WorldView-2影像的湿地典型挺水植物群落含水量估算研究——以北京野鸭湖湿地为例

利用多光谱遥感技术定量估算野鸭湖湿地挺水植物的含水量.基于典型挺水植物的实测冠层光谱及其对应样方的叶片含水量和叶面积指数LAI数据,首先对芦苇和香蒲的地面实测光谱进行重采样,以模拟WorldView-2影像的光谱,然后利用模拟光谱分别构建芦苇和香蒲任意两波段反射率组合而成的比值(SR)和归一化差值植被指数(NDVI),通过分析植被指数与CWC(冠层含水量,Canopy Water Content)的相关关系,选择与CWC显著相关的植被指数,并通过单变量线性与非线性拟合的分析方法确定监测不同挺水植物群落的最佳植被指数,建立估算模型;结合覆盖研究区的WorldView-2高分辨率多光谱影像,对研究区的挺水植物群落CWC进行反演及制图.结果表明,基于模拟WorldView-2影像光谱构建的比值(SR)和归一化差值植被指数(NDVI)与CWC的总体相关性较高;SR(8,3)芦苇为估算CWC芦苇的最优植被指数,估算模型为y=0.005x+0.003,NDVI(8,3)香蒲为估算CWC香蒲的最优植被指数,估算模型为y=2.461x2-0.313x+0.032,通过交叉检验,CWC芦苇和CWC香蒲的预测精度分别为87.42%和82.12%,预测精度较为理想;利用实测数据对反演的CWC空间分布图进行了验证,通过验证,芦苇和香蒲影像估算CWC的均方根差(RMSE)分别为0.0048和0.0052,估算精度分别为83.56%和80.31%,表明利用WorldView-2高分辨率多光谱影像反演湿地挺水植物群落CWC具有较高的可行性.     

耦合辐射传输模型的植被含水量遥感改进监测

基于耦合的叶片与冠层辐射传输模型,研究并使用了改进的植被指数提取植被含水量,以实现植被水分含量的遥感监测.使用PROSAIL模拟的高光谱数据,首先对NDVI、WI、NDWI、MSI、CSI及NDII等已有的植被指数提取含水量进行可行性分析比较.结果显示NDVI不能估算出植被含水量,CSI估算能力也不理想,其余四个指数WI,NDWI,NDII,MSI估算植被含水量时相关系数平方在0.76左右;之后对NDWI提取植被含水量进行了敏感因子分析,结果表明NDWI与MCARI具有较好的线性关系,从而得出改进的植被含水量估算方法.该方法可以较好地去除LAI的干扰,估算的相关系数平方提高为0.97,增加了27%,估算残差由初始的0.0156降低为0.00535,减少了65%.     

基于MODIS温度植被角度指数的农作物估产模型研究

利用MODIS数据,以河北石家庄和邢台地区冬小麦产量估算为例,探讨了综合植被指数与陆表温度的温度植被角度指数在农作物估产中的应用研究.首先,根据冬小麦物候历,计算了冬小麦抽穗期四种参量指数:归一化植被指数(NDVI)、增强型植被指数(EVI)、温度植被角度指数(TVA)和增强型温度植被角度指数(ETVA);其次,将实测的冬小麦产量数据与NDVI、EVI、VTA和EVTA数据进行回归分析,建立模型.结果表明,实测产量数据与这四种指数均具有很好的线性回归关系,相关系数R2均在0.60以上(分别为0.61、0.65、0.68、0.74),其中基于TVA和ETVA的估产模型要好于NDVI和EVI模型.由此可见,综合了MODIS光学反射和辐射信息的TVA/ETVA,能有效应用于实践估产中,并提高预测的准确性.     

基于小波变换与支持向量机回归的冬小麦叶面积指数估算

叶面积指数(LAI)是作物长势诊断及产量预测的重要参数。通过对冬小麦采样点的高光谱曲线进行连续小波变换(CWT),然后利用小波系数与LAI 建立支持向量机回归(SVR)模型,实现冬小麦不同生育时期的叶面积指数估算。通过对所研究方法与选取的植被指数、偏最小二乘(PLS)回归等5种方法的反演结果进行统计分析。结果表明:利用连续小波变换确定的LAI 的敏感波段为680、739、802、895 nm,对应尺度分别为8、4、9 和8,对应小波系数的LAI 回归确定系数(R2)明显高于冠层反射率的回归确定系数;利用小波系数与LAI 建立的SVR 模型的反演精度最高,模型实测值与预测值的检验精度(R2)为0.86,均方根误差(RMSE)为0.43;而常用植被指数(归一化植被指数,NDVI;比值植被指数,RVI)建立的估测模型对冬小麦多个生育时期LAI 反演精度最低(R2 0.76,RMSE0.56)。因此利用连续小波变换进行数据预处理,能更好地筛选出对叶面积指数敏感的信息,LAI 回归方法比较结果表明,SVR 比PLS 更适合于LAI 的估测,通过将CWT 与SVR 结合(CWT-SVR)能实现不同生育时期冬小麦叶面积指数的遥感估算。     

基于WOFOST模型与遥感数据同化的油菜估产方法

在大区域尺度实现快速、精确的作物产量估测对我国粮食安全、作物种植结构调整、进出口贸易等具有重要意义。遥感技术的发展为农业估产领域带来了新的技术和手段。以湖北省油菜为研究对象，针对如何利用有限的地面观测数据进行大区域范围油菜产量估测的问题，结合遥感数据和气象数据，通过WOFOST模型进行数据同化，模拟油菜生长过程中的叶面积指数（LAI）变化，提取油菜关键生长期的LAI，以弥补大区域尺度数据的不足。之后，利用LAI作为中间量构建基于GF-1 WFV数据的大区域尺度油菜估产算法。研究发现，油菜蕾苔期和花期的综合LAI能够实现提前、准确的油菜产量预估，在蕾苔期SR植被指数与LAI相关性最好，在花期则是可见光大气阻抗（VARIgreen）植被指数与LAI相关性最好。为了验证估产算法的有效性和鲁棒性，在阳新县进行了测试。结果表明，与统计年鉴的产量数据相比估产误差低于6%，说明所提算法在大区域尺度油菜估产领域具有很强的潜力。     

基于多源遥感影像的多尺度城市植被覆盖度估算

以Landsat 7 ETM+、SPOT 5和IKONOS遥感影像数据为数据源,利用格网法从1∶500地形图提取的不同空间分辨率的植被覆盖度为参考依据,通过对不同辐射校正水平的遥感影像获得的植被覆盖度进行精度比较分析,对多源多尺度和多源同尺度城市植被覆盖度估算的相关问题进行研究.研究表明,在城市区域进行植被覆盖度估算时,ICM模型为较佳辐射校正模型;对于高分辨遥感影像,NDVI为植被覆盖度估算的较佳植被指数;对于中分辨率影像,植被覆盖度估算的较佳植被指数则为RVI和MSAVI;就研究区而言GI模型比CR模型估算的植被覆盖度更准确.     

基于地基激光雷达与Landsat8影像的玉米LAI反演

光学遥感影像可以快速提取大面积玉米冠层信息,但无法提供冠层垂直结构信息,导致反演玉米叶面积指数(LAI)时存在无法表达植被冠层内部叶片贡献而使反演LAI偏低的问题;地基激光雷达能够获取玉米冠层的高精度三维结构信息,但是每次只能在有限样区内获取。结合这两种技术的优势,利用将激光雷达数据体素化的方式,通过冠层分析法提取高精度的冠层结构信息;利用Landsat8光学影像获得大面积玉米冠层反射率,与得到的冠层结构信息进行回归分析,从而反演得到大面积的玉米冠层精确LAI结果。研究结果表明,归一化植被指数(NDVI)与激光点云计算的LAI相关性最强,相关系数R2=0.8086,均方根误差(RMSE)为0.1230,比值值被指数(RVI)相关性最差,R2=0.7079,RMSE为0.1520,通过实测值验证分析,三种模型的平均相对误差均小于10%,模型的可信度较高。     

基于Sentinel数据的滇池湖滨湿地地上生物量反演

为了评估基于Sentine 1/2影像数据反演滇池湖滨带湿地森林地上生物量(AGB)的效果和能力,以Sentinel-1 A/B(SAR)和Sentinel-2 A/B(多光谱)卫星图像为数据源,获取SAR双极化后向散射系数、多光谱波段、植被指数和林冠生物物理变量等因子,利用线性回归和机器学习算法,建立了多个滇池湖滨湿地生物量反演模型。所有模型与滇池湖滨湿地样地地上生物量的相关性为0.619~0.84,均方根误差(RMSE)范围为40.14~59.7 t/ha,其中基于SAR的模型反演精确度最低;在多光谱波段中,红色和红边(波段4,5和7)与生物量有很好的相关性;叶面积指数(LAI)模型是生物量反演的最佳变量组合(r=0.84,RMSE=40.14);基于Sentine 1/2影像数据反演滇池湖滨带湿地地上生物量具有可行性。     

基于植被供水指数的旱区土壤湿度反演方法研究

植被供水指数(VSWI)是进行干旱研究的有效指标,是进行区域土壤湿度反演的重要方法。利用MODIS数据,提取归一化植被指数(NDVI)、修正的土壤调整植被指数(MSAVI)、增强型植被指数(EVI)和地表温度(Ts)等参数,建立植被供水指数、基于MSAVI的植被供水指数(VSWI-M)、基于EVI的植被供水指数(VSWI-E),并对比三种指数反演土壤湿度的效果;在此基础上,建立分区域、基于NDVI阈值的混合植被供水指数(MVSWI)模型,利用20 cm土壤墒情实测数据对模型进行检验,RE,RMSE误差结果显示,MVSWI模型具有较好的精度,可以用来估算土壤湿度。     

基于Radarsat2与Landsat8协同反演植被覆盖地表土壤水分的一种新方法

主动微波遥感与被动光学遥感在反演地表土壤水分方面分别具有各自的优缺点,为了将这两者的优势结合弥补缺点,提出了一种基于Radarsat 2与Landsat 8数据协同反演植被覆盖地表土壤水分的半经验耦合模型.该模型基于水云模型,将光学遥感反演得到的植被冠层含水量作为水云模型的关键输入参数,并同时考虑植被冠层与土壤以及其之间的部分对雷达后向散射系数的影响,以此来去除雷达回波中的植被部分.最后选用内蒙古呼伦贝尔市额尔古纳市大兴安岭西侧研究区的Radarsat 2与Landsat 8遥感数据,利用新的耦合模型反演得到植被覆盖区土壤水分含量,并利用地面测量数据对模型进行验证.结果表明:利用Landsat 8数据反演植被含水量算法精度较高(R2=0.89),论文提出的耦合模型反演植被覆盖地表土壤水分精度比之前算法也有了较大的提高,其中HH极化效果最好,R2由0.27提高至0.65.这表明该耦合模型具有较好的反演精度,可以应用于植被覆盖区土壤水分含量的反演.     

基于高光谱数据的叶面积指数遥感反演

文中耦合叶片辐射传输模型（PROSPECT）和冠层辐射传输模型（SAILH）,基于高光谱载荷通道设置,模拟高光谱冠层反射率数据;利用模拟数据深入分析了不同植被指数与叶面积指数之间的敏感性;通过敏感性分析发现改进型叶绿素吸收植被指数（MCARI2）具备抗土壤背景因素的影响能力,而且对叶面积指数较为敏感,因此该研究建立植被指数MCARI2 与叶面积指数之间的经验统计模型,并用于高光谱数据进行叶面积指数反演;最后利用飞行同步测量的叶面积指数对反演模型进行精度分析。结果表明:相比实测叶面积指数,文中建立的反演模型约低估0.42,该反演模型能够较好的反映出地物真实叶面积指数。     

Spectral Components Analysis: A Bridge between Spectral Observations and Agrometeorological Crop Models

Spectral observations have been acknowledged to indicate general plant conditions over large areas but have yet to be exploited in connection with agrometeorological crop models. One reason is that it is not yet appreciated how periodic spectral observations of row-cropped and natural plant canopies, as expressed by vegetation indices (VI), can provide information on important crop model parameters, such as leaf area index (LAI) and absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (APAR). Two experiments were conducted under AgRISTARS sponsorship, one with cotton and one with spring wheat, specifically to determine the relationships for each term in the " spectral components analysis" identity begin{equation*} LAI/VI times APAR/LAI = APAR/VI.end{equation*} LAI and APAR could, indeed, be well estimated from vegetation indices such as normalized difference(ND) and perpendicular vegetation index (PVI)?apparently because of the close relation between the VI and amount of photosynthetically active tissue in the canopy. APAR and VI measurements are similarly affected by solar zenith angle (SZA), and LAI can be divided by cos SZA at the time of the VI and APAR measurements to achieve correspondence. APAR, ND, and PVI plotted against LAI all asymptote to limiting values in the same way yield does as LAI exceeds 5, further linking canopy development to yield capability. In summary, the spectral components analysis results presented add credence to the information conveyed by spectral canopy observations about plant development and yield, and establish a bridge between remote observations and agrometeorological crop modeling through the variables of mutual concern, LAI, biomass, and yield.     

Estimating leaf area index from satellite imagery using Bayesian networks

In this study, we investigated the use of Bayesian networks for inferring tropical dry forest leaf area index (LAI) from satellite imagery in dry and wet seasons. LAI was chosen as the variable of interest because leaf area is the exchange surface between the photosynthetically active component of the canopy and the atmosphere. Initial network estimates were obtained from ground truth plot data with known forest structure, LAI, and satellite reflectance in the red and near-infrared bands (as observed by the Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus sensor). We tested the performance of the Bayesian networks with scoring rules and also with confidence and surprise scores. We evaluated the networks on a per-pixel basis and created both LAI maps of the study area as well predicted the probability maps for the highest LAI states. Results not only demonstrate the predictive power of a Bayesian network but also its explanatory power which is far beyond what is typically available with current pixel classifier approaches such as spectral vegetation indices or other approaches such as neural networks.     

A feedback based modification of the NDVI to minimize canopybackground and atmospheric noise

The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) equation has a simple, open loop structure (no feedback), which renders it susceptible to large sources of error and uncertainty over variable atmospheric and canopy background conditions. In this study, a systems analysis approach is used to examine noise sources in existing vegetation indices (VIs) and to develop a stable, modified NDVI (MNDVI) equation. The MNDVI, a closed-loop version of the NDVI, was constructed by adding 1) a soil and atmospheric noise feedback loop, and 2) an atmospheric noise compensation forward loop. The coefficients developed for the MNDVI are physically-based and are empirically related to the expected range of atmospheric and background “boundary” conditions. The MNDVI can be used with data uncorrected for atmosphere, as well as with Rayleigh corrected and atmospherically corrected data. In the field observational and simulated data sets tested, the MNDVI was found to considerably reduce noise for any complex soil and atmospheric situation. The resulting uncertainty, expressed as vegetation equivalent noise, was ±0.11 leaf area index (LAI) units, which was 7 times less than encountered with the NDVI (±0.8 LAI). These results indicate that the MNDVI may be satisfactory in meeting the need for accurate, long term vegetation measurements for the Earth Observing System (EOS) program     

Algorithm for global leaf area index retrieval using satellite imagery

Leaf area index (LAI) is one of the most important Earth surface parameters in modeling ecosystems and their interaction with climate. Based on a geometrical optical model (Four-Scale) and LAI algorithms previously derived for Canada-wide applications, this paper presents a new algorithm for the global retrieval of LAI where the bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) is considered explicitly in the algorithm and hence removing the need of doing BRDF corrections and normalizations to the input images. The core problem of integrating BRDF into the LAI algorithm is that nonlinear BRDF kernels that are used to relate spectral reflectances to LAI are also LAI dependent, and no analytical solution is found to derive directly LAI from reflectance data. This problem is solved through developing a simple iteration procedure. The relationships between LAI and reflectances of various spectral bands (red, near infrared, and shortwave infrared) are simulated with Four-Scale with a multiple scattering scheme. Based on the model simulations, the key coefficients in the BRDF kernels are fitted with Chebyshev polynomials of the second kind. Spectral indices - the simple ratio and the reduced simple ratio - are used to effectively combine the spectral bands for LAI retrieval. Example regional and global LAI maps are produced. Accuracy assessment on a Canada-wide LAI map is made in comparison with a previously validated 1998 LAI map and ground measurements made in seven Landsat scenes.     

Locally adjusted cubic-spline capping for reconstructing seasonal trajectories of a satellite-derived surface parameter

Satellite-derived vegetation indices and their resulting surface parameters, such as the leaf area index (LAI), are inevitably affected by the atmosphere. Errors in the atmospheric corrections can often be easily identified in a seasonal trajectory of a surface parameter because the atmospheric effect generally causes erratic reductions in vegetation indices. A locally adjusted cubic-spline capping (LACC) method is developed here to screen affected data points in a pixel and to replace them through temporal interpolation. In LACC, a variable local smoothing parameter, which controls the local smoothness of the fitted curve, is automatically determined according to the local curvature of the original seasonal variation pattern. An iteration procedure is designed to produce a seasonal capping curve by progressively replacing abnormally low values with fitted values. This method has two advantages over existing methods based on harmonics, namely: 1) cubic splines are flexible for simulating a wide range of seasonal variation patterns and 2) a variable local smoothing parameter allows the fitted capping curve to mimic either rapid or slow variation patterns in various seasons. The capping curve is also mathematically differentiable for further applications. The effectiveness of this method is demonstrated through case studies for several cover types in China and processing a series of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer LAI images of China in 2001.     

Biophysical characterization and management effects on semiarid rangeland observed from Landsat ETM+ data

Semiarid rangelands are very sensitive to global climatic change; studies of their biophysical attributes are crucial to understanding the dynamics of rangeland ecosystems under human disturbance. In the Santa Rita Experimental Range, AZ, the vegetation has changed considerably, and there have been many management activities applied. This study calculates seven surface variables: the enhanced vegetation index, the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), surface albedos (total shortwave, visible, and near-infrared), leaf area index (LAI), and the fraction of photosynthetically active radiation (FPAR) absorbed by green vegetation from the Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM+) data. Comparison with the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer vegetation index and albedo products indicates they agree well with our estimates from ETM+, while their LAI and FPAR are larger than from ETM+. Human disturbance has significantly changed the cover types and biophysical conditions. Statistical tests indicate that surface albedos increased and FPAR decreased following tree-cutting disturbances. The recovery will require more than 67 years and is about 50% complete within 40 years at the higher elevation. Grass cover, vegetation indexes, albedos, and LAI recovered from cutting faster at the higher elevation. Woody plants, vegetation indexes, and LAI have recovered to their original characteristics after 65 years at the lower elevation. More studies are needed to examine the spectral characteristics of different ground components.     

Remote Estimation of Crop Chlorophyll Content Using Spectral Indices Derived From Hyperspectral Data

This paper examines the use of simulated and measured canopy reflectance for chlorophyll estimation over crop canopies. Field spectral measurements were collected over corn and wheat canopies in different intensive field campaigns organized during the growing seasons of 2004 and 2005. They were used to test and evaluate several combined indices for chlorophyll determination using hyperspectral imagery (Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager). Several index combinations were investigated using both PROSPECT-SAILH canopy simulated spectra and field-measured reflectances. The relationships between leaf chlorophyll content and combined optical indices have shown similar trends for both PROSPECT-SAILH simulated data and ground-measured data sets, which indicates that both spectral measurements and radiative transfer models hold comparable potential for the quantitative retrieval of crop foliar pigments. The data set used has shown that crop type had a clear influence on the establishment of predictive equations as well as on their validation. In addition to generating different predictive equations, corn and wheat data yielded contrasting agreement between estimated and measured chlorophyll contents even for the same predictive algorithm. Among the set of indices tested in this paper, index combinations like modified chlorophyll absorption ratio index/optimized soil-adjusted vegetation index (OSAVI), triangular chlorophyll index/OSAVI, moderate resolution imaging spectrometer terrestrial chlorophyll index/improved soil-adjusted vegetation index (MSAVI), and red-edge model/MSAVI seem to be relatively consistent and more stable as estimators of crop chlorophyll content.