Knauer, Kim and Gessner, Ursula and Fensholt, Rasmus and Künzer, Claudia (2016) An ESTARFM Fusion Framework for the Generation of Large-Scale Time Series in Cloud-Prone and Heterogeneous Landscapes. Remote Sensing, 8 (5), pp. 1-21. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). doi: 10.3390/rs8050425. ISSN 2072-4292.
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Abstract
Monitoring the spatio-temporal development of vegetation is a challenging task in heterogeneous and cloud-prone landscapes. So far, no single satellite sensor can provide consistent time series of high temporal and spatial resolution for such areas. In order to overcome this problem, data fusion algorithms such as the Enhanced Spatial and Temporal Adaptive Reflectance Fusion Model (ESTARFM) have been established and frequently used in recent years to generate high resolution time series. In order to make it applicable for larger scales and to increase the input data availability especially in cloud-prone areas, an ESTARFM framework was developed in this study introducing several enhancements. An automatic filling of cloud gaps was included in the framework to make best use of available, even partly cloud-covered Landsat images. Furthermore, the ESTARFM algorithm was enhanced to automatically account for regional differences in the heterogeneity of the study area. The generation of time series was automated and the processing speed was accelerated significantly by parallelization. To test the performance of the developed ESTARFM framework, MODIS and Landsat-8 data were fused for generating an 8-day NDVI time series for a study area of approximately 98,000 km² in West Africa. The results show that the ESTARFM framework can accurately produce high temporal resolution time series (average MAE (mean absolute error) of 0.02 for the dry season and 0.05 for the vegetative season) while keeping the spatial detail in such a heterogeneous, cloud-prone region. The developments introduced within the ESTARFM framework establish the basis for large-scale research on various geoscientific questions related to land degradation, changes in land surface phenology or agriculture.
Item URL in elib: | https://elib.dlr.de/104361/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Document Type: | Article | ||||||||||||||||||||
Title: | An ESTARFM Fusion Framework for the Generation of Large-Scale Time Series in Cloud-Prone and Heterogeneous Landscapes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | 19 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Remote Sensing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Volume: | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.3390/rs8050425 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1-21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | ||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 2072-4292 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | vegetation dynamics; ESTARFM; MODIS; Landsat; phenology; West Africa; cloud gap filling; time series analysis | ||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Space | ||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | Earth Observation | ||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Raumfahrt | ||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | R EO - Earth Observation | ||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | R - Vorhaben Fernerkundung der Landoberfläche (old) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Oberpfaffenhofen | ||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | German Remote Sensing Data Center > Land Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Knauer, Kim | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 31 May 2016 08:21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2023 07:48 |
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