Estimating leaf area index by inversion of reflectance model for semiarid natural grasslands |
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| Authors: | Na Zhang YingShi Zhao |
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| Institution: | (1) College of Resources and Environment, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China |
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| Abstract: | The study developed an integrated reflectance model combining radiative transfer and geometric optical properties in order
to inverse leaf area index (LAI) of semiarid natural grasslands. In order to better link remote sensing information with land
plants, and facilitate regional and global climate change studies, the model introduced a simple but important geometrical
similarity parameter related to plant crown shapes. The model revealed the influences of different plant crown shapes (such
as spherical, cylindrical/cuboidal and conic crowns) on leaf/branch angle distribution frequencies, shadow ground coverage,
shadowed or sunlit background fractions, canopy reflectance, and scene reflectance. The modeled reflectance data agreed with
the measured ones in the three Leymus chinensis steppes with different degradation degrees, which validated the reflectance model. The lower the degradation degree was,
the better the modeled data agreed with the measured data. After this reflectance model was coupled with the optimization
inversion method, LAI over the entire study region was estimated once every eight days using the eight-day products of surface
reflectance obtained by multi-spectral Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) during the growing seasons in
2002. The temporal and spatial patterns of inversed LAI for the steppes with different cover degrees, swamps, flood plains,
and croplands agreed with the general laws and measurements very well. But for unused land cover types (sands, saline, and
barren lands) and forestlands, totally accounting for about 10% of the study region, the reasonable LAI values were not derived
by inversing, requiring further revising of the model or the development of a new model for them.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 30500076), the National Basic Research Program of
China (Grant No. 2007CB714407), and the President Foundation of Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant
No. YZJJ200205) |
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| Keywords: | leaf area index plant crown shape geometrical similarity parameter reflectance model radiative transfer geometric optics inversion semiarid natural grassland |
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