• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.55 no.11
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• pp.855-863
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• 2022

In this study, the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) was used to mapping air temperature in Seoul. MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiomter (MODIS) data was used as auxiliary data for mapping. For the ANN network topology optimizing, scatterplots and statistical analysis were conducted, and input-data was classified and combined that highly correlated data which surface temperature, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), time (satellite observation time, Day of year), location (latitude, hardness), and data quality (cloudness). When machine learning was conducted only with data with a high correlation with air temperature, the average values of correlation coefficient (r) and Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) were 0.967 and 2.708℃. In addition, the performance improved as other data were added, and when all data were utilized the average values of r and RMSE were 0.9840 and 1.883℃, which showed the best performance. In the Seoul air temperature map by the ANN model, the air temperature was appropriately calculated for each pixels topographic characteristics, and it will be possible to analyze the air temperature distribution in city-level and national-level by expanding research areas and diversifying satellite data.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.34 no.2_2
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• pp.339-349
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• 2018

The massive green tide occurred every summer in the Yellow Sea since 2008, and many studies are being actively conducted to estimate the coverage of green tide through analysis of satellite imagery. However, there is no satellite images selection criterion for accurate coverage calculation of green tide. Therefore, this study aimed to find a suitable satellite image from for the comparison of the green tide coverage according to the spatial resolution of satellite image. In this study, Landsat ETM+, MODIS and GOCI images were used to coverage estimation and its spatial resolution is 30, 250 and 500 m, respectively. Green tide pixels were classified based on the NDVI algorithm, the difference of the green tide coverage was compared with threshold value. In addition, we estimate the proportion of the green tide in one pixel through the Linear Spectral Unmixing (LSU) method, and the effect of the difference of green tide ratio on the coverage calculation were evaluated. The result of green tide coverage from the calculation of the NDVI value, coverage of green tide usually overestimate with decreasing spatial resolution, maximum difference shows 1.5 times. In addition, most of the pixels were included in the group with less than 0.1 (10%) LSU value, and above 0.5 (50%) LSU value accounted for about 2% in all of three images. Even though classified as green tide from the NDVI result, it is considered to be overestimated because it is regarded as the same coverage even if green tide is not 100% filled in one pixel. Mixed-pixel problem seems to be more severe with spatial resolution decreases.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.39 no.6_1
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• pp.1517-1522
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• 2023

This study evaluates the impact of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aerosol optical depth (AOD) expected error (EE) on the accuracy of surface reflectance (SR) derived from the KOMPSAT-3A satellite, utilizing the Second Simulation of the Satellite Signal in the Solar Spectrum Vector radiative transfer model. By considering a range of ground-based AOD and the resultant MODIS AOD EE, the research identifies significant influences on SR accuracy, particularly under high solar zenith angles(SZA) and shorter wavelengths. The study's simulations reveal that SR errors increase with shorter wavelengths and higher SZAs, highlighting the necessity for further research to improve atmospheric correction algorithms by incorporating wavelength and SZA considerations. Additionally, the study provides foundational data for better understanding the use of AOD data from other satellites in atmospheric correction processes and contributes to advancing atmospheric correction technologies.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2006.10a
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• pp.153-155
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• 2006

• Proceedings of The Korean Society of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology Conference
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• 2018.06a
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• pp.111-111
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• 2018

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.33 no.6_1
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• pp.1029-1040
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• 2017

Wildfires release a large amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere. Fire radiative power (FRP) data obtained from geostationary satellites can play an important role for tracing the GHGs. This paper describes an estimation of the Himawari-8 FRP and fire emissions for Samcheock and Gangnueng wildfire in 6 May 2017. The FRP estimated using Himawari-8 well represented the temporal variability of the fire intensity, which cannot be captured by MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) because of its limited temporal resolution. Fire emissions calculated from the Himwari-8 FRP showed a very similar time-series pattern compared with the AirKorea observations, but 1 to 3 hour's time-lag existed because of the distance between the station and the wildfire location. The estimated emissions were also compared with those of a previous study which analyzed fire damages using high-resolution images. They almost coincided with 12% difference for Samcheock and 2% difference for Gangneung, demonstrating a reliability of the estimation of fire emissions using our Himawari-8 FRP without high-resolution images. This study can be a reference for estimating fire emissions using the current and forthcoming geostationary satellites in East Asia and can contribute to improving accuracy of meteorological products such as AOD (aerosol optical depth).

• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• 2008.03a
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• pp.119-124
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• 2008

2000년대 들어 주기적으로 발생하고 있는 봄 가뭄에 대한 적절한 대책 마련을 위해서는 가뭄을 모니터링 할 수 있는 감시체계가 필요하며 가뭄의 심도를 정량적으로 나타내기 위한 지표가 요구된다. 또한, 가뭄의 거동 및 지역적인 심도 분석을 위해서는 면 단위의 공간적인 분석이 요구된다. 위성영상은 공간정보를 신속하고 주기적으로 제공할 수 있는 도구로 위성영상의 밴드 조합을 통해 제작된 식생지수는 1990년대 중반 이후 건조지역을 중심으로 가뭄 모니터링을 위한 도구로 활용 중이다. 본 연구에서는 MODIS 영상으로부터 제작된 정규식생지수(NDVI)를 이용하여 식생상태지수(VCI)와 정규화된 식생지수(SVI)를 제작하였으며 2000년$\sim$2007년을 대상으로 가뭄발생연도, 각 가뭄사상에 대한 심도, 가뭄다발 시기 및 다발지역을 분석하였다.

• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• 2009.03a
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• pp.82-86
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• 2009

원격탐사 근적외선(NIR)과 Red 밴드의 반사도로부터 계산되는 정규식생지수(NDVI)는 구름에 오염된 곳에서는 실제보다 낮은 값으로 계산된다. 식생지수에서 구름오염 문제를 극복하는 기존의 대표적인 방법에는 보름 정도 장기간 식생지수 값 중에서 최대인 값을 취하는 MVC(Maximum Value Composite) 방법이 있다. 하지만 MVC 방법으로는 식생지수의 단기간 변동을 파악할 수 없으며, 장기간 계속 구름으로 오염된 곳은 잘못된 식생지수 값으로 계산되는 문제점이 있다. 가시광 RGB 자료로부터 snapshot 영상자료의 구름을 마스크(mask)하는 새로운 방법인 CIM(Color Index Manipulation) 알고리즘을 개발하였다. 이 알고리즘을 사용하면 snapshot 영상자료에서 구름에 오염된 곳은 제외하고 오염되지 않은 곳에 대한 식생지수를 계산할 수 있다. RGB 자료에 대한 정규색상지수 NCI (Normalized Color Index) 3개 성분을 $120^{\circ}$ 간격으로 벌어진 3개 축상의 좌표로 나타낸 후 이들 3개 값의 벡터합(vector sum) 정보를 이용하여 구름을 식별하는 CIM 방법으로 위성영상에서 두꺼운 구름과 않은 구름을 구분하여 식별할 수 있다. 이 구름식별 기법을 MODIS snapshot 위성영상 자료에 적용하여 한반도의 일별(daily) 식생지수 자료를 계산하였다. 그리고 수년간의 일별 식생지수 자료로부터 한반도 식생지수의 계절적 변동을 조사하였다.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.34 no.6_1
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• pp.869-877
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• 2018

The area of desert in East Asia is increasing every year, and it cause a great cost of social damage. Because desert is widely distributed and it is difficult to approach people, remote sensing using satellites is commonly used. But the study of desert area comparison is insufficient which is calculated by satellite sensor. It is important to recognize the characteristics of the desert area data that are calculated for each sensor because the desert area calculated according to the selection of the sensor may be different and may affect the climate prediction and desertification prevention measures. In this study, the desert area of Northeast Asia in 2001-2013 was calculated and compared using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Vegetation. As a result of the comparison, the desert area of Vegetation increased by $3,020km^2/year$, while in the case of MODIS, it decreased by $20,911km^2/year$. We performed indirect validation because It is difficult to obtain actual data. We analyzed the correlation with the occurrence frequency of Asian dust affected by desert area change. As a result, MODIS showed a relatively low correlation with R = 0.2071 and Vegetation had a relatively high correlation with R = 0.4837. It is considered that Vegetation performed more accurate desert area calculation in Northeast Asian desert area.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.325-338
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• 2023

Korean fir (Abies koreana Wilson) is one of the most important environmental indicator tree species for assessing climate change impacts on coniferous forests in the Korean Peninsula. However, due to the nature of alpine and subalpine regions, it is difficult to conduct regular field surveys of Korean fir, which is mainly distributed in regions with altitudes greater than 1,000 m. Therefore, this study analyzed the vegetation change trend of Korean fir using regularly observed remote sensing data. Specifically, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), land surface temperature (LST), and precipitation data from Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievalsfor GPM from September 2003 to 2020 for Hallasan and Jirisan were used to analyze vegetation changes and their association with environmental variables. We identified a decrease in NDVI in 2020 compared to 2003 for both sites. Based on the NDVI difference maps, areas for healthy vegetation and high mortality of Korean fir were selected. Long-term NDVI time-series analysis demonstrated that both Hallasan and Jirisan had a decrease in NDVI at the high mortality areas (Hallasan: -0.46, Jirisan: -0.43). Furthermore, when analyzing the long-term fluctuations of Korean fir vegetation through the Hodrick-Prescott filter-applied NDVI, LST, and precipitation, the NDVI difference between the Korean fir healthy vegetation and high mortality sitesincreased with the increasing LST and decreasing precipitation in Hallasan. Thissuggests that the increase in LST and the decrease in precipitation contribute to the decline of Korean fir in Hallasan. In contrast, Jirisan confirmed a long-term trend of declining NDVI in the areas of Korean fir mortality but did not find a significant correlation between the changes in NDVI and environmental variables (LST and precipitation). Further analyses of environmental factors, such as soil moisture, insolation, and wind that have been identified to be related to Korean fir habitats in previous studies should be conducted. This study demonstrated the feasibility of using satellite data for long-term monitoring of Korean fir ecosystems and investigating their changes in conjunction with environmental conditions. Thisstudy provided the potential forsatellite-based monitoring to improve our understanding of the ecology of Korean fir.