美环保组织起诉政府，要求保护北极熊

三个环境保护小组近期起诉了美国联邦政府．要求政府保护由于北极海冰的消失而受到威胁的北极熊．以避免该物种灭绝。这份提交到旧金山联邦法庭的诉讼，要求政府对早些时候由环境保护主义者们提出的请愿采取行动．在该请愿中，北极熊被列为受到威胁的濒危物种。     

辽东湾海冰及运动特点分析

本文利用１９８７－１９９２年度渤、黄海海冰调查及ＮＯＡＡ卫星资料，经过计算、分析和研究，得出了：一般年份（常年）辽东湾海冰的分布规律，其流冰最大外缘线与湾形相似。同时表明：辽东湾的流冰运动受控于潮流，呈东北－西南向的往复运动，风使流水沿风向作水平位移，余流对流冰运动有微弱影响。     

Sea ice characteristics between the middle Weddell Sea and the Prydz Bay, Antarctica during the austral summer of 2003

The antarctic sea ice was investigated upon five occasions between January 4 and February 15, 2003. The investigations included: (1) estimation of sea ice distribution by ship-based observations between the middle Weddell Sea and the Prydz Bay; (2) estimation of sea ice distribution by aerial photography in the Prydz Bay; (3) direct measurements of fast ice thickness and snow cover, as well as ice core sampling in Nella Fjord; (4) estimation of melting sea ice distribution near the Zhongshan Station; and (5) observation of sea ice early freeze near the Zhongshan Station. On average, sea ice covered 14.4% of the study area. The highest sea ice concentration (80%) was observed in the Weddell Sea. First-year ice was dominant (99.7%-99.8%). Sea ice distributions in the Prydz Bay were more variable due to complex inshore topography, proximity of the Larsemann Hills, and/or grounded icebergs. The average thickness of landfast ice in NeUa Fjord was 169.5 cm. Wind-blown snow redistribution plays an important role in affecting the ice thickness in Nella Fjord. Preliminary freezing of sea ice near the Zhongshan Station follows the first two phases of the pancake cycle.     

黄、渤海沿岸海冰测点代表性浅析

通过分析１９８０年以后的海冰资料和卫星云图照片，对黄、渤海沿岸１１个海冰测点的历史变迁进行了评述，浅析了测点的优劣及使用资料时应注意的事项。     

雷达观测海冰分类的研究

本文在国内首次应用陆基雷达对辽东湾海冰进行分类研究,认为冰表面粗糙度、冰厚以及海况是影响海冰散射的主要因素.研究结果以海冰雷达散射系数为依据,对海冰分类准确率达80%以上,并首次建立了海冰特征数据库.     

基于分块分形编码的多姿态、表情人脸图像检索

利用图像分形编码中定义域块和最小均方误差一一对应的特点，提出了1种基于分形编码的多姿态、表情的人脸图像检索方法。该方法将待检索图像分割为相同大小的值域块，然后将每一值域块按给定的定义域块进行分形编码，得到最小均方误差，计算该最小均方误差与图像库中最小均方误差的欧氏距离。将待检索图像所有值域块的欧氏距离求平均，此平均欧氏距离较小的几幅图像即为检索出的图像。实验证明该方法能够准确地检索出图像库中存储的同一人的不同姿态、表情的图像。     

中国第二次北极科学考察队胜利完成任务回国

由国家海洋局组织实施的中国第二次北极科学考察于2003年7月15日乘“雪龙”号极地科学考察船从大连出发,9月26日乘“雪龙”号科学考察船回国。参加本次科学考察的中外科学家、后勤保障人员共108人,是近10年来国际上规模最大、学科最齐全的一次北极考察,获取了大量科学数据,不仅为了解北极变化及其对气候环境影响起到积