Quantitative Research for Site-selection of Antarctic Year-round Research Stations Based on Logistic Regression

Antarctic year-round research stations are the foothold for Antarctic expedition, exploration, and sightseeing activities, whose selection affects the natural environment of Antarctica as well as the function and operational efficiency of the stations. Different from traditional site selection methods, this study utilizes the logistic regression, a quantitative method, to build the criteria system and identify their weights and model the construction environment of Antarctica with the aids from geographical information systems. Due to the elimination of artificial data classification and expert scoring process, the logistic model generated in this study largely reduced the uncertainties brought by human decisions. It turned out that the logistic model was more suitable to the construction environment than the model with all criteria, and more precise and detailed, showing the feasibility of the results.