Mapping Diverse Paddy Rice Cropping Patterns in South China Using Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 Data
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area and Materials
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 (HLS) Data
2.3. Vegetation Indices Derived from HLS Data
2.4. Field Samples
2.5. Land Cover Map and Slope Data
3. Methods
3.1. Cropping Intensity Identification
3.2. Feature Selection
3.3. DT Model Development for Mapping Diverse PRCPs
3.4. Performance Evaluations
4. Results
4.1. Derived Cropping Intensity Map
4.2. Optimal Features for Identifying Various PRCPs
4.3. The Developed DT Model Based on the Optimal Feature Analyses
4.4. Evaluation of the PRCP Map
5. Discussion
5.1. Specific Advantages of the Proposed FSHC Method
5.2. Implications, Limitations, and Future Improvements
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Band Name | HLS L30 Band | HLS S30 Band | Wavelength Range (μm) |
---|---|---|---|
Coastal aerosol | B1 | B1 | 0.43–0.45 |
Blue | B2 | B2 | 0.45–0.51 |
Green | B3 | B3 | 0.53–0.59 |
Red | B4 | B4 | 0.64–0.67 |
Red-edge 1 | – | B5 | 0.69–0.71 |
Red-edge 2 | – | B6 | 0.73–0.75 |
Red-edge 3 | – | B7 | 0.77–0.79 |
Near infrared (NIR) broad | – | B8 | 0.78–0.88 |
NIR narrow | B5 | B8A | 0.85–0.88 |
Short wave infrared (SWIR) 1 | B6 | B11 | 1.57–1.65 |
SWIR 2 | B7 | B12 | 2.11–2.29 |
Water vapor | – | B9 | 0.93–0.95 |
Cirrus | B9 | B10 | 1.36–1.38 |
Thermal infrared 1 | B10 | – | 10.60–11.19 |
Thermal infrared 2 | B11 | – | 11.50–12.51 |
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Hu, J.; Chen, Y.; Cai, Z.; Wei, H.; Zhang, X.; Zhou, W.; Wang, C.; You, L.; Xu, B. Mapping Diverse Paddy Rice Cropping Patterns in South China Using Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 Data. Remote Sens. 2023, 15, 1034. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15041034
Hu J, Chen Y, Cai Z, Wei H, Zhang X, Zhou W, Wang C, You L, Xu B. Mapping Diverse Paddy Rice Cropping Patterns in South China Using Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 Data. Remote Sensing. 2023; 15(4):1034. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15041034
Chicago/Turabian StyleHu, Jie, Yunping Chen, Zhiwen Cai, Haodong Wei, Xinyu Zhang, Wei Zhou, Cong Wang, Liangzhi You, and Baodong Xu. 2023. "Mapping Diverse Paddy Rice Cropping Patterns in South China Using Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 Data" Remote Sensing 15, no. 4: 1034. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15041034