基于Landsat 8影像的额济纳荒漠绿洲植被覆盖度估算方法对比研究

荒漠绿洲是维持当地人类生存和社会发展的主要依托,但其地表植被稀疏,生态系统极其脆弱,而植被覆盖度是反映荒漠生态环境信息的重要指标之一。以黑河下游额济纳荒漠绿洲为例,基于Landsat 8影像和野外实测植被覆盖度数据,对比和分析现有的适宜于干旱荒漠区的3类植被覆盖度提取方法(经验模型法、像元二分法和三波段梯度差法)在该区域的应用效果,并尝试利用基于转换型土壤调整植被指数(TSAVI)的像元二分模型法和修正的三波段梯度差法(MTGDVI)进行植被覆盖度估算,以期找到计算额济纳荒漠绿洲植被覆盖度的最佳模型。研究结果表明:用TSAVI像元二分模型法的反演精度高而且能够较好地估算额济纳荒漠区域和绿洲区域的植被覆盖度,适用于估算额济纳荒漠绿洲的植被覆盖度。     

基于Landsat８影像的额济纳荒漠绿洲植被覆盖度估算方法对比研究

荒漠绿洲是维持当地人类生存和社会发展的主要依托,但其地表植被稀疏,生态系统极其脆弱,而植被覆盖度是反映荒漠生态环境信息的重要指标之一.以黑河下游额济纳荒漠绿洲为例,基于Landsat８影像和野外实测植被覆盖度数据,对比和分析现有的适宜于干旱荒漠区的３类植被覆盖度提取方法(经验模型法、像元二分法和三波段梯度差法)在该区域的应用效果,并尝试利用基于转换型土壤调整植被指数(TSAVI)的像元二分模型法和修正的三波段梯度差法(MTGDVI)进行植被覆盖度估算,以期找到计算额济纳荒漠绿洲植被覆盖度的最佳模型. 研究结果表明:用TSAVI像元二分模型法的反演精度高而且能够较好地估算额济纳荒漠区域和绿洲区域的植被覆
盖度,适用于估算额济纳荒漠绿洲的植被覆盖度.     

内蒙古浑善达克沙地南部草地盖度探测及其变化分析

陆地生态系统植被覆盖程度是评价区域生态环境变化的重要因子。以内蒙古浑善达克沙地南部(锡林郭勒盟正蓝旗北部地区)为研究区,应用中国环境与灾害监测预报小卫星数据HJ-1A CCD及美国陆地卫星数据Landsat TM,分别基于像元二分模型和三波段梯度差模型、使用NDVI和RDVI等参数,对研究区草地植被覆盖度进行了探测,并对比了不同模型方法和参数所得研究区草地植被盖度成果的分类精度。研究结果表明,基于像元二分模型和RDVI参数探测植被盖度的方法表现最好;以此为基础,进一步分析了研究区2000~2009年区域植被覆盖度动态变化,发现本地区在2000年之后草地覆盖改善区面积超过草地盖度下降区面积,浑善达克沙地南缘植被恢复状况总体较好。     

利用“北京一号”小卫星数据估算植被覆盖度的可行性研究

利用"北京一号"小卫星数据,以密云水库流域为研究区域,采用归一化植被指数(NDVI)像元二分法,进行地面植被覆盖度估算研究,并对估算结果进行实地检验和分析,其估算值与实际值之间的相关性较高 (86%).结果表明,利用"北京一号"小卫星数据进行植被覆盖度估算及监测应用是可行的.     

一种简单的估算植被覆盖度和恢复背景信息的方法

植被覆盖度是评估生态环境的一个重要参数，其对于全球环境变化和监测研究具有重要意义．如何从遥感资料估算植被覆盖度，并提高估算精度是建立全球或区域气候、生态模型的基础工作．该文从分析土壤、植被光谱信号的特点出发，根据植被覆盖度的定义，推导出计算植被覆盖度的方法，并进一步提出了计算植被覆盖度的三波段最大梯度差法．在此基础上，对部分植被覆盖下的土壤光谱实现重建．上述方法实现简单，适用范围广，并可有效分离植被、土壤的影响，因而有望替代常用的通过NDVI估算植被覆盖度的方法．     

多云雾地区高时空分辨率植被覆盖度构建方法研究

针对多云雾地区高时空分辨率数据缺乏现状,提出了一套区域尺度高时空分辨率植被覆盖度数据构建方法.首先,通过时空适应反射率融合模型(STARFM)有效地将TM 的较高空间分辨率与MODIS的高时间分辨率融合在一起,构建了研究区植被生长峰值阶段的NDVI数据;然后,以植被生长峰值阶段的NDVI为输入,基于地表覆被类型,综合应用等密度和非密度亚像元模型对研究区的植被覆盖度进行估算.结果表明:①即使数据源存在大量的云雾,且存在一定的时相差异,研究区植被覆盖度的估算结果过渡自然,不存在明显的不接边效应;②以植被生长峰值阶段的NDVI数据为输入进行植被覆盖度估算,有效拉开了同一地表覆被类型不同覆盖度像元的NDVI梯度,提高了亚像元估算模型对输入数据的抗扰动性;③基于地表覆被类型,应用亚像元混合模型,能够提高植被覆盖度的估算精度.经野外实测数据验证,总体约８５％的估算精度表明,针对高时空分辨率遥感数据缺乏的多云雾区域,本研究提出的方法能够实现区域尺度植被覆盖度数据的构建.     

基于人工神经网络的植被覆盖遥感反演方法研究

使用新型遥感数据-“北京一号”小卫星数据,采用BP神经网络法对密云水库流域内的植被覆盖进行反演,并将结果与传统回归分析法和NDVI像元二分法进行比较。结果表明：在山区植被信息遥感反演算法中,神经网络方法以其对非线性过程的精确模拟而具有比传统算法更高的精度,尤其对于遥感反演算法难度较大的山区植被覆盖信息提取效果较好。      

城市异质植被的覆盖度估算模型比较研究

植被覆盖度是城市生态环境评价的一个重要指标。针对亚热带城市异质植被覆盖特征,选择像元尺度的植被指数(NDVI)转换模型、亚像元尺度的植被—土壤两端元模型(V-S Model)和植被—高—低反射率三端元模型(V-H-L Model)在TM影像上估算植被覆盖度,并结合野外实地调查对比验证3种模型的估算精度及其适用性。结果表明模型尺度和背景亮度对植被覆盖度估算有着不同程度的影响。NDVI转换模型整体高估覆盖度为27%,V-S模型和V-H-L模型整体低估覆盖度分别为23%和5%;验证结果证明:NDVI转换模型对高密度(60%)植被的估算结果最好,低估4%;V-H-L模型对中密度(40%~60%)和低密度(40%)植被的估算结果最优,仅低估2%,并受背景亮度的影响最小。因此,NDVI转换模型适用于高密度植被覆盖度的估算,亚像元尺度下的V-S模型和V-H-L模型适用于低、中密度植被覆盖度的估算,并以V-H-L模型估算较为准确。     

基于MODIS植被指数估算青海湖流域植被覆盖度研究

将MODIS数据合成的4种植被指数作为输入参数,采用像元二分模型对研究区的植被覆盖度进行估算,利用2006年的TM数据解译结果和2011年8月的野外实测数据对反演结果进行验证。结果显示:采用ND-VI估算的植被覆盖度比较符合研究区实地状况,样点估算精度达到87.13%;其他3种植被指数估算的植被覆盖度值比实际值低,尤其是对该区域典型植被草原草甸的覆盖度估算结果明显偏低。研究表明:2011年8月青海湖流域植被覆盖度以中高覆盖度为主,占整个流域面积的57%以上;植被覆盖度在空间上呈中部高、西北低的分布特点。     

一种基于光谱归一化下的植被覆盖度反演算法

针对常规混合像元分解算法在植被覆盖度遥感反演中存在的端元变化误差及运算效率的问题,以两个不同类型植被覆盖下地区的TM影像数据为基础,提出了一种基于光谱归一化框架下的协同稀疏回归的植被覆盖度反演算法,并针对多种地表类型下的植被覆盖度反演试验,与常用的像元二分法模型进行对比分析。试验结果表明:对影像与端元组进行归一化后,有效地降低了它们的异质性,从而提高了反演精度,同时,该算法获取的植被覆盖度相对像元二分法具有更高的精度。     

Reflectance measures of grassland biophysical structure

The goal of this study is to develop an efficient method to retrieve vegetation biophysical properties based on ground LAI measurements and satellite data, and thus avoid the labour‐intensive and time‐consuming process for collecting biomass and canopy height in the future. The field data was conducted in Grasslands National Park (GNP), Saskatchewan, Canada. The two vegetation indices, ATSAVI and RDVI, were derived from SPOT 4 HRV images to estimate LAI and to prepare LAI and biophysical maps for the GNP. The results demonstrated strong relationships between LAI and selected vegetation indices. However, a detailed accuracy assessment indicated that ATSAVI was likely to be better in estimating and mapping LAI than the RDVI. The accuracy of the LAI map was calculated to be 66.7%. The significant relationship between measured LAI and the biophysical data solves the difficulty for mapping biophysical information due to insufficient sampling coverage for GNP.     

NOAA-AVHRR data processing for the mapping of vegetation cover

The NOAA-AVHRR images have been widely used for global studies due to their low cost, suitable wavebands and high temporal resolution. Data from the AVHRR sensor (Bands 1 and 2) transformed to the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) are the most common product used in global land cover studies. The purpose of this Letter is to present the vegetation, soil, and shade fraction images derived from AVHRR, in addition to NDVI, to monitor land cover. Six AVHRR images from the period of 21 to 26 June 1993 were composed and used to obtain the above mentioned products over Sa o Paulo State, in the south-east of Brazil. Vegetation fraction component values were strongly correlated with NDVI values ( r 0.95; n 60). Also, the fraction image presented a good agreement with the available global vegetation map of Sao Paulo State derived from Landsat TM images.     

Hyperspectral vegetation indices and novel algorithms for predicting green LAI of crop canopies: Modeling and validation in the context of precision agriculture

A growing number of studies have focused on evaluating spectral indices in terms of their sensitivity to vegetation biophysical parameters, as well as to external factors affecting canopy reflectance. In this context, leaf and canopy radiative transfer models are valuable for modeling and understanding the behavior of such indices. In the present work, PROSPECT and SAILH models have been used to simulate a wide range of crop canopy reflectances in an attempt to study the sensitivity of a set of vegetation indices to green leaf area index (LAI), and to modify some of them in order to enhance their responsivity to LAI variations. The aim of the paper was to present a method for minimizing the effect of leaf chlorophyll content on the prediction of green LAI, and to develop new algorithms that adequately predict the LAI of crop canopies. Analyses based on both simulated and real hyperspectral data were carried out to compare performances of existing vegetation indices (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index [NDVI], Renormalized Difference Vegetation Index [RDVI], Modified Simple Ratio [MSR], Soil-Adjusted Vegetation Index [SAVI], Soil and Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index [SARVI], MSAVI, Triangular Vegetation Index [TVI], and Modified Chlorophyll Absorption Ratio Index [MCARI]) and to design new ones (MTVI1, MCARI1, MTVI2, and MCARI2) that are both less sensitive to chlorophyll content variations and linearly related to green LAI. Thorough analyses showed that the above existing vegetation indices were either sensitive to chlorophyll concentration changes or affected by saturation at high LAI levels. Conversely, two of the spectral indices developed as a part of this study, a modified triangular vegetation index (MTVI2) and a modified chlorophyll absorption ratio index (MCARI2), proved to be the best predictors of green LAI. Related predictive algorithms were tested on CASI (Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager) hyperspectral images and, then, validated using ground truth measurements. The latter were collected simultaneously with image acquisition for different crop types (soybean, corn, and wheat), at different growth stages, and under various fertilization treatments. Prediction power analysis of proposed algorithms based on MCARI2 and MTVI2 resulted in agreements between modeled and ground measurement of non-destructive LAI, with coefficients of determination (r²) being 0.98 for soybean, 0.89 for corn, and 0.74 for wheat. The corresponding RMSE for LAI were estimated at 0.28, 0.46, and 0.85, respectively.     

Land‐cover mixing and spectral vegetation indices

Vegetation indices have been widely used as indicators of seasonal and inter‐annual variations in vegetation caused by either human activities or climate, with the overall goal of observing and documenting changes in the Earth system. While existing satellite remote sensing systems, such as NASA's Multi‐angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), are providing improved vegetation index data products through correcting for the distortions in surface reflectance caused by atmospheric particles as well as ground covers below vegetation canopy, the impact of land‐cover mixing on vegetation indices has not been fully addressed. In this study, based on real image spectral samples for two‐component mixtures of forest and common nonforest land‐cover types directly extracted from a 1.1?km MISR image by referencing a 30?m land‐cover classification, the effect of land‐cover mixing on the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) has been quantitatively evaluated. When the areal fraction of forest was lower than 80%, both NDVI and EVI varied greatly with mixed land‐cover types, although EVI varied less than NDVI. Such a phenomenon can cause errors in applications based on use of these vegetation indices. This study suggests that methods that reduce land‐cover mixing effects should be introduced when developing new spectral vegetation indices.     

Estimation of vegetation fraction using RGB and multispectral images from UAV

The vegetation fraction (VF) monitoring in a specific area is a very important parameter for precision agriculture. Until a few years ago, high-cost flights on aeroplanes and satellite imagery were the only option to acquire data to estimate VF remotely. Recently, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have emerged as a novel and economic tool to supply high-resolution images useful to estimate VF. VF is usually estimated by spectral indices using red-green-blue (RGB) and near-infrared (NIR) bands data. For this study, a UAV equipped with both kinds of sensors (RGB and NIR) was used to obtain high-resolution imagery over a maize field in progressive dates along the mid-season and the senescence development stages. The early-season stage was also monitored using only RGB spectral indices. Flights were performed at 52 m over the terrain, obtaining RGB images of 1.25 cm pixel^?1 and multispectral images of 2.10 cm pixel^?1. Three spectral indices in the visible region, Excess Green (ExG), Colour Index of Vegetation (CIVE), and Vegetation Index Green (VIg), and three NIR-based vegetation indices, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Green NDVI (GNDVI), and Normalized Green (NG), were evaluated for VF estimation. Otsu’s method was applied to automatically determine the threshold value to classify the vegetation coverage. Results show that ExG presents the higher mean accuracy (85.66%) among all the visible indices, with values ranging from 72.54% to 99.53%, having its best performance in the earlier development stage. Nevertheless, GNDVI mean accuracy (97.09%) overcomes all the indices (visible and multispectral), ranging in value from 92.71% to 99.36%. This allowed comparing the accuracy difference gained by using a NIR sensor, with a higher economic cost than required using a simple RGB sensor. The results suggest that ExG can be a very suitable option to monitor VF in the early-season growth stage of the crop, while later stages could require NIR-based indices. Thus, the selection of the index will depend on the objectives of the study and the equipment capacity.     

基于大疆精灵4无人机多光谱影像的西沙植被监测

西沙群岛位于热带,常年多云,在光学卫星数据获取时易受天气影响导致缺失,使得地表动态监测困难。为解决这一问题,探讨无人机低空平台对西沙群岛植被的监测能力,选取大疆精灵4多光谱无人机,通过5个多光谱波段提取4项植被指数,包括归一化差值植被指数（NDVI）、叶绿素指数（GCI）、绿色归一化植被指数（GNDVI）以及归一化绿红差值指数（NGRDI）,评估了2020年5月西沙群岛北岛的植被生长状况,并结合关键气象参数以及Worldview2卫星光学影像对比分析了2020年5月和2018年5月北岛植被生长变化及其潜在归因。研究结果表明：2020年5月北岛平均NDVI、GCI、GNDVI和NGRDI别为0.30、0.84、0.26和0.05,反映出植被覆盖度较低,可能存在枯黄现象,与地面监测结果一致;2020年人工管理植被区和自然生长植被区各项指数差异由2018年的-23%—15%增加到15%—40%,表明2020年自然生长植被长势显著差于人工管理植被,反映出较强的环境胁迫;气象数据显示2020年4月—5月该地区日平均温度较常年同期升高、累计降水量减少、平均风速增大同时增加了土壤水分亏缺,可能是引起植被生长状况变差的主要原因。综上所述,大疆精灵4无人机可定量反映热带岛屿植被生长状况,可为其生态环境监测提供有效途径。     

Calibrating airborne vegetation data for hydrological applications under dry conditions

Accurate spatial vegetation data are essential for hydrological modelling since vegetation processes directly influence biomass production and affect the distribution of surface water. Spatially distributed vegetation data are difficult and expensive to collect on the ground. Ground-collected data rarely provide complete spatial coverage at a single time. Remotely sensed data provide spatially extended maps of the surface cover in catchments, but require calibration. In this study, values of the airborne Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), obtained with the Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager (CASI), were calibrated with ground biomass samples in a 27km2 catchment consisting of 65% partially grazed pastures and grasses and 35% open and medium density woodland. Linear, quadratic and exponential regressions were applied to six waveband combinations of CASI NDVI and the best result was an exponential correlation of r2=0.62. This suggests that CASI NDVI has an exponential relationship with biomass. Calibration was affected by vegetation type and height, grazing, possible saturation of the near-infrared (NIR) bands and the narrow swathe width of aircraft data. Ground validation between Leaf Area Index (LAI) and biomass gave an r2=0.80. No statistically significant correlation was found between LAI and airborne NDVI. Significant fractions of non-green biomass at some sites, due to dry conditions, were seen as a contributing factor.     

Soil moisture estimation using MODIS and ground measurements in eastern China

Recent technological advances in remote sensing have shown that soil moisture can be measured by microwave remote sensing under some topographic and vegetation cover conditions. However, current microwave technology limits the spatial resolution of soil moisture data. It has been found that the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Land Surface Temperature (LST) are related to surface soil moisture; therefore, a relationship between ground observed soil moisture and satellite NDVI and LST products can be developed. Three years of 1 km NDVI and LST products from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) have been combined with ground measured soil moisture to determine regression relationships at a 1 km scale. Results show that MODIS NDVI and LST are strongly correlated with the ground measured soil moisture, and regression relationships are land cover and soil type dependent. These regression relationships can be used to generate soil moisture estimates at moderate resolution for study area.