Validation of MODIS albedo products of paddy fields in Japan

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 206-217

  Susaki, Junichi ^a,b,c   Yasuoka, Yoshifumi ^a,b   Kajiwara, Koji ^d   Honda, Yoshiaki ^d   Hara, Keitarou ^e  

^a IEEE   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^d CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Albedo; Moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) products; Point spread function (PSF); Spatial scale; Validation

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; GROUND-POINT-BASED ALBEDOS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER (MODIS) PRODUCTS; POINT SPREAD FUNCTION (PSF); SPATIAL SCALES;

ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHOTOMAPPING; RADIOMETERS;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33846227898     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2006.882266     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. S. Liang, "Narrowband to broadband conversions of land surface albedo I - Algorithms," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 76, no. 2, pp. 213-238, May 2001.
2. M. J. Barnsley, A. H. Strahler, K. P. Morris, and J. P. Muller, "Sampling the surface bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF): 1. Evaluation of current and future satellite sensors," Remote Sens. Rev., vol. 8, pp. 271-311, 1994.
3. B. Pinty and M. Verstraete, "On the design and validation of surface bidirectional reflectance and albedo model," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 41, no. 2/3, pp. 155-167, Aug./Sep. 1992.
4. S. Liang, "A direct algorithm for estimating land surface broadband albedos from MODIS imagery," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 136-145, Jan. 2003.
5. G. P. Asner, B. H. Braswell, D. S. Schimel, and C. A. Wessman, "Ecological research needs from multiangle remote sensing data," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 155-165, Feb. 1998.
6. E. F. Vermote, N. E. Saleous, C. O. Justice, Y. J. Kaufman, J. L. Privette, L. Remer, J. C. Roger, and D. Tanre, "Atmospheric correction of visible to middle-infrared EOS-MODIS data over land surfaces: Background, operational algorithm and validation," J. Geophys. Res., vol. 102, no. D14, pp. 17131-17142, 1997.
7. W. Lucht and J. L. Roujean, "Considerations in the parametric modeling of BRDF and albedo from multiangular satellite sensor observation," Remote Sens. Rev., vol. 18, pp. 343-379, 2000.
8. S. Liang, Quantitative Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2004.
9. W. Wanner and A. H. Strahler, "On the derivation of kernels for kernel-driven models of bidirectional reflectance," J. Geophys. Res., vol. 100, no. D10, pp. 21077-21089, 1995.
10. J. L. Roujean, M. Leroy, and P. Y. Deschamps, "A bidirectional reflectance model of the Earth's surface for the correction of remote sensing data," J. Geophys. Res., vol. 97, no. D18, pp. 20455-20468, 1992.
11. B. Hu, W. Lucht, X. Li, and A. H. Strahler, "Validation of kernel-driven semiempirical models for global modeling of bidirectional reflectance," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 201-214, Dec. 1997.
12. R. Lacaze and J. L. Roujean, "G-function and HOt SpoT (GHOST) reflectance model application to multi-scale airborne POLDER measurements," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 67-80, Apr. 2001.
13. S. R. Sandmeier and K. I. Itten, "A field goniometer system (FIGOS) for acquisition of hyperspectral BRDF data," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 978-986, Mar. 1999.
14. J. Susaki, K. Hara, J. Park, Y. Yasuda, K. Kajiwara, and Y. Honda, "Validation of temporal BRDFs of paddy fields estimated from MODIS reflectance data," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., vol. 42, no. 6, pp. 1262-1270, Jun. 2004.
15. M. Leroy and F.-M. Brêon, "Surface reflectance angular signatures from airborne POLDER data," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 97-107, Aug. 1996.
16. F. Maignan, F.-M. Brêon, and R. Lacaze, "Bidirectional reflectance of Earth targets: Evaluation of analytical models using a large set of spaceborne measurements with emphasis on the hot spot," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 90, no. 2, pp. 210-220, Mar. 2004.
17. Z. Li and L. Garand, "Estimation of surface albedo from space - A parameterization for global application," J. Geophys. Res., vol. 99, no. D4, pp. 8335-8350, 1994.
18. F. Gao, C. B. Schaaf, A. H. Strahler, A. Roesch, W. Lucht, and R. Dickinson, "MODIS bidirectional reflectance distribution function and albedo climate modeling grid products and the variability of albedo for major global vegetation types," J. Geophys. Res., vol. 110, no. D1, D01104, 2005.
19. G. Myhre, M. M. Kvalevåg, and C. B. Schaaf, "Radiative forcing due to anthropogenic vegetation change based on MODIS surface albedo data," Geophys. Res. Lett., vol. 32, no. 21, L21410, 2005.
20. Y. Luo, A. P. Trishchenko, R. Latifovic, and Z. Li, "Surface bidirectional reflectance and albedo properties derived using a land cover-based approach with Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer observations," J. Geophys. Res., vol. 110, no. D1, D01106, 2005.
21. J. Stroeve, J. E. Box, F. Gao, S. Liang, A. Nolin, and C. Schaaf, "Accuracy assessment of the MODIS 16-day albedo product for snow: Comparisons with Greenland in situ measurements," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 46-60, Jan. 2005.
22. Y. Jin, C. B. Schaaf, C. E. Woodcock, F. Gao, X. Li, A. H. Strahler, W. Lucht, and S. Liang, "Consistency of MODIS surface BRDF/albedo retrievals: 2. Validation," J. Geophys. Res., vol. 108, no. D5, 4159, 2003.
23. P. J. Starks, J. M. Norman, B. L. Blad, E. A. Walter-Shea, and C. L. Walthall, "Estimation of shortwave hemispherical reflectance (albedo) from bidirectionally reflected radiance data," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 123-134, Nov. 1991.
24. P. Minnis, S. Mayor, W. Smith, and D. Young, "Asymmetry in the diurnal variation of surface albedo," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 879-891, Jul. 1997.
25. S. Liang, H. Fang, M. Chen, C. J. Shuey, C. L. Walthall, C. Daughtry, J. Morisette, C. Shaaf, and A. Strahler, "Validating MODIS land surface reflectance and albedo products: Methods and preliminary results," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 83, no. 1/2, pp. 149-162, Nov. 2002.
26. A. Davidson and S. Wang, "The effects of sampling resolution on the surface albedos of dominant land cover types in the North American boreal region," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 93, no. 1/2, pp. 211-224, Oct. 2004.
27. M. J. Barnsley, P. D. Hobson, A. H. Hyman, W Lucht, J.-P. Muller, and A. H. Strahler, "Characterizing the spatial variability of broadband albedo in a semidesert environment for MODIS validation," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 58-68, Oct. 2000.
28. S. Liang, C. J. Shuey, A. L. Russ, H. Fang, M. Chen, C. L. Walthall, C. S. T. Daughtry, and R. Hunt, "Narrowband to broadband conversions of land surface albedo: II. Validation," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 84, no. 1, pp. 25-41, 2002.
29. Observed Meteorological Data at Chosi, Chiba, Japan. [Online]. Available: http://www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/03kanku/choshi/data/archive/ pastdata.htm
30. E. F. Vermote, D. Tanre, J. L. Deuze, M. Herman, and J. J. Morcrette, "Second simulation of the satellite signal in the solar spectrum: An overview," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 675-686, May 1997.
31. W. Lucht, C. B. Shaaf, and A. H. Strahler, "An algorithm for the retrieval of albedo from space using semiempirical BRDF models," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 977-998, Mar. 2000.
32. A. H. Strahler and J. P. Muller, "MODIS BRDF/Albedo product: Algorithm theoretical basis document," NASA EOS MODIS Doc. 1999. version 5. [Online]. Available: http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/atbd/atbd_ mod09.pdf
33. C. B. Schaaf, F. Gao, A. H. Strahler, W. Lucht, X. Li, T. Tsang, N. C. Strungnell, X. Zhang, Y. Jin, J. P. Muller, P. Lewis, M. Barnsley, P. Hobson, M. Disney, G. Roberts, M. Dunderdale, C. Doll, R. P. d'Entremont, B. Hu, S. Liang, J. L. Privette, and D. Roy, "First operational BRDF, albedo nadir reflectance products from MODIS," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 83, no. 1/2, pp. 135-148, Nov. 2003.
34. EOS Data Gateway. [Online]. Available: http://edcimswww.cr.usgs.gov/pub/ imswelcome/
35. BRDF/Albedo, Boston, MA: Dept. Geography Center Remote Sens., Boston Univ. [Online]. Available: http://geography.bu.edu/brdf/
36. MODIS/Terra Multiple Data Ordering Page. [Online]. Available: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/daac-bin/MODIS/Data_order.pl
37. Y. J. Kaufman and D. Tanrê, Algorithm for Remote Sensing of Tropospheric Aerosol from MODIS (ATBD Reference Number: ATBD-MOD-02), 1998. [Online]. Available: http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/atbd/atbd_mod02.pdf
38. ASTER Sciece Project. [Online]. Available: http://www.science.aster. ersdac.or.jp/en/about_aster/sensor/index.html
39. C. Huang, J. R. G. Townshend, S. Liang, S. N. V. Kalluri, and R. S. DeFries, "Impact of sensor's point spread function on land cover characterization: Assessment and deconvolution," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 80, no. 2, pp. 203-212, May 2002.
40. B. C. Forster and P. Best, "Estimation of SPOT P-mode point spread function and derivation of a deconvolution filter," ISPRS J. Photogramm. Remote Sens., vol. 49, no. 6, pp. 32-42, 1994.
41. B. L. Markham, "The Landsat sensors' spatial responses," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., vol. GRS-23, no. 6, pp. 864-875, Nov. 1985.
42. C. S. Williams and O. A. Becklund, Introduction to the Optical Transfer Function. New York: Wiley, 1989.
43. J. L. Barker and J. W. Burelhach, "MODIS image simulation from Landsat TM imagery," in Proc. ASPRS/ACSM/RT, Washington, DC, 1992, pp. 156-165.
44. W. L. Barnes, T. S. Pagano, and V. V. Salomonson, "Prelaunch characteristics of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on EOS-AMI," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 1088-1100, Jul. 1998.
45. Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF): Earth Science Data Interface. [Online]. http://glcfapp.umiacs.umd.edu:8080/esdi/index.jsp
46. R Project. [Online]. Available: http://www.r-project.org/
47. E. J. Pebesma and C. G. Wesseling, "Gstat: A program for geostatistical modelling, prediction and simulation," Comput. Geosci., vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 17-31, 1998.
48. O. Pokrovsky and J. L. Roujean, "Land surface albedo retrieval via kernel-based BRDF modeling: I. Statistical inversion method and model comparison," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 84, no. 2/3, pp. 100-119, Jan. 2003.
49. I. Pokrovsky, O. Pokrovsky, and J. L. Roujean, "Development of an operational procedure to estimate surface albedo from the SEVIRI/MSG observing system by using POLDER BRDF measurements I. Data quality control and accumulation of information corresponding to the IGBP land cover classes," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 87, no. 2/3, pp. 198-214, Oct. 2003.
50. _, "Development of an operational procedure to estimate surface albedo from the SEVIRI/MSG observing system by using POLDER BRDF measurements II. Comparison of several inversion techniques and uncertainty in albedo estimates," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 87, no. 2/3, pp. 215-242, Oct. 2003.
51. F. Gao, C. B. Schaaf, A. H. Strahler, and W. Lucht, "Using a multikernel least-variance approach to retrieve and evaluate albedo from limited bidi-rectional measurements," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 57-66, Apr. 2001.
52. P. W. Rousseeuw and A. M. Leroy, Robust Regression and Outlier Detection. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 1987.
53. J. Susaki, K. Hara, K. Kajiwara, and Y. Honda, "Robust estimation of BRDF model parameters," Remote Sens. Environ., vol. 89, no. 1, pp. 63-71, Jan. 2004.
54. F. Gao, X. Li, A. Strahler, and C. Schaaf, "Acquiring a priori knowledge from ground and spaceborne BRDF measurements," in Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., 2000, pp. 718-720.
55. X. Li, F. Gao, and A. H. Strahler, "A priori knowledge accumulation and its application to linear BRDF model inversion," J. Geophys. Res., vol. 106, no. D11, pp. 11925-11935, Jun. 2001.
56. F. Jacob, M. Weiss, A. Olioso, and A. French, "Assessing the narrowband to broadband conversion to estimate visible, near infrared and shortwave apparent albedo from airborne PolDER data," Agronomie, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 537-546, Sep./Oct. 2002.