A Global Analysis of Sentinel-2A, Sentinel-2B and Landsat-8 Data Revisit Intervals and Implications for Terrestrial Monitoring
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Satellite Sensors and Orbits
2.1. Satellite Remote Sensing Configurations
2.2. Sensor Orbit Swath Simulation with the CEOS Visualization Environment (COVE) Tool
3. Methodology
4. Results
4.1. Annual Number of Observations
4.2. Average Revisit Intervals
4.3. Minimum Revisit Intervals
4.4. Maximum Revisit Intervals
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Landsat-8 | Sentinel-2A | Sentinel-2B | Landsat-8 Sentinel-2A | Landsat-8 Sentinel-2B | Sentinel-2A Sentinel-2B | Landsat-8 Sentinel-2A Sentinel-2B | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | 39.8 | 61.6 | 61.3 | 101.4 | 101.0 | 122.9 | 162.6 |
Median | 23 | 37 | 37 | 81 | 81 | 100 | 127 |
most frequent total value | 23 (47.9%) | 37 (35.9%) | 37 (36.3%) | 60 (24.2%) | 60 (23.6%) | 73 (30.2%) | 96 (21.1%) |
2nd most frequent total value | 46 (18.8%) | 73 (15.3%) | 73 (15.1%) | 119 (6.4%) | 119 (6.8%) | 110 (17.7%) | 133 (9.6%) |
3rd most frequent total value | 54 (0.8%) | 110 (0.4%) | 110 (0.4%) | 82 (0.2%) | 82 (0.2%) | 146 (0.3%) | 118 (0.1%) |
Landsat-8 | Sentinel-2A | Sentinel-2B | Landsat-8 Sentinel-2A | Landsat-8 Sentinel-2B | Sentinel-2A Sentinel-2B | Landsat-8 Sentinel-2A Sentinel-2B | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | 12.130 | 7.771 | 7.820 | 4.593 | 4.611 | 3.795 | 2.835 |
Median | 16.000 | 10.000 | 10.000 | 4.456 | 4.456 | 3.667 | 2.858 |
most frequent total value | 16.000 (54.6%) | 10.000 (55.5%) | 10.000 (56.6%) | 6.097 (14.8%) | 6.097 (14.9%) | 5.000 (29.0%) | 3.792 (11.8%) |
2nd most frequent total value | 7.972 (10.7%) | 5.000 (14.0%) | 5.000 (15.1%) | 3.055 (1.8%) | 3.055 (2.1%) | 3.333 (13.6%) | 2.750 (3.1%) |
3rd most frequent total value | 15.306 (1.1%) | 3.333 (0.5%) | 3.333 (0.5%) | 3.800 (0.1%) | 3.800 (0.1%) | 2.486 (0.2%) | 2.347 (0.2%) |
Landsat-8 | Sentinel-2A | Sentinel-2B | Landsat-8 Sentinel-2A | Landsat-8 Sentinel-2B | Sentinel-2A Sentinel-2B | Landsat-8 Sentinel-2A Sentinel-2B | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | 11.101 | 6.931 | 7.038 | 5 h, 31 min | 5 h, 48 min | 2.209 | 35 min |
Median | 15.958 | 9.958 | 9.958 | 17 min | 17 min | 2.965 | 14 min |
most frequent total value | 15.958 (48.7%) | 9.958 (58.9%) | 9.958 (61.6%) | 16 min (5.6%) | 16 min (5.7%) | 3.000 (37.2%) | 12 min (9.0%) |
2nd most frequent total value | 7.000 (19.2%) | 3.000 (15.9%) | 3.000 (15.7%) | 1.000 (2.8%) | 1.000 (2.9%) | 12 min (16.5%) | 0.986 (0.31%) |
3rd most frequent total value | 1.986 (3.1%) | 0.347 (2.5%) | 0.347 (2.5%) | 3.000 (0.0%) | 3.000 (0.0%) | 4.000 (1.9%) | 2.931 (0.0%) |
Landsat-8 | Sentinel-2A | Sentinel-2B | Landsat-8 Sentinel-2A | Landsat-8 Sentinel-2B | Sentinel-2A Sentinel-2B | Landsat-8 Sentinel-2A Sentinel-2B | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | 14.092 | 9.680 | 9.680 | 9.545 | 9.531 | 6.570 | 6.560 |
Median | 16.042 | 10.042 | 10.042 | 10.000 | 10.000 | 7.001 | 7.001 |
most frequent total value | 16.042 (56.8%) | 10.042 (59.9%) | 10.042 (61.7%) | 10.000 (25.8%) | 10.000 (28.7%) | 7.042 (28.6%) | 7.000 (26.0%) |
2nd most frequent total value | 9.042 (13.2%) | 7.028 (17.7%) | 7.028 (16.4%) | 6.986 (16.0%) | 6.986 (15.4%) | 4.000 (20.6%) | 4.000 (24.4%) |
3rd most frequent total value | 7.042 (1.9%) | 3.986 (1.8%) | 3.986 (1.8%) | 9.000 (5.9%) | 9.000 (5.9%) | 3.042 (3.1%) | 6.0 (2.6%) |
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Li J, Roy DP. A Global Analysis of Sentinel-2A, Sentinel-2B and Landsat-8 Data Revisit Intervals and Implications for Terrestrial Monitoring. Remote Sensing. 2017; 9(9):902. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9090902
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Jian, and David P. Roy. 2017. "A Global Analysis of Sentinel-2A, Sentinel-2B and Landsat-8 Data Revisit Intervals and Implications for Terrestrial Monitoring" Remote Sensing 9, no. 9: 902. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9090902