Remote Sensing of Irrigated Agriculture Opportunities and Challenges 英文参考文献.docVIP

Remote Sensing 2010, 2, 2274-2304; doi:10.3390/rs2092274 OPEN ACCESS Remote Sensing ISSN 2072-4292 /journal/remotesensing Review Remote Sensing of Irrigated Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges Mutlu Ozdogan *, Yang Yang, George Allez and Chelsea Cervantes Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1710 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53726, USA; E-Mails: yyang72@ (Y.Y.); nikallez@ (G.A.); cervantes@ (C.C.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ozdogan@. Received: 29 July 2010; in revised form: 15 September 2010 / Accepted: 25 September 2010 / Published: 27 September 2010 Abstract: Over the last several decades, remote sensing has emerged as an effective tool to monitor irrigated lands over a variety of climatic conditions and locations. The objective of this review, which summarizes the methods and the results of existing remote sensing studies, is to synthesize principle findings and assess the state of the art. We take a taxonomic approach to group studies based on location, scale, inputs, and methods, in an effort to categorize different approaches within a logical framework. We seek to evaluate the ability of remote sensing to provide synoptic and timely coverage of irrigated lands in several spectral regions. We also investigate the value of archived data that enable comparison of images through time. This overview of the studies to date indicates that remote sensing-based monitoring of irrigation is at an intermediate stage of development at local scales. For instance, there is overwhelming consensus on the efficacy of vegetation indices in identifying irrigated fields. Also, single date imagery, acquired at peak growing season, may suffice to identify irrigated lands, although to multi-date image data are necessary for improved classification and to distinguish different crop types. At loca