scholarly journals An automated procedure for estimating the leaf area index (LAI) of woodland ecosystems using digital imagery, MATLAB programming and its application to an examination of the relationship between remotely sensed and field measurements of LAI

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (10) ◽  
pp. 1070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigfredo Fuentes ◽  
Anthony R. Palmer ◽  
Daniel Taylor ◽  
Melanie Zeppel ◽  
Rhys Whitley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Digital Camera ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Accurate Estimation ◽  
Image Capture ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Modis Lai ◽  
Matlab Programming

Leaf area index (LAI) is one of the most important variables required for modelling growth and water use of forests. Functional–structural plant models use these models to represent physiological processes in 3-D tree representations. Accuracy of these models depends on accurate estimation of LAI at tree and stand scales for validation purposes. A recent method to estimate LAI from digital images (LAID) uses digital image capture and gap fraction analysis (Macfarlane et al. 2007b) of upward-looking digital photographs to capture canopy LAID (cover photography). After implementing this technique in Australian evergreen Eucalyptus woodland, we have improved the method of image analysis and replaced the time consuming manual technique with an automated procedure using a script written in MATLAB 7.4 (LAIM). Furthermore, we used this method to compare MODIS LAI values with LAID values for a range of woodlands in Australia to obtain LAI at the forest scale. Results showed that the MATLAB script developed was able to successfully automate gap analysis to obtain LAIM. Good relationships were achieved when comparing averaged LAID and LAIM (LAIM = 1.009 – 0.0066 LAID; R2 = 0.90) and at the forest scale, MODIS LAI compared well with LAID (MODIS LAI = 0.9591 LAID – 0.2371; R2 = 0.89). This comparison improved when correcting LAID with the clumping index to obtain effective LAI (MODIS LAI = 1.0296 LAIe + 0.3468; R2 = 0.91). Furthermore, the script developed incorporates a function to connect directly a digital camera, or high resolution webcam, from a laptop to obtain cover photographs and LAI analysis in real time. The later is a novel feature which is not available on commercial LAI analysis softwares for cover photography. This script is available for interested researchers.

Retrieving Leaf Area Index From Landsat Using MODIS LAI Products and Field Measurements

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 773-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Gao ◽  
Martha C. Anderson ◽  
William P. Kustas ◽  
Rasmus Houborg
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Modis Lai

scholarly journals Watershed Modeling with Remotely Sensed Big Data: MODIS Leaf Area Index Improves Hydrology and Water Quality Predictions

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (13) ◽  
pp. 2148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnan Rajib ◽  
I Luk Kim ◽  
Heather E. Golden ◽  
Charles R. Lane ◽  
Sujay V. Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Vegetation Dynamics ◽  
Watershed Modeling ◽  
Remotely Sensed ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Daily Streamflow ◽  
Modis Lai

Traditional watershed modeling often overlooks the role of vegetation dynamics. There is also little quantitative evidence to suggest that increased physical realism of vegetation dynamics in process-based models improves hydrology and water quality predictions simultaneously. In this study, we applied a modified Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to quantify the extent of improvements that the assimilation of remotely sensed Leaf Area Index (LAI) would convey to streamflow, soil moisture, and nitrate load simulations across a 16,860 km2 agricultural watershed in the midwestern United States. We modified the SWAT source code to automatically override the model’s built-in semiempirical LAI with spatially distributed and temporally continuous estimates from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). Compared to a “basic” traditional model with limited spatial information, our LAI assimilation model (i) significantly improved daily streamflow simulations during medium-to-low flow conditions, (ii) provided realistic spatial distributions of growing season soil moisture, and (iii) substantially reproduced the long-term observed variability of daily nitrate loads. Further analysis revealed that the overestimation or underestimation of LAI imparted a proportional cascading effect on how the model partitions hydrologic fluxes and nutrient pools. As such, assimilation of MODIS LAI data corrected the model’s LAI overestimation tendency, which led to a proportionally increased rootzone soil moisture and decreased plant nitrogen uptake. With these new findings, our study fills the existing knowledge gap regarding vegetation dynamics in watershed modeling and confirms that assimilation of MODIS LAI data in watershed models can effectively improve both hydrology and water quality predictions.

scholarly journals Spatially and Temporally Continuous Leaf Area Index Mapping for Crops through Assimilation of Multi-resolution Satellite Data

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 2517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huaan Jin ◽  
Weixing Xu ◽  
Ainong Li ◽  
Xinyao Xie ◽  
Zhengjian Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Landsat 8 ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Fine Resolution ◽  
Modis Lai ◽  
Temporal Profiles ◽  
Reflectance Data

As a key parameter that represents the structural characteristics and biophysical changes of crop canopy, the leaf area index (LAI) plays a significant role in monitoring crop growth and mapping yield. A considerable amount of farmland is dispersed with strong spatial heterogeneity. The existing time series satellite LAI products fail to capture spatial distributions and growth changes of crops due to coarse spatial resolutions and spatio-temporal discontinuities. Therefore, it becomes crucial for fine resolution LAI mapping in time series over crop areas. A two-stage data assimilation scheme was developed for dense time series LAI mapping in this study. A LAI dynamic model was first constructed using multi-year MODIS LAI data. This model coupled with the PROSAIL radiative transfer model, and MOD09A1 reflectance data were used to retrieve temporal LAI profiles at the 500 m resolution with the assistance of the very fast simulated annealing (VFSA) algorithm. Then, the LAI dynamics at the 500 m scale were incorporated as prior information into the Landsat 8 OLI reflectance data for time series LAI mapping at the 30 m resolution. Finally, the spatio-temporal continuities and retrieval accuracies of assimilated LAI values were assessed at the 500 m and 30 m resolutions respectively, using the MODIS LAI product, fine resolution LAI reference map and field measurements. The results indicated that the assimilated the LAI estimations at the 500 m scale effectively eliminated the spatio-temporal discontinuities of the MODIS LAI product and displayed reasonable temporal profiles and spatial integrity of LAI. Moreover, the 30 m resolution LAI retrievals showed more abundant spatial details and reasonable temporal profiles than the counterparts at the 500 m scale. The determination coefficient R2 between the estimated and field LAI values was 0.76 with a root mean square error (RMSE) value of 0.71 at the 30 m scale. The developed method not only improves the spatio-temporal continuities of the LAI at the 500 m scale, but also obtains 30 m resolution LAI maps with fine spatial and temporal consistencies, which can be expected to meet the needs of analysis on crop dynamic changes and yield mapping in fragmented and highly heterogeneous areas.

Early regeneration conifer identification and competition cover assessment using airborne digital camera imagery

2000 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 915-928 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. A. Haddow ◽  
D. J. King ◽  
D. A. Pouliot ◽  
D. G. Pitt ◽  
F. W. Bell
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Vegetation Cover ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Digital Camera ◽  
Vegetation Management ◽  
Forest Vegetation ◽  
Crop Species ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Forest Vegetation Management

The potential of low cost, high-resolution airborne digital camera imagery for use in early stage forest regeneration assessment was investigated. Airborne imagery with 2.5-cm pixel size was acquired near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, over a forest vegetation management research site to: i) evaluate capabilities for identification and stem counting of two-year old conifer crop species under leaf-off and leaf-on conditions using classification of spectral and textural image information, and ii) develop models relating vegetation cover parameters to image spectral and texture information. Results indicate strong potential for identification and counting of conifer trees when competing vegetation cover is low or in leaf-off condition. However, systematic decreases in class separability and conifer count accuracy were observed with increasing competition. In image modelling of competition Leaf Area Index and Cover, statistically significant relations were found using primarily spectral measures. Stratification by competition species improved model fits and included texture measures in some models. Key words: airborne remote sensing, forest vegetation management, regeneration, digital cameras, leaf area index, cover, tree classification

scholarly journals Examination of the extinction coefficient in the Beer–Lambert law for an accurate estimation of the forest canopy leaf area index

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taku M. Saitoh ◽  
Shin Nagai ◽  
Hibiki M. Noda ◽  
Hiroyuki Muraoka ◽  
Kenlo Nishida Nasahara
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Extinction Coefficient ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Accurate Estimation ◽  
Area Index
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