An estimation of the optimum temporal resolution for monitoring vegetation condition on a nationwide scale using MODIS/Terra data

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Alexandridis, T. K. [1 ,2 ]
Gitas, I. Z. [3 ]
Silleos, N. G. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki, Fac Agron, Lab Remote Sensing, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
[2] Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki, Fac Agron, GIS, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
[3] Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki, Fac Forestry & Nat Environm, Lab Forest Management & Remote Sensing, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
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10.1080/01431160701564618
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TP7 [遥感技术];
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081102 ; 0816 ; 081602 ; 083002 ; 1404 ;
摘要
Monitoring vegetation condition is an important issue in the Mediterranean region, in terms of both securing food and preventing fires. The recent abundance of remotely sensed data, such as the daily availability of MODIS imagery, raises the issue of appropriate temporal sampling when monitoring vegetation: under-sampling may not accurately describe the phenomenon under consideration, whilst over-sampling would increase the cost of the project without additional benefit. The aim of this work is to estimate the optimum temporal resolution for vegetation monitoring on a nationwide scale using 250 m MODIS/Terra daily images and composites. Specific objectives include: (i) an investigation into the optimum temporal resolution for monitoring vegetation condition during the dry season on a nationwide scale using time-series analysis of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, NDVI, datasets, (ii) an investigation into whether this temporal resolution differs between the two major vegetation categories of natural and managed vegetation, and (iii) a quality assessment of multi-temporal NDVI composites following the proposed optimum temporal resolution. A time-series of daily NDVI data is developed for Greece using MODIS/Terra 250 m imagery. After smoothing to remove noise and cloud influence, it is subjected to temporal autocorrelation analysis, and its level of significance is the adopted objective function. In addition, NDVI composites are created at various temporal resolutions and compared using qualitative criteria. Results indicate that the proposed optimum temporal resolution is different for managed and natural vegetation. Finally, quality assessment of the multi-temporal NDVI composites reveals that compositing at the proposed optimum temporal resolution could derive products that are useful for operational monitoring of vegetation.
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