结合像元分解和STARFM模型的遥感数据融合

高空间、时间分辨率遥感数据在监测地表快速变化方面具有重要的作用。然而,对于特定传感器获取的遥感影像在空间分辨率和时间分辨率上存在不可调和的矛盾,遥感数据时空融合技术是解决这一矛盾的有效方法。本文利用像元分解降尺方法(Downscaling mixed pixel)和STARFM模型(Spatial and Temporal Adaptive Reflectance Fusion Model)相结合的CDSTARFM算法(Combination of Downscaling Mixed Pixel Algorithm and Spatial and Temporal Adaptive Reflectance Fusion Model)进行遥感数据融合。首先,利用像元分解降尺度方法对参与融合的MODIS数据进行分解降尺度处理;其次,利用分解降尺度的MODIS数据替代STARFM模型中直接重采样的MODIS数据进行数据融合;最后以Landsat 8和MODIS遥感影像数据对该方法进行了实验。结果表明:(1)CDSTARFM算法比STARFM和像元分解降尺度算法具有更高的融合精度;(2)CDSTARFM能够在较小的窗口下获得更高的融合精度,在相同的窗口下其融合精度也高于STARFM;(3)CDSTARFM融合的影像更接近真实影像,消除了像元分解降尺度影像中的"图斑"和STARFM模型融合影像中的"MODIS像元边界"。     

基于超分辨率重建的多时相MODIS与Landsat反射率融合方法

提出一种基于超分辨率重建的MODIS与Landsat反射率图像融合方法,以STARFM算法与超分辨率重建为基础,使用观测的MODIS和Landsat地表反射率图像预测给定时刻的Landsat合成反射率图像。该方法利用基于稀疏表示的超分辨率重建方法对MODIS图像进行分辨率增强,实验结果表明这一操作能够增加原MODIS图像的空间细节,有助于提高STARFM算法的预测精度;另一方面,考虑输入两个基时刻图像相差较大时原STARFM算法预测的反射率会存在"时间平滑"的问题,限制每次只使用一个基时刻MODIS和Landsat图像对进行STARFM预测,使用逐图像块选择策略,从由两个基时刻图像分别进行预测得到的两组预测图像中选择最优的预测,同样得到了优于STARFM算法的预测结果。     

基于半方差函数的STARFM改进模型

基于空间变异理论,本文提出了一种基于半方差函数的STARFM改进模型。该模型利用半方差函数分析基准Landsat影像的空间统计特性,确定影像各波段的空间相关距离——变程,然后将变程的2倍作为STARFM模型滑动窗口的宽度,预测了指定MDOIS时刻的Landsat影像;改变滑动窗口大小后的预测影像和实际观测影像各波段的平均绝对差值和平均差值均大于利用半方差函数确定滑动窗口宽度的预测影像,表明STARFM改进模型具有优越性。     

Improving the mapping of crop types in the Midwestern U.S. by fusing Landsat and MODIS satellite data

Mapping crop types is of great importance for assessing agricultural production, land-use patterns, and the environmental effects of agriculture. Indeed, both radiometric and spatial resolution of Landsat’s sensors images are optimized for cropland monitoring. However, accurate mapping of crop types requires frequent cloud-free images during the growing season, which are often not available, and this raises the question of whether Landsat data can be combined with data from other satellites. Here, our goal is to evaluate to what degree fusing Landsat with MODIS Nadir Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF)-Adjusted Reflectance (NBAR) data can improve crop-type classification. Choosing either one or two images from all cloud-free Landsat observations available for the Arlington Agricultural Research Station area in Wisconsin from 2010 to 2014, we generated 87 combinations of images, and used each combination as input into the Spatial and Temporal Adaptive Reflectance Fusion Model (STARFM) algorithm to predict Landsat-like images at the nominal dates of each 8-day MODIS NBAR product. Both the original Landsat and STARFM-predicted images were then classified with a support vector machine (SVM), and we compared the classification errors of three scenarios: 1) classifying the one or two original Landsat images of each combination only, 2) classifying the one or two original Landsat images plus all STARFM-predicted images, and 3) classifying the one or two original Landsat images together with STARFM-predicted images for key dates. Our results indicated that using two Landsat images as the input of STARFM did not significantly improve the STARFM predictions compared to using only one, and predictions using Landsat images between July and August as input were most accurate. Including all STARFM-predicted images together with the Landsat images significantly increased average classification error by 4% points (from 21% to 25%) compared to using only Landsat images. However, incorporating only STARFM-predicted images for key dates decreased average classification error by 2% points (from 21% to 19%) compared to using only Landsat images. In particular, if only a single Landsat image was available, adding STARFM predictions for key dates significantly decreased the average classification error by 4 percentage points from 30% to 26% (p < 0.05). We conclude that adding STARFM-predicted images can be effective for improving crop-type classification when only limited Landsat observations are available, but carefully selecting images from a full set of STARFM predictions is crucial. We developed an approach to identify the optimal subsets of all STARFM predictions, which gives an alternative method of feature selection for future research.     

三种 TM 与 MODIS 数据融合方法在山区的适用性研究

为解决Landsat数据云覆盖和扫描线校正仪失效的影响,弥补可能的Landsat数据的空缺,找出在山区的最佳融合方法,本文比较了山区地形起伏对3种主要的TM与MODIS融合方法的影响,为消除BRDF效应对各方法的不同影响,文中使用MODIS BRDF/Abedo产品,统一采用核驱动模型对数据进行了BRDF校正。评估结果表明：①山区地形起伏,影像细节部分较多,ESTARFM具有对这些复杂异质地区较好的处理能力,其融合结果的各波段在山区都有比半物理方法和STARFM更高的精度;②三种方法都会在地形起伏区的背阴面产生出现较大的误差,而使这些区域的融合结果变得不可靠;③目前为止,ESTARFM可能是唯一适合在山区进行植被动态监测的方法。     

MODIS和HJ-1 CCD数据时空融合重构NDVI时间序列

遥感数据反演高时空分辨率NDVI对监测植被动态变化过程具有重要意义,然而受天气影响,单颗卫星难以提供时间连续的高空间分辨率NDVI数据。以华北平原中东部为实验区,联合HJ-1 CCD数据和MODIS数据,对STARFM算法进行了改进,(1)考虑了不同地物对光谱响应的差异,为减少分类错误利用统计学上()对分类数据进行筛选,按照不同地物类型分别利用线性拟合方法修改光谱距离权重;(2)定义了预测半径,对HJ-1 CCD数据因外界影响而缺失的影像进行了预测。结果表明,与真实影像相比,预测结果呈现了较好的空间一致性,相关系数均达到了极显著相关,改进算法的预测精度要高于原算法。利用该方法将HJ-1 CCD NDVI的空间变化信息与MODIS NDVI时间变化信息有机结合重构了高时空分辨率NDVI序列,有效补充了HJ-1CCD NDVI的缺失数据集。     

An enhanced spatiotemporal fusion method – Implications for coal fire monitoring using satellite imagery

Many real-world applications require remotely sensed images at both high spatial and temporal resolutions. This requirement, however, is generally not met by single satellite system. A number of spatiotemporal fusion models have been developed to overcome this constraint. Landsat and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) data have been extensively used for detection and monitoring of active fires at different scales. Fusing the data obtained from these sensors will, therefore, significantly contribute to the satellite-based monitoring of fires. Among the available spatiotemporal fusion methods, the spatial and temporal adaptive reflectance fusion model (STARFM) and enhanced STARFM (ESTARFM) algorithms have been widely used for studying the land surface dynamics in the homogeneous and heterogeneous regions. The present study explores the applicability of STARFM and ESTARFM algorithms for fusing the high spatial resolution Landsat-8 OLI data with high temporal resolution VIIRS data in the context of active surface coal fire monitoring. Further, a modified version of ESTARFM algorithm, referred as modified-ESTARFM, is developed to improve the performance of the fusion model. Jharia coalfield (India), known for widespread occurrences of coal fires, is taken as the study area. The qualitative and quantitative assessments of the predicted (synthetic) Landsat-like images from different algorithms (STARFM, modified-STARFM, ESTARFM, modified-ESTARFM) indicate that the modified-ESTARFM outperforms the other fusion approaches used in this study. Considering the advantages, limitations and performance of the algorithms used, modified-ESTARFM along with STARFM can be used for surface coal fire monitoring. The study will not only contribute to remote sensing based coal fire studies but also to other applications, such as forest fires, crop residue burning, land cover and land use change, vegetation phenology, etc.     

Multitemporal Landsat-MODIS fusion for cropland drought monitoring in El Salvador

Abstract

This study aims to develop an approach to characterize cropland drought conditions in El Salvador, Central America. The data were processed for 2016–2017 through three main steps: (1) reconstructing MODIS land-surface temperature (LST), (2) Landsat-MODIS data fusion and (3) drought delineation using the temperature vegetation dryness index (TVDI). The results of LST reconstruction using the random forests (RF) indicated the median RMSE value of 0.5?°C. The fusion results achieved from the STARFM compared with the reference Landsat data revealed close agreement with the correlation coefficient (r) values higher than 0.84. The TVDI results verified with that from the reference Landsat data indicated r values of 0.85 and 0.75 for 2016 and 2017, respectively. The larger very dry area was observed for the 2016 primera season due to prolonged droughts. Approximately 11.5% and 10.7% of croplands were, respectively, associated with very dry moisture condition in the 2016 and 2017 primera seasons.     

A Spatio-Temporal Enhancement Method for medium resolution LAI (STEM-LAI)

Satellite remote sensing has been used successfully to map leaf area index (LAI) across landscapes, but advances are still needed to exploit multi-scale data streams for producing LAI at both high spatial and temporal resolution. A multi-scale Spatio-Temporal Enhancement Method for medium resolution LAI (STEM-LAI) has been developed to generate 4-day time-series of Landsat-scale LAI from existing medium resolution LAI products. STEM-LAI has been designed to meet the demands of applications requiring frequent and spatially explicit information, such as effectively resolving rapidly evolving vegetation dynamics at sub-field (30 m) scales. In this study, STEM-LAI is applied to Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) based LAI data and utilizes a reference-based regression tree approach for producing MODIS-consistent, but Landsat-based, LAI. The Spatial and Temporal Adaptive Reflectance Fusion Model (STARFM) is used to interpolate the downscaled LAI between Landsat acquisition dates, providing a high spatial and temporal resolution improvement over existing LAI products. STARFM predicts high resolution LAI by blending MODIS and Landsat based information from a common acquisition date, with MODIS data from a prediction date. To demonstrate its capacity to reproduce fine-scale spatial features observed in actual Landsat LAI, the STEM-LAI approach is tested over an agricultural region in Nebraska. The implementation of a 250 m resolution LAI product, derived from MODIS 1 km data and using a scale consistent approach based on the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), is found to significantly improve accuracies of spatial pattern prediction, with the coefficient of efficiency (E) ranging from 0.77–0.94 compared to 0.01–0.85 when using 1 km LAI inputs alone. Comparisons against an 11-year record of in-situ measured LAI over maize and soybean highlight the utility of STEM-LAI in reproducing observed LAI dynamics (both characterized by r² = 0.86) over a range of plant development stages. Overall, STEM-LAI represents an effective downscaling and temporal enhancement mechanism that predicts in-situ measured LAI better than estimates derived through linear interpolation between Landsat acquisitions. This is particularly true when the in-situ measurement date is greater than 10 days from the nearest Landsat acquisition, with prediction errors reduced by up to 50%. With a streamlined and completely automated processing interface, STEM-LAI represents a flexible tool for LAI disaggregation in space and time that is adaptable to different land cover types, landscape heterogeneities, and cloud cover conditions.     

面向GF-1 WFV数据和MODIS数据的时空融合算法对比分析

对城市热岛效应、植物覆盖指数、叶面积指数等地表参数的高频次高精度反演,能更好地实现基于遥感手段的地表特征动态监测。然而,目前单一数据源的遥感影像还很难实现高时空分辨率数据的同步获取,时空融合技术是解决这个时空分辨率矛盾的有效方法。根据原理不同,时空融合算法可以分为基于线性模型的融合算法、基于光谱解混的融合算法等。高分卫星产品是近几年中国高分辨率对地观测系统重大专项天基系统中的首发星,对于该类数据的时空融合研究仍然较少。因此,本文拟采用4种常见的时空融合算法（STARFM、FSDAF、STDFA、Fit_FC）实现GF-1 WFV数据与MODIS数据的时空融合,分析这几种方法对GF-1 WFV数据时空融合的有效性和精度,从而为后续的研究提供一定依据。