scholarly journals Assessment of Vineyard Canopy Characteristics from Vigour Maps Obtained Using UAV and Satellite Imagery

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 2363
Author(s):  
Javier Campos ◽  
Francisco García-Ruíz ◽  
Emilio Gil
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Vegetation Growth ◽  
Wall Area ◽  
Volume Rate ◽  
Point Data

Canopy characterisation is a key factor for the success and efficiency of the pesticide application process in vineyards. Canopy measurements to determine the optimal volume rate are currently conducted manually, which is time-consuming and limits the adoption of precise methods for volume rate selection. Therefore, automated methods for canopy characterisation must be established using a rapid and reliable technology capable of providing precise information about crop structure. This research providedregression models for obtaining canopy characteristics of vineyards from unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and satellite images collected in three significant growth stages. Between 2018 and 2019, a total of 1400 vines were characterised manually and remotely using a UAV and a satellite-based technology. The information collected from the sampled vines was analysed by two different procedures. First, a linear relationship between the manual and remote sensing data was investigated considering every single vine as a data point. Second, the vines were clustered based on three vigour levels in the parcel, and regression models were fitted to the average values of the ground-based and remote sensing-estimated canopy parameters. Remote sensing could detect the changes in canopy characteristics associated with vegetation growth. The combination of normalised differential vegetation index (NDVI) and projected area extracted from the UAV images is correlated with the tree row volume (TRV) when raw point data were used. This relationship was improved and extended to canopy height, width, leaf wall area, and TRV when the data were clustered. Similarly, satellite-based NDVI yielded moderate coefficients of determination for canopy width with raw point data, and for canopy width, height, and TRV when the vines were clustered according to the vigour. The proposed approach should facilitate the estimation of canopy characteristics in each area of a field using a cost-effective, simple, and reliable technology, allowing variable rate application in vineyards.

scholarly journals Vegetation response to upstream water yield in the Heihe river by time series analysis of MODIS data

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 4177-4218 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Jia ◽  
H. Shang ◽  
M. Menenti
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Time Series Analysis ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Water Yield ◽  
Heihe River ◽  
Lower Reach ◽  
Vegetation Growth ◽  
Ejina Oasis

Abstract. Liquid and solid precipitation is abundant in the high elevation, upper reach of the Heihe basin. The development of modern irrigation schemes in the middle reach of the basin is taking up an increasing share of fresh water resources, endangering the oasis and traditional irrigation systems in the lower reach. In this study, the response of vegetation in the Ejina Oasis in the lower reach of the Heihe River to the water yield of the upper catchment was analyzed by time series analysis of monthly observations of precipitation in the upper and lower catchment, river streamflow downstream of the modern irrigation schemes and satellite observations of vegetation index. Firstly, remote sensing data were used to monitor the vegetation dynamic for a long time period. Due to cloud-contamination, atmospheric influence and different solar angles, however, the quality and consistence of time series of remote sensing data is degraded. In this research we used a Fourier Transform method – the Harmonic Analysis of Time Series (HANTS) algorithm – to reconstruct cloud-free NDVI time series data from the Terra-MODIS dataset. Anomalies in precipitation, streamflow, and vegetation index are detected by comparing each year with the average year. The relationship between the anomalies in vegetation growth, the local precipitation and upstream water yield were analyzed. The same approach is used to identify, remove and gap-filling cloud contaminated observations in the satellite data for each year in the dataset. The results showed that: the previous year total runoff had a significant relationship with the vegetation growth in Ejina Oasis and that anomalies in monthly runoff of the Heihe River influenced the phenology of vegetation in the entire oasis during drier years. The time of maximum green-up was uniform throughout the oasis during wetter years, but showed a clear S–N gradient (downstream) during drier years.

scholarly journals Assessment of soil contamination using remote sensing data in the Tamsag-Bulag oil field, Mongolia

2021 ◽  
Vol 895 (1) ◽  
pp. 012013
Author(s):  
S Gantumur ◽  
G V Kharitonova ◽  
A S Stepanov ◽  
K N Dubrovin
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index ◽  
Soil Cover ◽  
Vegetation Indices ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Oil Field ◽  
Oil Contamination ◽  
Vegetation Growth

Abstract Although field surveus represent an essential method for determining oil contamination of soils and soil cover, the use of remote sensing techniques has become one of the main trends over recent years due to their economic and temporary advantages. The fundamental basis of this approach is the assessment of changes in vegetation cover by vegetation indices as indicator. In this study, the problems of assessment of the soil cover contamination during oil production are considered. It is aimed to select and evaluate objective criteria for soil cover contamination with oil in the Tamsag–Bulag field (Eastern Gobi, Mongolia). For this purpose, during the period of maximum vegetation growth, various vegetation indices were investigated at test sites (4 km2) from 2015 to 2019. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index (SAVI) were used with Sentinel-2 and MODIS of the Terra satellite images at 30 and 250 m resolution, respectively. The monitoring of the land quality with satellite images via NDVI and SAVI allows us to assess the area of oil contamination of the soils and soil cover. The significant increase in the values of the NDVI and SAVI at a distance of more than 4 km from the center of the Tamsag-Bulag oil field is shown. The obtained results indicate the possibility of assessment and monitoring the state of the oil-ed territories of the Eastern Gobi by NDVI и SAVI using satellite images.

scholarly journals Use of remote methods for monitoring formation of yield of spring barley

2020 ◽  
pp. 58-61
Author(s):  
Irina Gennadyevna Storchak ◽  
Fedor Vladimirovich Eroshenko
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Spring Barley ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Yield Data ◽  
Sensing Data ◽  
The Earth

When cultivating barley, there is a need to monitor the condition of crops and forecast yields using objective and inexpensive methods. Remote sensing data of the Earth is used to solve various problems in the agricultural sector related to monitoring vegetation, including monitoring the condition of agricultural crops throughout the growing season. The main advantages of this observation are: efficiency, objectivity, multi-scale and cost-effective. The question of the possibility of predicting crop yields in the scientific literature has not yet been adequately reflected. Therefore, the purpose of the research was to identify the relationship between the data of remote sensing of the Earth and the yield of spring barley for the conditions of the Stavropol Territory. The studies used data from the VEGA IKI RAS service (averaged NDVI values of spring crops in the Stavropol Territory) and the statistical office of the Stavropol Territory. In the analysis of materials, NDVI values were tied to the stages of organogenesis. It was found that the closest correlation between (0.64) NDVI and spring barley yield corresponds to the phase of the formation of the caryopsis. When analyzing yield data and values of the NDVI vegetation index on fixed calendar dates (weeks) of the year, it was shown that a statistically significant correlation appears between the 13th and 26th calendar weeks of the year. Therefore, the Stavropol Territory is characterized by the dependence of barley productivity on NDVI values of spring crops. The closest it is observed in the phase of the formation of the seed. Thus, for the conditions of the Stavropol Territory, it is possible to predict the yield of spring barley according to remote sensing data of the Earth.

scholarly journals Comparison of Remote Sensing based Multi-Source ET Models over Cropland in a Semi-Humid Region of China

Atmosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 325
Author(s):  
Qifeng Zhuang ◽  
Hao Wang ◽  
Yuqi Xu
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Moisture Stress ◽  
Balance Model ◽  
Maturation Stage ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Landsat 8 ◽  
Humid Region ◽  
Crop Types

The estimation of cropland evapotranspiration (ET) is essential for agriculture water management, drought monitoring, and yield forecast. Remote sensing-based multi-source ET models have been widely applied and validated in the semi-arid region of China. However, careful investigation of the models’ performances for different crop types (winter wheat and summer maize) over the semi-humid region is still necessary. This study used remote sensing data (Landsat 8 and ASTER) and compared three mainstream multi-source ET models: (i) the two-source energy balance model, i.e., TSEB; (ii) the Penman-Monteith based four-source model, i.e., 4s-PM; (iii) the Priestley Taylor-Jet Propulsion Laboratory ET algorithm, i.e., PT-JPL. The measurements of the eddy-covariance (EC) flux tower located in Guantao county of North China were used to validate the models. The results showed that the TSEB model performed the best in estimating latent heat flux (LE) of maize, with an RMSE of 75.0 W/m2 and an R2 of 0.9, and the 4s-PM model had the highest accuracy of LE estimation for wheat, with an RMSE of 61.0 W/m2 and an R2 of 0.91. The LE spatial distribution comparison indicated that the PT-JPL model had more capacity to exhibit crop ET heterogeneity. The major environmental factors affecting ET varied with crop types and crop growth stages. Without taking soil moisture into account, the 4s-PM and TSEB models overestimated LE under water deficit in the maturation stage of wheat. The plant moisture stress based on vegetation index in the PT-JPL model underestimated the evaporation in the maturation stage while the cropland was still wet.

Effect of Slope Mesorelief on the Spatial Variability of Soil Properties and Vegetation Index Based on Remote Sensing Data

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (9) ◽  
pp. 1329-1337
Author(s):  
N. V. Gopp ◽  
T. V. Nechaeva ◽  
O. A. Savenkov ◽  
N. V. Smirnova ◽  
V. V. Smirnov
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Spatial Variability ◽  
Soil Properties ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Sensing Data

scholarly journals Detecting Forest Degradation in the Three-North Forest Shelterbelt in China from Multi-Scale Satellite Images

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1131
Author(s):  
Tao Yu ◽  
Pengju Liu ◽  
Qiang Zhang ◽  
Yi Ren ◽  
Jingning Yao
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index ◽  
Net Primary Production ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Sensing Data ◽  
Multi Scale

Detecting forest degradation from satellite observation data is of great significance in revealing the process of decreasing forest quality and giving a better understanding of regional or global carbon emissions and their feedbacks with climate changes. In this paper, a quick and applicable approach was developed for monitoring forest degradation in the Three-North Forest Shelterbelt in China from multi-scale remote sensing data. Firstly, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Ratio Vegetation Index (RVI), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR) and Net Primary Production (NPP) from remote sensing data were selected as the indicators to describe forest degradation. Then multi-scale forest degradation maps were obtained by adopting a new classification method using time series MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) images, and were validated with ground survey data. At last, the criteria and indicators for monitoring forest degradation from remote sensing data were discussed, and the uncertainly of the method was analyzed. Results of this paper indicated that multi-scale remote sensing data have great potential in detecting regional forest degradation.

scholarly journals Coastal Mangrove Response to Marine Erosion: Evaluating the Impacts of Spatial Distribution and Vegetation Growth in Bangkok Bay from 1987 to 2017

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han Xiao ◽  
Fenzhen Su ◽  
Dongjie Fu ◽  
Qi Wang ◽  
Chong Huang
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index ◽  
Mangrove Ecosystem ◽  
Early Growth ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Human Disturbances ◽  
Vegetation Growth ◽  
Two Parameters ◽  
The Impact

Long time-series monitoring of mangroves to marine erosion in the Bay of Bangkok, using Landsat data from 1987 to 2017, shows responses including landward retreat and seaward extension. Quantitative assessment of these responses with respect to spatial distribution and vegetation growth shows differing relationships depending on mangrove growth stage. Using transects perpendicular to the shoreline, we calculated the cross-shore mangrove extent (width) to represent spatial distribution, and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) was used to represent vegetation growth. Correlations were then compared between mangrove seaside changes and the two parameters—mangrove width and NDVI—at yearly and 10-year scales. Both spatial distribution and vegetation growth display positive impacts on mangrove ecosystem stability: At early growth stages, mangrove stability is positively related to spatial distribution, whereas at mature growth the impact of vegetation growth is greater. Thus, we conclude that at early growth stages, planting width and area are more critical for stability, whereas for mature mangroves, management activities should focus on sustaining vegetation health and density. This study provides new rapid insights into monitoring and managing mangroves, based on analyses of parameters from historical satellite-derived information, which succinctly capture the net effect of complex environmental and human disturbances.

scholarly journals Assessing migration patterns in Passerina ciris using the world’s bird collections as an aggregated resource

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ethan Linck ◽  
Eli S Bridge ◽  
Jonah M Duckles ◽  
Adolfo G Navarro-Sigüenza ◽  
Sievert Rohwer
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Behavioral Ecology ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Abundance Index ◽  
Population Movements ◽  
Relative Population ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Abundance Indices ◽  
Passerina Ciris

Natural history museum collections (NHCs) represent a rich and largely untapped source of data on demography and population movements. NHC specimen records can be corrected to a crude measure of collecting effort and reflect relative population densities with a method known as abundance indices. We plot abundance index values from georeferenced NHC data in a 12-month series for the new world migratory passerine Passerina ciris across its molting and wintering range in Mexico and Central America. We illustrate a statistically significant change in abundance index values across regions and months that suggests a quasi-circular movement around its non-breeding range, and use enhanced vegetation index (EVI) analysis of remote sensing plots to demonstrate non-random association of specimen record density with areas of high primary productivity. We demonstrate how abundance indices from NHC specimen records can be applied to infer previously unknown migratory behavior, and be integrated with remote sensing data to allow for a deeper understanding of demography and behavioral ecology across space and time.

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