Journal
PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF THE EARTH
Volume 100, Issue -, Pages 73-80Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2017.02.016
Keywords
Canopy interception; Maximum storage capacity; NDVI-RE; Plantation forests; Strageically-position bands; New generation RapidEye sensor
Funding
- University of KwaZulu Natal
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Reliable and accurate quantification of plant Leaf Area Index (LAI) is critical in understanding its role in reducing runoff. The main aim of the present study was to evaluate the ability of the Red Edge (RE) band derived from RapidEye in estimating LAI for applications in quantifying canopy interception at landscape scale. To achieve this objective, the study also compares the predictive power of two machine learning algorithms (Random Forest-RF and Stochastic Gradient Boosting-SGB) in estimating LAI. Comparatively, the results of the study have demonstrated that the inclusion of spectral information derived from the Red Edge band yields high accurate LAI estimates, when compared to the use of traditional traditional Red, Green, Blue and Near Infra-Red (traditional RGBNIR) spectral information. The results indicate that the use of the four traditional RGBNIR bands yielded comparatively lower R-2 values and high Root Mean Squares, Mean Absolute Error (Pinus taeda: R-2 of 0.60; the lowest RMSE (0.35 m(2)/m(2)) and MAE of 28); whereas the use of integration of traditional RGBNIR + RE in more accurate LAI estimates (Pinus taeda: R-2 = 0.65; RMSE = 0.30 m(2)/m(2)) and the lowest MAE of 0.23). These findings therefore underscores the importance of new generation multispectral sensors with strategically-position bands and machine learning algorithms in estimating LAI for quantifying canopy interception, especially in resource-poor areas. (c) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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