Retrieval of Leaf, Sunlit Soil, and Shaded Soil Component Temperatures Using Airborne Thermal Infrared Multiangle Observations

Land surface component temperatures are important inputs in longwave radiation and evapotranspiration estimation models. Most component temperature inversion approaches focus only on two components, namely, soil and leaves, because space-based multiangle observations are lacking. This approach is inconsistent with ground-based measurements, which suggest that the temperatures of sunlit and shaded soil may significantly differ. This paper explores a three-component temperature inversion scheme that uses airborne multiangle thermal infrared observations to decrease the difference between the retrieved data and the actual subpixel temperature distribution. The FR97 model, which is an analytical directional brightness temperature model that was modified by dividing the soil component into sunlit and shaded portions, is adopted to calculate the matrix of component effective emissivity, which links multiangular observations and component temperatures. The new forward model and the inversion scheme are assessed using simulated data sets from the Scattering by Arbitrarily Inclined Leaves (4SAIL) model. The results indicate that the modified FR97 model provides good precision and that the inversion scheme based on the modified FR97 model is appropriate because of the model's simplicity and accuracy and the inversion's low sensitivity to noise. The inversion scheme is validated using airborne data collected by the wide-angle infrared dual-mode line/area array scanner over an area planted with maize and ground measurements collected during the Heihe Watershed Allied Telemetry Experimental Research campaign. The results indicate that the root mean square errors of the component temperatures of the leaves, sunlit soil, and shaded soil were 0.72 °C, 1.55 °C, and 2.73 °C, respectively. Because of the modified FR97's straightforward form and acceptable precision, we recommend this new retrieval scheme as an option for retrieving the component temperatures of leaves, sunlit soil, and shaded soil.

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