Using UAV Visible Images to Estimate the Soil Moisture of Steppe
Although unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been utilized in many aspects of steppe management, they have not been commonly used to monitor the soil moisture of steppes. To explore the technology of detecting soil moisture by UAV in a typical steppe, we conducted a watered test in the Loess Platea...
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| description | Although unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been utilized in many aspects of steppe management, they have not been commonly used to monitor the soil moisture of steppes. To explore the technology of detecting soil moisture by UAV in a typical steppe, we conducted a watered test in the Loess Plateau of China, quantitatively revealing the relationship between the surface soil moisture and the visible images captured using an UAV. The results showed that the surface soil moisture was significantly correlated with the brightness of UAV visible images, and the surface soil moisture could be estimated based on the brightness of the visible images of the UAV combined with vegetation coverage. This study addresses the problem of soil moisture measurement in flat regions of arid and semi-arid steppes at the mesoscale, and contributes to the popularization of the use of UAVs in steppe ecological research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dcc7047e5b474e5f86ee5c9802e551982023-11-20T10:42:36ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412020-08-01129233410.3390/w12092334Using UAV Visible Images to Estimate the Soil Moisture of SteppeFengshuai Lu0Yi Sun1Fujiang Hou2State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-escosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, ChinaInstitute of Fragile Eco-environment, Nantong University, Nantong 226007, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-escosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, ChinaAlthough unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been utilized in many aspects of steppe management, they have not been commonly used to monitor the soil moisture of steppes. To explore the technology of detecting soil moisture by UAV in a typical steppe, we conducted a watered test in the Loess Plateau of China, quantitatively revealing the relationship between the surface soil moisture and the visible images captured using an UAV. The results showed that the surface soil moisture was significantly correlated with the brightness of UAV visible images, and the surface soil moisture could be estimated based on the brightness of the visible images of the UAV combined with vegetation coverage. This study addresses the problem of soil moisture measurement in flat regions of arid and semi-arid steppes at the mesoscale, and contributes to the popularization of the use of UAVs in steppe ecological research.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/9/2334grasslandgrazingvegetation coveragevisible imagebrightness |
| spellingShingle | Fengshuai Lu Yi Sun Fujiang Hou Using UAV Visible Images to Estimate the Soil Moisture of Steppe Water grassland grazing vegetation coverage visible image brightness |
| title | Using UAV Visible Images to Estimate the Soil Moisture of Steppe |
| title_full | Using UAV Visible Images to Estimate the Soil Moisture of Steppe |
| title_fullStr | Using UAV Visible Images to Estimate the Soil Moisture of Steppe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using UAV Visible Images to Estimate the Soil Moisture of Steppe |
| title_short | Using UAV Visible Images to Estimate the Soil Moisture of Steppe |
| title_sort | using uav visible images to estimate the soil moisture of steppe |
| topic | grassland grazing vegetation coverage visible image brightness |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/9/2334 |
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