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Remote Sensing of Environment

Elsevier

0034-4257

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    Characterizing and correcting phase biases in short-term, multilooked interferograms

    Maghsoudi, YasserHooper, Andrew J.Wright, Tim J.Lazecky, Milan...
    13页
    查看更多>>摘要:Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) is widely used to measure deformation of the Earth's surface over large areas and long time periods. A common strategy to overcome coherence loss in long-term interferograms is to use multiple multilooked shorter interferograms, which can cover the same time period but maintain coherence. However, it has recently been shown that using this strategy can introduce a bias (also referred to as a "fading signal") in the interferometric phase. We isolate the signature of the phase bias by constructing "daisy chain" sums of short-term interferograms of different length covering identical 1-year time intervals. This shows that the shorter interferograms are more affected by this phenomenon and the degree of the effect depends on ground cover types; cropland and forested pixels have significantly larger bias than urban pixels and the bias for cropland mimics subsidence throughout the year, whereas forests mimics subsidence in the spring and heave in the autumn. We, propose a method for correcting the phase bias, based on the assumption, borne out by our observations, that the bias in an interferogram is linearly related to the sum of the bias in shorter interferograms spanning the same time. We tested the algorithm over a study area in western Turkey by comparing average velocities against results from a phase linking approach, which estimates the single primary phases from all the interferometric pairs, and has been shown to be almost insensitive to the phase bias. Our corrected velocities agree well with those from a phase linking approach. Our approach can be applied to global compilations of short-term interferograms and provides accurate long-term velocity estimation without a requirement for coherence in long-term interferograms.

    Hyperspectral remote sensing of white mica: A review of imaging and point-based spectrometer studies for mineral resources, with spectrometer design considerations

    Meyer, John M.Kokaly, Raymond F.Holley, Elizabeth
    18页
    查看更多>>摘要:Over the past ~30 years, hyperspectral remote sensing of chemical variations in white mica have proven to be useful for ore deposit studies in a range of deposit types. To better understand mineral deposits and to guide spectrometer design, this contrib ution reviews relevant papers from the fields of remote sensing, spectroscopy, and geology that have utilized spectral changes caused by chemical variation in white micas. This contribution reviews spectral studies conducted at the following types of mineral deposits: base metal sulfide, epithermal, porphyry, sedimentary rock hosted gold deposits, orogenic gold, iron oxide copper gold, and unconformityrelated uranium. The structure, chemical composition, and spectral features of white micas, in this contribution defined as muscovite, paragonite, celadonite, phengite, illite, and sericite, are given. Reviewed laboratory spectral studies determined that shifts in the position of the white mica 2200 nm combination feature of 1 nm correspond to a change in Aloct content of approximately +/- 1.05%. Many of the reviewed spectral studies indicated that a shift in the position of the white mica 2200 nm combination feature of 1 nm was geologically significant. A sensitivity analysis of spectrometer characteristics; bandpass, sampling interval, and channel position, is conducted using spectra of 19 white micas with deep absorption features to determine minimum characteristics required to accurately measure a shift in the position of the white mica 2200 nm combination feature. It was determined that a sampling interval < 16.3 nm and bandpass <17.5 nm are needed to achieve a root mean square error (RMSE) of 2 nm, whereas a sampling interval < 8.8 nm and bandpass <9.8 nm are needed to achieve a RMSE of 1 nm. For comparison, commonly used imaging spectrometers HyMap, AVIRIS-Classic, SpecTIR (R)'s AisaFENIX 1K, and HySpextm SWIR 384 have 2.1, 1.2, 0.96, and 0.95 nm RMSE in determining the position of the 2200 nm white mica combination feature, respectively. An additional sensitivity analysis is conducted to determine the effect of signal to noise ratio (SNR) on the RMSE of the position of the white mica 2200 nm combination feature, using spectra of 18 white micas with deep absorption features. For a spectrometer with sampling interval and bandpass of 1 nm, we estimate that RMSEs of 1 and 1.5 nm are achievable with spectra having a minimum SNR of approximately 246 and 64, respectively. For a spectrometer with sampling interval and bandpass of 5 nm, we estimate that RMSEs of 1 and 1.5 nm are attainable with spectra having a minimum SNR of approximately 431 and 84, respectively. When using a spectrometer with a sampling interval 8.8 nm and a bandpass of 9.8 nm, a RMSE of 1 is only achievable with convolved, noiseless reference spectra. For the 8.8_9.8 nm spectrometer, spectra with SNR of 250 and 100 result in RMSE of 1.1 and 1.3, respectively. Therefore, fine spectral resolution characteristics achieve RMSEs better than 1 nm for high SNR spectra while spectrometers with coarse spectral resolution have larger RMSE, perform well with noisy data, and are useful for white mica studies if RMSE of 1.1 to 1.5 nm is acceptable.

    Forest aboveground biomass in the southwestern United States from a MISR multi-angle index, 2000-2015

    Bull, Michael A.Duchesne, Rocio R.Chopping, MarkWang, Zhuosen...
    18页
    查看更多>>摘要:Multi-angle surface reflectance data from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer (MISR) were used to map aboveground biomass density (AGB, Mg ha(-1)) in the forests of the southwestern United States inter-annually from 2000 to 2015. The approach uses a multi-angle index that has a loge relationship with AGB estimates in the National Biomass and Carbon Dataset 2000 (NBCD 2000). MISR Level 1B2 Terrain radiance data from May 15-June 15 of each year were converted to mapped surface bidirectional reflectance factors (BRFs) and leveraged to adjust the kernel weights of the RossThin-LiSparse-Reciprocal Bidi-rectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) model. The kernel weights with the lowest model-fitting RMSE were selected as the least likely to be cloud-contaminated and were used to generate synthetic MISR datasets. An optimal index calculated using BRFs modeled in the solar principal plane was found with respect to NBCD 2000 estimates for 19 sites near Mt. Lindsey, Colorado. These relationships were found in areas with AGB ranging from 20 to 190 Mg ha(-1), with the model yielding R-2 = 0.91 (RMSE: 15.4 Mg ha(-1)). With spectral-nadir metrics, the R-2 values obtained were 0.07, 0.32, and 0.37 for NIR band BRFs, NDVI, and red band BRFs, respectively. For regional application, a simplified single coefficient model was fitted to the NBCD 2000 data, to account for variations in forest type, soils, and topography. The resulting AGB maps were consistent with esti-mates from up-scaled 2005 ICESat GLAS data and 2013 NASA Carbon Monitoring System airborne lidar-derived estimates for the Rim Fire area in California; and with the 2005 GLAS-based map across the southwestern United States. Trajectories were stable through time and losses from fire and beetle disturbance matched historical data in published sources. MISR estimates were found to reliably capture ABG compared to radar-and lidar-derived estimates across the southwestern United States (N = 11,019,944), with an RMSE of 37.0 Mg ha(-1) and R-2 = 0.9 vs GLAS estimates.

    Decadal changes in Arctic Ocean Chlorophyll a: Bridging ocean color observations from the 1980s to present time

    Oziel, L.Massicotte, P.Babin, M.Devred, E....
    18页
    查看更多>>摘要:Remotely-sensed Ocean color data offer a unique opportunity for studying variations of bio-optical properties which is especially valuable in the Arctic Ocean (AO) where in situ data are sparse. In this study, we re-processed the raw data from the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View (SeaWiFS, 1998-2010) and the MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS, 2003-2016) ocean-color sensors to ensure compatibility with the first ocean color sensor, namely, the Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS, 1979-1986). Based on a bio-regional approach, this study assesses the quality of this new homogeneous pan-Arctic Chl a dataset, which provides the longest (but non-continuous) ocean color time-series ever produced for the AO (37 years long between 1979 and 2016). We show that despite the temporal gaps between 1986 and 1998 due to the absence of ocean color satellite, the time series is suitable to establish a baseline of phytoplankton biomass for the early 1980s, before sea-ice loss accelerated in the AO. More importantly, it provides the opportunity to quantify decadal changes over the AO revealing for instance the continuous Chl a increase in the inflow shelves such as the Barents Sea since the CZCS era.

    Mapping alpha- and beta-diversity of mangrove forests with multispectral and hyperspectral images

    Wang, DezhiQiu, PenghuaWan, BoCao, Zhenxiu...
    14页
    查看更多>>摘要:Mangrove deforestation has rapidly declined by an order of magnitude compared to that reported for the 20th century, but the remaining mangrove ecosystems are still undergoing biodiversity loss and degradation. Laborintensive ground surveys that are usually used for terrestrial plant biodiversity assessment are difficult to conduct in the mangrove forests. Assessing plant biodiversity from space does offer a novel perspective, but existing solutions are mainly focused on estimating alpha- or beta-diversities (i.e., diversity within communities or diversity among communities) alone. This paper applied a novel holistic biodiversity approach that could partition gamma-diversity into alpha- and beta-diversities for plant diversity mapping with operational satellites (WorldView-2, Sentinel-2, and Zhuhai-1) and field plots in the Qinglangang Provincial Nature Reserve, Hainan, China. We compared the resulting outputs of the alpha-diversity from the holistic method (SD alpha) to those by the coefficient of variation (CV) and the Rao's Q index, and the contributions of individual spectral features to alpha- and beta-diversity were also measured. Results indicated that alpha- and beta-diversities accounted for -30% and - 70% of the total diversity in the Reserve, respectively. alpha-diversity derived from the WorldView-2 images showed statistically higher correlations with the observed Shannon's index (R2: 0.20-0.42) compared to that from Sentinel-2 and Zhuhai-1 (R2: 0.03-0.15). beta-diversity derived from WorldView-2 images had the highest accuracy (90.00%), followed by that from Sentinel-2 and Zhuhai-1 (83.33% and 73.33%, respectively). Red-edge and near-infrared spectral features were the most informative features for diversity mapping while shortwave infrared (SWIR) features were also valuable for beta-diversity mapping. Concurrent mapping of alpha- and beta-diversities of mangrove forests represents the first step toward achieving rapid biodiversity monitoring schemes of mangrove forests over a national or global scale.

    Remote estimation of phytoplankton primary production in clear to turbid waters by integrating a semi-analytical model with a machine learning algorithm

    Li, ZhaoxinYang, WeiMatsushita, BunkeiKondoh, Akihiko...
    22页
    查看更多>>摘要:Remote estimation of phytoplankton primary production has long been recognized as an important method for investigating the responses of aquatic ecosystems to global climate change. The theory-based primary production model (TPM), one of the earlier proposed models, is potentially applicable to a variety of water bodies because of its semi-analytical nature. Its accuracy is highly dependent on whether the photophysiological response of phytoplankton is adequately parameterized, specifically the assimilation number (P-max(B)) and the light saturation parameter (Ek). The remote assignment of P-max(B) and Ek is acknowledged to be a challenging task, and the limited progress has impeded extensive use of the TPM. In this study, we proposed a machine learning algorithm, the enhanced random forest regression (ERFR), to retrieve P-max(B) and Ek from satellite observations. The ERFR were then integrated with the TPM (together termed as TPMERFR) to estimate daily depth-integrated primary production (IPP) in clear to turbid waters. The ERFR was trained and validated using in situ datasets from a broad range of trophic and biogeographic conditions, covering oceanic, coastal, and inland water bodies. Evaluations with independent in situ data and matchup data showed that the ERFR outperformed conventional empirical and semi-analytical algorithms, and it could better capture the variability of P-max(B) and Ek than look-up-table methods. The root mean square difference (RMSD) of the satellite-based IPP estimates from the TPMERFR remained within 0.27. In contrast, the benchmark models generally yielded IPP estimates with RMSDs of 0.27-0.62. The TPMERFR was then implemented to climatological satellite products (2010-2019) to reassess global IPP. Reasonable spatial distributions of IPP were preliminarily demonstrated, especially in polar, coastal, and inland waters. These results indicated the potential utility of the TPMERFR to generate seamless IPP distributions in clear to turbid waters.