Cloud and cloud shadow detection for optical satellite imagery: Features, algorithms, validation, and prospects

Z Li, H Shen, Q Weng, Y Zhang, P Dou… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of clouds prevents optical satellite imaging systems from obtaining useful
Earth observation information and negatively affects the processing and application of …

[HTML][HTML] Development of the GLASS 250-m leaf area index product (version 6) from MODIS data using the bidirectional LSTM deep learning model

H Ma, S Liang - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Leaf area index (LAI) is a terrestrial essential climate variable that is required in a variety of
ecosystem and climate models. The Global LAnd Surface Satellite (GLASS) LAI product has …

Cloudy-sky land surface temperature from VIIRS and MODIS satellite data using a surface energy balance-based method

A Jia, H Ma, S Liang, D Wang - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Land surface temperature (LST) has been effectively retrieved from thermal infrared (TIR)
satellite measurements under clear-sky conditions. However, TIR satellite data are often …

Simultaneous retrieval of land surface temperature and emissivity from the FengYun-4A advanced geosynchronous radiation imager

W Liu, J Shi, S Liang, S Zhou… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper extends a new temperature and emissivity separation (TES) algorithm for
retrieving land surface temperature and emissivity (LST and LSE) to the Advanced …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive assessment of five global daily downward shortwave radiation satellite products

R Li, D Wang, S Liang - Science of Remote Sensing, 2021 - Elsevier
The downward shortwave radiation (DSR) is a critical parameter of the surface radiation
budget. Several DSR satellite products have been developed in recent years. In this study …

Transferring Deep Models for Cloud Detection in Multisensor Images via Weakly Supervised Learning

S Zhu, Z Li, H Shen - IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, deep learning has been widely used for cloud detection in satellite images;
however, due to radiometric and spatial resolution differences in images from different …

A priori land surface reflectance synergized with multiscale features convolution neural network for MODIS imagery cloud detection

N Ma, L Sun, C Zhou, Y He, C Dong… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Moderate resolution imaging spectrometer (MODIS) images are widely used in land, ocean,
and atmospheric monitoring, due to their wide spectral coverage, high temporal resolution …

Variation of intra-daily instantaneous FAPAR estimated from the geostationary Himawari-8 AHI data

Y Zhang, H Fang, Y Wang, S Li - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2021 - Elsevier
The fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FAPAR) quantifies the efficiency
of light absorption by vegetation. The intra-daily variation in FAPAR is important for …

Landsat snow-free surface albedo estimation over sloping terrain: Algorithm development and evaluation

Y Ma, T He, S Liang, J Wen… - … on Geoscience and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Surface albedo plays a key role in global climate modeling as a factor controlling the energy
budget. Satellite observations were utilized to estimate surface albedo at global and …

Simultaneous estimation of five temporally regular land variables at seven spatial resolutions from seven satellite data using a multi-scale and multi-depth …

G Zhang, S Liang, H Ma, T He, G Yin, J Xu, X Liu… - Remote Sensing of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Various satellite sensors have provided a huge amount of observations of Earth's
environment at variable spatial and temporal resolutions. Many global coarse-resolution …