作者:Feng, F (Feng, Fei)[ 1 ] ; Chen, JQ (Chen, Jiquan)[ 2 ] ; Li, XL (Li, Xianglan)[ 1 ] ; Yao, YJ (Yao, Yunjun)[ 3 ] ; Liang, SL (Liang, Shunlin)[ 3,4 ] ; Liu, M (Liu, Meng)[ 3,5,6 ] ; Zhang, NN (Zhang, Nannan)[ 7 ] ; Guo, Y (Guo, Yang)[ 1 ] ; Yu, J (Yu, Jian)[ 3 ] ; Sun, MM (Sun, Minmin)[ 1 ]

REMOTE SENSING

卷: 7  期: 12  页: 16733-16755

DOI: 10.3390/rs71215853

出版年: DEC 2015

摘要

Accurate estimation of latent heat flux (LE) is critical in characterizing semiarid ecosystems. Many LE algorithms have been developed during the past few decades. However, the algorithms have not been directly compared, particularly over global semiarid ecosystems. In this paper, we evaluated the performance of five LE models over semiarid ecosystems such as grassland, shrub, and savanna using the Fluxnet dataset of 68 eddy covariance (EC) sites during the period 2000-2009. We also used a modern-era retrospective analysis for research and applications (MERRA) dataset, the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Fractional Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR) from the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) products; the leaf area index (LAI) from the global land surface satellite (GLASS) products; and the digital elevation model (DEM) from shuttle radar topography mission (SRTM30) dataset to generate LE at region scale during the period 2003-2006. The models were the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer LE (MOD16) algorithm, revised remote sensing based Penman-Monteith LE algorithm (RRS), the Priestley-Taylor LE algorithm of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (PT-JPL), the modified satellite-based Priestley-Taylor LE algorithm (MS-PT), and the semi-empirical Penman LE algorithm (UMD). Direct comparison with ground measured LE showed the PT-JPL and MS-PT algorithms had relative high performance over semiarid ecosystems with the coefficient of determination (R-2) ranging from 0.6 to 0.8 and root mean squared error (RMSE) of approximately 20 W/m(2). Empirical parameters in the structure algorithms of MOD16 and RRS, and calibrated coefficients of the UMD algorithm may be the cause of the reduced performance of these LE algorithms with R-2 ranging from 0.5 to 0.7 and RMSE ranging from 20 to 35 W/m(2) for MOD16, RRS and UMD. Sensitivity analysis showed that radiation and vegetation terms were the dominating variables affecting LE Fluxes in global semiarid ecosystem.

通讯作者地址: Li, XL (通讯作者)

Beijing Normal Univ, Coll Global Change & Earth Syst Sci, State Key Lab Remote Sensing Sci, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China.

地址:

[ 1 ] Beijing Normal Univ, Coll Global Change & Earth Syst Sci, State Key Lab Remote Sensing Sci, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China

[ 2 ] Michigan State Univ, Landscape Ecol & Ecosyst Sci LEES Lab, CGCEO, E Lansing, MI 48823 USA

[ 3 ] Beijing Normal Univ, Sch Geog, State Key Lab Remote Sensing Sci, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China

[ 4 ] Univ Maryland, Dept Geog Sci, College Pk, MD 20742 USA

[ 5 ] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China

[ 6 ] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China

[ 7 ] China Petr Pipeline Bur, Res Inst Petr Explorat & Dev, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China