基于LTDR AVHRR和MODIS观测的全球长时间序列叶面积指数遥感反演

叶面积指数是描述土壤-植被-大气之间物质和能量交换的关键参数,获取大区域长时间序列叶面积指数有助于研究气候变化条件下植被的响应及反馈。本文利用MODIS观测和经过重新处理的地表长时间数据集（Land Long Term Data Record）LTDR AVHRR数据,生成了全球1981-2012年叶面积指数数据。算法通过建立二者之间像元级关系,利用高质量MODIS观测约束历史AVHRR数据的反演,这有助于减小2种存在显著差别传感器反演结果的不一致性,也有助于提高AVHRR反演质量。首先算法利用高质量MODIS地表反射率反演2000-2012年叶面积指数,然后利用多年每8 d的LTDR AVHRR地表反射率数据计算简单比植被指数（Simple Ratio,SR）,利用SR平均值和MODIS LAI平均值建立像元级AVHRR SR-MODIS LAI关系。在此基础上,实现1981-1999年AVHRR LAI反演,最终得到全球1981-2012年叶面积指数数据。本算法反演的AVHRR和MODIS LAI与全球植被的空间分布吻合,能表征主要生物群系类型的季节变化特征,2个数据集一致性较好,并且与NASA MODIS LAI标准产品（MOD15A2）的空间分布和季节变化曲线吻合较好。     

玉米叶面积指数的CHRIS/PROBA数据反演分析

叶面积指数(LAI)是衡量植被生态状况和估算作物产量的一个重要指标。LAI的反演是定量遥感研究的重要内容。传统的经验统计反演方法基于单一观测角度的遥感数据进行,忽略了地物反射率的方向性。若在反演中加入多观测角度的信息,则有可能提升LAI反演的精度。以2008年甘肃省张掖市玉米实验区为研究区,利用欧空局的CHRIS/PROBA多角度高光谱数据对比分析了传统植被指数NDVI、RVI、EVI的变化规律及其反演玉米叶面积指数LAI的精度,并根据NDVI随观测角度的变化规律,构造出新型多角度归一化植被指数MNDVI,分别对实测叶面积指数进行线性回归并利用实测数据对估算LAI进行精度验证,结果表明：新型MNDVI指数相比于传统NDVI、RVI、EVI对LAI的反演精度有了显著提升,估算模型决定系数R²达到0.716,精度验证均方根误差为0.127,平均减小了33.3%。     

森林过火区植被遥感参数的变化与恢复特征分析

遥感技术可以快速、准确地监测森林火灾火烧迹地的植被遥感参数变化,分析植被对火灾的响应与恢复特征,为防灾减灾决策提供科学依据。本文首先基于森林火灾前后的Landsat5 TM数据,利用差分归一化燃烧指数（the Differential Normalized Burn Ratio,dNBR）来提取2009年澳大利亚维多利亚州火烧迹地的范围,计算过火区面积及火烧强度;其次基于时间序列的全球地表特征参量（Global Land Surface Satellite,GLASS）产品中的叶面积指数（Leaf Area Index,LAI）、吸收光合有效辐射比例（Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation,FAPAR）数据,利用距平分析法对比不同火烧强度过火区植被与未过火区植被受森林火灾的影响状况与植被恢复特征。结果表明,森林火灾发生后,LAI、FAPAR值迅速降低,火烧强度越大,LAI、FAPAR下降程度越大,高火烧强度过火区的LAI、FAPAR最大降幅分别为中火烧强度、低火烧强度过火区的1.2、1.3倍;随时间推移,LAI、FAPAR值逐渐上升,在2-3年内恢复至未过火区水平。LAI、FAPAR恢复至未过火区平均水平的时间与森林火灾规模、火烧强度密切相关：维多利亚州森林火灾过火区域中大过火斑块、高火烧强度林地的植被遥感参数恢复时间相比小过火斑块、低火烧强度林地滞后1-2年。植被遥感参数LAI、FAPAR能很好地反映过火区植被的受损状况及恢复过程。     

对Beer-Lambert定律间接测量森林LAI的误差低估分析

 叶面积指数(Leaf Area Index,LAI)是表征植被冠层结构的核心参数。在地面对LAI的间接测量是遥感反演算法验证和改进的重要手段,而目前基于Beer-Lambert定律的森林LAI地面间接测量方法存在着严重的低估问题。本文通过理论分析,指出Beer-Lambert定律在应用到森林叶面积指数测量时,LAI低估的根本原因来源于叶面积体密度、消光路径及叶倾角投影G函数在空间上的不均匀性,并定量评估了冠层非随机分布对LAI测量结果的影响,发现植被冠层的非随机分布会对LAI的测量带来20％~40%的误差。这一结论,对于Beer-Lambert定律的简单修正应用于森林LAI间接测量时仍存在着较大的局限性,尚未能根本上解决LAI的低估问题,故间接测量LAI的理论和方法需进一步深入研究。     

干旱区草原地上植被生物量估算——以乌图美仁大草原芦苇植被为例

草原是干旱区生态系统中重要的可再生资源。本文基于草本植被的结构特征,利用ASAR和TM数据,结合MIMICS模型,提出了一种估算干旱区草原地上植被生物量的方法。该方法将光学遥感数据容易反演的叶面积指数（LAI）作为反演生物量模型的参数之一,并利用LAI成功估算了单位面积内的草本植被密度。将地上生物量作为输入变量代入改进的MIMICS模型,利用查找表方法,计算出地上植被生物量。然后,将该方法应用于乌图美仁草原的地上植被生物量的反演。结果表明,该方法能够成功地反演干旱区草原草本植被地上生物量,精度达到R²=0.8562,RMSD=0.6263。最后,分析了该方法估算植被生物量的误差来源。     

基于微波数据与光学数据集成的机器学习技术在作物产量估算中的应用

各类光学植被指数已成功地应用于各种植被监测与作物产量估算中,但这些指数易受大气状况的影响。由星载微波辐射计得到的植被光学厚度数据（VOD）与植被密度、含水量密切相关,数据可全天候获得,在农业遥感监测中呈现着巨大的潜力。作为来自不同传感器的遥感数据,微波遥感数据与光学遥感数据可以提供不同波长范围内的植被信息。为了更准确地进行作物产量估算,本研究提出将微波遥感数据与光学遥感数据共同应用于冬小麦单产估算中。研究选择L波段微波辐射计SMAP卫星的VOD数据与MODIS的标准归一化植被指数NDVI、增强型植被指数EVI、叶面积指数LAI、光合有效辐射分量FPAR数据作为研究变量,分别使用BP神经网络、GA-BP神经网络和PSO-BP神经网络建立冬小麦产量估算模型。结果表明： 3种神经网络回归模型的P值均小于0.001,通过了显著性检验。GA-BP神经网络回归模型的估算值与真实值在3种神经网络回归模型中表现了最高的相关性（R=0.755）与最低的均方根误差（RMSE=529.145 kg/hm²）,平均绝对误差(MAE=425.168 kg/hm²)和平均相对误差（MRE=6.530%）。为了分析多源遥感数据的结合在作物产量估算中的优势,研究同时构建了仅使用NDVI和LAI,使用NDVI、EVI、LAI、FPAR等光学数据进行冬小麦产量估算的3种GA-BP神经网络回归模型作为对比。结果表明,使用微波遥感数据与光学遥感数建立的GA-BP神经网络回归模型较上述3种作为对比的GA-BP神经网络回归模型的相关系数R值分别提高了0.163,0.229与0.056,均方根误差RMSE分别降低了122.334、158.462和46.923 kg/hm²,使用多源遥感数据的组合可以很好地提高作物产量估算的准确性。     

真实和有效叶面积指数及聚集指数的尺度效应

尺度效应是地球科学和定量遥感中的重要研究课题,目前的许多研究大多集中在估算尺度效应带来的误差,而对一些关键的植被结构参数是否存在尺度效应及其尺度转换方法尚存在诸多不同见解。本文针对真实和有效叶面积指数（Leaf Area Index, LAI和Effective LAI, LAI_e）以及聚集指数（Clumping Index, CI）3个植被关键结构参数,从基本概念和获取方法上分析参数的尺度效应及其尺度转换方法。从定义上看,LAI并不存在尺度效应,而LAI_e和CI则存在尺度效应,其中CI的尺度效应由LAIe引入（CI=LAI_e/LAI）。在野外实测中,LAI破坏测量法没有尺度效应,但由孔隙率模型获取3个参数的方法均具有尺度效应。异速生长方程和遥感反演方法的尺度效应取决于方法本身的线性或非线性特征。目前全球主要的LAI、LAI_e和CI遥感产品都基于非线性模型获取,其反演过程具有尺度效应。像元尺度的LAI本身并不具有尺度效应,而像元尺度的LAI_e和CI虽然具有尺度效应,但在实践中常常被忽略。因此,实际工作中应注意区分参数概念本身、野外测量、遥感反演方法以及遥感产品等所展示的不同尺度效应。     

基于TAVI的山区毛竹林LAI反演分析

本文采用地形调节植被指数（TAVI）,以RapidEye高分辨率多光谱遥感影像为数据源,对福建省永安市毛竹林山区进行了叶面积指数（LAI）地面实测、遥感建模及反演分析。通过TAVI与归一化植被指数（NDVI）、比值植被指数（RVI）的对比研究,结果表明：（1）毛竹林实测LAI与TAVI、NDVI和RVI线性回归的决定系数（R²）分别为0.6085、0.3156和0.4092,最佳非线性回归的R²分别提高到0.6624、0.5280和0.6497。LAI与NDVI或RVI非线性（U曲线）模型可以很好地解释LAI-VI的散点分布规律,但难以解决LAI-VI间因地形影响导致的“同物异谱”和“异物同谱”问题,因此,在山区大面积推广应用需慎重。（2）通过实测LAI的验证表明,LAI-TAVI回归模型可有效避免因地形影响导致的“同物异谱”和“异物同谱”问题。TAVI具有良好的削减地形影响作用,可用于山区植被LAI的遥感反演。     

林下植被遥感反演研究进展

林下植被在森林生态系统碳、水和营养元素的累积和循环方面有着重要作用与科学意义。多角度、高光谱和激光雷达遥感系统凭借对森林分层结构的敏感性,成为量化林下植被的重要手段。本文综述了森林林下植被的遥感反演研究进展：首先讨论了林下植被的定义,其次对当前林下植被的遥感反演现状作了深入分析,总结了多角度、高光谱和激光雷达遥感观测的森林背景的反射率、林下植被的叶面积指数、高度和覆盖度的遥感反演原理和方法。基于不同卫星观测角度下森林冠层和森林背景对总反射的贡献差异,林下反射率可通过多个角度的观测数据进行反演。此外,借助激光雷达穿透冠层直接观测林下植被的优势,总结了激光点云数据和回波波形信息反演林下植被的覆盖度和高度的方法,以及今后使用遥感技术反演的难点和获取林下植被信息的主要发展方向。     

叶面积指数遥感反演研究进展与展望

叶面积指数表征叶片的疏密程度和冠层结构特征,体现植被光合、呼吸和蒸腾作用等生物物理过程的能力,是描述土壤-植被-大气之间物质和能量交换的关键参数。目前多种卫星传感器观测生成了多个区域和全球的叶面积指数标准产品。本文综述了基于光学遥感数据的叶面积指数反演进展:首先,介绍了叶面积指数的定义和在生态系统模拟中的作用;然后,阐述了基于光学遥感反演叶面积指数的基本原理;在此基础上,论述了基于植被指数经验关系和基于物理模型的两种主要遥感反演算法,讨论了2种算法的优点和存在的问题,并总结了现有的主要全球数据产品及其特点,论述了产品检验的方法和需要注意的问题;最后,总结了当前叶面积指数反演中存在的问题,并展望了其发展趋势和研究方向。     

Sources of uncertainty in exploring rangeland phenology: A case study in an alpine meadow on the central Tibetan Plateau

Global climate change has been found to substantially influence the phenology of rangeland, especially on the Tibetan Plateau. However, there is considerable controversy about the trends and causes of rangeland phenology owing to different phenological exploration methods and lack of ground validation. Little is known about the uncertainty in the exploration accuracy of vegetation phenology. Therefore, in this study, we selected a typical alpine rangeland near Damxung national meteorological station as a case study on central Tibetan Plateau, and identified several important sources influencing phenology to better understand their effects on phenological exploration. We found man-made land use was not easily distinguished from natural rangelands, and therefore this may confound phenological response to climate change in the rangeland. Change trends of phenology explored by four methods were similar, but ratio threshold method (RTM) was more suitable for exploring vegetation phenology in terms of the beginning of growing season (BGS) and end of growing season (EGS). However, some adjustments are needed when RTM is used in extreme drought years. MODIS NDVI/EVI dataset was most suitable for exploring vegetation phenology of BGS and EGS. The discrimination capacities of vegetation phenology declined with decreasing resolution of remote sensing images from MODIS to GIMMS AVHRR datasets. Additionally, distinct trends of phenological change rates were indicated in different terrain conditions, with advance of growing season in high altitudes but delay of season in lower altitudes. Therefore, it was necessary to eliminate interference of complex terrain and man-made land use to ensure the representativeness of natural vegetation. Moreover, selecting the appropriate method to explore rangelands and fully considering the impact of topography are important to accurately analyze the effects of climate change on vegetation phenology.     

青藏高原典型植被生长季遥感模型提取分析

物候变化是衡量全球气候变化最直接、敏感的指示器,针对青藏高原这个独特地域单元上特殊的高寒植被进行关键物候期遥感提取模型及植被物候时空变化的研究具有重要的意义。本文首先以反距离加权空间插值算法与Savitzky-Golay滤波算法相结合的数据重建模型获得高质量2003-2012年青藏高原MODIS归一化植被指数(NDVI)数据。在此数据基础上,分别利用动态阈值法、最大变化斜率法、logistic曲线拟合法3种遥感植被生长季提取模型,对青藏高原地区两种典型植被的生长季(SOS生长季开始期,EOS生长季结束期,LOS生长季长度)进行提取。通过对3种模型提取结果的对比分析,并结合日均温模型对提取结果的验证发现,动态阈值法为青藏高原地区典型植被生长季的最优遥感提取模型。该模型对近10 a的高分辨率典型高寒植被物候参量的反演及时空变化特征分析表明,受青藏高原水热及海拔梯度的影响,青藏高原植被物候变化呈现出从东南向西北的空间分异规律,随春季温度的升高,近10 a来青藏高原高寒草地总体呈现生长季开始期(SOS)提前(0.248 d/a)的趋势。     

Effect of Mathematical Expression of Vegetation Indices on the Estimation of Phenology Trends from Satellite Data

Vegetation indices(VIs) from satellite remote sensing have been extensively applied to analyze the trends of vegetation phenology. In this paper, the NDVI(normalized difference vegetation index) and SR(simple ration), which are calculated from the same spectral bands of MODIS data with different mathematical expressions, were used to extract the start date(SOS) and end date(EOS) of the growing season in northern China and Mongolia from 2000 to 2015. The results show that different vegetation indices would lead to differences in vegetation phenology especially in their trends. The mean SOS from NDVI is 15.5 d earlier than that from SR, and the mean EOS from NDVI is 13.4 d later than that from SR. It should be noted that 16.3% of SOS and 17.2% of EOS derived from NDVI and SR exhibit opposite trends. The phenology dates and trends from NDVI are also inconsistent with those of SR among various vegetation types. These differences based on different mathematical expressions in NDVI and SR result from different resistances to noise and sensitivities to spectral signal at different stage of growing season. NDVI is prone to be effected more by low noise and is less sensitive to dense vegetation. While SR is affected more by high noise and is less sensitive to sparse vegetation. Therefore, vegetation indices are one of the uncertainty sources of remote sensing-based phenology, and appropriate indices should be used to detect vegetation phenology for different growth stages and estimate phenology trends.     

Driving force and changing trends of vegetation phenology in the Loess Plateau of China from 2000 to 2010

Changes in vegetation phenology are key indicators of the response of ecosystems to climate change. Therefore, knowledge of growing seasons is essential to predict ecosystem changes, especially for regions with a fragile ecosystem such as the Loess Plateau. In this study, based on the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) data, we estimated and analyzed the vegetation phenology in the Loess Plateau from 2000 to 2010 for the beginning, length, and end of the growing season, measuring changes in trends and their relationship to climatic factors. The results show that for 54.84% of the vegetation, the trend was an advancement of the beginning of the growing season (BGS), while for 67.64% the trend was a delay in the end of the growing season (EGS). The length of the growing season (LGS) was extended for 66.28% of the vegetation in the plateau. While the temperature is important for the vegetation to begin the growing season in this region, warmer climate may lead to drought and can become a limiting factor for vegetation growth. We found that increased precipitation benefits the advancement of the BGS in this area. Areas with a delayed EGS indicated that the appropriate temperature and rainfall in autumn or winter enhanced photosynthesis and extended the growth process. A positive correlation with precipitation was found for 76.53% of the areas with an extended LGS, indicating that precipitation is one of the key factors in changes in the vegetation phenology in this water-limited region. Precipitation plays an important role in determining the phenological activities of the vegetation in arid and semiarid areas, such as the Loess Plateau. The extended growing season will significantly influence both the vegetation productivity and the carbon fixation capacity in this region.     

Extracting vegetation phenology metrics in Changbai Mountains using an improved logistic model

Remotely sensing images are now available for monitoring vegetation dynamics over large areas.In this paper,an improved logistic model that combines double logistic model and global function was developed.Using this model with SPOT/NDVI data,three key vegetation phenology metrics,the start of growing season (SOS),the end of growing season (EOS) and the length of growing season (LOS),were extracted and mapped in the Changbai Mountains,and the relationship between the key phenology metrics and elevation were ...     

Evaluating Spatial Heterogeneity of Land Surface Hydrothermal Conditions in the Heihe River Basin

Land surface hydrothermal conditions(LSHCs) reflect land surface moisture and heat conditions, and play an important role in energy and water cycles in soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. Based on comparison of four evaluation methods(namely, the classic statistical method, geostatistical method, information theory method, and fractal method), this study proposed a new scheme for evaluating the spatial heterogeneity of LSHCs. This scheme incorporates diverse remotely sensed surface parameters, e.g., leaf area index-LAI, the normalized difference vegetation index-NDVI, net radiation-Rn, and land surface temperature-LST. The LSHCs can be classified into three categories, namely homogeneous, moderately heterogeneous and highly heterogeneous based on the remotely sensed LAI data with a 30 m spatial resolution and the combination of normalized information entropy(S') and coefficient of variation(CV). Based on the evaluation scheme, the spatial heterogeneity of land surface hydrothermal conditions at six typical flux observation stations in the Heihe River Basin during the vegetation growing season were evaluated. The evaluation results were consistent with the land surface type characteristics exhibited by Google Earth imagery and spatial heterogeneity assessed by high resolution remote sensing evapotranspiration data. Impact factors such as precipitation and irrigation events, spatial resolutions of remote sensing data, heterogeneity in the vertical direction, topography and sparse vegetation could also affect the evaluation results. For instance, short-term changes(precipitation and irrigation events) in the spatial heterogeneity of LSHCs can be diagnosed by energy factors, while long-term changes can be indicated by vegetation factors. The spatial heterogeneity of LSHCs decreases when decreasing the spatial resolution of remote sensing data. The proposed evaluation scheme would be useful for the quantification of spatial heterogeneity of LSHCs over flux observation stations toward the global scale, and also contribute to the improvement of the accuracy of estimation and validation for remotely sensed(or model simulated) evapotranspiration.     

广东汛期蒸发皿蒸发量变化趋势及气象影响因子的通径分析

选取广东省86个气象观测站的观测资料,采用气候趋势分析和通径分析方法,对广东省1961～2003年小型蒸发皿蒸发量及其相关气象影响因子进行了分析。结果表明:虽然汛期广东省整体平均蒸发量呈下降趋势,前汛期、后汛期线性倾向率分别为-15.86 mm/10a和-13.79 mm/10a;但变化趋势在广东省内空间分布并不均匀,前汛期、后汛期粤东、中部部分地区分别有16、12个站呈上升趋势;前汛期6种气象因子单独对蒸发的决定程度按大小依次为:日照时数>气温>风速>降水>饱和差>气温日较差,后汛期6种气象因子单独对蒸发的决定程度按大小依次为:日照时数>降水>饱和差>风速>气温>气温日较差,整个汛期日照时数与其它各要素的协同作用对蒸发皿蒸发量的决定作用都很大。日照时数和风速总体上的下降是导致广东省汛期蒸发皿蒸发量逐年减少的重要原因。