Fine scale optical remote sensing experiment of mixed stand over complex terrain (FOREST) in the Genhe Reserve Area: objective, observation and a case study
- 23 August 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in International Journal of Digital Earth
- Vol. 14 (10), 1411-1432
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17538947.2021.1968047
Abstract
Optical remote sensing allows to efficiently monitor forest ecosystems at regional and global scales. However, most of the widely used optical forward models and backward estimation methods are only suitable for forest canopies in flat areas. To evaluate the recent progress in forest remote sensing over complex terrain, a satellite-airborne-ground synchronous Fine scale Optical Remote sensing Experiment of mixed Stand over complex Terrain (FOREST) was conducted over a 1 km×1 km key experiment area (KEA) located in the Genhe Reserve Areain 2016. Twenty 30 m×30 m elementary sampling units (ESUs) were established to represent the spatiotemporal variations of the KEA. Structural and spectral parameters were simultaneously measured for each ESU. As a case study, we first built two 3D scenes of the KEA with individual-tree and voxel-based approaches, and then simulated the canopy reflectance using the LargE-Scale remote sensing data and image Simulation framework over heterogeneous 3D scenes (LESS). The correlation coefficient between the LESS-simulated reflectance and the airborne-measured reflectance reaches 0.68–0.73 in the red band and 0.56–0.59 in the near-infrared band, indicating a good quality of the experiment dataset. More validation studies of the related forward models and retrieval methods will be done.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Basic Research Program of China (2013CB733400)
- Natural Science Foundation of China
- Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (Y920570Z1F)
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