草原植被覆盖度遥感估算模型的适用性比较

植被覆盖度及其变化对区域生态系统的稳定性具有直接影响，且这种影响在草原地区更加明显。为探寻草原植被覆盖度的最佳遥感估算方法，本文对像元二分模型、Carlson模型和Baret模型的估算精度和适用性进行了比较，优化了Baret模型的参数，以提高其在草原地区的估算精度。内蒙古呼伦贝尔地区的草地计算结果表明：像元二分模型有高估植被覆盖度的现象；Carlson模型在低植被覆盖区低估了植被覆盖度，而在高植被覆盖区高估了植被覆盖度；Baret模型在草原地区的估算精度最高。对Baret模型进行参数优化后，其在高植被覆盖度区域的估算精度提升了4.9%。     

基于植被覆盖度的植被变化分析

植被覆盖度是衡量地表植被状况的一个最重要的指标,也是影响土壤侵蚀与水土流失的主要因子,对于区域环境变化和监测研究具有重要意义。为了有效地从遥感资料中提取植被覆盖度,以像元线性分解模型两个重要参数为基础,建立基于归一化植被指数(NDVI)进行估算植被覆盖度的模型。最后以杭州地区为实验样区,利用MODIS影像数据对覆盖度进行估算,并对样区的植被变化进行分析。     

线性/非线性光谱混合模型估算白刺灌丛植被覆盖度

及时监测干旱与半干旱区光合/非光合植被覆盖度时空变化,可以为指导荒漠化防治工程及植被衰退机制研究提供重要信息。本文以甘肃民勤典型植被白刺灌丛为研究对象,通过地面控制性光谱实验获取混合光谱、端元光谱与丰度信息,开展线性与非线性光谱混合模型(包括核函数非线性和双线性混合模型)估算光合和非光合植被覆盖度的对比研究,采用全限制最小二乘法进行模型解混,分别获取各样本数据中各类端元丰度及其精度信息,通过模型分解的均方根误差(RMSE)与地面验证精度确定用于光合和非光合植被覆盖度估算的最佳光谱混合模型,其中参考端元丰度采用神经网络(NNC)分类算法对数字影像进行分类获取。结果表明:(1)引入阴影端元的四端元模型相对于传统的三端元模型(光合/非光合植被与裸土)能有效提高光谱解混的精度,并提高光合和非光合植被覆盖度估算精度;(2)对白刺灌丛来说,光合植被、非光合植被、裸土及阴影间多重散射混合效应存在,但混合效应不够显著;考虑非线性参数的核函数非线性光谱混合模型表现略低于线性光谱混合模型,因此非线性光谱混合模型在估算白刺灌丛光合和非光合植被覆盖度时相对于线性光谱混合模型没有明显优势;(3)基于光合/非光合植被、裸土与阴影四端元的线性光谱混合模型可以实现白刺灌丛光合和非光合植被覆盖度的准确估算,光合植被覆盖度估算RMSE为0.11 77,非光合植被覆盖度估算RMSE为0.0835。     

融合多源遥感数据的高分辨率城市植被覆盖度估算

准确获取城市植被覆盖定量信息对城市生态环境评价,城市规划及可持续城市发展具有重要意义。遥感技术的发展为获取区域及全球植被覆盖信息提供了有效手段,目前基于单传感器、单时相遥感数据的城市植被覆盖度估算方法得到较为广泛的应用。然而,由于城市地表覆盖的复杂性、植被类型的多样性,在一定程度上影响了城市植被覆盖信息提取的精度。为此,本文提出一种基于多源遥感数据与时间混合分析的城市植被覆盖度估算方法。首先,通过时空融合、植被物候特征分析获得最佳时序的GF-1 NDVI数据;其次,基于时间序列的GF-1 NDVI及Landsat 8 SWIR1、SWIR2数据,采用时间混合分析方法以长沙市为例估算城市植被覆盖度。实验研究表明,基于多源遥感数据与时间混合分析方法获得了较高精度的城市植被覆盖度估算（RMSE为0.2485,SE为0.1377,MAE为0.1889）,相对于单时相光谱混合分析、传统的像元二分法,本文提出的方法更为稳定,在低、中、高不同植被覆盖区均能获得较高的估算精度,为城市植被覆盖度定量估算提供了有效方法。     

基于环境星CCD数据的区域植被覆盖度遥感估算

以雅砻江流域二滩水库周边为研究区,选用环境星CCD数据,基于NDVI的像元二分模型进行了研究区植被覆盖度的遥感估算,并将估算结果与同时期TM影像估算结果作对比。结果显示,估算结果基本吻合,表明环境星CCD数据可以用于多源遥感数据融合分析区域植被覆盖状况研究。     

南方丘陵区植被覆盖度遥感估算的地形效应评估

植被覆盖变化是生态环境领域的核心研究内容之一,但其估算精度常受到地形效应、土壤背景、大气效应等各种因素影响。以Landsat 8 OLI为遥感数据源,基于像元二分模型,分别利用归一化差值植被指数(NDVI)、经Cosine-C校正的归一化差值植被指数(NDVI)和归一化差值山地植被指数(NDMVI)建立植被覆盖度估算模型,以评估南方丘陵区植被覆盖度的地形效应。结果表明,3种植被覆盖度估算模型均能削弱地形效应,但消除或抑制地形效应影响的能力不同。比较而言,基于NDMVI指数构建的植被覆盖度估算模型的地形效应最小,更适合地形复杂区域的植被覆盖度遥感估算;基于Cosine-C校正的NDVI植被指数构建的植被覆盖度估算模型的地形效应次之,但存在一定的过度校正现象;基于NDVI植被指数构建的植被覆盖度估算模型的地形效应最大,尤其当坡度≥10°时,阴坡植被覆盖度比阳坡明显偏低。     

中国北方地区植被覆盖度遥感估算及其变化分析

为了分析中国北方地区2000年之后植被覆盖度的时空分布及其变化,利用MODIS光谱反射率数据计算归一化植被指数,采用像元二分模型对中国北方地区2000—2012年植被覆盖度进行定量估算,分析研究区13 a间植被覆盖度的时空变化特征。研究结果表明:植被覆盖度年内变化特征体现在最大植被覆盖度一般出现在7和8月份,与中国北方地区植被的生长季相一致;整个中国北方地区年最大植被覆盖度呈现缓慢增长的趋势,其增长速率为每年0.2%;年最大植被覆盖度变化的空间分布具有较大差异,其中东北、华北和黄土高原等三北防护林工程建设区的年最大植被覆盖度有较明显的增长。     

基于像元二分模型的地表植被覆盖度估算模块化设计与实现

地表植被覆盖度是的一种应用广泛的定量遥感产品,在水文、生态、区域变化等方面都具有重要的意义。像元二分模型是应用最多的一种遥感估算地表覆盖度的方法。目前,用遥感的方法进行地表植被覆盖度估算没有完整、系统的工具,用户只能逐步进行操作,效率低下,鉴于上述情况,本文运用IDL交互式数据语言,基于ENVI二次开发了一个植被覆盖度估算程序,取得了一定的成效,对遥感定量产品的生产、应用具有一定意义。     

阜新地区植被覆盖度变化提取及分析

植被覆盖度是反应地区生态环境的重要指标,利用1995,2007年的两期TM遥感数据,以归一化植被指数(NDVI)像元二分法为植被覆盖度估算模型,计算阜新地区不同时期的植被覆盖度并得出阜新地区植被覆盖度等级图以及阜新地区植被覆盖度变化等级图。得出如下结论:1995年到2007年阜新地区植被覆盖度退化面积为64.817%,好转面积为6.547%,基本无变化区域为28.636%,阜新地区植被覆盖度退化严重。     

南水北调中线水源区植被覆盖度遥感监测分析

南水北调中线工程是我国大规模跨流域调水工程的一部分,开展该区域植被覆盖度变化的研究与分析,对于保护该区域的生态环境及水质具有重要意义。该文以2000年和2009年两期遥感图像为本底数据,利用基于NDVI的像元二分模型对南水北调中线水源区的植被覆盖度进行了估算,并分析了该区植被覆盖度的时空变化特征。结果表明:2000年该水源区植被覆盖度的平均值为67.5%,2009年的平均值达到72%,植被覆盖度总体呈增长趋势;植被覆盖度增幅的空间特征表现为水源区中部地区高,东西部地区相对较低;在不同植被类型中,落叶针叶林的覆盖度平均值增幅最大,草地覆盖度增幅最小;位于水源区的大多数县(市)的植被覆盖度在近十年来都有不同程度的增加,其中柞水县的植被覆盖度平均值增长幅度最大,这与国家实施退耕还林、封山育林、基本农田建设等政策有关。     

Assessing ground cover at patch and hillslope scale in semi-arid woody vegetation and pasture using fused Quickbird data

The amount and distribution of vegetation and ground cover are important factors that influence resource transfer (e.g. runoff, sediment) in patterned semi-arid landscapes. Identifying and describing these features in detail is an essential part of measuring and understanding ecohydrological processes at hillslope scales that can then be applied at broader scales. The aim of this study was to develop a comprehensive methodology to map ground cover using high resolution Quickbird imagery in woody and non-woody (pasture) vegetation. The specific goals were to: (1) investigate the use of several techniques of image fusion, namely principal components analysis (PCA), Brovey transform, modified intensity-hue-saturation (MIHS) and wavelet transform to increase the spatial detail of multispectral Quickbird data; (2) evaluate the performance of the red and near-infra-red bands (NIR), the difference vegetation index (DVI), and the normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI) in estimating ground cover, and (3) map and assess spatial and temporal changes in ground cover at hillslope scale using the most appropriate method or combination of methods. Estimates of ground cover from the imagery were compared with a subset of observed ground cover estimates to determine map accuracy. The MIHS algorithm produced images that best preserved spectral and spatial integrity, while the red band fused with the panchromatic band produced the most accurate ground cover maps. The patch size of the ground cover beneath canopies was similar to canopy size, and percent ground cover (mainly litter) increased with canopy size. Ground cover was mapped with relative accuracies of 84% in the woody vegetation and 86% in the pasture. From 2008 to 2009, ground cover increased from 55% to 65% in the woody vegetation and from 40% to 45% in the pasture. These ground cover maps can be used to explore the spatial ecohydrological interactions between areas of different ground cover at hillslope scale with application to management at broader scales.     

Woody vegetation cover,height and biomass at 25-m resolution across Australia derived from multiple site,airborne and satellite observations

Detailed spatial information on the presence and properties of woody vegetation serves many purposes, including carbon accounting, environmental reporting and land management. Here, we investigated whether machine learning can be used to combine multiple spatial observations and training data to estimate woody vegetation canopy cover fraction (‘cover’), vegetation height (‘height’) and woody above-ground biomass dry matter (‘biomass’) at 25-m resolution across the Australian continent, where possible on an annual basis. We trained a Random Forest algorithm on cover and height estimates derived from airborne LiDAR over 11 regions and inventory-based biomass estimates for many thousands of plots across Australia. As predictors, we used annual geomedian Landsat surface reflectance, ALOS/PALSAR L-band radar backscatter mosaics, spatial vegetation structure data derived primarily from ICESat/GLAS satellite altimetry, and spatial climate data. Cross-validation experiments were undertaken to optimize the selection of predictors and the configuration of the algorithm. The resulting estimation errors were 0.07 for cover, 3.4 m for height, and 80 t dry matter ha^-1 for biomass. A large fraction (89–94 %) of the observed variance was explained in each case. Priorities for future research include validation of the LiDAR-derived cover training data and the use of new satellite vegetation height data from the GEDI mission. Annual cover mapping for 2000–2018 provided detailed insight in woody vegetation dynamics. Continentally, woody vegetation change was primarily driven by water availability and its effect on bushfire and mortality, particularly in the drier interior. Changes in woody vegetation made a substantial contribution to Australia’s total carbon emissions since 2000. Whether these ecosystems will recover biomass in future remains to be seen, given the persistent pressures of climate change and land use.     

Modelling the Gross Primary Productivity of West Africa with the Regional Biomass Model RBM+, using optimized 250 m MODIS FPAR and fractional vegetation cover information

Global warming associated with climate change is one of the greatest challenges of today’s world. Increasing emissions of the greenhouse gas CO₂ are considered as a major contributing factor to global warming. One regulating factor of CO₂ exchange between atmosphere and land surface is vegetation. Measurements of land cover changes in combination with modelling the Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) can contribute to determine important sources and sinks of CO₂.The aim of this study is to accurately model the GPP for a region in West Africa with a spatial resolution of 250 m, and the differentiation of GPP based on woody and herbaceous vegetation. For this purpose, the Regional Biomass Model (RBM) was applied, which is based on a Light Use Efficiency (LUE) approach. The focus was on the spatial enhancement of the RBM from the original 1000–250 m spatial resolution (RBM+). The adaptation to the 250 m scale included the modification of two main input parameters: (1) the fraction of absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR) based on the 1000 m MODIS MOD15A2 FPAR product which was downscaled to 250 m using MODIS NDVI time series; (2) the fractional cover of woody and herbaceous vegetation, which was improved by using a multi-scale approach. For validation and regional adjustments of GPP and the input parameters, in situ data from a climate station and eddy covariance measurements were integrated.The results of this approach show that the input parameters could be improved significantly: downscaling considerably reduces data gaps of the original FPAR product and the improved dataset differed less than 5.0% from the original data for cloud free regions. The RMSE of the fractional vegetation cover varied between 5.1 and 12.7%. Modelled GPP showed a slight overestimation in comparison to eddy covariance measurements. The in situ data was exceeded by 8.8% for 2005 and by 2.0% for 2006. The model results were converted to NPP and also agreed well with previous NPP measurements reported from different studies. Altogether a high accuracy and suitability of the regionally adjusted and downscaled model RBM+ can be concluded. The differentiation between vegetation growth forms allows a separation of long-term and short-term carbon storage based on woody and herbaceous vegetation, respectively.     

Earth observation-based multi-scale impact assessment of internally displaced person (IDP) camps on wood resources in Zalingei,Darfur

This study describes the development of a semi-automatic object-based image analysis approach for the detection and quantification of deforestation in Zalingei, Darfur, in consequence of the increasing concentration of refugees or internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the region. The classification workflow is based on a multi-scale approach, ranging from the analysis of high resolution SPOT-4 to very high resolution IKONOS and QuickBird satellite imagery between 2003 and 2008. The overall accuracy rates for the classification of the SPOT 4 data ranged from 92% up to 95%, while those for the QuickBird and IKONOS classification have shown values of 88 and 87%, respectively. The resulting trends in woody vegetation cover were compared with the development of the local population and the variability of precipitation. The results show that the strong increase in human population in the Zalingei IDP camps can be associated with considerable decrease in woody vegetation in the camp vicinity.     

Characterizing location and classification error patterns in time-series thematic maps

Studies the spatial patterns of location error and of classification error in spatio-temporal datasets, assess the role of environmental factors in determining error rate and pattern, and test for possible correlation within and between these error types in space and time. A multiple regression was used to determine the effects of local environmental factors (topography, vegetation cover) on each error type. Topographic structure and vegetation cover had significant effects on location error, where larger error was associated with north-facing aspects, steeper slopes and woody vegetation cover. Classification error was also affected by topography, and vegetation cover. Slope was the major factor that affected classification quality. Strong correlation was found between error in different time steps, for both error types. Correlation between these two error types in the same time step was much smaller and in most cases insignificant.     

基于土地覆盖分类的植被覆盖率估算亚像元模型与应用

如何利用遥感资料估算植被覆盖率已成为建立全球及区域气候、生态模型的基础工作之一。重点探讨了利用TM资料从植被指数（NDVI）中提取植被覆盖率的方法。根据TM像元为非均一混合像元的特点,提出了基于土地覆盖分类的综合运用“等密度模型”和“非密度模型”计算植被覆盖率的方法,通过对北京市海淀市区的植被覆盖率计算表明,该方法的估算精度可达75.4%,比单纯使用等密度亚像元模型在估算精度上可提高5.8%。可以认为,该方法为大面积植被覆盖率估算提供了一种有效的途径。     

Forest cover trends from time series Landsat data for the Australian continent

In perennial and natural vegetation systems, monitoring changes in vegetation over time is of fundamental interest for identifying and quantifying impacts of management and natural processes. Subtle changes in vegetation cover can be identified by calculating the trends of a vegetation density index over time. In this paper, we apply such an index-trends approach, which has been developed and applied to time series Landsat imagery in rangeland and woodland environments, to continental-scale monitoring of disturbances within forested regions of Australia. This paper describes the operational methods used for the generation of National Forest Trend (NFT) information, which is a time-series summary providing visual indication of within-forest vegetation changes (disturbance and recovery) over time at 25 m resolution. This result is based on a national archive of calibrated Landsat TM/ETM+ data from 1989 to 2006 produced for Australia's National Carbon Accounting System (NCAS). The NCAS was designed in 1999 initially to provide consistent fine-scale classifications for monitoring forest cover extent and changes (i.e. land use change) over the Australian continent using time series Landsat imagery. NFT information identifies more subtle changes within forested areas and provides a capacity to identify processes affecting forests which are of primary interest to ecologists and land managers. The NFT product relies on the identification of an appropriate Landsat-based vegetation cover index (defined as a linear combination of spectral image bands) that is sensitive to changes in forest density. The time series of index values at a location, derived from calibrated imagery, represents a consistent surrogate to track density changes. To produce the trends summary information, statistical summaries of the index response over time (such as slope and quadratic curvature) are calculated. These calculated index responses of woody vegetation cover are then displayed as maps where the different colours indicate the approximate timing, direction (decline or increase), magnitude and spatial extent of the changes in vegetation cover. These trend images provide a self-contained and easily interpretable summary of vegetation change at scales that are relevant for natural resource management (NRM) and environmental reporting.     

Analysis of the pattern of potential woody cover in Texas savanna

While woody plant encroachment has been observed worldwide in savannas and adversely affected the ecosystem structure and function, a thorough understanding of the nature of this phenomenon is urgently required for savanna management and restoration. Among others, potential woody cover (the maximum realizable woody cover that a given site can support), especially its variation over environment has huge implication on the encroachment management in particular, and on tree-grass interactions in general. This project was designed to explore the pattern of potential woody cover in Texas savanna, an ecosystem with a large rainfall gradient in west–east direction. Substantial random pixels were sampled across the study area from MODIS Vegetation Continuous Fields (VCF) tree cover layer (250 m). Since potential woody cover is suggested to be limited by water availability, a nonlinear 99^th quantile regression was performed between the observed woody cover and mean annual precipitation (MAP) to model the pattern of potential woody cover. Research result suggests a segmented relationship between potential woody cover and MAP at MODIS scale. Potential biases as well as the practical and theoretical implications were discussed. Through this study, the hypothesis about the primary role of water availability in determining savanna woody cover was further confirmed in a relatively understudied US-located savanna.     

Woody vegetation and land cover changes in the Sahel of Mali (1967–2011)

In the past 50 years, the Sahel has experienced significant tree- and land cover changes accelerated by human expansion and prolonged droughts during the 1970s and 1980s. This study uses remote sensing techniques, supplemented by ground-truth data to compare pre-drought woody vegetation and land cover with the situation in 2011. High resolution panchromatic Corona imagery of 1967 and multi-spectral RapidEye imagery of 2011 form the basis of this regional scaled study, which is focused on the Dogon Plateau and the Seno Plain in the Sahel zone of Mali. Object-based feature extraction and classifications are used to analyze the datasets and map land cover and woody vegetation changes over 44 years. Interviews add information about changes in species compositions. Results show a significant increase of cultivated land, a reduction of dense natural vegetation as well as an increase of trees on farmer's fields. Mean woody cover decreased in the plains (−4%) but is stable on the plateau (+1%) although stark spatial discrepancies exist. Species decline and encroachment of degraded land are observed. However, the direction of change is not always negative and a variety of spatial variations are shown. Although the impact of climate is obvious, we demonstrate that anthropogenic activities have been the main drivers of change.