青岛近海浒苔光谱特征研究

针对从2008年以来,每年夏季我国黄海南部暴发大面积的浒苔(Enteromorpha)灾害,对海洋环境及经济造成不利影响的状况,为了进一步研究浒苔特性,为利用遥感手段监测浒苔提供一定的理论依据,通过实地测量不同条件下浒苔的光谱反射率曲线,定性分析了浒苔的光谱特征。结果表明,浒苔的基本光谱特征表现为在蓝光波段和红光波段形成反射谷,在绿光波段形成反射峰,而在近红外波段反射率明显增大,形成高反射峰。因此将红光波段和近红外波段作为敏感波段,利用NDVI(归一化植被指数)提取遥感图像上的浒苔信息,可取得较好效果,有利于浒苔监测。     

Applicability of Landsat 8 data for characterizing glacier facies and supraglacial debris

The present work evaluates the applicability of operational land imager (OLI) and thermal infrared sensor (TIRS) on-board Landsat 8 satellite. We demonstrate an algorithm for automated mapping of glacier facies and supraglacial debris using data collected in blue, near infrared (NIR), short wave infrared (SWIR) and thermal infrared (TIR) bands. The reflectance properties in visible and NIR regions of OLI for various glacier facies are in contrast with those in SWIR region. Based on the premise that different surface types (snow, ice and debris) of a glacier should show distinct thermal regimes, the ‘at-satellite brightness temperature’ obtained using TIRS was used as a base layer for developing the algorithm. This base layer was enhanced and modified using contrasting reflectance properties of OLI bands. In addition to facies and debris cover characterization, another interesting outcome of this algorithm was extraction of crevasses on the glacier surface which were distinctly visible in output and classified images. The validity of this algorithm was checked using field data along a transect of the glacier acquired during the satellite pass over the study area. With slight scene-dependent threshold adjustments, this work can be replicated for mapping glacier facies and supraglacial debris in any alpine valley glacier.     

Improved coastal wetland mapping using very-high 2-meter spatial resolution imagery

Accurate wetland maps are a fundamental requirement for land use management and for wetland restoration planning. Several wetland map products are available today; most of them based on remote sensing images, but their different data sources and mapping methods lead to substantially different estimations of wetland location and extent. We used two very high-resolution (2 m) WorldView-2 satellite images and one (30 m) Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) image to assess wetland coverage in two coastal areas of Tampa Bay (Florida): Fort De Soto State Park and Weedon Island Preserve. An initial unsupervised classification derived from WorldView-2 was more accurate at identifying wetlands based on ground truth data collected in the field than the classification derived from Landsat 8 OLI (82% vs. 46% accuracy). The WorldView-2 data was then used to define the parameters of a simple and efficient decision tree with four nodes for a more exacting classification. The criteria for the decision tree were derived by extracting radiance spectra at 1500 separate pixels from the WorldView-2 data within field-validated regions. Results for both study areas showed high accuracy in both wetland (82% at Fort De Soto State Park, and 94% at Weedon Island Preserve) and non-wetland vegetation classes (90% and 83%, respectively). Historical, published land-use maps overestimate wetland surface cover by factors of 2–10 in the study areas. The proposed methods improve speed and efficiency of wetland map production, allow semi-annual monitoring through repeat satellite passes, and improve the accuracy and precision with which wetlands are identified.     

Landsat系列卫星光学遥感器辐射定标方法综述

Landsat系列卫星自1972发射以来,已经连续提供了40多年的中等分辨率多光谱遥感数据,广泛应用于农业、水资源管理、灾害响应等领域。目前,很多研究人员开始考虑利用这些数据开展中分辨率尺度的长时间序列地表定量信息监测,更加精细地反映局地甚至全球气候变化。开展这些研究的前提在于对数据进行辐射定标,并通过不同卫星的交叉辐射传递保证数据辐射精度的一致性。从Landsat 1到Landsat 8,随着遥感器性能和数据获取能力的提升,辐射定标方法不断更新,涉及发射前实验室定标、内定标灯方法、全孔径太阳定标器方法、交叉定标方法、场地定标方法等。本文在对Landsat系列卫星的遥感器性能进行分类、归纳、对比的基础上,系统梳理了Landsat系列卫星遥感器辐射定标方法发展过程以及不同定标方法的优缺点,特别是对定标精度的影响。Landsat系列卫星辐射定标的发展过程为遥感数据高精度定量化应用提供了非常重要的基础,未来辐射定标方法不但要随着新型遥感器研制而更新,更要注重多源遥感数据的交叉验证以及全过程辐射定标方法的完善与应用,保障遥感数据辐射定标精度的一致性。     

An analysis of urban expansion and its associated thermal characteristics using Landsat imagery

There has been an increasing interest in mapping and monitoring urban land use/land cover using remote sensing techniques. However, there still exist quite a number of challenges in deriving urban extent and its expansion density from remote sensing data quantitatively. This study utilized Landsat TM/ETM+ remote sensing data to assess urban expansion and its thermal characteristics with a case study in the city of Changsha, China. We proposed a new approach for quantitatively determining built-up area, its expansion density and their respective relationship with land surface temperature (LST) patterns. An urban expansion metric was also developed using a moving window mechanism to identify urban built-up area and its expansion density based on selected threshold values. The study suggested that urban extent and its expansion density, as well as surface thermal characteristics and patterns could be identified through quantitatively derived remotely sensed indices and LST, which offer meaningful characteristics in quantifying urban expansion density and urban thermal pattern. Results from the case study demonstrated that: (1) the built-up area and urban expansion density have significantly increased in the city of Changsha from 1990 to 2001; and (2) the differences of urban expansion densities correspond to thermal effects, where a high percentage of imperviousness is usually associated with the area covered by high surface temperature.     

基于移动窗口分析法的西安市热岛效应研究

本文利用西安市两期Landsat5 TM影像,提取了西安市土地利用变化信息、NDVI指数、MNDWI指数和地表亮温,并基于移动窗口分析法进行了热岛效应边界的定量研究,旨在为陕西省地理国(省)情监测中环境监测部分探索一些可行的研究方法。研究结果表明:11年间,西安市热岛效应的发展趋势与城市扩张情况基本一致;地表亮温与植被指数和水体指数存在负相关关系,因此增加植被和水体面积有助于调节城市热岛效应的强度。     

Satellite remote sensing for monitoring of vanishing seagrass in Swedish coastal waters

Jon Martin Trolldalen: On the fringe - a systems approach to the evolution of the environment and agricultural production in The Gambia, West Africa, 1948-1983. Dr. scient. thesis. Department of Geography, University of Oslo, 1986.     

Longitudinal analysis of the road network development and land-cover change in Lop Buri province, Thailand, 1989-2006

Land use and land-cover change (LUCC) is mainly a consequence of human activities such as road network development. In Thailand, the explicit objective of road network development has been to foster economic and social development. The extent of change in roads and land-cover change in Lop Buri between 1989-2006 is analyzed. We hypothesized that road development is a key driver of land-cover change and will cause, substantial changes in areas of forest cover, cultivated food and cash crops. We used land-cover classifications of Landsat imagery and resultant class trajectories to measure change. We then analyzed the relationships between roads, land-cover types, and land-cover trajectories. Overall, cash crops increased while forest and food crops declined between 1989-2006. The relationships between distance to roads and land- cover trajectories indicate that as the distance to roads increase, there are fewer changes in LUCC. The results suggest that in this case study, an increase in road network contributes to an increase in upland crops. In turn, the increase in upland crop production is one of the factors linked to economic development.