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Article: Estimation of fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation from multiple satellite data: Model development and validation
Title | Estimation of fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation from multiple satellite data: Model development and validation |
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Keywords | FAPAR Landsat MISR Model retrieval MODIS Validation |
Issue Date | 2016 |
Citation | Remote Sensing of Environment, 2016, v. 184, p. 539-557 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FAPAR) is a critical input in numerous climatological and ecological models. The targeted accuracy of FAPAR products is 10%, or 0.05, for many applications. However, most of the FAPAR products in current usage have not yet fulfilled the accuracy requirement, thus requiring further improvements. In this study, a new FAPAR estimation model is developed on the basis of the radiative transfer (RT) for a horizontally homogeneous continuous canopy. The spatially explicit parameterization of leaf-scattering and soil background reflectance is derived from a 13-year Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) albedo database. The new algorithm requires the input of leaf area index (LAI), which is estimated by a hybrid geometric optical-RT model suitable for both continuous and discrete vegetation canopies in this study. The model calculated radiative surface fluxes, i.e., canopy reflectance, absorption, and transmittance, are compared with the reference data from Radiation transfer Model Intercomparison (RAMI) exercise. The evaluation results show that the model estimated FAPAR has an uncertainty of 0.08 over homogeneous and heterogeneous canopies. The FAPAR estimates from the new model are intercompared with reference satellite FAPAR products and validated with ground-based measurements at the Validation of Land European Remote Sensing Instruments (VALERI) AmeriFlux experimental sites. The validation results show that the FAPAR estimates from the new model are comparable to or slightly better in performance than the MODIS and the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) FAPAR products when using corresponding satellite LAI product values as the input. The FAPAR estimates are further improved when using the new LAI estimates from the hybrid model as the input. The new model adequately identifies the growing seasons and produces smooth time series curves of estimated FAPAR during a specific duration. The uncertainty is reduced to 0.1 when validating with total FAPAR measurements, and 0.08 when validating with green FAPAR measurements. The improvements are apparent in grasslands and forests with an uncertainty reduction of 0.06. The regional-scale application of the presented model generates consistent FAPAR maps at spatial resolutions of 30 m, 500 m, and 1 km from the Landsat, MODIS, and MISR data, respectively. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/321695 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 11.1 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 4.310 |
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dc.contributor.author | Tao, Xin | - |
dc.contributor.author | Liang, Shunlin | - |
dc.contributor.author | He, Tao | - |
dc.contributor.author | Jin, Huiran | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-11-03T02:20:50Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-11-03T02:20:50Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Remote Sensing of Environment, 2016, v. 184, p. 539-557 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0034-4257 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/321695 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FAPAR) is a critical input in numerous climatological and ecological models. The targeted accuracy of FAPAR products is 10%, or 0.05, for many applications. However, most of the FAPAR products in current usage have not yet fulfilled the accuracy requirement, thus requiring further improvements. In this study, a new FAPAR estimation model is developed on the basis of the radiative transfer (RT) for a horizontally homogeneous continuous canopy. The spatially explicit parameterization of leaf-scattering and soil background reflectance is derived from a 13-year Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) albedo database. The new algorithm requires the input of leaf area index (LAI), which is estimated by a hybrid geometric optical-RT model suitable for both continuous and discrete vegetation canopies in this study. The model calculated radiative surface fluxes, i.e., canopy reflectance, absorption, and transmittance, are compared with the reference data from Radiation transfer Model Intercomparison (RAMI) exercise. The evaluation results show that the model estimated FAPAR has an uncertainty of 0.08 over homogeneous and heterogeneous canopies. The FAPAR estimates from the new model are intercompared with reference satellite FAPAR products and validated with ground-based measurements at the Validation of Land European Remote Sensing Instruments (VALERI) AmeriFlux experimental sites. The validation results show that the FAPAR estimates from the new model are comparable to or slightly better in performance than the MODIS and the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) FAPAR products when using corresponding satellite LAI product values as the input. The FAPAR estimates are further improved when using the new LAI estimates from the hybrid model as the input. The new model adequately identifies the growing seasons and produces smooth time series curves of estimated FAPAR during a specific duration. The uncertainty is reduced to 0.1 when validating with total FAPAR measurements, and 0.08 when validating with green FAPAR measurements. The improvements are apparent in grasslands and forests with an uncertainty reduction of 0.06. The regional-scale application of the presented model generates consistent FAPAR maps at spatial resolutions of 30 m, 500 m, and 1 km from the Landsat, MODIS, and MISR data, respectively. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Remote Sensing of Environment | - |
dc.subject | FAPAR | - |
dc.subject | Landsat | - |
dc.subject | MISR | - |
dc.subject | Model retrieval | - |
dc.subject | MODIS | - |
dc.subject | Validation | - |
dc.title | Estimation of fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation from multiple satellite data: Model development and validation | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.rse.2016.07.036 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84982746811 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 184 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 539 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 557 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000383827800041 | - |