Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 39, Issue 7, 0728004(2019)

A Method for Hyperspectral Reflectance Reconstruction from Automatic Observation with Multispectral Radiometer

Zhihong Ma1,2, Lingling Ma1、*, Yaokai Liu1, Yongguang Zhao1, Ning Wang1, Chuanrong Li1, and Lingli Tang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Key Laboratory of Quantitative Remote Sensing Information Technology, Academy of Opto-Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
  • 2 School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Flow of spectral reconstruction for multispectral reflectance
    Automatic observation system of the Baotou calibration site. (a) Overview of artificial targets in calibration site; (b) multispectral radiometer; (c) sunphotometer CE318
    Spectral response function of multispectral radiometer
    Results of hyperspectral reflectance determination. (a) 2018-10-30T11:00; (b) 2018-10-30T12:00; (c) 2018-10-30T13:00; (d) 2018-10-30T14:00
    Difference between reconstructed hyperspectral reflectance and measured reflectance of SVC
    Acquired Sentinel-2 images. (a) Sentinel-2B (2018-09-21, RAOT@550 nm=0.20, RWVC=0.39); (b) Sentinel-2A (2018-10-29, RAOT@550 nm=0.07, RWVC=0.56)
    Spectral response function of Sentinel-2. (a) Sentinel-2A; (b) Sentinel-2B
    • Table 1. Filter parameters of multispectral radiometer

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      Table 1. Filter parameters of multispectral radiometer

      Channel No.Central wavelengthλ /nmFWHM Bλ /nmTransmissionτλ /%
      1439.7210.48≥37
      2499.7910.27≥50
      3679.7710.13≥50
      4869.6010.96≥50
      51015.509.44≥40
      61298.6311.05≥40
      71549.2510.87≥50
      81649.2312.52≥50
    • Table 2. Accuracy of hyperspectral reflectance determination (October 30th)

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      Table 2. Accuracy of hyperspectral reflectance determination (October 30th)

      TimeAverage relative error /%RMSE
      11:00-0.9890.005
      12:00-0.7550.005
      13:00-0.9110.005
      14:00-0.8890.003
    • Table 3. Comparison of onboard observed and predicted at-sensor radiance of Sentinel-2 based on the reconstructed hyperspectral reflectance

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      Table 3. Comparison of onboard observed and predicted at-sensor radiance of Sentinel-2 based on the reconstructed hyperspectral reflectance

      ImageBandObserved radiance /(W·m-2·sr-1·μm-1)Spectral reconstruction results
      Simulated radiance /(W·m-2·sr-1·μm-1)Relative error /%
      Considering BRDFWithout considering BRDFConsidering BRDFWithout considering BRDF
      Sentinel-2B2018-09-21Blue82.5185.1786.03-3.12-4.09
      Green78.1277.6478.470.62-0.45
      Red70.8767.1368.125.564.04
      NIR50.9546.6647.069.198.27
      Sentinel-2A2018-10-29Blue60.5262.1862.94-2.66-3.84
      Green56.3756.0856.710.52-0.60
      Red52.1949.6550.255.123.86
      NIR36.8933.5533.839.949.05
    • Table 4. Uncertainty factors and uncertainty of ground spectral extension results

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      Table 4. Uncertainty factors and uncertainty of ground spectral extension results

      Influencing factorUncertainty /%
      Calibration error of multispectral radiometer2.00
      Downward irradiance due to AOT error0.24
      Downward irradiance due to WVC error0.09
      Solar irradiance model1.00
      MODTRAN model2.00
      BRDF model1.42
      Reconstruction coefficient0.23
    • Table 5. Uncertainty analysis of Sentinel-2 radiometric calibration based on the reconstructed hyperspectral reflectance

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      Table 5. Uncertainty analysis of Sentinel-2 radiometric calibration based on the reconstructed hyperspectral reflectance

      Uncertainty contributorUncertainty /%Uncertainty of simulated TOA radiance /%
      BlueGreenRedNIR
      Reconstructed hyperspectral reflectance of target3.342.122.572.903.09
      Surface homogeneity1.390.901.091.231.31
      Surface BRDF characteristic1.500.951.161.301.39
      AOT5.500.170.320.390.37
      WVC10.000.010.010.030.23
      MODTRAN model2.002.002.002.002.00
      Solar irradiance model1.001.001.001.001.00
      Overall uncertainty3.353.774.104.29
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    Zhihong Ma, Lingling Ma, Yaokai Liu, Yongguang Zhao, Ning Wang, Chuanrong Li, Lingli Tang. A Method for Hyperspectral Reflectance Reconstruction from Automatic Observation with Multispectral Radiometer[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2019, 39(7): 0728004

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    Paper Information

    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Feb. 1, 2019

    Accepted: Mar. 21, 2019

    Published Online: Jul. 16, 2019

    The Author Email: Ma Lingling (llma@aoe.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS201939.0728004

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