An adaptive grid-based method is proposed in this paper for similarity assessments between synthetic infrared images and the corresponding real infrared images, which is on a grid-by-grid basis.
Building upon a methodology proposed by Sachs et al. (2003), a gross domestic product (GDP) value (US$, 2000, purchase power parity adjusted (PPP)) is estimated on a per grid cell basis.
Land use changes were made on a grid cell basis and for each year, and were governed by a set transition rules that accounted for the impact of various landscape characteristics on the direction of land use change.
Once a GDP value has been determined on a per grid cell basis, then the regionally variable loss rate as derived from the historical records of EM-DAT is used to determine the total economic loss risks posed to a grid cell by flood hazards.
Once a GDP value is determined on a per grid cell basis, then the regionally variable loss rate, as derived from the historical records of EM-DAT, is used to determine the total economic loss risks posed to a grid cell by cyclone hazards.
The authors relied on a combination of data on spatial population distribution for four time slices (1970 , 1980 , 1990and 2000) and subnational rates of natural increase in order to derive estimates of net migration on a 30 arc-second (~1km) grid cell basis.
Extractions of characterized parameters are on grid cell basis.
The BCM calculates hydrologic variables on a grid cell basis and can be run at any spatial resolution, generally limited by data resolution, computing power, or file storage capabilities.
In our previous work, we reported results using the PaLS method on a fixed grid of basis functions.
