A Novel Inversion Approach for the Kernel-Driven BRDF Model for Heterogeneous Pixels

The bidirectional reflectance distribution function(BRDF)of the land surface contains information relating to its physical structure and composition.Accurate BRDF modeling for heterogeneous pixels is important for global ecosystem monitoring and radiation balance studies.However,the original kerneldriven models,which many operational BRDF/Albedo algorithms have adopted,do not explicitly consider the heterogeneity within heterogeneous pixels,which may result in large fitting residuals.In this paper,we attempted to improve the fitting ability of the kernel-driven models over heterogeneous pixels by changing the inversion approach and proposed a dynamic weighted least squares(DWLS)inversion approach.The performance of DWLS and the traditional ordinary least squares(OLS)inversion approach were compared using simulated data.We also evaluated its ability to reconstruct multiangle satellite observations and provide accurate BRDF using unmanned aerial vehicle observations.The results show that the developed DWLS approach improves the accuracy of modeled BRDF of heterogeneous pixels.The DWLS approach applied to satellite observations shows better performance than the OLS method in study regions and exhibits smaller mean fitting residuals both in the red and near-infrared bands.The DWLS approach also shows higher BRDF modeling accuracy than the OLS approach with unmanned aerial vehicle observations.These results indicate that the DWLS inversion approach can be a better choice when kernel-driven models are used for heterogeneous pixels.

Satellite-observed changes in terrestrial vegetation growth trends across the Asia-Pacific region associated with land cover and climate from 1982 to 2011

The Asia-Pacific(AP)region has experienced faster warming than the global average in recent decades and has experienced more climate extremes,however little is known about the response of vegetation growth to these changes.The updated Global Inventory Modeling and Mapping Studies third-generation global satellite Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Normalized Difference Vegetation Index dataset and gridded reanalysis climate data were used to investigate the spatiotemporal changes in both trends of vegetation dynamic indicators and climatic variables.We then further analyzed their relations associated with land cover across the AP region.The main findings are threefold:(1)at continental scales the AP region overall experienced a gradual and significant increasing trend in vegetation growth during the last three decades,and this NDVI trend corresponded with an insignificant increasing trend in temperature;(2)vegetation growth was negatively and significantly correlated with the Pacific Decadal Oscillation index and the El Niño/Southern Oscillation(ENSO)in AP;and(3)at pixel scales,except for Australia,both vegetation growth and air temperature significantly increased in the majority of study regions and vegetation growth spatially correlated with temperature;In Australia and other water-limited regions vegetation growth positively correlated with precipitation.

A Bibliometric Visualization Review of the MODIS LAI/FPAR Products from 1995 to 2020

The MODIS LAI/FPAR products have been widely used in various fields since their first public release in 2000.This review intends to summarize the history,development trends,scientific collaborations,disciplines involved,and research hotspots of these products.Its aim is to intrigue researchers and stimulate new research direction.Based on literature data from the Web of Science(WOS)and associated funding information,we conducted a bibliometric visualization review of the MODIS LAI/FPAR products from 1995 to 2020 using bibliometric and social network analysis(SNA)methods.We drew the following conclusions:(1)research based on the MODIS LAI/FPAR shows an upward trend with a multiyear average growth rate of 24.9%in the number of publications.(2)Researchers from China and the USA are the backbone of this research area,among which the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)is the core research institution.(3)Research based on the MODIS LAI/FPAR covers a wide range of disciplines but mainly focus on environmental science and ecology.(4)Ecology,crop production estimation,algorithm improvement,and validation are the hotspots of these studies.(5)Broadening the research field,improving the algorithms,and overcoming existing difficulties in heterogeneous surface,scale effects,and complex terrains will be the trend of future research.Our work provides a clear view of the development of the MODIS LAI/FPAR products and valuable information for scholars to broaden their research fields.