期刊名称：ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2194-9042
电子版ISSN：2194-9050
出版年度：2021
卷号：V-3-2021
页码：109-115
DOI：10.5194/isprs-annals-V-3-2021-109-2021
语种：English
出版社：Copernicus Publications
摘要：Leaf Area Index (LAI) is a quantity that characterizes canopy foliage content. As leaf surfaces are the primary sites of energy, mass exchange, and fundamental production of terrestrial ecosystem, many important processes are directly proportional to LAI. With this, LAI can be considered as an important parameter of plant growth. Multispectral optical images have been widely utilized for mangrove-related studies, such as LAI estimation. In Sentinel-2, for example, LAI can be estimated using a biophysical processor in SNAP or using various machine learning algorithms. However, multispectral optical images have disadvantages due to its weather-dependence and limited canopy penetration. In this study, a multi-sensor approach was implemented by using free multi-spectral optical images (Sentinel-2 ) and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images (Sentinel-1) to perform Leaf Area Index (LAI) estimation. The use of SAR images can compensate for the above-mentioned disadvantages and it then can pave the way for regular mapping and assessment of LAI, despite any weather conditions and cloud cover. In this study, generation of LAI models that explores linear, non-linear and decision trees modelling algorithms to incorporate Sentinel-1 derivatives and Sentinel-2 LAI were executed. The Random Forest model have exhibited the most robust model having the lowest RMSE of 0.2845. This result poses a concrete relationship of a biophysical entity derived from optical parameters to RADAR derivatives to which opens the opportunity of integrating both systems to compensate each disadvantages and produce a more efficient quantification of LAI.
