Comparison of networked dunes in the Earth and the Mars based on DEM

doi:10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2021.00090

Journal of Desert Research ›› 2021, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (6): 88-98.DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2021.00090

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Comparison of networked dunes in the Earth and the Mars based on DEM

Xuyan Yang¹(), Zhibao Dong²(), Qinke Yang¹(), Chao Li²

^1.College of Urban and Environmental Science，Northwest University，Xi'an 710127，China
^2.School of Geography and Tourism，Shaanxi Normal University，Xi'an 710119，China

Received:2021-05-06 Revised:2021-07-19 Online:2021-11-20 Published:2021-12-17
Contact: Zhibao Dong,Qinke Yang

Abstract

Abstract:

A dune is an important geomorphologic type in Qaidam Basin， to which the similar type of unit on the Mars can be compared， and the morphological characteristic of a dune is an important study content of the aeolian geomorphology on the Mars. In this paper， geomorphologic characteristics of lattice dunes on the north polar area of the Mars were analyzed in comparison of the dunes in Qaidam Basin on the earth. Digital Terrain Analysis （DTA） was used in the study by considering elevation， slope， aspect and surface complexity. The results show：（1）There is a great similarity of elevation cross-sections， slope steepness， distributions of aspect between the two study sites， ie Qaidam on the Earth， and north pole of the Mars. （2） The histogram similarity index of elevation， elevation gradient， slope steepness and aspect from a statistical analysis are all greater than 0.7. （3） The fractal dimensions remain almost the same at different scales， that means complexities on the two ground surfaces， north pole of the mars and Qaidam， are significantly similar to each other. A quantitative or semi-quantitative study of similarity of aeolian dune geomorphologies between the two planets， the Mars and the Earth， based on Digital Terrain Analysis（DTA）and Histogram Similarity methods， is a new attempt. This study will be expected to provide a scientific evidence for formation and evolution process of the aeolian geomorphologies on the Mars.

Key words: Digital Terrain Analysis （DTA）, fractal dimension, dune geomorphology, Mars, Earth

CLC Number:

P931.3

Xuyan Yang, Zhibao Dong, Qinke Yang, Chao Li. Comparison of networked dunes in the Earth and the Mars based on DEM[J]. Journal of Desert Research, 2021, 41(6): 88-98.

Figures/Tables 16

Fig.1 The location of the studied site in the Qaidam Basin （A） and enlargement of studied site （B）

Fig.2 The location of the studied site in the Mars （A） and enlargement of studied site （B）

Fig.3 The distribution of profile lines of studied sites on the Mars （A） and Earth （B）

Fig.4 Elevation profile of studied sites on the Mars （A） and Earth （B）

Table 1 The dune networks geomorphology parameters of studied sites

特征值	相对高度			宽度
特征值	火星	地球	火星/地球	火星	地球	火星/地球
最小值	13.15	9.75	1.35	169.97	147.99	1.15
最大值	47.87	52.07	0.92	464.46	534.48	0.87
均值	27.73	25.03	1.11	352.05	322.12	1.09
标准差	8.92	9.94	0.90	72.46	101.26	0.72
变异系数	0.32	0.39	0.82	0.21	0.31	0.67

Fig.5 Elevation statistical histogram

Table 2 Elevation statistical characteristics of dune networks

研究区	特征值
研究区	最小值	最大值	均值	标准差	众数	中位数
火星	69	140	107	15.47	112	105.48
地球	3 036	3 207	3 129.18	26.60	3 128	3 128

Fig.6 Area-Hypsometric Integral curve

Fig.7 Elevation gradient histogram of studied sites

Fig.8 Slope map of dune networks of studied sites on the Mars （A） and Earth （B）

Fig.9 Aaspect map of dune networks of studied sites on the Mars （A） and Earth （B）

Table 3 Slope statistical characteristic values of studied sites

研究区	特征值
研究区	最小值	最大值	均值	标准差	众数	中位数	变异系数
火星	0.7	22	13.5	8.2	7.4	12.8	0.61
地球	0.6	30.7	22.9	12.9	5.9	23.1	0.56

Table 4 Slope and aspect classification statistical of studied sites

地形因子	分级	比例/%
地形因子	分级	火星	地球	差值
坡度	0°~3°	8.2	8.4	-0.2
坡度	≥3°	91.8	91.6	0.2
坡向	无坡向	1.0	0.5	0.5
	阳坡	41.5	45.6	-4.1
	阴坡	57.9	53.9	4.0

Fig.10 Slope histogram of the dune networks of studied sites

Fig.11 Aspect radar chart of the dune networks of studied sites on the Mars （A） and Earth （B）

Table 5 The fractal dimension of dune networks at different scales of studied sites

尺度 /m	分形维数(D)
尺度 /m	火星	地球	差值
1	2.0002	2.0000	0.0002
10	2.0124	2.0083	0.0041
20	2.0568	2.0009	0.0559
30	2.0919	2.0486	0.0443
均值	2.0403	2.0144	0.0261

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