COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SPLIT-WINDOW AND SINGLE-CHANNEL ALGORITHMS FOR LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE RETRIEVAL OF A PSEUDO-INVARIANT TARGET

Land surface temperature (LST) acquired from remote sensing observations is essential to monitor surface energy and water exchange processes at the land-atmosphere interface. Most LST retrieval methodologies are developed focusing on Northern hemisphere. Consequently, Southern hemisphere has a great...

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Published inBoletim de Ciências Geodésicas Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 1 - 17
Main Authors Käfer, Pâmela Suélen, Rolim, Silvia Beatriz Alves, Diaz, Lucas Ribeiro, da Rocha, Nájila Souza, Iglesias, María Luján, Rex, Franciel Eduardo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Curitiba Universidade Federal do Paraná, Centro Politécnico 01.01.2020
Subjects
Algorithms
Atmosphere
Atmospheric correction
Atmospheric models
Climate change
Land acquisition
Land surface temperature
Landsat
Landsat satellites
Northern Hemisphere
Quartz
Radiative transfer
Radiosondes
Remote monitoring
Remote sensing
Retrieval
Satellite imagery
Satellites
Sensors
Southern Hemisphere
Surface energy
Variance analysis
Water exchange
Brazil
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Summary:Land surface temperature (LST) acquired from remote sensing observations is essential to monitor surface energy and water exchange processes at the land-atmosphere interface. Most LST retrieval methodologies are developed focusing on Northern hemisphere. Consequently, Southern hemisphere has a great need for investigating the performance of LST retrieval algorithms already consolidated in the literature. In this paper, we compared a Split-window (SW) and a Single-channel (SC) method to retrieve LST from Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS images in a dune field, Southern Brazil. To validate the results, the Atmospheric Correction Parameter Calculator (ACPC) tool and Radiative Transfer Equation (RTE) were used. Results demonstrated that both methodologies are in accordance with the RTE, despite they overestimated the LST. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated that the means are not statistically significant (0.05 level). The correlations between LST retrieved and RTE were strong, producing R2 of 0.984 and 0.973 for the SW and SC, respectively, and RMSE values of 1.18 and 1.6. SW also exhibited the best values of MSD (±0.983) and Bias (0.773), thus reinforcing its superior performance. SW can be applied with an accuracy of 1.18 K in Southern Brazil, without needing complex modeling or specific radiosonde.
ISSN:1413-4853
1982-2170
DOI:10.1590/s1982-21702020000200008