(published)Subpixel snow mapping of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau using MODIS data.pdf

SJ a b c a A R A K S M a C 1 t t m t e K c a 1 w u a T o b t ( t 1 0 dInternational Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 18 (2012) 251–262 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation jo u r n al hom epage: www.elsev ier .com/ locate / jag ubpixel snow mapping of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau using MODIS data i Zhua,b,?, Jiancheng Shia, Yuanhui Wangc State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China College of Resources, Shijiazhuang University of Economics, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050031, China Faculty of Resources Safety Engineering, China University of Mining Technology, Beijing 100083, China r t i c l e i n f o rticle history: eceived 24 January 2011 ccepted 12 February 2012 eywords: now cover ultiple-endmember spectral mixture nalysis a b s t r a c t In this work, an algorithm for automatic subpixel snow mapping was developed for Moderate Resolu- tion Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. The algorithm consists of two parts: cloud removal and snow mapping. An approach to remove cloud was presented and it was demonstrated to remove thick and thin clouds well from MODIS images. Multiple-endmember spectral mixture analysis was used in the subpixel snow mapping of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, and multiple indices (including the normalized difference vegetation index and normalized difference snow index) were introduced to automatically select the endmembers. Additionally, the combined use of typical andloud removal neighboring endmembers was introduced into the unmixing of mixed pixels. Finally, highly accurate snow-cover data of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau obtained with this algorithm were stored in a spatio- temporal