downscale-satelliteLST

A python class for enhancing the spatial resolution of Land Surface Temperature (LST) raster data using statistical downscaling.

Description

This class implements the typical workflow of a statistical downscaling scheme for enhancing the spatial resolution of satellite-derived Land Surface Temperatures (LST). It uses GDAL to perform the resampling of the raster data and scikit-learn to build the regression models, by stacking a Random Forest, a Ridge and a SVM into an ensemble regressor.

Input Data:

1. LST: A single raster dataset with one or more bands (each band is a LST image).
2. Predictors: A single raster dataset with one or more bands (each band is a predictor).

The class does not require the two raster datasets to have the same SRS and Bounding Box. The only requirement is the predictors to be within the bounds of the LST data.

Class checks before downscaling the LST data:

If a LST band misses more than 40% of its pixels, then this band is discarded and no model is built. In addition, if a model achieves a R2 that is lower than 0.5, it is also discarded. These two thresholds can be changed using the setters SetMissingPxlsThreshold() and SetR2Threshold(), respectively.

Output:

A dictionary with the Downscaled LST (DLST) data of all the non-discarded models. The spatial resolution and the SRS of the output data is that of the predictors.

To save the DLST data as a raster dataset use the class method SaveDLSTasGeotiff() and provide a savename (the savepath is the workdir).

Usage

from osgeo import gdal
from DownscaleSatelliteLST import DownscaledLST     # Import the class

# Make an instance of the class
data = DownscaledLST(
        LST=gdal.Open("inputLST.tif"),				 
        predictors=gdal.Open("LSTpredictors.tif"),   
        LST_noDataVal=-1000,						
        predictors_noDataVal=-1000,		
        workdir="./DLST_save_folder",
        )

# Change the number of parallel jobs to 4 (the default value is 1; to use all cores use -1)
data.SetNumberOfJobs(4)

# Change the R^2 threshold for discarding a model (the default value is 0.5)
data.SetR2Threshold(0.6)

# Downscale the LST data and apply the residual correction.
DLST = data.ApplyDownscaling(residual_corr=True)

# Get a list with the LST bands that have been downscaled.
# LST bands that miss more than 40% of their pixels 
# and regression models that achieve a R^2 below the
# R2-threshold are discarded.
bands = data.GetDLSTBandIndices(indexing_from_1=False)

# Save a report with the scores of all the non-discarded models
# The report is saved in workdir
data.GenerateReport()

# Export the DLST data as a compressed Geotiff file
# The geotiff file is saved in workdir 
data.SaveDLSTasGeotiff(savename="DLST.tif")

For a working example check the folder example.

Things to keep in mind:

• The recommended datatype for the input rasters is float.
• If the LST or the predictors contain any water bodies or clouds, then these pixels should be NoData.
• All the NoData pixels should have the same NoData value.
• The class builds a "global" regression model for each LST band. Hence, it should be used with data that cover an area of limited extent, e.g. a city with its surroundings.
• If the predictors are gapless, the algorithm will generate DLST data and for the cloud-covered areas. Handle them with caution.

To Do

• Add a class for preparing the predictors.
• Add unittests

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

References

If you use this class please cite the following:

@phdthesis{Sismanidis2018PhD,
    author = {Sismanidis, Panagiotis},
    pages  = {154},
    school = {National Technical University of Athens},
    title  = {{Applying Computational Methods for Processing Thermal Satellite Images of Urban Areas}},
    type   = {PhD Dissertation},
    year   = {2018},
    doi    = {10.26240/heal.ntua.3048}
}

@inproceedings{sismanidis2019AGU,
    author    = {Sismanidis, Panagiotis and Keramitsoglou, Iphigenia and Hulley, Glynn C and Kiranoudis, Christos T},
    title     = {{Enhancing the spatial resolution of diurnal LST from geostationary satellites}},
    booktitle = {AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts},
    year      = {2019},
    volume    = {2019},
    month     = {dec},
    eid       = {GC44C--02},
    pages     = {GC44C--02},
    adsurl    = {https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019AGUFMGC44C..02S},
}