Evaluation of MODIS LST Products Using Longwave Radiation Ground Measurements in the Northern Arid Region of China

Remote Sensing

Wenping Yu¹  Mingguo Ma¹  Xufeng Wang¹  Liying Geng¹  Junlei Tan¹  Jinan Shi³  Zhao-Liang Li²  Richard Müller² 

[1] Heihe Remote Sensing Experimental Research Station, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Donggang West Road, Lanzhou 730000, China; E-Mails:Heihe Remote Sensing Experimental Research Station, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Donggang West Road, Lanzhou 730000, China;;Harbin Institute of Technology, 92 West Dazhi Street, Nan Gang District, Harbin 150001, China; E-Mail:

关键词: validation;    land surface temperature products (LSTs);    MODIS;    longwave radiation;    remote sensing;   

DOI  :  10.3390/rs61111494

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

This study presents preliminary results of the validation of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) daily LST products (MOD/MYD11A1, Version 5) using longwave radiation ground measurements obtained at 12 stations in the North Arid and Semi-Arid Area Cooperative Experimental Observation Integrated Research program. In this evaluation process, the broadband emissivity at each station was obtained from the ASTER Spectral Library or estimated from the MODIS narrowband emissivity Collection 5. A comparison of the validation results based on those two methods shows that no significant differences occur in the short-term validation, and a sensitivity analysis of the broadband emissivity demonstrates that it has a limited effect on the evaluation results. In general, the results at the 12 stations indicate that the LST products have a lower accuracy in China’s arid and semi-arid areas than in other areas, with a mean absolute error of 2–3 K. Compared with the temporal mismatch, the spatial mismatch has a stronger effect on the validation results in this study, and the stations with homogeneous land cover have more comparable MODIS LST accuracies. Comparisons between the stations indicate that the spatial mismatch can increase the influence of the temporal mismatch.

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