Spectral Characteristics of the Antarctic Vegetation: A Case Study of Barton Peninsula
Spectral information is a proxy for understanding the characteristics of ground targets without a potentially disruptive contact. A spectral library is a collection of this information and serves as reference data in remote sensing analyses. Although widely used, data of this type for most ground ob...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0a4ab155d6664257a098143395c050f4 2023-05-15T13:56:12+02:00 Spectral Characteristics of the Antarctic Vegetation: A Case Study of Barton Peninsula Junhwa Chi Hyoungseok Lee Soon Gyu Hong Hyun-Cheol Kim 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13132470 https://doaj.org/article/0a4ab155d6664257a098143395c050f4 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/13/2470 https://doaj.org/toc/2072-4292 doi:10.3390/rs13132470 2072-4292 https://doaj.org/article/0a4ab155d6664257a098143395c050f4 Remote Sensing, Vol 13, Iss 2470, p 2470 (2021) Antarctic vegetation Barton Peninsula field spectroscopy King George Island lichen moss Science Q article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13132470 2022-12-31T15:09:27Z Spectral information is a proxy for understanding the characteristics of ground targets without a potentially disruptive contact. A spectral library is a collection of this information and serves as reference data in remote sensing analyses. Although widely used, data of this type for most ground objects in polar regions are notably absent. Remote sensing data are widely used in polar research because they can provide helpful information for difficult-to-access or extensive areas. However, a lack of ground truth hinders remote sensing efforts. Accordingly, a spectral library was developed for 16 common vegetation species and decayed moss in the ice-free areas of Antarctica using a field spectrometer. In particular, the relative importance of shortwave infrared wavelengths in identifying Antarctic vegetation using spectral similarity comparisons was demonstrated. Due to the lack of available remote sensing images of the study area, simulated images were generated using the developed spectral library. Then, these images were used to evaluate the potential performance of the classification and spectral unmixing according to spectral resolution. We believe that the developed library will enhance our understanding of Antarctic vegetation and will assist in the analysis of various remote sensing data. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica King George Island Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic The Antarctic King George Island Barton ENVELOPE(-58.733,-58.733,-62.233,-62.233) Barton Peninsula ENVELOPE(-58.741,-58.741,-62.227,-62.227) Remote Sensing 13 13 2470 |
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Spectral information is a proxy for understanding the characteristics of ground targets without a potentially disruptive contact. A spectral library is a collection of this information and serves as reference data in remote sensing analyses. Although widely used, data of this type for most ground objects in polar regions are notably absent. Remote sensing data are widely used in polar research because they can provide helpful information for difficult-to-access or extensive areas. However, a lack of ground truth hinders remote sensing efforts. Accordingly, a spectral library was developed for 16 common vegetation species and decayed moss in the ice-free areas of Antarctica using a field spectrometer. In particular, the relative importance of shortwave infrared wavelengths in identifying Antarctic vegetation using spectral similarity comparisons was demonstrated. Due to the lack of available remote sensing images of the study area, simulated images were generated using the developed spectral library. Then, these images were used to evaluate the potential performance of the classification and spectral unmixing according to spectral resolution. We believe that the developed library will enhance our understanding of Antarctic vegetation and will assist in the analysis of various remote sensing data. |
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Junhwa Chi Hyoungseok Lee Soon Gyu Hong Hyun-Cheol Kim |
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Junhwa Chi Hyoungseok Lee Soon Gyu Hong Hyun-Cheol Kim |
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Spectral Characteristics of the Antarctic Vegetation: A Case Study of Barton Peninsula |
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Spectral Characteristics of the Antarctic Vegetation: A Case Study of Barton Peninsula |
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Spectral Characteristics of the Antarctic Vegetation: A Case Study of Barton Peninsula |
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Spectral Characteristics of the Antarctic Vegetation: A Case Study of Barton Peninsula |
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Spectral Characteristics of the Antarctic Vegetation: A Case Study of Barton Peninsula |
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spectral characteristics of the antarctic vegetation: a case study of barton peninsula |
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