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Seasonality extraction by function fitting to time-series of satellite sensor data

Jönsson, Per and Eklundh, Lars LU orcid (2002) In IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 40(8). p.1824-1832
Abstract
A new method for extracting seasonality information from time-series of satellite sensor data is presented. The method is based on nonlinear least squares fits of asymmetric Gaussian model functions to the time-series. The smooth model functions are then used for defining key seasonality parameters, such as the number of growing seasons, the beginning and end of the seasons, and the rates of growth and decline. The method is implemented in a computer program TIMESAT and tested on Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) data over Africa. Ancillary cloud data [clouds from AVHRR (CLAVR)] are used as estimates of the uncertainty levels of the data values. Being general in nature, the... (More)
A new method for extracting seasonality information from time-series of satellite sensor data is presented. The method is based on nonlinear least squares fits of asymmetric Gaussian model functions to the time-series. The smooth model functions are then used for defining key seasonality parameters, such as the number of growing seasons, the beginning and end of the seasons, and the rates of growth and decline. The method is implemented in a computer program TIMESAT and tested on Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) data over Africa. Ancillary cloud data [clouds from AVHRR (CLAVR)] are used as estimates of the uncertainty levels of the data values. Being general in nature, the proposed method can be applied also to new types of satellite-derived time-series data. (Less)
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satellite sensor data, seasonality, TIMESAT, time-series, phenology, vegetation index (NDVI), normalized difference, function fitting, data smoothing, (CLAVR), clouds from AVHRR, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer, (AVHRR)
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IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
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40
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8
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1824 - 1832
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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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0196-2892
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10.1109/TGRS.2002.802519
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TIMESAT - software to analyze time-series of satellite sensor data
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English
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  author       = {{Jönsson, Per and Eklundh, Lars}},
  issn         = {{0196-2892}},
  keywords     = {{satellite sensor data; seasonality; TIMESAT; time-series; phenology; vegetation index (NDVI); normalized difference; function fitting; data smoothing; (CLAVR); clouds from AVHRR; Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer; (AVHRR)}},
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  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  series       = {{IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing}},
  title        = {{Seasonality extraction by function fitting to time-series of satellite sensor data}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/4390722/2372645.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/TGRS.2002.802519}},
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