利用航空成像光谱数据进行冬小麦产量预测

以国产成像光谱仪PHI(Pushbroom Hyperspectral Imaget)所获遥感影像数据为基础，根据田间冬小麦单产遥感研究试验数据建立了研究区不同时相冬小麦单产预测模型，实现了利用航空高光谱遥感数据对研究区小麦产量的整体预测；对试验区土壤氮素水平与不同时相冬小麦预测产量以及试验区实测产量进行了初步分析，分析结果显示：土壤氮素分布的差异性对小麦的产量有明显影响。     

A Review on Estimating Fractional Cover of Non-photosynthetic Vegetation by Using Remote Sensing

The quantitative estimation of fractional cover of photosynthetic vegetation(f PV),non-photosynthetic vegetation(f NPV),and bare soil(f BS) is critical for grassland ecosystem carbon storage,vegetation productivity,soil erosion and wildfire monitoring.The ecological importance of NPV has driven considerable research on quantitatively estimating NPV in diverse ecosystems including croplands,forests,grasslands savannah,and shrublands using remote sensing.This paper reviews the research progress in estimating f NPV using hyperspectral and multisspcetral remote sensing data,and hightlights discusses the theoretical bases of PV,NPV and BS spectral characteristics.based on the existing methods for estimating f NPV,this article groupd into two categories:empirical relationship between spectral index and NPV cover,and Spectral mixture analysis.Meanwhile,also discuss applications.of hyperspectral and multisspcetral remote sensing data.Finally,the existential problems and research trends for NPV estimation are analyzed.     

Error propagation in atmospheric correction due to azimuthal angle simplification of lookup tables

Abstract

The remote sensing of agricultural crops has concentrated on the use of red and near-infrared radiance. The increasing availability of middle and thermal infrared radiance data has opened up a new source of spectral information. In grassland areas middle and thermal infrared radiance are usually negatively related to green leaf area index (GLAI). These data can be used in vegetation indices (in addition to red and near-infrared radiance data) to model the GLAI-radiance relationship empirically. The accuracy of GLAI estimation was significantly increased using such indices rather than a red/near-infrared based index. These increases were masked when applying a methodology to allow for sampling error and it is suggested that this was due to this section of the methodology rather than insufficient spectral information from the middle and thermal infrared wavebands.     

森林树种高光谱波段的选择

高光谱是遥感技术发展的一个重要方向，也是地物识别的重要手段。本研究利用地物光谱仪对杉木、雪松、小叶樟树和桂花树4个树种进行高光谱数据测量，探索不同树种在不同波段上的识别能力。研究采用了逐步判别分析法和分层聚类法对实验数据进行数据分析。结果表明：逐步判别分析法选择的波段主要位于红、绿、蓝、和近红外区；分层聚类法选择的波段除了红、绿、蓝、和近红外波段外，还增加了蓝-绿边缘、绿-红边缘和红边区的波段。所选择的波段比原始波段在树种识别时具有更高的精度，最高识别精度达96．77％；边缘区波段对树种的识别有重要作用；用对数-微分变换处理较其他方法处理对树种识别有更好的效果。     

应用TM图像采用模式识别技术自动提取冬小麦播种面积的研究

在农作物遥感估产研究过程中,如何快速、准确获取当年种植面积是一个关键技术问题。本文重点研究在禹城县冬小麦遥感估产试验中,应用同步TM信息源,根据冬小麦生长发育的特征,选择 TM 的适宜时相,构建多维绿度图,采用模式识别技术,分层自动提取纯麦地、套种麦地信息。这项研究结果与1/5万比例尺 TM 图像目视解译小麦面积相比较,其相对误差甚小,达到了估产实际应用的精度。     

Multispectral and hyperspectral analysis and modelling of the absorbance characteristics of marine algal pigments

The techniques of remote sensing in spectral bands and hyperspectral remote sensing were modelled with laboratory experiments on marine algal pigments obtained from four species of green micro‐algae of the eastern coast of India. The spectral absorbance was measured within the visible range of wavelength for chlorophyll mixtures of different concentrations and also for chromatographically separated pigments. The intention was to simulate and compare the expected nature of results obtained with remote sensing in wavebands and hyperspectral sensing involving a fine resolution in wavelength. Therefore, the absorbance was measured both with filters of three different visible spectral bands, viz. blue, green, and red, and with a continuous scan of wavelength. The algal species were distinguishable with both types of measurements. However, the hyperspectral technique was found to be more suitable in revealing the individual contribution of pigments. Based on the experimental results, a computational model was developed with Gaussian variation of absorbance as a function of wavelength. The experimental results were simulated with that model explaining the comparative spectroscopic results obtained from band and hyperspectral sensing.     

A modified linear extrapolation approach towards red edge position detection and stress monitoring of wheat crop using hyperspectral data

The inflection point of spectral reflectance of crop in the red edge region (680–780 nm) is termed as the red edge position (REP), which is sensitive to crop biochemical and biophysical parameters. We propose a technique for automatic detection of four dynamic wavebands, i.e. two in the far-red and two in the near-infrared (NIR) region from hyperspectral data, for REP estimation using the linear extrapolation method. A field experiment was conducted at the SHIATS Farm, Allahabad, India, with four levels of nitrogen and irrigation treatments to assess the sensitivity of REP towards crop stress. A correlation analysis was carried out between REPs and different biophysical parameters, such as leaf area index (LAI) and chlorophyll content index (CCI), recorded in each plot at 50, 70, and 90 days after sowing of wheat crop under the field experiment. The inter-comparison among different REP extraction techniques revealed that the proposed technique, i.e. the modified linear extrapolation (MLE) method, has a better ability to distinguish different crop stress conditions. REPs extracted using the MLE technique showed high correlations with a wide range of LAI, CCI, and LAI × CCI, being comparable with results obtained using the traditional linear extrapolation and polynomial fitting techniques. The behaviour of the new techniques was found to be stable at both narrower and broader bandwidth, i.e. 2 and 10 nm. A new red-edge-based index, i.e. area under REP (A_REP), was used to detect the cumulative stress over wheat crop by utilizing the REP and its rate of change information at different crop growth stages. A high coefficient of determination (R² = 0.89) was found between A_REP and dry grain yield (Q ha^?1) up to 50 Q ha^?1 of wheat crop, whereas, beyond this range the relationship was found to be diminishing.     

Estimating the nitrogen nutrition index in grass seed crops using a UAV-mounted multispectral camera

The application of adequate nitrogen (N) fertilizers to grass seed crops is important to achieve high seed yield. Application of N will inevitably result in over-fertilization on some fields and, concomitantly, an increased risk of adverse environmental impacts, such as ground- and/or surface-water contamination. This study was designed to estimate the N status of two grass seed crops: red fescue (Festuca rubra L.) and perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) using images captured with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) mounted multispectral camera. Two types of UAV, a fixed-wing UAV and a multi-rotor UAV, operating at two different heights and mounted with the same multispectral camera, were used in different field experiments at the same location in Denmark in the period from 432 to 861 growing degree-days. Seven vegetation indices, calculated from multispectral images with four bands: red, green, red edge and near infrared (NIR), were evaluated for their relationship to dry matter (DM), N concentration, N uptake and N nutrition index (NNI). The results showed a better prediction of N concentration, N uptake and NNI, than DM using vegetation indices. Furthermore, among all vegetation indices, two red-edge-based indices, normalized difference red edge (NDRE) and red edge chlorophyll index (CI_RE), performed best in estimating N concentration (R² = 0.69–0.88), N uptake (R² = 0.41–0.84) and NNI (R² = 0.47–0.86). In addition, there was no effect from the choice of UAV, and thereby flight height, on the estimation of NNI. The choice of UAV type therefore seems not to influence the possibility of diagnosing N status in grass seed crops. We conclude that it is possible to estimate NNI based on multispectral images from drone-mounted cameras, and the method could guide farmers as to whether they should apply additional N to the field. We also conclude that further research should focus on estimating the quantity of N to apply and on further developing the method to include more grass species.     

A data fusion and spatial data analysis approach for the estimation of wheat grain nitrogen uptake from satellite data

The selection of the optimal band combination for the estimation of specific crop variables is a key aspect in order to obtain reliable estimation of in-field variability from multi- and hyperspectral remote-sensing data. The selection of the bands is strongly influenced by the phenological stage of the crop at the acquisition time. In this work, the influence of the growing stage on the combination of spectral bands related to grain nitrogen (N) uptake in wheat was evaluated using multispectral (Satellite Pour l’Observation de la Terre – SPOT) and hyperspectral (Compact High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer – CHRIS-PROBA) satellite images at different growth stages over two wheat growth seasons in central Italy. In order to identify the more appropriate covariates (spectral bands) for each phenological stage, stepwise regression with backward selection was combined with stepwise variance inflation factors (VIFs) analysis and linear mixed effect model (LMEM). The results obtained in this study suggest that the spectral region most related to N uptake varies over the growing season of the wheat crop. For SPOT data, near-infrared (NIR) region was selected at all the phenological stages in both growing seasons, except for the latest stage, with low chlorophyll content due to the onset of senescence, in which the red band was selected. At stem elongation, the shortwave infrared (SWIR) band of SPOT data was also selected. At this stage, the best N estimation accuracy was obtained using an LMEM (root mean square error, RMSE = 0.012 t ha^?1). The inclusion of a spatial component in the estimation model by means of LMEMs provided a more accurate estimation than ordinary least square (OLS) models at all growth stages. The test carried out with CHRIS-PROBA data at the fourth stage confirmed the importance of NIR and in particular of the red-edge region for N uptake prediction. A novel methodology is proposed, which involves two crucial aspects in the context of the use of remote-sensing data in precision agriculture: i) the standardization of the spatial resolution for in-field and satellite data by a geostatistical data technique (data fusion); and ii) the selection of the most appropriate spectral bands for each phenological stage, taking into account both correlation with the target variable and collinearity.     

The Red Edge Parameters Diversification Disciplinarian and Their Application in Winter Wheat

Some red edge parameters( λ red, Min λ 6oo-72o, d λ,red, d λ min, d λ red / d λ min, ∑ d λ 680-750, and λ nir) and the relationship between these parameters and the parameters of biochemistry and biophysics of winter wheat were studied by regression analysis. The results indicated that there existed some changes in these red edge parameters in the whole growth stages,and there were strong correlations between red edge parameters and pramters of biochemistry and biophysics. Thus, the red edge parameters were found valuable for assessment of wheat parameters of biochemistry and biophysics. The λ red can be used to estimate the soluble sugar content and the chlorophyll content. The d λ red was the best estimator of total nitrogen content. LAI can be estimated by Min λ 600-720 satisfactorily.     

A novel two-step method for winter wheat-leaf chlorophyll content estimation using a hyperspectral vegetation index

Remote sensing estimation of leaf chlorophyll content is of importance to crop nutrition diagnosis and yield assessment, yet the feasibility and stability of such estimation has not been assessed thoroughly for mixed pixels. This study analyses the influence of spectral mixing on leaf chlorophyll content estimation using canopy spectra simulated by the PROSAIL model and the spectral linear mixture concept. It is observed that the accuracy of leaf chlorophyll content estimation would be degraded for mixed pixels using the well-accepted approach of the combination of transformed chlorophyll absorption index (TCARI) and optimized soil-adjusted vegetation index (OSAVI). A two-step method was thus developed for winter wheat chlorophyll content estimation by taking into consideration the fractional vegetation cover using a look-up-table approach. The two methods were validated using ground spectra, airborne hyperspectral data and leaf chlorophyll content measured the same time over experimental winter wheat fields. Using the two-step method, the leaf chlorophyll content of the open canopy was estimated from the airborne hyperspectral imagery with a root mean square error of 5.18 μg cm^?2, which is an improvement of about 8.9% relative to the accuracy obtained using the TCARI/OSAVI ratio directly. This implies that the method proposed in this study has great potential for hyperspectral applications in agricultural management, particularly for applications before crop canopy closure.     

面向对象的高光谱遥感影像分类方法研究

在基于像素的高光谱影像分类方法的基础上,结合面向对象图像分析理论与方法,提出面向对象的高光谱遥感影像分类方法,并具体分析探讨了面向对象高光谱遥感影像分类的关键技术,包括多尺度分割、最优波段选择、人机交互和知识库的建立等。试验表明,面向对象的分类方法应用于高光谱影像较传统分类方法有较高的精度,有很大的应用潜力。     

The relation between reflected radiation and yield on the Broadbalk winter wheat experiment†

Abstract

In the classical experiment on Broadbalk field, Rothamsted, winter wheat has been grown continuously under various treatments since 1843. Reflected radiation in red (R) and near-infrared (NIR) wavebands was measured over the field in 1987, twice with an airborne multispectral scanner (MSS) from an altitude of 600m and five times with a muhiband radiometer from 2 m above the crop surface. The normalized difference vegetation index, NDVI= ( NIR?R)/ (NIR + R), was calculated for each date and its relation with harvest yield investigated.

The NDVI determined from the airborne MSS data was correlated with yield, and the correlation was found to increase if the variable effect of productivity was introduced into the relationship. The NDVI values calculated from the ground radiometry were more strongly correlated with yield, however. The differences in yield on Broadbalk are caused mainly by the amounts of nitrogen-containing fertilizer applied. The results suggest that the radiation measured by airborne MSS can give a rough guide to yield and nitrogen nutrition, whereas ground radiometry could be used to predict yield and potential deficiencies of nitrogen.     

Using wavelet analysis of hyperspectral remote-sensing data to estimate canopy chlorophyll content of winter wheat under stripe rust stress

Chlorophyll content can be used as an indicator to monitor crop diseases. In this article, an experiment on winter wheat stressed by stripe rust was carried out. The canopy reflectance spectra were collected when visible symptoms of stripe rust in wheat leaves were seen, and canopy chlorophyll content was measured simultaneously in laboratory. Continuous wavelet transform (CWT) was applied to process the smoothed spectral and derivative spectral data of winter wheat, and the wavelet coefficient features obtained by CWT were regarded as the independent variable to establish estimation models of chlorophyll content. The hyperspectral vegetation indices were also regarded as the independent variable to build estimation models. Then, two types of models above-mentioned were compared to ascertain which type of model is better. The cross-validation method was used to determine the model accuracies. The results indicated that the estimation model of chlorophyll content, which is a multivariate linear model constructed using wavelet coefficient features extracted by Mexican Hat wavelet function processing the smoothed spectrum (WSMH1 and WSMH2), is the best model. It has the highest estimation accuracy with modelled coefficient of determination (R²) of 0.905, validated R² of 0.913, and root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.288 mg fg^?1. The univariate linear model built by wavelet coefficient feature of WSMH1 is secondary and the modelled R² is 0.797, validated R² is 0.795, and RMSE is 0.397 mg fg^?1. Both estimation models are better than those of all hyperspectral vegetation indices. The research shows that the feature information of canopy chlorophyll content of winter wheat can be captured by wavelet coefficient features which are extracted by the method of CWT processing canopy reflectance spectrum data. Therefore, it could provide theoretical support on detecting diseases of crop by remote sensing quantitatively estimating chlorophyll content.     

Relationships of leaf nitrogen concentration and canopy nitrogen density with spectral features parameters and narrow-band spectral indices calculated from field winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) spectra

Remote sensing is a promising tool that provides quantitative and timely information for crop stress detection over large areas. Nitrogen (N) is one of the important nutrient elements influencing grain yield and quality of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). In this study, canopy spectral parameters were evaluated for N status assessment in winter wheat. A winter wheat field experiment with 25 different cultivars was conducted at the China National Experimental Station for Precision Agriculture, Beijing, China. Wheat canopy spectral reflectance over 350–2500 nm at different stages was measured with an ASD FieldSpec Pro 2500 spectrometer (Analytical Spectral Devices, Boulder, CO, USA) fitted with a 25° field of view (FOV) fibre optic adaptor. Thirteen narrow-band spectral indices, three spectral features parameters associated with the absorption bands centred at 670 and 980 nm and another three related to reflectance maximum values located at 560, 920, 1690 and 2230 nm were calculated and correlated with leaf N concentration (LNC) and canopy N density (CND). The results showed that CND was a more sensitive parameter than LNC in response to the variation of canopy-level spectral parameters. The correlation coefficient values between LNC and CND, on the one hand, and narrow-band spectral indices and spectral features parameters, on the other hand, varied with the growth stages of winter wheat, with no predominance of a single spectral parameter as the best variable. The differences in correlation results for the relationships of CND and LNC with narrow-band spectral indices and spectral features parameters decreased with wheat plant developing from Feekes 4.0 to Feekes 11.1. The red edge position (REP) was demonstrated to be a good indicator for winter wheat LNC estimation. The absorption band depth (ABD) normalized to the area of absorption feature (NBD) at 670 nm (NBD670) was the most reliable indicator for winter wheat canopy N status assessment.     

利用高光谱数据估测植物叶片碳氮比的可行性研究

植物碳氮比作为一个在农业、生态、全球变化等领域广泛使用的因子,如果能够利用遥感获得的高光谱数据进行估测,可以突破传统测量方法的种种弊端,具有重要的实践意义,同时对于定量遥感反演领域的拓宽也具有启示作用。利用统计分析的方法,对碳氮比遥感定量估测的可行性进行深入探讨,认为利用高光谱数据估测植物叶片碳氮比是可行的。另外还通过与氮的遥感定量研究相比较,找到一个较好的研究碳氮比遥感定量反演的切入点,并将两者分别作为因变量进行逐步回归分析,得到比较理想的结果。
     

Estimating winter wheat plant water content using red edge parameters

Remote sensing of plant water content is difficult because the absorption band sensitive to foliar liquid water is also sensitive to the atmospheric vapour. A method using non-water-absorption spectral parameters to evaluate plant water content (PWC) would be valuable. In our experiment, canopy spectra of 48 winter wheat treatments with different varieties, different fertilization and irrigation levels were measured by an ASD FieldSpec FR spectrometer in six different growth stages from erecting stage to milking stage, and the PWCs of the related wheat plant samples were also measured. Significant positive coefficients of correlation were observed between PWC and spectral reflectance in 740–930?nm region in all of the six different growth stages, which indicates that the NIR spectral reflectance increases due to the effect of PWC on the leaf internal structure. This mechanism also affects the red edge spectrum in 680–740?nm region. The spectral reflectance increases more rapidly and the red edge becomes steeper if PWC is higher. The coefficients of correlation between PWC and red edge width, derived from the inverted-Gaussian model, are significant at the 0·999 confidence-level, which is more reliable than WI and NDWI, and the statistical models for PWC based on red edge width were set up in all the six different growth stages. In addition, LAI and canopy chlorophyll density (CCD) are also related to red edge parameter, such as red edge position and red edge width. It seems that PWC plays a more important role in red edge width than LAI and CCD due to the effect of PWC on the leaf internal structure, and that CCD plays a more important role in red edge position than LAI and PWC.     

机载高光谱数据提取冬小麦冠层叶绿素含量的模型分析及验证

遥感提取叶绿素含量的方法是精准农业的重要研究方向之一,但是如何用冠层光谱数据有效地提取叶绿素含量仍然是一个难点。本文用光谱指数TCARI和OSAVI的组合建立提取冬小麦冠层叶绿素含量的关系式,并使用实验田获取的冬小麦冠层光谱以及与之同步的机载高光谱传感器OMIS数据进行了验证。通过误差分析讨论了该方法用于遥感高光谱数据时需要注意的问题,表明大气校正的精度,传感器的信噪比以及波段中心的漂移是模型反演精度的主要制约因素。     

基于遥感数据和作物生长模型的小麦变量施肥研究进展

就国内外基于遥感数据和作物生长模型在变量施肥技术的研究应用作了阐述, 提出了快速、无损农业测试技术将是精准变量农业和数字农业今后的发展方向, 对作物生长模型以及精准变量施肥技术的研究进展作了较系统的调查研究, 阐述了将遥感数据与作物生长模型进行数据同化, 实现以高产、优质、环保为目的农业生产的可行性。并结合我国国情提出了发展精准农业变量施肥技术所面临的困难和出路。     

Towards red‐edge positions less sensitive to canopy biophysical parameters for leaf chlorophyll estimation using properties optique spectrales des feuilles (PROSPECT) and scattering by arbitrarily inclined leaves (SAILH) simulated data

Several methods for extracting the chlorophyll sensitive red‐edge position (REP) from hyperspectral data are reported in literature. This study is a continuation of a recent paper published as ‘A new technique for extracting the red edge position from hyperspectral data: the linear extrapolation method’. The method was validated experimentally for estimation of foliar nitrogen concentrations of rye, maize and mixed grass/herb. The objective of this study was to test the utility of the linear extrapolation method under different conditions including variable canopy biophysical parameters, solar zenith angle, sensor noise and spectral bandwidth. REPs were extracted from synthetic canopy spectra that were simulated using properties optique spectrales des feuilles (PROSPECT) and scattering by arbitrarily inclined leaves (SAILH) radiative transfer models. REPs extracted by the linear extrapolation method involving wavebands at 680, 694, 724 and 760 nm produced the highest correlation (R ² = 0.75) with leaf chlorophyll content with minimal effects of leaf and canopy biophysical confounders (leaf area index, leaf inclination distribution and leaf dry matter content) compared to traditional techniques including the linear interpolation, inverted Gaussian modelling and polynomial fitting techniques. In addition, the new technique is insensitive to changes in solar zenith angle. However, the advantage of using the linear extrapolation method compared to the various alternative methods diminishes with increasing sensor noise and decreasing spectral resolution. In summary, the linear extrapolation technique confirms its high potential for leaf chlorophyll estimation. The efficacy of the technique under field conditions needs to be established.