Assessing the performance of GNSS-R observations in drought monitoring: a case study in Jiangxi and Hunan, China

Drought is a disaster that seriously constrains economic development and endangers human life. This paper explores the potential of Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R) for drought monitoring, using Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) data to monitor drought in J...

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Main Authors: Ying Liu, Rong Min, Hao Du, Wenfei Guo
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10106049.2024.2333351
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description Drought is a disaster that seriously constrains economic development and endangers human life. This paper explores the potential of Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R) for drought monitoring, using Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) data to monitor drought in Jiangxi and Hunan Provinces, China, in 2022. This study applies the Random Under-sampling Boosting (RUSBoost) algorithm to detect waterbodies and linear regression to retrieve soil moisture (SM). Result shows that drought in September was heaviest, with the area of Poyang Lake in Jiangxi and Dongting Lake in Hunan decreasing by 70.2% and 76.9%, respectively, compared to that in June. The variation in retrieved SM shows that the Poyang Lake Plain and Jitai Basin in Jiangxi and the Dongting Lake, Yuanjiang River, and Xiangjiang River basins in Hunan suffered from the most serious drought. The variation in retrievals shows high consistency with various reference datasets, including Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) SM data and vegetation condition index (VCI). The correlation coefficient between retrieved SM and VCI is 0.93 in Jiangxi and 0.94 in Hunan.
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spelling doaj-art-b4c59e4a6cce47b0b121fe41b3bce36b2024-12-10T08:23:09ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGeocarto International1010-60491752-07622024-01-0139110.1080/10106049.2024.2333351Assessing the performance of GNSS-R observations in drought monitoring: a case study in Jiangxi and Hunan, ChinaYing Liu0Rong Min1Hao Du2Wenfei Guo3The GNSS Research Center, Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaEarth Observation Group, Institute of Space Sciences, Barcelona, SpainThe GNSS Research Center, Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaDrought is a disaster that seriously constrains economic development and endangers human life. This paper explores the potential of Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R) for drought monitoring, using Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) data to monitor drought in Jiangxi and Hunan Provinces, China, in 2022. This study applies the Random Under-sampling Boosting (RUSBoost) algorithm to detect waterbodies and linear regression to retrieve soil moisture (SM). Result shows that drought in September was heaviest, with the area of Poyang Lake in Jiangxi and Dongting Lake in Hunan decreasing by 70.2% and 76.9%, respectively, compared to that in June. The variation in retrieved SM shows that the Poyang Lake Plain and Jitai Basin in Jiangxi and the Dongting Lake, Yuanjiang River, and Xiangjiang River basins in Hunan suffered from the most serious drought. The variation in retrievals shows high consistency with various reference datasets, including Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) SM data and vegetation condition index (VCI). The correlation coefficient between retrieved SM and VCI is 0.93 in Jiangxi and 0.94 in Hunan.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10106049.2024.2333351Cyclone global navigation satellite system (CYGNSS)drought monitoringglobal navigation satellite system reflectometry (GNSS-R)water detectionsoil moisture (SM)
spellingShingle Ying Liu
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Hao Du
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Assessing the performance of GNSS-R observations in drought monitoring: a case study in Jiangxi and Hunan, China
Geocarto International
Cyclone global navigation satellite system (CYGNSS)
drought monitoring
global navigation satellite system reflectometry (GNSS-R)
water detection
soil moisture (SM)
title Assessing the performance of GNSS-R observations in drought monitoring: a case study in Jiangxi and Hunan, China
title_full Assessing the performance of GNSS-R observations in drought monitoring: a case study in Jiangxi and Hunan, China
title_fullStr Assessing the performance of GNSS-R observations in drought monitoring: a case study in Jiangxi and Hunan, China
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the performance of GNSS-R observations in drought monitoring: a case study in Jiangxi and Hunan, China
title_short Assessing the performance of GNSS-R observations in drought monitoring: a case study in Jiangxi and Hunan, China
title_sort assessing the performance of gnss r observations in drought monitoring a case study in jiangxi and hunan china
topic Cyclone global navigation satellite system (CYGNSS)
drought monitoring
global navigation satellite system reflectometry (GNSS-R)
water detection
soil moisture (SM)
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10106049.2024.2333351
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