An improved change detection method for high-resolution soil moisture mapping in permafrost regions


Por: Du, SJ, Duan, P, Zhao, TJ, Wang, Z, Niu, SD, Ma, CF, Zou, DF, Yao, PP, Guo, P, Fan, D, Gao, Q, Zheng, JY, Peng, ZQ, Lü, HS, Shi, JC

Publicada: 1 ene 2024
Resumen:
Soil moisture plays a crucial role in understanding the hydrological cycle and the ecological environment. This research presents an improved change detection method that leverages time series data from Sentinel-1 radar and Sentinel-2 optical sensors (2019–2021) to estimate surface soil moisture. The response of backscatter to soil moisture in bare soil was expressed in a logarithmic form, and the influence function of the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) on the backscatter difference was established for various vegetation-covered surfaces. Therefore, the impact of vegetation on backscatter is effectively mitigated, and the resulting change in backscatter relative to bare soil conditions can be obtained. An empirical function is subsequently formulated to ascertain the reference values of soil moisture in each pixel. The retrieval of soil moisture is demonstrated in the Wudaoliang permafrost region of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and validated against ground measurements. The retrieval results of the improved change detection method exhibit correlation coefficients ranging from 0.672 to 0.941, with root mean squared errors (RMSE) ranging from 0.031 (Formula presented.) to 0.073 (Formula presented.). Compared to the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) 9-km product, our new method demonstrates higher correlation (0.898 vs. 0.867) and lower RMSE (0.037 (Formula presented.) vs. 0.044 (Formula presented.)). The soil moisture retrieved from Sentinel shows a strong correlation with the SMAP 9-km soil moisture in the time series, thereby providing a better representation of the region’s soil moisture heterogeneity. Our method demonstrates the feasibility of combining Sentinel-1 and 2 for high-resolution (100 m) soil moisture mapping in permafrost regions. © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Filiaciones:
Du, SJ:
 Aerosp Informat Res Inst, Chinese Acad Sci, State Key Lab Remote Sensing Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China

 China Satellite Commun Co Ltd, Beijing, Peoples R China

Duan, P:
 Hohai Univ, Coll Hydrol & Water Resources, State Key Lab Hydrol Water Resources & Hydraul Eng, Nanjing, Peoples R China

Zhao, TJ:
 Aerosp Informat Res Inst, Chinese Acad Sci, State Key Lab Remote Sensing Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China

Wang, Z:
 Natl Basic Geog Informat Ctr, Dept Publ Platform, Beijing, Peoples R China

Niu, SD:
 Shanghai Acad Spaceflight Technol, Shanghai Inst Satellite Engn, Shanghai, Peoples R China

Ma, CF:
 Northwest Inst Ecoenvironm & Resources, Chinese Acad Sci, Lanzhou, Peoples R China

Zou, DF:
 Northwest Inst Ecoenvironm & Resources, Chinese Acad Sci, Lanzhou, Peoples R China

Yao, PP:
 Aerosp Informat Res Inst, Chinese Acad Sci, State Key Lab Remote Sensing Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China

Guo, P:
 Shandong Agr Univ, Sch Informat Sci & Engn, Tai An, Peoples R China

Fan, D:
 Kunming Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Land Resource Engn, Kunming, Peoples R China

Gao, Q:
 Ctr Tecnol Telecomunicac Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

Zheng, JY:
 Aerosp Informat Res Inst, Chinese Acad Sci, State Key Lab Remote Sensing Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China

Peng, ZQ:
 Aerosp Informat Res Inst, Chinese Acad Sci, State Key Lab Remote Sensing Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China

Lü, HS:
 Hohai Univ, Coll Hydrol & Water Resources, State Key Lab Hydrol Water Resources & Hydraul Eng, Nanjing, Peoples R China

Shi, JC:
 Chinese Acad Sci, Natl Space Sci Ctr, Beijing, Peoples R China
ISSN: 15481603
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