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DOI	10.1016/j.rse.2020.111645
	Optimizing Landsat time series length for regional mapping of lidar-derived forest structure
	Bolton D.K.; Tompalski P.; Coops N.C.; White J.C.; Wulder M.A.; Hermosilla T.; Queinnec M.; Luther J.E.; van Lier O.R.; Fournier R.A.; Woods M.; Treitz P.M.; van Ewijk K.Y.; Graham G.; Quist L.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	00344257
卷号	239
英文摘要	The value of combining Landsat time series and airborne laser scanning (ALS) data to produce regional maps of forest structure has been well documented. However, studies are often performed over single study areas or forest types, preventing a robust assessment of the approaches that produce the most accurate estimates. Here, we use Landsat time series data to estimate forest attributes across six Canadian study sites, which vary by forest type, productivity, management regime, and disturbance history, with the goal of investigating which spectral indices and time series lengths yield the most accurate estimates of forest attributes across a range of conditions. We use estimates of stand height, basal area, and stem volume derived from ALS data as calibration and validation data, and develop random forest models to estimate forest structure with Landsat time series data and topographic variables at each site. Landsat time series predictors, which were derived from annual gap-free image composites, included the median, interquartile range, and Theil Sen slope of vegetation indices through time. To investigate the optimal time series length for predictor variables, time series length was varied from 1 to 33 years. Across all six sites, increasing the time series length led to improved estimation accuracy, however the optimal time series length was not consistent across sites. Specifically, model accuracies plateaued at a time series length of ~15 years for two sites (R2 = 0.67–0.74), while the accuracies continued to increase until the maximum time series length was reached (24–29 years) for the remaining four sites (R2 = 0.45–0.70). Spectral indices that relied on shortwave infrared bands (Tasseled Cap Wetness and Normalized Burn Ratio) were frequently the most important spectral indices. Adding Landsat-derived disturbance variables (time since last disturbance, type of disturbance) did not meaningfully improve model results; however, this finding was largely due to the fact that most recently disturbed stands did not have predictions of forest attributes from ALS, so disturbed sites were poorly represented in the models. As model accuracies varied regionally and no optimal time series length was found, we provide an approach that can be utilized to determine the optimal time series length on a case by case basis, allowing users to extrapolate estimates of forest attributes both spatially and temporally using multispectral time series data. © 2020
英文关键词	Airborne laser scanning; Enhanced forest inventory; Forest structure; Landsat time series; Remote sensing
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Decision trees; Forestry; Laser applications; Remote sensing; Airborne Laser scanning; Calibration and validations; Disturbance variables; Forest inventory; Forest structure; Inter quartile ranges; Landsat time series; Tasseled cap wetness; Time series; basal area; forest inventory; image analysis; Landsat; laser method; lidar; optimization; remote sensing; time series analysis; Canada
来源期刊	Remote Sensing of Environment
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/179448
作者单位	Integrated Remote Sensing Studio, Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia, 2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada; Canadian Forest Service (Pacific Forestry Centre), Natural Resources Canada, 506 West Burnside Road, Victoria, BC V8Z1M5, Canada; Canadian Forest Service (Atlantic Forestry Centre), Natural Resources Canada, 26 University Drive, P.O. Box 960, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador A2H 6J3, Canada; Département de géomatique appliquée, Centre d'Applications et de Recherches en Télédétection (CARTEL), Université de SherbrookeQuébec J1K 2R1, Canada; Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, North Bay, Ontario P1A 4L7, Canada; Department of Geography and Planning, Queen's University, 68 University Avenue, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada; Hearst Forest Management, 1589 Front Street, Hearst, Ontario P0L 1N0, Canada
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Bolton D.K.,Tompalski P.,Coops N.C.,et al. Optimizing Landsat time series length for regional mapping of lidar-derived forest structure[J],2020,239.
APA	Bolton D.K..,Tompalski P..,Coops N.C..,White J.C..,Wulder M.A..,...&Quist L..(2020).Optimizing Landsat time series length for regional mapping of lidar-derived forest structure.Remote Sensing of Environment,239.
MLA	Bolton D.K.,et al."Optimizing Landsat time series length for regional mapping of lidar-derived forest structure".Remote Sensing of Environment 239(2020).