Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, Volume. 18, Issue 6, 585(2023)

Evaluation of applicability of Sentinel-2-MSI and Sentinel-3-OLCI water-leaving reflectance products in Yellow River Estuary

LUO Yafei1...2, ZHONG Xiaojin1, FU Dongyang1, YAN Liwen2,*, ZHANG Yi3,**, LIU Yilin4, HUANG Haijun2, ZHANG Zehua2, Qi Yali1 and WANG Qian4 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Climate, Resources and Environment in Continental Shelf Sea and Deep Sea of Department of Education of Guangdong Province, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Marine Geology and Environment, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, College of Oceanography, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
  • 3College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
  • 4College of Earth Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
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    Quasi-true color satellite images of Yellow River Estuary on October 24, 2017. (a) S2-MSI; (b) L7-ETM+; (c) S3-OLCI
    Accuracy evaluation of different atmospheric correction algorithms for S2-MSI in YRE. (a)―(d) Extremely turbid water; (e)―(h) highly turbid water
    Accuracy evaluation of different atmospheric correction algorithms for S3-OLCI in YRE. (a)―(d) Extremely turbid water; (e)―(h) highly turbid water
    The spatial distribution of water-leaving reflectance ρw derived by ACOLITE DSF algorithm for S2-MSI, L7-ETM+ and S3-OLCI in green, red and near-infrared bands. (a)―(c) S2-MSI; (d)―(f) L7-ETM+; (g)―(i) S3-OLCI
    Scatterplots of the comparison of ρw between different sensors corrected by ACOLITE DSF algorithm. (a), (b) Green band; (c), (d) red band; (e), (f) near-infrared band
    • Table 1. Classification of turbidity degree of water

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      Table 1. Classification of turbidity degree of water

      Type of waterTotal Suspended Matter/(mg·L-1)ρw, NIR
      Highly turbid water10~1000.008~0.060
      Extremely turbid water100~1000+0.060~0.200
    • Table 2. The acquisition time,spatial resolution,aerosol optical thickness τ550 and sensor types of each image

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      Table 2. The acquisition time,spatial resolution,aerosol optical thickness τ550 and sensor types of each image

      Image dateAcquisition timeSpatial resolution /mτ550Sensor
      2017-10-2410:44300.42ETM+
      2018-04-0210:42300.60ETM+
      2018-09-0910:4030< 0.1ETM+
      2019-02-1610:35300.09ETM+
      2019-01-2310:41300.13OLI
      2019-03-1210:41300.10OLI
      2017-10-2410:4710、20、600.42MSI
      2018-04-0210:4510、20、600.60MSI
      2018-09-0910:4510、20、60< 0.1MSI
      2019-02-1610:4810、20、600.09MSI
      2017-10-2410:023000.42OLCI
      2018-09-0910:05300< 0.1OLCI
      2019-01-2310:413000.13OLCI
      2019-02-1610:183000.09OLCI
      2019-03-1210:353000.10OLCI
    • Table 3. List of atmospheric correction algorithms tested for S2-MSI and S3-OLCI

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      Table 3. List of atmospheric correction algorithms tested for S2-MSI and S3-OLCI

      Atmospheric correction processorVersion/SoftwareSentinel satellite and sensor
      S2-MSIS3-OLCI
      ACOLITE20210802/ACOLITE
      iCOR3.0.0/SNAP 8.0
      C2RCC2.1/SNAP 8.0
      FLAASH–/ENVI 5.6
      Sen2Cor2.9.0/Sen2Cor
    • Table 4. Total match-up pixel numbers of S2-MSI/S3-OLCI with Landsat sensors

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      Table 4. Total match-up pixel numbers of S2-MSI/S3-OLCI with Landsat sensors

      Type of waterSensorTotal number of pixels
      Highly turbid waterMSI674303
      OLCI6699
      Extremely turbid waterMSI382878
      OLCI1897
    • Table 5. Accuracy evaluation of different atmospheric correction algorithms for S2-MSI data in water with different turbidity

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      Table 5. Accuracy evaluation of different atmospheric correction algorithms for S2-MSI data in water with different turbidity

      AlgorithmBandExtremely turbid waterHighly turbid water
      R2ERMSEMARD/%SBia/%R2ERMSEMARD/%SBia/%
      C2RCCGreen0.300.07985.87-59.370.930.01718.77-14.44
      Red0.560.11590.49-62.390.930.04151.16-37.99
      NIR0.780.102158.82-88.880.050.020102.81-67.18
      Green+Red+NIR0.310.099112.89-68.890.900.02956.21-30.01
      FLAASHGreen0.340.02414.2215.650.420.02720.4415.08
      Red0.0060.0178.492.930.680.02323.645.32
      NIR0.650.02015.2814.630.250.02350.3665.93
      Green+Red+NIR0.810.02012.609.770.730.02531.1616.21
      Sen2CorGreen0.320.03321.2823.900.640.03021.9221.62
      Red0.380.02110.1410.380.750.02221.4411.17
      NIR0.800.03224.4627.040.290.02655.4577.21
      Green+Red+NIR0.880.02515.1515.880.790.02632.7223.04
      iCORGreen0.00070.0096.03-3.400.850.01510.76-10.01
      Red0.550.0083.650.760.920.01815.68-14.35
      NIR0.840.02015.5316.730.520.00935.111.88
      Green+Red+NIR0.840.0148.423.740.930.01420.12-10.65
    • Table 6. Accuracy evaluation of different atmospheric correction algorithms for S3-OLCI data in water with different turbidity

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      Table 6. Accuracy evaluation of different atmospheric correction algorithms for S3-OLCI data in water with different turbidity

      AlgorithmBandExtremely turbid waterHighly turbid water
      R2ERMSEMARD/%SBia/%R2ERMSEMARD/%SBia/%
      C2RCCGreen0.030.02617.93-12.060.330.0158.85-4.44
      Red0.090.05934.69-29.180.770.02420.65-17.23
      NIR0.0080.06159.92-48.180.620.00731.23-8.19
      Green + Red + NIR0.420.05238.07-29.510.910.01720.17-10.62
      FLAASHGreen0.130.02616.9618.420.620.01711.9412.69
      Red0.320.0114.793.390.840.0118.335.15
      NIR0.640.01713.97-2.390.580.01234.9832.82
      Green + Red + NIR0.810.01911.896.200.960.01418.3811.06
      iCORGreen0.490.01913.3314.040.400.0096.043.35
      Red0.510.0104.573.320.850.0106.61-1.76
      NIR0.740.01512.62-4.180.490.01146.45-0.24
      Green + Red + NIR0.870.01510.124.370.960.01019.620.58
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    Yafei LUO, Xiaojin ZHONG, Dongyang FU, Liwen YAN, Yi ZHANG, Yilin LIU, Haijun HUANG, Zehua ZHANG, Yali Qi, Qian WANG. Evaluation of applicability of Sentinel-2-MSI and Sentinel-3-OLCI water-leaving reflectance products in Yellow River Estuary[J]. Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, 2023, 18(6): 585

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    Received: May. 17, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 22, 2023

    The Author Email: YAN Liwen (yanliwen@qdio.ac.cn), ZHANG Yi (yizhang@sdust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1673-6141.2023.06.007

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