Advances in Earth Science ›› 2016, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (5): 471-480. doi: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2016.05.0471.

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Review of Methods for Simulating Land Surface Temperature at the Pixel Scale Based on Ground Measurements over Heterogeneous Surface

Zhixing Peng( ), Ji Zhou *( ), Mingsong Li   

  1. 1.School of Resources and Environment, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
    2.Information Geoscience Research Center, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
  • Received:2016-02-28 Revised:2016-04-20 Online:2016-05-20 Published:2016-05-10
  • Contact: Ji Zhou E-mail:scxhpzx@sina.com;jzhou233@uestc.edu.cn
  • About author:

    First author:Peng Zhixing(1991-), male, Xuanhan County, Sichuan Province, Master Student. Research areas include 3D scene reconstruction and validation of remotely sensed land surface temperature product.E-mail:scxhpzx@sina.com

    Corresponding author:Zhou Ji(1983-), male, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province, Associate Professor. Research areas include validation of remotely sensed land surface temperature and retrieval of land surface temperature based on thermal infrared and passive microwave remote sensing.E-mail:jzhou233@uestc.edu.cn

  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China “Surface temperature simulation at the pixel scale for heterogeneous surfaces based on 3D modeling and component emissions separation”(No.41371341);The Chinese State Key Basic Research Project “Dynamic analyses and modeling based on remote sensing information in relation to heterogeneous land surfaces”(No.2013CB733406)

Zhixing Peng, Ji Zhou, Mingsong Li. Review of Methods for Simulating Land Surface Temperature at the Pixel Scale Based on Ground Measurements over Heterogeneous Surface[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2016, 31(5): 471-480.

Remotely sensed Land Surface Temperature (LST) is a key parameter for studying the global climate changes and the exchanges of water and energy. Acquiring LST accurately is important to diagnose the change of environment on earth. Quantifying the uncertainty of remotely sensed LST is the first step of its application. However, due to the difficulties in obtaining the ground truth of LST at the pixel scale, it is difficult to validate the remotely sensed LST. Here, methods for simulating the LST at the pixel scale based on ground measurements over heterogeneous area were reviewed. From the way to construct the ground scene, these methods were classified into three types, including the Modified Geometric Projection model (MGP), realistic structural three-dimensional model, and other model. The advantages and disadvantages of these models were examined and compared. Finally, some issues in simulating LST at the pixel scale over heterogeneous area needed to be solved and on-going directions in the future were summarized.

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