• Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.33-40
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• 2005

The objective of this research was to find an indirect method to estimate spectral reflectance and NDVI(Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) efficiently, using the spectroradiometer and NOAA AVHRR satellite data. For collecting RS base data, used spectro-radiometer that measures reflection characteristics between 300~1,100nm was used and measured the reflection of vegetation from paddy rice during the growing season at Chungbuk national university's farm in 2002. The feasibility of detecting the temporal variation in the spectral reflectance and NDVI in paddy rice were conducted on eight growth stages. AVHRR data were collected in eight different months over a one year period in 2002. The results were compared with those obtained by analyzing NDVI characteristics. The spectral reflectance and NDVI of paddy rice have a great effect on the growth condition. Considerably, NDVI was increased by developing muscle fiber tissue at the near infrared wavelength until the Booting stage. Then the NDVI increased until the Maturity stage and then decreased until harvest. The highest month was at July and the lower month was at March. The difference NDVI analysis using March and another months data was conducted, the results were provided information on the growth condition of crops.

• Korean Journal of Geomatics
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.59-65
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• 2003

The merging of different scales or multi-sensor image data is becoming a widely used procedure of the complementary nature of various data sets. Ideally, the merging method should not distort the characteristics of the high-spatial and high-spectral resolution data used. To present an effective merging method for survey of reclaimed land using the high-resolution (6.6 m) Electro-Optical Camera (EOC) panchromatic image of the first Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite 1 (KOMPSA T-l) and the multispectral Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image data, this paper compares the results of Intensity Hue Saturation (IHS) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) methods. The comparison is made by statistical and visual evaluation of three-color combination images of IHS and PCA results based on spatial and spectral characteristics. The use of MODIS bands 1, 2, and 3 with a contrast stretched EOC panchromatic image as a substitute for intensity was found to be particularly effective in this study.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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• v.53 no.3
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• pp.75-82
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• 2011

This study refers to the derivation of simple crop yield prediction equation by using KOMPSAT-2 derived vegetation index. For a 1.25 ha small farm area located in the middle part of South Korea, the KOMPSAT-2 panchromatic and multi-spectral images of 31th August 2008, 17th November 2008, and 10th September 2009 were used. The field spectral reflectance during growing period for the 6 crops (rice, potato, corn, red pepper, garlic, and bean) were measured using ground spectroradiometer and the yield was investigated. Among the 6 vegetation indices (VI), the NDVI and ARVI between measured and image derived showed high relationship with the coefficient of determination of 0.85 and 0.95 respectively. Using the 3 years field data, the NDVI and ARVI regression curves were derived, and the yields were tried to compare with the maximum VIs value.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.326-336
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• 2011

The Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) observation provides a specific knowledge of the temporal and vertical distribution and the optical properties of the aerosols. Unlike typical Mie scattering Lidars, which can measure backscattering and depolarization, the Raman Lidar can measure the quartz signal at the ultra violet (360 nm) and the visible (546 nm) wavelengths. In this work, we developed a method for estimating mineral quartz concentration immersed in Asian dust using Raman scattering of quartz (silicon dioxide, silica). During the Asian dust period of March 15, 16, and 21 in 2010, Raman lidar measurements detected the presence of quartz, and successfully showed the vertical profile of the dust concentrations. The satellite observations such as the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) confirmed spatial distribution of Asian dust. This approach will be useful for characterizing the quartz dominated in the atmospheric aerosols and the investigations of mineral dust. It will be especially applicable for distinguishing the dust and non-dust aerosols in studies on the mixing state of Asian aerosols. Additionally, the presented method combined with satellite observations is enable qualitative and quantitative monitoring for Asian dust.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.75-86
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• 2017

The aerosol content dynamics in a virtual system were investigated. The outcome was extended to monitor the mean concentration diffusion of aerosols in a predefined macro and micro scale. The data set used were wind data set from the automatic weather station; satellite data set from Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer aerosol index and multi-angle imaging spectroradiometer; ground data set from Aerosol robotic network. The maximum speed of the macro scale (West Africa) was less than 4.4 m/s. This low speed enables the pollutants to acquire maximum range of about 15 km. The heterogeneous nature of aerosols layer in the West African atmosphere creates strange transport pattern caused by multiple refractivity. It is believed that the multiple refractive concepts inhibit aerosol optical depth data retrieval. It was also discovered that the build-up of the purported strange transport pattern with time has enormous potential to influence higher degrees of climatic change in the long term. Even when the African Easterly Jet drives the aerosols layer at about 10 m/s, the interacting layers of aerosols are compelled to mitigate its speed to about 4.2 m/s (macro scale level) and boost its speed to 30 m/s on the micro scale level. Mean concentration diffusion of aerosols was higher in the micro scale than the macro scale level. The minimum aerosol content dynamics for non-decaying, logarithmic decay and exponential decay particulates dispersion is given as 4, 1.4 and 0 respectively.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.159-171
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• 2012

Aerosol direct radiative forcing (ADRF) retrieval method was developed by combining data from passive and active satellite sensors. Aerosol optical thickness (AOT) retrieved form the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) as a passive visible sensor and aerosol vertical profile from to the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) as an active laser sensor were investigated an application possibility. Especially, space-born Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) observation provides a specific knowledge of the optical properties of atmospheric aerosols with spatial, temporal, vertical, and spectral resolutions. On the basis of extensive radiative transfer modeling, it is demonstrated that the use of the aerosol vertical profiles is sensitive to the estimation of ADRF. Throughout the investigation of relationship between aerosol height and ADRF, mean change rates of ADRF per increasing of 1 km aerosol height are smaller at surface than top-of-atmosphere (TOA). As a case study, satellite data for the Asian dust day of March 31, 2007 were used to estimate ADRF. Resulting ADRF values were compared with those retrieved independently from MODIS only data. The absolute difference values are 1.27% at surface level and 4.73% at top of atmosphere (TOA).

• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• v.1
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• pp.232-235
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• 2006

Using 30 days of hourly visible channel data and DIScrete Ordinate Radiative Transfer (DISORT) model (6S), Aerosol optical depth (AOD) at $0.55{\mu}m$ was retrieved over the East Asia. In contrast with the AOD retrieval using low-earth-orbit satellites such as MODIS (Moderate-Res olution Spectroradiometer) or MISR (Multiangle Imaging SpectroRadiometer), this algorithm with geostationary satellite can improve the monitoring of AOD without the limitation of temporal resolution. Due to the limited number of channels in the conventional meteorological imager onboard the geostationary satellite, an AOD retrieval algorithm utilizing a single visible channel has been introduced. This single channel algorithm has larger retrieval error of AOD than other multiple-channel algorithm due to errors in surface reflectance and atmospheric property. In this study, the effects of manifold atmospheric and surface properties on the retrieval of AOD from the geostationary satellite, are investigated and compared with the AODs from AERONET and MODIS. To improve the accuracy of retrieved AOD, efforts were put together to minimize uncertainties through extensive sensitivity tests. This algorithm can be utilized to retrieve aerosol information from previous geostationary satellite for long-term climate studies.

• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• v.2
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• pp.598-601
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• 2006

Satellite imagery may contain large regions covered with atmospheric aerosol. A high-resolution satellite imagery affected by non-homogenous aerosol cover should be processed for land cover study and perform the radiometric calibration that will allow its future application for Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite (KOMPSAT) data. In this study, aerosol signal was separated from high resolution satellite data based on the reflectance separation method. Since aerosol removal has a good sensitivity over bright surface such as man-made targets, aerosol optical thickness (AOT) retrieval algorithm could be used. AOT retrieval using Look-up table (LUT) approach for utilizing the transformed image to radiometrically compensate visible band imagery is processed and tested in the correction of satellite scenery. Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), EO-1/HYPERION data have been used for aerosol correction and AOT retrieval with different spatial resolution. Results show that an application of the aerosol detection for HYPERION data yields successive aerosol separation from imagery and AOT maps are consistent with MODIS AOT map.

• 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.107-107
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• 2011

최근 기후변화로 야기되는 식생의 변화는 수문기상인자인 증발산과 토양수분에 많은 영향을 끼친다. 본 연구의 목적은 식생의 변화가 수문기상인자인 토양수분에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 분석하고자 하는데 있다. 식생인자와 수문기상 인자와의 상관관계를 알아보기 위해 Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer(MODIS) 위성 이미지 데이터를 연구에 적용하였으며, 식생인자는 MODIS 13 Vegetation Indices Product에서 추출한 정규식생지수 Normalized Difference Vegetation Index(NDVI)를 이용하였다. 식생인자와 토양수분의 상관관계를 분석하기 위해 농업기상정보시스템(Rural Development Administration, RDA)에서 측정한 군위, 논산, 옥천, 예산 지역의 토양수분 관측값 및 Aqua 위성에 탑재된 Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer E(AMSR-E)를 이용하여 측정한 토양수분 관측값을 MODIS-NDVI와 비교 분석하였다. 식생인자와 수문기상인자의 시계열 자료를 이용하여 변화하는 양상을 알아내고자 하였고 상관성을 분석하여 식생인자가 수문인자에 어떠한 영향을 주는지 파악하였다. 그 결과 RDA 토양수분 관측값은 MODIS-NDVI와 거의 비슷한 경향을 나타남을 확인 할 수 있었으며, 이는 RDA와 AMSR-E의 토양수분의 관측 깊이에 따른 차이로 이 같은 현상이 나타난다고 사료된다, 또한 MODIS-NDVI, AMSR-E, RDA가 가지고 있는 각기 다른 공간 해상도(1km, 25km, point scale)가 반영된 결과라 할 수 있겠다, 추후 이를 보완한다면 보다 식생변화가 토양수분에 미치는 영향분석을 명확히 할 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.106-106
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• 2011

지표면으로 입사하는 태양 복사 에너지를 정확하게 산출하는 것은 에너지 수지 방법을 이용한 유역 분석의 신뢰도를 높이는데 기여할 수 있다. 태양 복사 에너지는 지형 인자와 대기 인자를 이용하여 산정할 수 있으나 기상관측장비 특성상 지점값 위주의 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 공간적 제약을 완화하기 위해 원격탐사 기법을 이용하여 지표면에 들어오는 태양 복사 에너지를 산출하고자 하였다. 시간, 공간적으로 중규모 해상도를 가지고 있는 Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer(MODIS) 위성 관측 이미지를 이용하여 태양 복사 에너지의 시공간 분포를 산정하고 그 결과를 연구 지역인 광릉/해남 KoFlux site의 지상 관측값을 이용하여 검증함으로써 산정 모형의 국내 적용성을 확인하였다. 비교적 적은 수의 인자를 필요로 하는 Allen et al.(2007) 태양 복사 에너지 산정 모형과 36가지의 서로 다른 파장 이미지를 이용하여 산출된 MODIS 대기 자료를 이용하여 결과를 산정함으로써 모형의 간편성 및 효율성을 확인할 수 있었다. 특히 광릉/해남 KoFlux site 관측치와 모형 산정값과의 상관계수가 각각 0.95, 0.96으로 매우 높은 값을 가짐으로써 모형의 높은 신뢰성을 검토하였다. 향후 연구의 결과로써 얻어진 태양 복사 에너지의 시공간 분포특성 분석을 통해 에너지 수지 방법의 정확성을 향상시키고자 한다.