Homework – NDVI Comparison

1. The difference of NDVI map between

reflected radiance and apparent
reflectance
2. The impact of aerosols on the value of
NDVI

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 NDVI from TOA Radiance ((SPOT image)
g )

 Reflected radiance observed byy SPOT sensors at TOA:

( DC  Offset )
Rad ( DC )  (W / m / sr / m)
2

Gain

 Physical Calibration Gains and Offsets are reported in

the *.rpt file.

Rad NIR (i, j )  Rad Re d (i, j )

NDVI (i, j ) 
Rad NIR (i, j )  Rad Re d (i, j )

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 Solar constant,, So, of SPOT images
g
(W / m 2 / um)

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 NDVI from Apparent Reflectance
(SPOT image)
 Apparent Reflectance = Radiance / Solar constant
(within spectral bands)
Rad ( DC ) * 
Re f ( DC ) 
So * cos  s
 The observed geometry is reported in the *.rpt
* rpt file.
file
 NDVI(Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) =
[Reflectance(NIR)-Reflectance(Red)]
[Reflectance(NIR) Reflectance(Red)] /
[Reflectance(NIR)+Reflectance(Red)]
Re f NIR (i, j )  Re f Re d (i, j )
NDVI (i, j ) 
Re f NIR (i, j )  Re f Re d (i, j )

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 Application
pp to LandCover Classification
NDVI of Sea Water NDVI of Urban area

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 Characteristics of NDVI of land-
land-cover types
yp

NDVI in Digital Count NDVI Values

Full image 49～157 -0.51～ 0.57

((全部))
Sea Water 50～72 -0.5 ～ -0.28
(海水)
Urban Area 78～105 -0.22～ 0.05
(城市)
Rural Area 124～150 0.24～ 0.50
(郊區)
Others 49、73～77、106～123、151～ -0.51、-0.27～ -0.23、0.06～0.23、
((其他)) 157 0.54～0.57

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 Example: Classification based on NDVI values

█SW:17 87% █UA: 29.43%

█SW:17.87% 29 43% █RA: 31.88%
31 88% █E: 20
20.82%
82%

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 Datasets for Case Study
 Satellite Dataset – SPOT imagery (2 sets)
 AOD Dataset – AERONET Measurements
Date 545nm(B1) 645nm(B2) 835nm(B3)
A:
A 20050920 0.04724
0 04724 0.03940
0 03940 0.0267
0 0267
B: 20080921 0.57893 0.47269 0.3088
Set A Set B

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 The Report of Homework
 Reported the results in ‘word’
word or ‘power
power
point’ format, including the analysis and
the discussion on the potential cause(s) of
the difference in item 1 and the impact in
item 2
 Submit to the following Email address
before due
d e date : thlin@csrsr.ncu.edu.tw
thlin@csrsr nc ed t
 Due date: 2017.06.16

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