Combined use of MODIS/Terra and RapidEye satellite images to study sub-tropical forests from the Parque Estadual do Turvo (RS)

• Grant number: 13/03908-3
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: June 01, 2013
• End date: May 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Geosciences - Geophysics
• Principal Investigator: Lenio Soares Galvão
• Grantee: Lenio Soares Galvão
• Host Institution: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE). Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (Brasil). São José dos Campos , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Fábio Marcelo Breunig

Abstract

When compared to tropical forests, the amount of remote sensing studies in sub-tropical forests is much smaller. The Parque Estacional do Turvo (PET), located in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, has one of the largest preserved forest fragments of Seasonal Deciduous Forest at submontane position from south Brazil. The objective of this study is to combine data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS/Terra) (moderate spatial resolution and high temporal resolution) and from the RapidEye (high spatial resolution) to study intra- and inter-annual variations (2000-2013) in reflectance and vegetation indices in the PET. The relationships of these data with biophysical (Leaf Area Index - LAI) and biochemical (chlorophyll content) parameters of the vegetation will be analyzed. Because both MODIS and RapidEye acquire images not necessarily at nadir viewing, the consistency of this analysis will be evaluated using the radiative transfer model PROSAIL. The PROSAIL will be calibrated with field/lab information and will simulate distinct configurations of data acquisition and seasonal variations in canopy attributes. The launching of RapidEye, with a new band positioned at the red edge potentially sensitive to chlorophyll, represents an innovation in sensor design. Despite the differences in spatial resolution, the combined use of MODIS and RapidEye data is a unique opportunity for a better comprehension of the intra- and inter-annual variations in the canopy spectral attributes of sub-tropical forests. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

BREUNIG, FABIO MARCELO; GALVAO, LENIO SOARES; DOS SANTOS, JOAO ROBERTO; GITELSON, ANATOLY A.; DE MOURA, YHASMIN MENDES; TELES, THIAGO SOUSA; GAIDA, WILLIAM. Spectral anisotropy of subtropical deciduous forest using MISR and MODIS data acquired under large seasonal variation in solar zenith angle. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, v. 35, n. B, p. 294-304, MAR 2015. (13/03908-3)

TELES, THIAGO SOUSA; GALVAO, LENIO SOARES; BREUNIG, FABIO MARCELO; BALBINOT, RAFAELO; GAIDA, WILLIAM. Relationships between MODIS phenological metrics, topographic shade, and anomalous temperature patterns in seasonal deciduous forests of south Brazil. International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 36, n. 18, p. 4501-4518, 2015. (13/03908-3)

PAULO AFONSO ROSA; FÁBIO MARCELO BREUNIG; RAFAELO BALBINOT; LÊNIO SOARES GALVÃO. Dinâmica da floresta do Parque Estadual do Turvo com índices de vegetação. Floresta e Ambiente, v. 20, n. 4, p. 487-499, 2013-10-01. (13/03908-3)

GALVAO, LENIO SOARES; BREUNIG, FABIO MARCELO; TELES, THIAGO SOUSA; GAIDA, WILLIAM; BALBINOT, RAFAELO. Investigation of terrain illumination effects on vegetation indices and VI-derived phenological metrics in subtropical deciduous forests. GIScience & Remote Sensing, v. 53, n. 3, p. 360-381, MAY 3 2016. (13/03908-3)

BREUNIG, FABIO MARCELO; GALVAO, LENIO SOARES; DOS SANTOS, JOAO ROBERTO; GITELSON, ANATOLY A.; DE MOURA, YHASMIN MENDES; TELES, THIAGO SOUSA; GAIDA, WILLIAM. Spectral anisotropy of subtropical deciduous forest using MISR and MODIS data acquired under large seasonal variation in solar zenith angle. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATION AND GEOINFORMATION, v. 35, p. 11-pg., 2015-03-01. (13/03908-3)