The estimation of fractional vegetation cover(FVC) is important for identifying and monitoring desertification, especially in arid and semiarid regions. By using regression and pixel dichotomy models, we present the c...The estimation of fractional vegetation cover(FVC) is important for identifying and monitoring desertification, especially in arid and semiarid regions. By using regression and pixel dichotomy models, we present the comparison of Sentinel-2A(S2) multispectral instrument(MSI) and Landsat 8(L8) operational land imager(OLI) data regarding the retrieval of FVC in a semi-arid sandy area(Mu Us Sandland, China, in August 2016). A combination of unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV) high-spatial-resolution images and field plots were used to produce verified data. Based on a normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI) regression model, the results showed that, compared with that of L8, the coefficient of determination(R2) of S2 increased by 26.0%, and the root mean square error(RMSE) and the sum of absolute error(SAE) decreased by 3.0% and 11.4%, respectively. For the ratio vegetation index(RVI) regression model, compared with that of L8, the R2 of S2 increased by 26.0%, and the RMSE and SAE decreased by 8.0% and 20.0%, respectively. When the pixel dichotomy model was used, compared with that of L8, the RMSE of S2 decreased by 21.3%, and the SAE decreased by 26.9%. Overall, S2 performed better than L8 in terms of FVC inversion. Additionally, in this paper, we develop a verified scheme based on UAV data in combination with the object-based classification method. This scheme is feasible and sufficiently robust for building relationships between field data and inversion results from satellite data. Further, the synergy of multi-source sensors(especially UAVs and satellites) is a potential effective way to estimate and evaluate regional ecological environmental parameters(FVC).展开更多
An exponential relationship between net primary productivity (NPP) and integrated NDVI has been found in this paper. Based on the relationship and using multi-temporal 8 km resolution NOAA AVHRR-NDVI data, the spatial...An exponential relationship between net primary productivity (NPP) and integrated NDVI has been found in this paper. Based on the relationship and using multi-temporal 8 km resolution NOAA AVHRR-NDVI data, the spatial distribution and dynamic change of NPP and fractional vegetation cover in the Yellow River Basin from 1982 to 1999 are analyzed. Finally, the effect of rainfall on NDVI is examined. Results show that mean NPP and fractional vegetation cover have an inclining trend for the whole basin, and rainfall in flood season influences vegetation cover most.展开更多
Fractional vegetation cover(FVC)is an important parameter to measure crop growth.In studies of crop growth monitoring,it is very important to extract FVC quickly and accurately.As the most widely used FVC extraction m...Fractional vegetation cover(FVC)is an important parameter to measure crop growth.In studies of crop growth monitoring,it is very important to extract FVC quickly and accurately.As the most widely used FVC extraction method,the photographic method has the advantages of simple operation and high extraction accuracy.However,when soil moisture and acquisition times vary,the extraction results are less accurate.To accommodate various conditions of FVC extraction,this study proposes a new FVC extraction method that extracts FVC from a normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI)greyscale image of wheat by using a density peak k-means(DPK-means)algorithm.In this study,Yangfumai 4(YF4)planted in pots and Yangmai 16(Y16)planted in the field were used as the research materials.With a hyperspectral imaging camera mounted on a tripod,ground hyperspectral images of winter wheat under different soil conditions(dry and wet)were collected at 1 m above the potted wheat canopy.Unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)hyperspectral images of winter wheat at various stages were collected at 50 m above the field wheat canopy by a UAV equipped with a hyperspectral camera.The pixel dichotomy method and DPK-means algorithm were used to classify vegetation pixels and non-vegetation pixels in NDVI greyscale images of wheat,and the extraction effects of the two methods were compared and analysed.The results showed that extraction by pixel dichotomy was influenced by the acquisition conditions and its error distribution was relatively scattered,while the extraction effect of the DPK-means algorithm was less affected by the acquisition conditions and its error distribution was concentrated.The absolute values of error were 0.042 and 0.044,the root mean square errors(RMSE)were 0.028 and 0.030,and the fitting accuracy R2 of the FVC was 0.87 and 0.93,under dry and wet soil conditions and under various time conditions,respectively.This study found that the DPK-means algorithm was capable of achieving more accurate results than the pixel dichotomy method in various soil and time conditions and was an accurate and robust method for FVC extraction.展开更多
The objective of this paper is to improve the monitoring speed and precision of fractional vegetation cover (fc). It mainly focuses on fc estimation when fcmax and fcmin are not approximately equal to 100% and 0%, res...The objective of this paper is to improve the monitoring speed and precision of fractional vegetation cover (fc). It mainly focuses on fc estimation when fcmax and fcmin are not approximately equal to 100% and 0%, respectively due to using remote sensing image with medium or low spatial resolution. Meanwhile, we present a new method of fc estimation based on a random set of fc maximum and minimum values from digital camera (DC) survey data and a di- midiate pixel model. The results show that this is a convenient, efficient and accurate method for fc monitoring, with the maximum error -0.172 and correlation coefficient of 0.974 between DC survey data and the estimated value of the remote sensing model. The remaining DC survey data can be used as verification data for the precision of the fc estimation. In general, the estimation of fc based on DC survey data and a remote sensing model is a brand-new development trend and deserves further extensive utilization.展开更多
The construction of the Three Gorges Reservoir and the resettlement project have caused increasing contradictions between human and land,and led to the deterioration of the ecological environment. In order to ameliora...The construction of the Three Gorges Reservoir and the resettlement project have caused increasing contradictions between human and land,and led to the deterioration of the ecological environment. In order to ameliorate ecological environment of the Three Gorges Area, the government carried out several ecological restoration projects to improve the vegetation coverage from 1990 s. This paper aims to quantitatively analyze the impact of ecological projects on the vegetation in the Three Gorges Area of Chongqing, China. Landsat and MODIS data from 1992 to 2015 were used to estimate vegetation coverage. In addition, the land cover data of the European Space Agency(ESA) was used to explore the impact of ecological projects on land cover change. The cropland accounted for about 62% and the forestland accounted for about 34% of the total area. There was more than 90% of the study area covered with high or very high vegetation coverage.From 1992 to 2015, a total of 272.7 km;croplands were converted into forestland in the Ecological Migration Project(EMP), 795.6 km;in the Grain for Green Project(GGP), and 13.77 km;in the Ecological Restoration Zone Project(ERZP). Among the three projects, the GGP was the most powerful measure,with a contribution rate of 1.6%. The implementation of the ecological projects improved vegetation coverage, which indicated that the ecological projects measures were effective in ecological restoration.展开更多
Estimation of NEE of Grasslands ecosystems becomes mandatory as these grasslands with their wide spread (almost 40% of land of the earth) and high plant diversity play a major role in global carbon balances and NEE at...Estimation of NEE of Grasslands ecosystems becomes mandatory as these grasslands with their wide spread (almost 40% of land of the earth) and high plant diversity play a major role in global carbon balances and NEE at both local and global scale. The present study has been focused on understanding the role of different plant species responsible for variation in NEE of the Banni Grasslands of India. These grasslands form a belt of arid grassland having low growing forbs, graminoids and scattered tree cover. Due to its wide spread and inaccessibility of Banni, this study utilized spatial approach for evaluating carbon emissions and NEE. Landsat data was utilized for vegetation type classification and SMAP data for extraction of NEE values proved their potential for categorising vegetation type and generating NEE values precisely. Three major plant types were identified from the study area <i>viz.</i>, Grasslands, Land with <i>Acacia</i> and Land with <i>Prosopis</i>. Grasses were dominant covering 77% and the rest of the area was occupied by the other two classes, <i>i.e. Acacia</i> and <i>Prosopis</i>. The NEE values were higher for the grasses when compared to the other two plant species proving to be the active sinks when compared to other plants. The differential contribution of NEE by species has been depicted in the present work.展开更多
We proposed a method to separate ground points and vegetation points from discrete return,small footprint airborne laser scanner data,called skewness change algorithm.The method,which makes use of intensity of laser s...We proposed a method to separate ground points and vegetation points from discrete return,small footprint airborne laser scanner data,called skewness change algorithm.The method,which makes use of intensity of laser scanner data,is especially applicable in steep,and forested areas.It does not take slope of forested area into account,while other algorithms consider the change of slope in steep forested area.The ground points and vegetation points can be used to estimate digital terrain model(DTM) and fractional vegetation cover,respectively.A few vegetation points which were classified into the ground points were removed as noise before the generation of DTM.This method was tested in a test area of 10000 square meters.A LiteMapper -5600 laser system was used and a flight was carried out over a ground of 700―800 m.In this tested area,a total number of 1546 field measurement ground points were measured with a total station TOPCON GTS-602 and TOPCON GTS -7002 for validation of DTM and the mean error value is -18.5 cm and the RMSE(root mean square error) is ±20.9 cm.A data trap sizes of 4m in diameter from airborne laser scanner data was selected to compute vegetation fraction cover.Validation of fractional vegetation cover was carried out using 15 hemispherical photographs,which are georeferenced to centimeter accuracy by differential GPS.The gap fraction was computed over a range of zenith angles 10° using the gap light analyzer(GLA) from each hemispherical photograph.The R2 for the regression of fractional vegetation cover from these ALS data and the respective field measurements is 0.7554.So this study presents a method for synchronous estimation of DTM and fractional vegetation cover in forested area from airborne LIDAR height and intensity data.展开更多
High spatial resolution and high temporal frequency fractional vegetation cover(FVC) products have been increasingly in demand to monitor and research land surface processes. This paper develops an algorithm to estima...High spatial resolution and high temporal frequency fractional vegetation cover(FVC) products have been increasingly in demand to monitor and research land surface processes. This paper develops an algorithm to estimate FVC at a 30-m/15-day resolution over China by taking advantage of the spatial and temporal information from different types of sensors: the 30-m resolution sensor on the Chinese environment satellite(HJ-1) and the 1-km Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer(MODIS). The algorithm was implemented for each main vegetation class and each land cover type over China. First, the high spatial resolution and high temporal frequency normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI) was acquired by using the continuous correction(CC) data assimilation method. Then, FVC was generated with a nonlinear pixel unmixing model. Model coefficients were obtained by statistical analysis of the MODIS NDVI. The proposed method was evaluated based on in situ FVC measurements and a global FVC product(GEOV1 FVC). Direct validation using in situ measurements at 97 sampling plots per half month in 2010 showed that the annual mean errors(MEs) of forest, cropland, and grassland were-0.025, 0.133, and 0.160, respectively, indicating that the FVCs derived from the proposed algorithm were consistent with ground measurements [R2 = 0.809,root-mean-square deviation(RMSD) = 0.065]. An intercomparison between the proposed FVC and GEOV1 FVC demonstrated that the two products had good spatial–temporal consistency and similar magnitude(RMSD approximates 0.1). Overall, the approach provides a new operational way to estimate high spatial resolution and high temporal frequency FVC from multiple remote sensing datasets.展开更多
As the key principle of precision farming,the distribution of fractional vegetation cover is the basis of crop management within the field serves.To estimate crop FVC rapidly at the farm scale,high temporal-spatial re...As the key principle of precision farming,the distribution of fractional vegetation cover is the basis of crop management within the field serves.To estimate crop FVC rapidly at the farm scale,high temporal-spatial resolution imagery obtained by unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)was adopted.To verify the application potential of consumer-grade UAV RGB imagery in estimated FVC,blue-green characteristic vegetation index(TBVI)and red-green vegetation index(TRVI)were proposed in this study according to the differences of the gray value among cotton vegetation,soil and shadow in the field.First,two new constructed indices and several published indices were used to extract visible light images and generate greyscale images for each of the visible light vegetation indices.Then,the thresholds of cotton vegetation and non-vegetation pixels were established based on the vegetation index threshold method which combines support vector machine classification and vegetation index.Finally,the accuracy difference in vegetation information extraction between the newly constructed and several published indices was compared.The results show that the accuracy of the information extracted by TRVI is higher than that of subdivision index of other visible light(FVC extraction precision in the first bud stage of cotton:R2=0.832,RMSE=2.307,nRMSE=4.405%;FVC extraction precision in the bud stage of cotton:R2=0.981,RMSE=1.393,nRMSE=1.984%;FVC extraction precision in the flowering stage of cotton:R2=0.893,RMSE=2.101,nRMSE=2.422%;FVC extraction precision in the boll stage of cotton:R2=0.958,RMSE=1.850,nRMSE=2.050%).展开更多
A fractional vegetation cover(FVC)estimation method incorporating a vegetation growth model and a radiative transfer model was previously developed,which was suitable for FVC estimation in homogeneous areas because th...A fractional vegetation cover(FVC)estimation method incorporating a vegetation growth model and a radiative transfer model was previously developed,which was suitable for FVC estimation in homogeneous areas because the finer-resolution pixels corresponding to one coarseresolution FVC pixel were all assumed to have the same vegetation growth model.However,this assumption does not hold over heterogeneous areas,meaning that the method cannot be applied to large regions.Therefore,this study proposes a finer spatial resolution FVC estimation method applicable to heterogeneous areas using Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager reflectance data and Global LAnd Surface Satellite(GLASS)FVC product.The FVC product was first decomposed according to the normalized difference vegetation index from the Landsat 8 OLI data.Then,independent dynamic vegetation models were built for each finer-resolution pixel.Finally,the dynamic vegetation model and a radiative transfer model were combined to estimate FVC at the Landsat 8 scale.Validation results indicated that the proposed method(R^(2)=0.7757,RMSE=0.0881)performed better than either the previous method(R^(2)=0.7038,RMSE=0.1125)or a commonly used method involving look-up table inversions of the PROSAIL model(R^(2)=0.7457,RMSE=0.1249).展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41301451,41541008)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2452018144)
文摘The estimation of fractional vegetation cover(FVC) is important for identifying and monitoring desertification, especially in arid and semiarid regions. By using regression and pixel dichotomy models, we present the comparison of Sentinel-2A(S2) multispectral instrument(MSI) and Landsat 8(L8) operational land imager(OLI) data regarding the retrieval of FVC in a semi-arid sandy area(Mu Us Sandland, China, in August 2016). A combination of unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV) high-spatial-resolution images and field plots were used to produce verified data. Based on a normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI) regression model, the results showed that, compared with that of L8, the coefficient of determination(R2) of S2 increased by 26.0%, and the root mean square error(RMSE) and the sum of absolute error(SAE) decreased by 3.0% and 11.4%, respectively. For the ratio vegetation index(RVI) regression model, compared with that of L8, the R2 of S2 increased by 26.0%, and the RMSE and SAE decreased by 8.0% and 20.0%, respectively. When the pixel dichotomy model was used, compared with that of L8, the RMSE of S2 decreased by 21.3%, and the SAE decreased by 26.9%. Overall, S2 performed better than L8 in terms of FVC inversion. Additionally, in this paper, we develop a verified scheme based on UAV data in combination with the object-based classification method. This scheme is feasible and sufficiently robust for building relationships between field data and inversion results from satellite data. Further, the synergy of multi-source sensors(especially UAVs and satellites) is a potential effective way to estimate and evaluate regional ecological environmental parameters(FVC).
基金National Key Research Program of Basic Science, No. G1999043601 National Natural Science Foundation of China,No. 49871055
文摘An exponential relationship between net primary productivity (NPP) and integrated NDVI has been found in this paper. Based on the relationship and using multi-temporal 8 km resolution NOAA AVHRR-NDVI data, the spatial distribution and dynamic change of NPP and fractional vegetation cover in the Yellow River Basin from 1982 to 1999 are analyzed. Finally, the effect of rainfall on NDVI is examined. Results show that mean NPP and fractional vegetation cover have an inclining trend for the whole basin, and rainfall in flood season influences vegetation cover most.
基金supported by the Beijing Natural Science Foundation,China(4202066)the Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund,China(JBYWAII-2020-29 and JBYW-AII-2020-31)+1 种基金the Key Research and Development Program of Hebei Province,China(19227407D)the Technology Innovation Project Fund of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS-ASTIP2020-All)。
文摘Fractional vegetation cover(FVC)is an important parameter to measure crop growth.In studies of crop growth monitoring,it is very important to extract FVC quickly and accurately.As the most widely used FVC extraction method,the photographic method has the advantages of simple operation and high extraction accuracy.However,when soil moisture and acquisition times vary,the extraction results are less accurate.To accommodate various conditions of FVC extraction,this study proposes a new FVC extraction method that extracts FVC from a normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI)greyscale image of wheat by using a density peak k-means(DPK-means)algorithm.In this study,Yangfumai 4(YF4)planted in pots and Yangmai 16(Y16)planted in the field were used as the research materials.With a hyperspectral imaging camera mounted on a tripod,ground hyperspectral images of winter wheat under different soil conditions(dry and wet)were collected at 1 m above the potted wheat canopy.Unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)hyperspectral images of winter wheat at various stages were collected at 50 m above the field wheat canopy by a UAV equipped with a hyperspectral camera.The pixel dichotomy method and DPK-means algorithm were used to classify vegetation pixels and non-vegetation pixels in NDVI greyscale images of wheat,and the extraction effects of the two methods were compared and analysed.The results showed that extraction by pixel dichotomy was influenced by the acquisition conditions and its error distribution was relatively scattered,while the extraction effect of the DPK-means algorithm was less affected by the acquisition conditions and its error distribution was concentrated.The absolute values of error were 0.042 and 0.044,the root mean square errors(RMSE)were 0.028 and 0.030,and the fitting accuracy R2 of the FVC was 0.87 and 0.93,under dry and wet soil conditions and under various time conditions,respectively.This study found that the DPK-means algorithm was capable of achieving more accurate results than the pixel dichotomy method in various soil and time conditions and was an accurate and robust method for FVC extraction.
基金Projects NCET-04-0484 supported by the New-Century Outstanding Young Scientist Program from the Ministry of Education and D0605046040191-101Beijing Science and Technology Program
文摘The objective of this paper is to improve the monitoring speed and precision of fractional vegetation cover (fc). It mainly focuses on fc estimation when fcmax and fcmin are not approximately equal to 100% and 0%, respectively due to using remote sensing image with medium or low spatial resolution. Meanwhile, we present a new method of fc estimation based on a random set of fc maximum and minimum values from digital camera (DC) survey data and a di- midiate pixel model. The results show that this is a convenient, efficient and accurate method for fc monitoring, with the maximum error -0.172 and correlation coefficient of 0.974 between DC survey data and the estimated value of the remote sensing model. The remaining DC survey data can be used as verification data for the precision of the fc estimation. In general, the estimation of fc based on DC survey data and a remote sensing model is a brand-new development trend and deserves further extensive utilization.
基金supported by the National Science and Technology Basic Resource Investigation Program (No.2017FY100900)。
文摘The construction of the Three Gorges Reservoir and the resettlement project have caused increasing contradictions between human and land,and led to the deterioration of the ecological environment. In order to ameliorate ecological environment of the Three Gorges Area, the government carried out several ecological restoration projects to improve the vegetation coverage from 1990 s. This paper aims to quantitatively analyze the impact of ecological projects on the vegetation in the Three Gorges Area of Chongqing, China. Landsat and MODIS data from 1992 to 2015 were used to estimate vegetation coverage. In addition, the land cover data of the European Space Agency(ESA) was used to explore the impact of ecological projects on land cover change. The cropland accounted for about 62% and the forestland accounted for about 34% of the total area. There was more than 90% of the study area covered with high or very high vegetation coverage.From 1992 to 2015, a total of 272.7 km;croplands were converted into forestland in the Ecological Migration Project(EMP), 795.6 km;in the Grain for Green Project(GGP), and 13.77 km;in the Ecological Restoration Zone Project(ERZP). Among the three projects, the GGP was the most powerful measure,with a contribution rate of 1.6%. The implementation of the ecological projects improved vegetation coverage, which indicated that the ecological projects measures were effective in ecological restoration.
文摘Estimation of NEE of Grasslands ecosystems becomes mandatory as these grasslands with their wide spread (almost 40% of land of the earth) and high plant diversity play a major role in global carbon balances and NEE at both local and global scale. The present study has been focused on understanding the role of different plant species responsible for variation in NEE of the Banni Grasslands of India. These grasslands form a belt of arid grassland having low growing forbs, graminoids and scattered tree cover. Due to its wide spread and inaccessibility of Banni, this study utilized spatial approach for evaluating carbon emissions and NEE. Landsat data was utilized for vegetation type classification and SMAP data for extraction of NEE values proved their potential for categorising vegetation type and generating NEE values precisely. Three major plant types were identified from the study area <i>viz.</i>, Grasslands, Land with <i>Acacia</i> and Land with <i>Prosopis</i>. Grasses were dominant covering 77% and the rest of the area was occupied by the other two classes, <i>i.e. Acacia</i> and <i>Prosopis</i>. The NEE values were higher for the grasses when compared to the other two plant species proving to be the active sinks when compared to other plants. The differential contribution of NEE by species has been depicted in the present work.
基金Supported by the National State Key Basic Research Project (Grant No.2007CB714404)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.40871173)+1 种基金the State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science,China (Grant No.03Q0030449)Key Science and Technology R&D Program of Qinghai Province (Grant No.2006-6-160-01)
文摘We proposed a method to separate ground points and vegetation points from discrete return,small footprint airborne laser scanner data,called skewness change algorithm.The method,which makes use of intensity of laser scanner data,is especially applicable in steep,and forested areas.It does not take slope of forested area into account,while other algorithms consider the change of slope in steep forested area.The ground points and vegetation points can be used to estimate digital terrain model(DTM) and fractional vegetation cover,respectively.A few vegetation points which were classified into the ground points were removed as noise before the generation of DTM.This method was tested in a test area of 10000 square meters.A LiteMapper -5600 laser system was used and a flight was carried out over a ground of 700―800 m.In this tested area,a total number of 1546 field measurement ground points were measured with a total station TOPCON GTS-602 and TOPCON GTS -7002 for validation of DTM and the mean error value is -18.5 cm and the RMSE(root mean square error) is ±20.9 cm.A data trap sizes of 4m in diameter from airborne laser scanner data was selected to compute vegetation fraction cover.Validation of fractional vegetation cover was carried out using 15 hemispherical photographs,which are georeferenced to centimeter accuracy by differential GPS.The gap fraction was computed over a range of zenith angles 10° using the gap light analyzer(GLA) from each hemispherical photograph.The R2 for the regression of fractional vegetation cover from these ALS data and the respective field measurements is 0.7554.So this study presents a method for synchronous estimation of DTM and fractional vegetation cover in forested area from airborne LIDAR height and intensity data.
基金Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFC1506501, 2018YFA0605503, and2016YFB0501502)Special Program of Gaofen Satellites (04-Y30B01-9001-18/20-3-1)National Natural Science Foundation of China (41871230 and 41871231)。
文摘High spatial resolution and high temporal frequency fractional vegetation cover(FVC) products have been increasingly in demand to monitor and research land surface processes. This paper develops an algorithm to estimate FVC at a 30-m/15-day resolution over China by taking advantage of the spatial and temporal information from different types of sensors: the 30-m resolution sensor on the Chinese environment satellite(HJ-1) and the 1-km Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer(MODIS). The algorithm was implemented for each main vegetation class and each land cover type over China. First, the high spatial resolution and high temporal frequency normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI) was acquired by using the continuous correction(CC) data assimilation method. Then, FVC was generated with a nonlinear pixel unmixing model. Model coefficients were obtained by statistical analysis of the MODIS NDVI. The proposed method was evaluated based on in situ FVC measurements and a global FVC product(GEOV1 FVC). Direct validation using in situ measurements at 97 sampling plots per half month in 2010 showed that the annual mean errors(MEs) of forest, cropland, and grassland were-0.025, 0.133, and 0.160, respectively, indicating that the FVCs derived from the proposed algorithm were consistent with ground measurements [R2 = 0.809,root-mean-square deviation(RMSD) = 0.065]. An intercomparison between the proposed FVC and GEOV1 FVC demonstrated that the two products had good spatial–temporal consistency and similar magnitude(RMSD approximates 0.1). Overall, the approach provides a new operational way to estimate high spatial resolution and high temporal frequency FVC from multiple remote sensing datasets.
基金The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by Top Talents Program for One Case One Discussion of Shandong Province,China Agriculture Research System(Grant No.CARS-15-22)Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(Grant No.ZR2021MD091).
文摘As the key principle of precision farming,the distribution of fractional vegetation cover is the basis of crop management within the field serves.To estimate crop FVC rapidly at the farm scale,high temporal-spatial resolution imagery obtained by unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)was adopted.To verify the application potential of consumer-grade UAV RGB imagery in estimated FVC,blue-green characteristic vegetation index(TBVI)and red-green vegetation index(TRVI)were proposed in this study according to the differences of the gray value among cotton vegetation,soil and shadow in the field.First,two new constructed indices and several published indices were used to extract visible light images and generate greyscale images for each of the visible light vegetation indices.Then,the thresholds of cotton vegetation and non-vegetation pixels were established based on the vegetation index threshold method which combines support vector machine classification and vegetation index.Finally,the accuracy difference in vegetation information extraction between the newly constructed and several published indices was compared.The results show that the accuracy of the information extracted by TRVI is higher than that of subdivision index of other visible light(FVC extraction precision in the first bud stage of cotton:R2=0.832,RMSE=2.307,nRMSE=4.405%;FVC extraction precision in the bud stage of cotton:R2=0.981,RMSE=1.393,nRMSE=1.984%;FVC extraction precision in the flowering stage of cotton:R2=0.893,RMSE=2.101,nRMSE=2.422%;FVC extraction precision in the boll stage of cotton:R2=0.958,RMSE=1.850,nRMSE=2.050%).
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under[Grant 41671332 and Grant 41571422]in part by the National Key Research and Development Program of China under[Grant 2016YFA0600103].
文摘A fractional vegetation cover(FVC)estimation method incorporating a vegetation growth model and a radiative transfer model was previously developed,which was suitable for FVC estimation in homogeneous areas because the finer-resolution pixels corresponding to one coarseresolution FVC pixel were all assumed to have the same vegetation growth model.However,this assumption does not hold over heterogeneous areas,meaning that the method cannot be applied to large regions.Therefore,this study proposes a finer spatial resolution FVC estimation method applicable to heterogeneous areas using Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager reflectance data and Global LAnd Surface Satellite(GLASS)FVC product.The FVC product was first decomposed according to the normalized difference vegetation index from the Landsat 8 OLI data.Then,independent dynamic vegetation models were built for each finer-resolution pixel.Finally,the dynamic vegetation model and a radiative transfer model were combined to estimate FVC at the Landsat 8 scale.Validation results indicated that the proposed method(R^(2)=0.7757,RMSE=0.0881)performed better than either the previous method(R^(2)=0.7038,RMSE=0.1125)or a commonly used method involving look-up table inversions of the PROSAIL model(R^(2)=0.7457,RMSE=0.1249).