Enhancing glacier monitoring through adaptive smoothing of MODIS NDSI time series

<p>Observation of glacier surface characteristics through remotely sensed time-series data is essential for understanding glacier seasonality, mass balance, and long-term trends. Yet, the reliability of these observations depends significantly on the quality of the time-series data. This study...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Chen Xin (704623) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Yongwei Sheng (837277) (author)
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Yongwei Sheng (837277)
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2024-09-16T14:40:13Z
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Biotechnology
Space Science
showcasing significant improvements
observations depends significantly
cloud contamination reduction
understanding glacier seasonality
glacier surface condition
glacier surface characteristics
meticulous preprocessing scheme
data gap handling
remotely sensed time
enhancing glacier monitoring
glacier monitoring
series data
proposed scheme
two glaciers
term trends
temporal resolution
study presents
seasonal fluctuations
results affirm
remote sensing
reliable evaluation
outlier removal
methodology ’
median values
mass balance
challenges associated
benchmark project
adaptive smoothing
achieve convergence
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description <p>Observation of glacier surface characteristics through remotely sensed time-series data is essential for understanding glacier seasonality, mass balance, and long-term trends. Yet, the reliability of these observations depends significantly on the quality of the time-series data. This study presents a meticulous preprocessing scheme to improve the quality of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) time-series data for glacier monitoring. We propose a three-step algorithm specifically crafted to overcome the challenges associated with cloud contamination reduction, outlier removal and data gap handling. This innovative approach iteratively compares the median values of automatically adjusted asymmetrical moving windows to achieve convergence, removing outliers using minimal window size to keep the temporal resolution as high as possible. The methodology’s effectiveness is demonstrated through its application to two glaciers from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Benchmark Project, showcasing significant improvements in the quality of smoothed MODIS NDSI time series. These results affirm the efficacy of the proposed scheme in rendering a more reliable evaluation of glacier surface condition and seasonal fluctuations. Consequently, this study contributes significant methodological advancements to the fields of remote sensing and glaciology, enhancing the accuracy of glacier monitoring techniques.</p>
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spelling Enhancing glacier monitoring through adaptive smoothing of MODIS NDSI time seriesChen Xin (704623)Yongwei Sheng (837277)MedicineBiotechnologySpace Scienceshowcasing significant improvementsobservations depends significantlycloud contamination reductionunderstanding glacier seasonalityglacier surface conditionglacier surface characteristicsmeticulous preprocessing schemedata gap handlingremotely sensed timeenhancing glacier monitoringglacier monitoringseries dataproposed schemetwo glaciersterm trendstemporal resolutionstudy presentsseasonal fluctuationsresults affirmremote sensingreliable evaluationoutlier removalmethodology ’median valuesmass balancechallenges associatedbenchmark projectadaptive smoothingachieve convergence<p>Observation of glacier surface characteristics through remotely sensed time-series data is essential for understanding glacier seasonality, mass balance, and long-term trends. Yet, the reliability of these observations depends significantly on the quality of the time-series data. This study presents a meticulous preprocessing scheme to improve the quality of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) time-series data for glacier monitoring. We propose a three-step algorithm specifically crafted to overcome the challenges associated with cloud contamination reduction, outlier removal and data gap handling. This innovative approach iteratively compares the median values of automatically adjusted asymmetrical moving windows to achieve convergence, removing outliers using minimal window size to keep the temporal resolution as high as possible. The methodology’s effectiveness is demonstrated through its application to two glaciers from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Benchmark Project, showcasing significant improvements in the quality of smoothed MODIS NDSI time series. These results affirm the efficacy of the proposed scheme in rendering a more reliable evaluation of glacier surface condition and seasonal fluctuations. Consequently, this study contributes significant methodological advancements to the fields of remote sensing and glaciology, enhancing the accuracy of glacier monitoring techniques.</p>2024-09-16T14:40:13ZImageFigureinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionimage10.6084/m9.figshare.27037933.v1https://figshare.com/articles/figure/Enhancing_glacier_monitoring_through_adaptive_smoothing_of_MODIS_NDSI_time_series/27037933CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/270379332024-09-16T14:40:13Z
spellingShingle Enhancing glacier monitoring through adaptive smoothing of MODIS NDSI time series
Chen Xin (704623)
Medicine
Biotechnology
Space Science
showcasing significant improvements
observations depends significantly
cloud contamination reduction
understanding glacier seasonality
glacier surface condition
glacier surface characteristics
meticulous preprocessing scheme
data gap handling
remotely sensed time
enhancing glacier monitoring
glacier monitoring
series data
proposed scheme
two glaciers
term trends
temporal resolution
study presents
seasonal fluctuations
results affirm
remote sensing
reliable evaluation
outlier removal
methodology ’
median values
mass balance
challenges associated
benchmark project
adaptive smoothing
achieve convergence
status_str publishedVersion
title Enhancing glacier monitoring through adaptive smoothing of MODIS NDSI time series
title_full Enhancing glacier monitoring through adaptive smoothing of MODIS NDSI time series
title_fullStr Enhancing glacier monitoring through adaptive smoothing of MODIS NDSI time series
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing glacier monitoring through adaptive smoothing of MODIS NDSI time series
title_short Enhancing glacier monitoring through adaptive smoothing of MODIS NDSI time series
title_sort Enhancing glacier monitoring through adaptive smoothing of MODIS NDSI time series
topic Medicine
Biotechnology
Space Science
showcasing significant improvements
observations depends significantly
cloud contamination reduction
understanding glacier seasonality
glacier surface condition
glacier surface characteristics
meticulous preprocessing scheme
data gap handling
remotely sensed time
enhancing glacier monitoring
glacier monitoring
series data
proposed scheme
two glaciers
term trends
temporal resolution
study presents
seasonal fluctuations
results affirm
remote sensing
reliable evaluation
outlier removal
methodology ’
median values
mass balance
challenges associated
benchmark project
adaptive smoothing
achieve convergence