Cross-Sensor Continuity Science Algorithm

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Cross-Sensor Continuity Science Algorithm - Long Term Vegetation Index and Phenology Workshop - Javzan Tsend-Ayush and Tomoaki Miura Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management University of Hawaii at Manoa Long Term Vegetation Index and Phenology Workshop,

The Continuity Algorithm Goal To translate LTDR AVHRR NDVI and EVI2 to Terra MODIS-compatible VIs for the generation of a continuous VI time series dataset Accounting for biases among sensors due to differences in: o Sensor characteristics o Product generation algorithms 2

Science Algorithm Approaches Two approaches used: o Top-down, direct image comparison using overlapping periods of observations Used to obtain equations for translating NOAA-14 AVHRR to MODIS-like values o Bottom-up, simulation analysis using hyperspectral imagery Used to derive equations for the spectral corrections from NOAA-7, 9, 11 AVHRRs to NOAA- 14 AVHRR Spectral Consistency across AVHRR/2 via Hyperspectral Simulation Terra / Aqua MODIS NOAA-14 AVHRR/2 VI NOAA-7,9,11 AVHRR/2 VI VGT-like AVHRR VI NOAA-7, -9, -11, -14 AVHRR/2 * Not Recommended MODIS-like VI SPOT-4 VEGETATION 3

Top-Down, Direct Image Comparison Three versions of translation equations developed progressively: Version 1.0 (V1) o We developed a single translation equation. o The translation equation does not consider any land cover dependency. Version 2.0 (V2) o We derived one equation per land cover. o The translation equations reduce overall systematic biases in the translation results due to land cover differences. Version 3.0 (V3) o We developed a single translation equation. o The translation equation dynamically adjusts with land cover conditions without using any existing land cover maps. 4

Data Processing Data Sampling Deriving a translation equation Methods for Deriving Multi-sensor Translation Equations Data screening Extended water mask Additional cloud and snow mask V1 Equation Dataset for global Stratified random V2 Equation Dataset for every land cover Random sampling V3 Equation Dataset for global Stratified random V1 Equation Geometric Mean Regression V2 Equation Geometric Mean Regression for every dataset V3 Equation Multiple Linear Regression 5

Data Processing: Extended Water Mask The MODIS Land cover 2001 water mask expanded by one pixel 6

Data Processing: Additional Mask The additional daily mask created using MODIS NDVI and surface reflectance thresholds Terra MODIS Jun 8, 2001 Verkhoyansk Range Suntar-Khayata Range Chersky Range Sredinny Range 7

Single Translation Equation- V1 Data sampling Stratified random sampling 2001 MODIS International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) Land Cover (MCD12Q1) 40% of the good quality near-nadir observation pairs (VZA 10) selected randomly N 0.4 16 i 1 n i N: Sample size n i : Number of good quality near-nadir observation pairs for land cover i 8

Single Translation Equation- V1 y y x o o A method to quantify a linear relationship where both variables are subject to errors Instead of minimising e 2 =(Y-y) 2, GM regression minimises e 2 = y 2 + x 2 x 9

Land Cover Dependent Equations- V2 One dataset per land cover class (IGBP 16 land cover classes, excluding water) 2001 MODIS IGBP Land Cover Type (MCD12Q1) 40% of good quality near-nadir observation pairs (VZA 10) selected randomly N 0. 4 i n i N i : Sample size (no. pairs) for land cover i n i : Number of good quality near-nadir observation pairs for land cover i 10

Land Cover Dependent Equations- V2 11

Single Translation Equation- V3 Stratified random sampling 2001 MODIS IGBP Land Cover Type (MCD12Q1) Sample size adjusted for global land cover area å N i 16 N j j=1 N i : Sample size (no. pairs) for land cover i A i : Global areal coverage of land cover i Near-nadir observations VZ x : View zenith angle for sensor x = å A i 16 A j j=1 VZ MOD 10 and VZ 10 VGT 12

Single Translation Equation- V3 The translation equation for NDVI is formulated as: 13

Bottom-up, Hyperspectral Analysis Spectral correction equations for the adjustments from NOAA-7, 9, 11 AVHRRs to NOAA-14 AVHRR Dataset for V1 spectral correction equations 20 Level 1R EO-1 Hyperion scenes over 5 AERONET sites o Limited land cover conditions, including Broadleaf Forest, Open Shrubland, Grasslands, and Croplands o A range of atmospheric conditions: AOT at 550 nm from 0.02 (clean) to 0.27 (turbid) Dataset for V2 spectral correction equations 37 Level 1R EO-1 Hyperion scenes over 15 AERONET sites o All IGBP land cover classes with the exception of Evergreen Broadleaf Forest, Permanent Wetlands, Snow/Ice, and Water o A range of atmospheric conditions: AOT at 550 nm from 0.02 (clean) to 0.53 (turbid) 14

Spectral Correction Equations from N-7, 9, and 11 to N-14 AVHRR (V1) NDVI (Terra - Aqua) NDVI (N-14 - Sourse) 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.00-0.02-0.04-0.06 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.00-0.02-0.04 MD <.001 SD <.001 NDVI (Aqua MODIS) TOC ROH MD -.012 -.009 SD.005.004-0.06 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 NDVI (N-7 AVHRR/2) 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.00-0.02-0.04 TOC Spectral Correction Equations (V1) (Trishchenko et al., 2002; Cohen et al., 2003) N-7 AVHRR/2: y = -.0060 + 1.0030 x -.0246 x 2 (±.004, 95%PI) N-9 AVHRR/2: y = -.0040 + 1.0093 x -.0248 x 2 (±.002, 95%PI) N-11 AVHRR/2: y = -.0028 + 1.0068 x -.0271 x 2 (±.002, 95%PI) TOC ROH MD -.006 -.005 SD.003.003-0.06 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 NDVI (N-9 AVHRR/2) 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.00-0.02-0.04 TOC Rayleigh/O3/H2O TOC ROH MD -.006 -.005 SD.004.004-0.06 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 NDVI (N-11 AVHRR/2) 15 NASA MEaSUREs VI and Phenology ESDRs - Project Review Panel Meeting, 4-5 January 2011

Translation Equations to MODIS-equivalents (TOC, CMG) 16

NDVI Temporal Profile Evergreen Needleleaf forest 17

EVI2 Temporal Profile Evergreen Needleleaf forest 18

NDVI Temporal Profile (Cont.) Evergreen Broadleaf forest 19

NDVI Temporal Profile (Cont.) Deciduous Needleleaf forest 20

NDVI Temporal Profile (Cont.) Closed shrublands 21

NDVI Temporal Profile (Cont.) Cropland/Natural vegetation mosaic 22

NDVI Temporal Profile (Cont.) Barren/Sparsely vegetated 23

EVI2 Temporal Profile (Cont.) Evergreen Broadleaf forest 24

EVI2 Temporal Profile (Cont.) Deciduous Needleleaf forest 25

EVI2 Temporal Profile (Cont.) Closed shrublands 26

EVI2 Temporal Profile (Cont.) Cropland/Natural vegetation mosaic 27

EVI2 Temporal Profile (Cont.) Barren/Sparsely vegetated 28

Summary and Future Plan Validation: Landsat TM /ETM ++ time series V3 algorithm for EVI2 Evaluation of the integrity of GAC data with respect to MODIS CMG & mis-registration 29

Thank you 30

V1 Translation Algorithm NDVI (x variable) Equation N-7 AVHRR, ROW, GAC y = -0.0646111 + 1.2409713x - 0.0304219x 2 N-9 AVHRR, ROW, GAC y = -0.0621082 + 1.2487272x - 0.0307315x 2 N-11 AVHRR, ROW, GAC y = -0.0606805 + 1.2456808x - 0.0335204x 2 N-14 AVHRR, ROW, GAC y = -0.0571829 + 1.2372178x S-4 VEGETATION, TOC, CMGV y = 0.0156834 + 1.0610148x EVI2 (x variable) Equation N-7 AVHRR, ROW, GAC y = -0.0403338 + 1.2400319x N-9 AVHRR, ROW, GAC y = -0.0403338 + 1.2400319x N-11 AVHRR, ROW, GAC y = -0.0403338 + 1.2400319x N-14 AVHRR, ROW, GAC y = -0.0403338 + 1.2400319x S-4 VEGETATION, TOC, CMGV y = 0.0085842 + 1.1557716x 31

V2 Translation Equations NDVI (MOD <- AVH14) Offset Slope LC-1: Evergreen Needleleaf forest -0.0418 1.2521 LC-2: Evergreen Broadleaf forest 0.0637 1.1014 LC-3: Deciduous Needleleaf forest -0.0800 1.3087 LC-4: Deciduous Broadleaf forest 0.0496 1.1008 LC-5: Mixed forest 0.0037 1.1590 LC-6: Closed shrublands -0.0330 1.1879 LC-7: Open shrublands -0.0596 1.2343 LC-8: Woody savannas -0.0178 1.1952 LC-9: Savannas -0.0310 1.1940 LC-10: Grasslands -0.0420 1.1754 LC-11: Permanent wetlands -0.0572 1.2372 LC-12: Croplands 0.0020 1.1252 LC-13: Urban and built-up -0.0572 1.2372 LC-14: Cropland/Natural vegetation mosaic 0.0059 1.1295 LC-15: Snow/Ice -0.0572 1.2372 LC-16: Barren or sparsely vegetated -0.0071 0.8658 NDVI (MOD <- VGT) Offset Slope LC-1: Evergreen Needleleaf forest 0.0568 1.0262 LC-2: Evergreen Broadleaf forest 0.0495 1.0127 LC-3: Deciduous Needleleaf forest 0.0482 1.0306 LC-4: Deciduous Broadleaf forest 0.0473 1.0186 LC-5: Mixed forest 0.0722 0.9912 LC-6: Closed shrublands 0.0243 1.0516 LC-7: Open shrublands 0.0135 1.0678 LC-8: Woody savannas 0.0350 1.0283 LC-9: Savannas 0.0312 1.0106 LC-10: Grasslands 0.0234 1.0393 LC-11: Permanent wetlands 0.0157 1.0610 LC-12: Croplands 0.0356 1.0182 LC-13: Urban and built-up 0.0157 1.0610 LC-14: Cropland/Natural vegetation mosaic 0.0354 1.0213 LC-15: Snow/Ice 0.0157 1.0610 LC-16: Barren or sparsely vegetated 0.0157 1.0575 32

V1 Spectral Correction Equations Spectral Correction to N-14 AVHRR NDVI (y) N-7 AVHRR/2 NDVI: y = -.0060 + 1.0030 x -.0246 x 2 N-9 AVHRR/2 NDVI: y = -.0040 + 1.0093 x -.0248 x 2 N-11 AVHRR/2 NDVI: y = -.0028 + 1.0068 x -.0271 x 2 33

V2 Translation Equations EVI2 (MOD <- AVH14) Offset Slope LC-1: Evergreen Needleleaf forest -0.0030 1.1602 LC-2: Evergreen Broadleaf forest 0.0754 1.0878 LC-3: Deciduous Needleleaf forest -0.0150 1.1718 LC-4: Deciduous Broadleaf forest 0.0111 1.1652 LC-5: Mixed forest -0.0011 1.1717 LC-6: Closed shrublands -0.0099 1.1128 LC-7: Open shrublands -0.0241 1.1201 LC-8: Woody savannas 0.0007 1.1332 LC-9: Savannas -0.0140 1.1757 LC-10: Grasslands -0.0204 1.1212 LC-11: Permanent wetlands -0.0403 1.2400 LC-12: Croplands 0.0016 1.1014 LC-13: Urban and built-up -0.0403 1.2400 LC-14: Cropland/Natural vegetation mosaic 0.0028 1.1367 LC-15: Snow/Ice -0.0403 1.2400 LC-16: Barren or sparsely vegetated 0.0022 0.7791 EVI2 (MOD <- VGT) Offset Slope LC-1: Evergreen Needleleaf forest 0.0100 1.1786 LC-2: Evergreen Broadleaf forest 0.0175 1.1340 LC-3: Deciduous Needleleaf forest 0.0124 1.1655 LC-4: Deciduous Broadleaf forest 0.0167 1.1366 LC-5: Mixed forest 0.0214 1.1352 LC-6: Closed shrublands 0.0087 1.1518 LC-7: Open shrublands 0.0048 1.1618 LC-8: Woody savannas 0.0141 1.1369 LC-9: Savannas 0.0142 1.1235 LC-10: Grasslands 0.0115 1.1373 LC-11: Permanent wetlands 0.0086 1.1558 LC-12: Croplands 0.0164 1.1197 LC-13: Urban and built-up 0.0086 1.1558 LC-14: Cropland/Natural vegetation mosaic 0.0153 1.1297 LC-15: Snow/Ice 0.0086 1.1558 LC-16: Barren or sparsely vegetated 0.0108 1.1213 34

V3 Translation Equations NDVI mod Like AVH _N7 = 0.0136 + 0.0539 EVI2 vgt Like AVH _N7 (1.0956 + 0.1878 EVI2 vgt Like AVH _N7 ) NDVI vgt Like AVH _N7 NDVI mod Like AVH _N9 = 0.0136 + 0.0539 EVI2 vgt Like AVH _N9 (1.0956 + 0.1878 EVI2 vgt Like AVH _N9 ) NDVI vgt Like AVH _N9 NDVI mod Like AVH _N11 = 0.0136 + 0.0539 EVI2 vgt Like AVH _N11 (1.0956 + 0.1878 EVI2 vgt Like AVH _N11 ) NDVI vgt Like AVH _N11 NDVI mod Like AVH _N14 = 0.0136 + 0.0539 EVI2 vgt Like AVH _N14 (1.0956 + 0.1878 EVI2 vgt Like AVH _N14 ) NDVI vgt Like AVH _N14 NDVI mod Like VGT = 0.0136 + 0.0539 EVI2 VGT (1.0956 + 0.1878 EVI2 VGT ) NDVI VGT where, NDVI vgt Like AVH _N7 = 0.0269 0.4179 EVI2 AVH _N7 AVH_N14 + (1.2493 + 0.1844 EVI2 AVH _N7 AVH _N14 ) NDVI AVH _N7 AVH_N14 NDVI vgt Like AVH _N9 = 0.0269 0.4179 EVI2 AVH _N9 AVH _N14 + (1.2493 + 0.1844 EVI2 AVH _N9 AVH _N14 ) NDVI AVH _N9 AVH _N14 NDVI vgt Like AVH _N11 = 0.0269 0.4179 EVI2 AVH _N11 AVH_N14 + (1.2493 + 0.1844 EVI2 AVH _N11 AVH_N14 ) NDVI AVH _N11 AVH_N14 35

V2 Spectral Correction Equations 36

Datasets MOD09CMG Collection 5 Year 2001-2002 LTDR AVHRR Ver.3 Year 1998-1999 SPOT VGT-4 S1 Year 1998-2002 37

2001 MODIS IGBP Land Cover (MCD12Q1) Water Evergreen Needleleaf forest Evergreen Broadleaf forest Deciduous Needleleaf forest Deciduous Broadleaf forest Mixed forest Closed shrublands Open shrublands Woody savannas Savannas Grasslands Permanent wetlands Croplands Urban and built-up Cropland/Natural vegetation mosaic Snow and ice Barren/sparsely vegetated 38

Backup Slides Long Term Vegetation Index and Phenology Workshop, 39

Outline The Objective of the Algorithm Previous Studies Science Algorithm Approaches Compatibility across AVHRR/2 and MODIS Based on Direct Image Comparison (V1, V2, and V3) Compatibility across AVHRR/2 via Hyperspectral Simulation Comparison of V3 and V2 Summary and Future Plan 40

Previous Studies Empirical approaches Weighted averages of two or more spectral bands (Gao, 1992; Gitleson and Kaufman, 1998) Polynomials o 1 st order (Steven et al., 2003; van Leeuwen et al., 2006, Gallo et al., 2005; Ji et al., 2008) o 2 nd order (Trishchenko et al., 2002; Miura et al., 2006; Trischenko, 2009, e.g., Swinnen & Veroustraete, 2008) Theoretical approach (Yoshioka et al., 2003; 2005; 2006; Miura et al., 2008) Physics of atmosphere-vegetation-photon interactions 41

Single Translation Equation- V3 Land cover changes continuously. The cross sensor calibration is land cover dependent. We derived a translation equation that dynamically adjusts with land cover conditions without using any existing land cover maps. 42

MODIS vs. VEGETATION VI January 23-24, 2013 43

MODIS vs. VEGETATION NDVI: View zenith angle differences less than 10 degrees LC-1 LC-2 LC-3 LC-4 LC-5 LC- 6 LC-7 LC-8 LC-9 LC-10 LC-11 LC-12 LC-13 LC-14 LC-16 January 23-24, 2013 44 Long Term Vegetation Index and Phenology Workshop,

MODIS vs. VEGETATION EVI2: View zenith angle differences less than 10 degrees LC-1 LC-2 LC-3 LC-4 LC-5 LC- 6 LC-7 LC-8 LC-9 LC-10 LC-11 LC-12 LC-13 LC-14 LC-16 January 23-24, 2013 45 Long Term Vegetation Index and Phenology Workshop,

Translation Equations to MODIS-equivalents (TOC, CMG) 46