. The MNF transform is advantageous over the principle component （PC） transform because it takes the noise information in the spatial domain into consideration. However, the experiments described in this paper demonstrate that classification accuracy is greatly influenced by the MNF transform when the ground objects are mixed together. The underlying mechanism of it is revealed and analyzed by mathematical theory. In order to improve the performance of classification after feature extraction when ground objects are mixed in hyperspectral images, a new MNF transform, with an improved method of estimating hyperspectral image noise covariance matrix （NCM）, is presented. This improved MNF transform is applied to both the simulated data and real data. The results show that compared with the classical MNF transform, this new method enhanced the ability of feature extraction and increased classification accuracy.
文摘The weather in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, can be roughly classified into four types according to principal component analysis and k-means clustering. We predicted the extreme values of the maximum daily and hourly precipitation in Nagano Prefecture using the extreme value theory. For the maximum daily precipitation, the vales of ξ in Matsumoto, Karuizawa, Sugadaira, and Saku were positive;therefore, it has no upper bound and tends to take large values. Therefore, it is dangerous and caution is required. The values of ξ in Nagano, Kisofukushima, and Minamishinano were determined to be zero, therefore, there was no upper limit, the probability of obtaining a large value was low, and caution was required. We predicted the maximum return levels for return periods of 10, 20, 50, and 100 years along with respective 95% confidence intervals in Nagano, Matsumoto, Karuizawa, Sugadaira, Saku, Kisofukushima, and Minamishinano. In Matsumoto, the 100-year return level was 182 mm, with a 95% CI [129, 236]. In Minamishinano, the 100-year return level was 285 mm, with a 95% CI [173, 398]. The 100-year return levels for the maximum daily rainfall were 285, 271, and 271 mm in Minamishinano, Saku, and Karuizawa, respectively, where the changes in the daily maximum rainfall were larger than those at other points. Because these values are large, caution is required during heavy rainfall. The 100-year return levels for the maximum daily and hourly precipitation were similar in Karuizawa and Saku. In Sugadaira, the 100-year return level for a maximum hourly rainfall of 107.2 mm was larger than the maximum daily rainfall. Hence, it is necessary to be careful about short-term rainfall events.
