利用BRDF原型和单方向反射率数据估算地表反照率

地表反照率是影响地表能量收支平衡的决定性参数之一,精确反演地表反照率需要考虑地表各向异性反射特征。本文尝试以双向反射分布函数BRDF原型为地表各向异性反射的先验知识,通过单方向反射率反演地表反照率。首先根据地面实测及MODIS多角度反射率数据对反演方法进行分析和精度评价,然后借助MODIS BRDF产品统计出研究区的主导BRDF原型,并联合环境一号卫星(HJ-1)单方向反射率数据反演30 m地表反照率,最终将结果与地表实测数据进行比较。结果表明:BRDF原型对BRDF的变化进行了约束,且能够适用于几十米尺度的遥感数据反照率的反演;不同级别的各向异性反射特征的分布是不均一的,借助于主导BRDF原型能够使大部分样本的地表反照率满足精度要求;利用研究区MODIS BRDF产品统计得到的主导BRDF原型为先验知识,通过HJ-1数据反演得到的地表反照率与地表实测反照率有较高的一致性,而朗伯假定条件下的反照率高于实测结果。本文算法简单高效,可为产生全国范围的中高分辨卫星反照率产品提供有价值的算法参考。     

融合Landsat ETM+和MODIS数据估算高时空分辨率地表短波反照率

提出一种通过融合高空间低时间分辨率、低空间高时间分辨率地表短波反照率,来估算高时空分辨率地表短波反照率的方法。首先,利用Landsat ETM+数据,通过窄波段到宽波段的转换得到一景或多景空间分辨率较高的ETM+蓝天空短波反照率;然后,在MODIS短波反照率产品基础上,以天空光比例因子为权重,得到空间分辨率较低的MODIS蓝天空短波反照率;最后,利用STARFM(Spatial and Temporal Adaptive Reflectance Fusion Model)模型融合ETM+短波反照率的空间变化信息和MODIS短波反照率的时间变化信息,得到高时空分辨率的地表短波反照率。针对STARFM模型在异质性区域估算精度降低的问题,通过以MODIS反照率影像各像元的端元(各地类)反照率取代MODIS像元反照率来提取时空变化等信息参与STARFM模型的融合过程,达到提高异质性区域估算精度的目的。结果显示,直接利用STARFM模型估算得到的高空间分辨率地表短波反照率处在合理的精度范围内(RMSE0.02),用改进后的STARFM模型估算得到的异质性区域短波反照率和真实ETM+短波反照率间的相关系数增大。     

Employing ground and satellite-based QuickBird data and random forest to discriminate five tree species in a Southern African Woodland

With the emergence of very high spatial and spectral resolution data set, the resolution gap that existed between remote-sensing data set and aerial photographs has decreased. The decrease in resolution gap has allowed accurate discrimination of different tree species. In this study, discrimination of indigenous tree species (n?=?5) was carried out using ground based hyperspectral data resampled to QuickBird bands and the actual QuickBird imagery for the area around Palapye, Botswana. The purpose of the study was to compare the accuracies of resampled hyperspectral data (resampled to QuickBird sensors) with the actual image (QuickBird image) in discriminating between the indigenous tree species. We performed Random Forest (RF) using canopy reflectance taking from ground-based hyperspectral sensor and the reflectance delineated regions of the tree species. The overall accuracies for classifying the five tree species was 79.86 and 88.78% for both the resampled and actual image, respectively. We observed that resampled data set can be upscale to actual image with the same or even greater level of accuracy. We therefore conclude that high spectral and spatial resolution data set has substantial potential for tree species discrimination in savannah environments.     

北京城市不透水层覆盖度遥感估算

 应用线性光谱混合模型研究城市环境生物物理组成，端元的确定是其关键。城市地表同物异谱现象显著，光谱变异强烈，对于高反照率地物尤其突出。端元的光谱变异对线性光谱混合模型拟合结果产生重要影响。以同种纯净地物光谱曲线形状具有相似性为出发点，提出了一种端元优化选取方法，在此基础上计算了北京城市地表不透水层覆盖度。研究结果表明，该方法能够在一定程度上减小端元光谱变异性对线性光谱混合模型拟合结果的影响，进而提高城市不透水层覆盖度的估算精度。     

利用Landsat TM数据和地面观测数据验证GLASS反照率产品

Global LAnd Surface Satellite Products System(GLASS)反照率产品基于Angular Bin(AB)算法,仅使用单一观测角度的地表或大气层顶反射率数据就能较为准确地反演地表宽波段反照率,具有较高的时间分辨率,可以反映降雪、融雪、收割等状况下地表反照率的快速变化。遵循"一检两恰"的验证流程对这一反照率产品进行验证,首先使用FLUXNET站点验证数据对AB算法反演的Landsat Thematic Mapper(TM)高分辨地表反照率数据进行验证,再将TM高分辨反照率聚合到GLASS像元尺度对GLASS反照率产品进行验证。挑选FLUXNET的5个站点,筛选无云条件下的TM高分辨率影像,共获得103组有效验证数据。验证结果表明,GLASS反照率产品具有较高的精度,总体误差约为0.0163,可以满足大多数应用的精度需求。     

辐射特征支持下的城市高分影像阴影校正

大量城市建筑使得高分影像中含有许多阴影区。这些阴影区在土地利用分类、植被绿度调查等遥感应用中会较大地影响结果精度,降低数据使用效率并增加研究成本。基于同一地物阴影区与临近非阴影区反射率相等这一辐射特征关系,通过建立辐射传输方程,发展了一种新的城市高分遥感影像阴影校正方法 RERB(Reflectance Equality Relationship Based Method)。利用RERB对不同城市(北京和荷兰Enschede)不同高分多光谱影像(Geo Eye-1和Quick Bird)进行阴影校正,并对比分析其与被广泛采用的均值方差变换法MVT(Mean and Variance Transformation)的校正结果,通过定性和定量精度评价发现:(1)RERB能很好地将城市阴影区影像视觉特征(颜色、纹理、色调等)信息恢复到与非阴影区同一水平上;(2)RERB恢复后的阴影区具有丰富的细节信息且在视觉上与临近非阴影区具有良好的一致性;(3)RERB恢复后的城市柏油路面和水泥路面阴影区辐射信息具有较低的误差,可见光-近红外波段的平均误差分别为7%和9%。同时RERB能较好地恢复城市阴影区植被波谱特征信息。     

Sentinel-2A与Landsat 8O LI逐像元辐射归一化方法研究

考虑不同传感器光谱响应函数差异及不同地物类型反射率光谱的差异,提出了一种逐像元辐射归一化方法,并以2017年7月17日内蒙古达里诺尔湖地区准同步过境的Sentinel-2A及Landsat 8数据为例,对两类数据可见-近红外波段（VNIR）地表反射率结果进行归一化。首先采用Sen2cor方法及NASA官方提供大气校正算法,分别对Sentinel-2A及Landsat 8 OLI影像进行大气校正并重采样到同一空间分辨率;然后基于光谱库计算匹配因子并构建图像与光谱库之间的匹配转换模型,实现像元尺度上从Sentinel-2影像到Landsat 8影像地表反射率相似波段之间的转换。结果表明,经逐像元归一化的影像相比原始影像及经HLS光谱归一化的影像,与Landsat 8 VNIR波段的相关性明显提高,辐射一致性增强。该转换模型为多源中高分辨率遥感图像高精度辐射归一化提供了新思路。     

Integration of VNIR and SWIR spectral reflectance for mapping mineral resources; A case study,north east of Hajjah,Yemen

Laboratory reflectance spectra of 18 rock samples from the Precambrian basement of north east of Hajjah were measured and analyzed using the instrument of FieldSpec3 with spectral range 0.250–2.500 μm. The aim of this study is to use the spectral reflectance of rocks for mapping the mineral resources in the north east of Hajjah. The altered system in the study area comprises of silicification, sericitification, oxidation, clay minerals and carbonatization. Silicified alteration is not distinguishable in the regions of Visible-Near Infrared (VNIR) and Short wave Infrared (SWIR) of the electromagnetic spectrum, because of lack of diagnostic spectral absorption features in silica in this wavelength. Although the arsenopyrite and pyrite are wide spread in the whole study area their features do not appear in any range of spectra because they exhibit trans-opaque behavior and often lack distinction in VNIR and SWIR. The entire spectral reflectance curves of samples show alteration. Based on the examination of laboratory spectra all samples in the study area show promise in the field of mineral resources.     

Surface albedo from the geostationary Communication,Ocean and Meteorological Satellite (COMS)/Meteorological Imager (MI) observation system

The surface albedo is an essential climate variable that is considered in many applications used for predicting climate and understanding the mechanisms of climate change. In this study, surface albedo was estimated using a bidirectional reflectance distribution function model based on Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite/Meteorological Imager data. Geostationary orbiting satellite data are suitable for a level 2 product like albedo, which requires a synthetic process to estimate. The authors modified established methods to consider the geometry of the solar-surface-sensor of COMS/MI. Of note, the viewing zenith angle term was removed from the kernel integration used for estimating spectral albedo. Finally, the spectral (narrow) albedo was converted into the broadband albedo with shortwave length (approximately 0.3–2.5 μm). This study determined conversion coefficients using only one spectral albedo of visible channel. The estimated albedo had a relatively high correlation with Satellite Pour l’Observation de la Terre/Vegetation and low unweighted error values specific for land types or times. The validation results show that estimated albedo has a root mean square error of 0.0134 at Jeju flux site that indicates accuracy similar to that of other satellite-based products.     

Studies on Textural and Compositional Characteristics of Sand and Clay Mixtures Using Hyperspectral Radiometry

This paper examines the hyperspectral signatures (in the Visible Near Infrared (VNIR)-Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) regions) of soil samples with varying colour and minerals. 36 samples of sands (from river and beach) with differing clay contents were examined using a hyperspectral radiometer operating in the 350–2,500 nm range, and the spectral curves were obtained. Analysis of the spectra indicates that there is an overall increase in the reflectance in the VNIR-SWIR region with an increase in the content of kaolinite clay in the sand samples. As regards the red and black clays and sand mixtures, the overall reflectance increases with decreasing clay content. Several spectral parameters such as depth of absorption at 1,400 nm and 1,900 nm regions, radius of curvature of the absorption troughs, slope at a particular wavelength region and the peak reflectance values were derived. There exists a correlation between certain of these spectral parameters (depth, slope, position, peak reflectance, area under the curve and radius of the curve) and the compositional and textural parameters of the soils. Based on these well-defined relations, it is inferred that hyperspectral radiometry in the VNIR and SWIR regions can be used to identify the type of clay and estimate the clay content in a given soil and thus define its geotechnical category.     

Linking socioeconomic classes and land cover data in Lima,Peru: Assessment through the application of remote sensing and GIS

The spatial differentiation of socioeconomic classes in a city can deliver insight into the nexus of urban development and the environment. The purpose of this paper is to identify poor and rich regions in large cities according to the predominant physical characteristics of the regions. Meaningful spatial information from urban systems can be derived using remote sensing and GIS tools, especially in large difficult-to-manage cities where the dynamics of development results in rapid changes to urban patterns. We use here very high resolution imagery data for the identification of homogeneous socioeconomic zones in a city. We formulate the categorization task as a GIS analysis of an image classified with conventional techniques. Experiments are conducted using a QuickBird image of a study area in Lima, Peru. We provide accuracy assessment of results compared to ground truth data. Results show an approximated allocation of socioeconomic zones within Lima. The methodology described could also be applied to other urban centers, particularly large cities of Latin America, which have characteristics similar to those of the study area.     

MRF框架下的区域增长模型在城镇识别中的应用

提出一种MRF框架下以过分割区域为基本生长单位的区域增长模型,并以其实现城镇识别.该模型首先通过纹理分析和滤波运算得到初始种子点,然后由均值漂移算法运算过分割区域,并将种子点对应的区域设为种子区域,最后,从种子区域开始,根据MRF框架下提出的增长准则,得到最终的城镇识别结果.对QuickBird和IKONOS遥感影像的...     

Possibilities of soil spectroscopy for the classification of contaminated areas in river floodplains

During the past decades, large amounts of diffuse contaminated soil material have been deposited in the floodplains of the river Rhine in the Netherlands. The dynamic character of this river causes a large spatial variability in the contamination level of its floodplain soils. Characterisation of the spatial variability exclusively based on soil sampling and analysis is often insufficient and expensive. Hyperspectral images can provide additional spatial information for a proper characterisation of the contamination situation of river floodplains. This paper describes the possible application of soil spectroscopy to estimate metal concentration levels in river floodplains. Soil reflectance spectra in the visible-near infrared region (VNIR) were measured in the laboratory for soil samples taken from two river floodplains along the river Waal, the main tributary of the river Rhine in the Netherlands. A multivariate calibration procedure using partial least squares (PLS) regression was applied to establish a relationship between reflectance spectra in the visible-near infrared (VNIR) region and spectrally active soil characteristics (organic matter and clay content) that are intercorrelated with concentration levels of Cd and Zn. Results of the analysis of two river floodplains are summarised and the influence of scale-level and sub soil material on the prediction capability is discussed.     

MISR和MODIS二向性反射数据产品的对比分析

利用4种地表类型共16个地面站点的MISR 9个角度反射率数据产品和MODIS反射率数据产品(MOD09A1), 对比两种传感器获取的地表方向反射观测数据和用BRDF模型参数产品计算的方向反射数据, 分析了这两种BRDF模型参数的外推能力。研究结果表明: (1) MISR和MODIS BRDF模型参数数据产品都具有一定的对观测数据以外方向反射的外推能力, 相比用MISR BRDF模型参数数据外推到相应MODIS观测角度方向反射的结果一致性较强。(2) 采用两种BRDF模型参数推算的方向反射率与观测数据的接近程度有随观测天顶角的增大而减弱的趋势, 在观测天顶角较小时一致性较好。(3) 所用数据处理结果显示, MODIS BRDF模型参数数据产品在近垂直主平面方向反射率推算结果相比近主平面方向的推算结果更接近观测数据。     

城市不透水表面遥感估算研究

作为城市化水平的关键指示因子,不透水表面已经被广泛应用在城市生态环境评估中。利用TM影像,采用附有限制条件的线性光谱混合模型对北京城区的不透水表面分布进行空间分析。通过高反照率、低反照率、植被及土壤4类光谱端元的线性组合表征城市土地覆盖类型,综合剔除噪声影响后的高、低反照率分量,估算北京城区不透水表面分布。研究结果表明：利用附有限制条件的线性光谱分解得到的RMS平均值为0．003428。其不透水表面分布结果与同期spot-5对比验证,R2为0．932,均方根误差为0．086,结果令人满意。     

Estimating soil salinity in Pingluo County of China using QuickBird data and soil reflectance spectra

Soil salinization is a worldwide environmental problem with severe economic and social consequences. In this paper, estimating the soil salinity of Pingluo County, China by a partial least squares regression (PLSR) predictive model was carried out using QuickBird data and soil reflectance spectra. At first, a relationship between the sensitive bands of soil salinity acquired from measured reflectance spectra and the spectral coverage of seven commonly used optical sensors was analyzed. Secondly, the potentiality of QuickBird data in estimating soil salinity by analyzing the correlations between the measured reflectance spectra and reflectance spectra derived from QuickBird data and analyzing the contributions of each band of QuickBird data to soil salinity estimation Finally, a PLSR predictive model of soil salinity was developed using reflectance spectra from QuickBird data and eight spectral indices derived from QuickBird data. The results indicated that the sensitive bands covered several bands of each optical sensor and these sensors can be used for soil salinity estimation. The result of estimation model showed that an accurate prediction of soil salinity can be made based on the PLSR method (R² = 0.992, RMSE = 0.195). The PLSR model's performance was better than that of the stepwise multiple regression (SMR) method. The results also indicated that using spectral indices such as intensity within spectral bands (Int1, Int2), soil salinity indices (SI1, SI2, SI3), the brightness index (BI), the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and the ratio vegetation index (RVI) as independent model variables can help to increase the accuracy of soil salinity mapping. The NDVI and RVI can help to reduce the influences of vegetation cover and soil moisture on prediction accuracy. The method developed in this paper can be applied in other arid and semi-arid areas, such as western China.     

Fusion of VNIR and thermal infrared remote sensing data based on GA-SOFM neural network

The multi-source data fusion methods are rarely involved in VNIR and thermal infrared remote sensing at present. Therefore, the potential advantages of the two kinds of data have not yet been adequately tapped, which results in low calculation precision of parameters related with land surface temperature. A new fusion method is put forward where the characteristics of the high spatial resolution of VNIR (visible and near infrared) data and the high temporal resolution of thermal infrared data are fully explored in this paper. Non-linear fusion is implemented to obtain the land surface temperature in high spatial resolution and the high temporal resolution between the land surface parameters estimated from VNIR data and the thermal infrared data by means of GA-SOFM (genetic algorithms & self-organizing feature maps)-ANN (artificial neural network). Finally, the method is verified by ASTER satellite data. The result shows that the method is simple and convenient and can rapidly capture land surface temperature distribution of higher resolution with high precision.     

面向对象的城市水体信息提取方法

以北碚主城区为研究区域,利用面向对象方法对高分辨率遥感影像的水体进行提取,首先对QuickBird卫星影像进行分辨率融合,然后充分利用影像的光谱信息、拓扑关系、形状特征、大小信息等构建知识库进行分类。实验表明,该分类方法消除单纯利用光谱信息的缺陷,提高了分类精度。