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New spectral vegetation indices based on the near-infrared shoulder wavelengths for remote detection of grassland phytomass
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| Author | Vescovo, Loris Wohlfahrt, Georg Balzarolo, Manuela Pilloni, Sebastian Sottocornola, Matteo Rodeghiero, Mirco Gianelle, Damiano |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | This article examines the possibility of exploiting ground reflectance in the near-infrared (NIR) for monitoring grassland phytomass on a temporal basis. Three new spectral vegetation indices (infrared slope index, ISI; normalized infrared difference index, NIDI; and normalized difference structural index, NDSI), which are based on the reflectance values in the H25 (863–881 nm) and the H18 (745–751 nm) Chris Proba (mode 5) bands, are proposed. Ground measurements of hyperspectral reflectance and phytomass were made at six grassland sites in the Italian and Austrian mountains using a hand-held spectroradiometer. At full canopy cover, strong saturation was observed for many traditional vegetation indices (normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), modified simple ratio (MSR), enhanced vegetation index (EVI), enhanced vegetation index 2 (EVI 2), renormalized difference vegetation index (RDVI), wide dynamic range vegetation index (WDRVI)). Conversely, ISI and NDSI were linearly related to grassland phytomass with negligible inter-annual variability. The relationships between both ISI and NDSI and phytomass were however site specific. The WinSail model indicated that this was mostly due to grassland species composition and background reflectance. Further studies are needed to confirm the usefulness of these indices (e.g. using multispectral specific sensors) for monitoring vegetation structural biophysical variables in other ecosystem types and to test these relationships with aircraft and satellite sensors data. For grassland ecosystems, we conclude that ISI and NDSI hold great promise for non-destructively monitoring the temporal variability of grassland phytomass. |
| Related Links | http://europepmc.org/articles/pmc3859895?pdf=render https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3859895/pdf |
| Ending Page | 2195 |
| Page Count | 18 |
| Starting Page | 2178 |
| ISSN | 01431161 |
| e-ISSN | 13665901 |
| DOI | 10.1080/01431161.2011.607195 |
| Journal | International Journal of Remote Sensing |
| Issue Number | 7 |
| Volume Number | 33 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2011-08-12 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: International Journal of Remote Sensing Remote Sensing Ndvi Species Composition Model Infrared Vegetation Reflectance Isi Structural Ndsi Phytomass |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
