Multimodel Combination Bathymetry Inversion Approach Based on Geomorphic Segmentation in Coral Reef Habitats Using ICESat-2 and Multispectral Satellite Images

Owing to the high spatial heterogeneity of substrate types and terrain, the present satellite-derived bathymetry (SDB) methods have low accuracy in deriving large-scale bathymetry in coral reef habitats. Taking 11 coral reefs of Xisha Islands (ocean area of 607 km<sup>2</sup>) in the Sou...

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Main Authors: Xiuling Zuo, Juncan Teng, Fenzhen Su, Zhengxian Duan, Kefu Yu
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description Owing to the high spatial heterogeneity of substrate types and terrain, the present satellite-derived bathymetry (SDB) methods have low accuracy in deriving large-scale bathymetry in coral reef habitats. Taking 11 coral reefs of Xisha Islands (ocean area of 607 km<sup>2</sup>) in the South China Sea as the study area, a parametric multimodel combination approach based on geomorphic segmentation (PMCGS) for obtaining bathymetry was constructed by combining the Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) data with Gaofen-1 (GF-1) medium- and Worldview-2&#x002F;3 (WV-2&#x002F;3) high-resolution multispectral images. In this approach, five parametric SDB models were trained in each geomorphic zone by combining ICESat-2 and multispectral satellite images. Then, the optimal SDB models of each geomorphic zone were combined and extrapolated to other coral reefs in the same geomorphic zone. Results showed that the multiple ratios model was optimal for the reef flat, shallow lagoon, and patch reef zones. The binomial model was optimal for the reef slope and deep lagoon zones. Validated by the in situ bathymetric data and ICESat-2 data, the bathymetry inverted using the PMCGS had an RMSE of 0.91 m in GF-1 image and 0.70&#x2013;0.88 m in WV-2&#x002F;3 images when extrapolated to other reefs, which is significantly more accurate than active&#x2013;passive one entire model methods with the same resolution. Our method performed better at 0&#x2013;10 m and 15&#x2013;25 m depth than the results obtained from previous studies, especially in the shallow water areas of the reef flat and shallow lagoon. The proposed PMCGS can efficiently improve the bathymetry inversion accuracy of medium- and high-resolution satellite images and it has great potential applications in deriving large-scale bathymetry, especially in Indo-Pacific coral reef habitats.
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spelling doaj-art-23da82f85c9a42b18f751865e794471d2025-01-21T00:00:44ZengIEEEIEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing1939-14042151-15352025-01-01183267328010.1109/JSTARS.2024.352329610816658Multimodel Combination Bathymetry Inversion Approach Based on Geomorphic Segmentation in Coral Reef Habitats Using ICESat-2 and Multispectral Satellite ImagesXiuling Zuo0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8253-1670Juncan Teng1https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3459-4053Fenzhen Su2Zhengxian Duan3Kefu Yu4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3409-9945Guangxi Laboratory on the Study of Coral Reefs in the South China Sea, School of Marine Sciences, Guangxi University, Nanning, ChinaGuangxi Laboratory on the Study of Coral Reefs in the South China Sea, School of Marine Sciences, Guangxi University, Nanning, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaGuangxi Laboratory on the Study of Coral Reefs in the South China Sea, School of Marine Sciences, Guangxi University, Nanning, ChinaGuangxi Laboratory on the Study of Coral Reefs in the South China Sea, School of Marine Sciences, Guangxi University, Nanning, ChinaOwing to the high spatial heterogeneity of substrate types and terrain, the present satellite-derived bathymetry (SDB) methods have low accuracy in deriving large-scale bathymetry in coral reef habitats. Taking 11 coral reefs of Xisha Islands (ocean area of 607 km<sup>2</sup>) in the South China Sea as the study area, a parametric multimodel combination approach based on geomorphic segmentation (PMCGS) for obtaining bathymetry was constructed by combining the Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) data with Gaofen-1 (GF-1) medium- and Worldview-2&#x002F;3 (WV-2&#x002F;3) high-resolution multispectral images. In this approach, five parametric SDB models were trained in each geomorphic zone by combining ICESat-2 and multispectral satellite images. Then, the optimal SDB models of each geomorphic zone were combined and extrapolated to other coral reefs in the same geomorphic zone. Results showed that the multiple ratios model was optimal for the reef flat, shallow lagoon, and patch reef zones. The binomial model was optimal for the reef slope and deep lagoon zones. Validated by the in situ bathymetric data and ICESat-2 data, the bathymetry inverted using the PMCGS had an RMSE of 0.91 m in GF-1 image and 0.70&#x2013;0.88 m in WV-2&#x002F;3 images when extrapolated to other reefs, which is significantly more accurate than active&#x2013;passive one entire model methods with the same resolution. Our method performed better at 0&#x2013;10 m and 15&#x2013;25 m depth than the results obtained from previous studies, especially in the shallow water areas of the reef flat and shallow lagoon. The proposed PMCGS can efficiently improve the bathymetry inversion accuracy of medium- and high-resolution satellite images and it has great potential applications in deriving large-scale bathymetry, especially in Indo-Pacific coral reef habitats.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10816658/Bathymetrycoral reefgeomorphologyIceCloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2)multispectral image
spellingShingle Xiuling Zuo
Juncan Teng
Fenzhen Su
Zhengxian Duan
Kefu Yu
Multimodel Combination Bathymetry Inversion Approach Based on Geomorphic Segmentation in Coral Reef Habitats Using ICESat-2 and Multispectral Satellite Images
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
Bathymetry
coral reef
geomorphology
Ice
Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2)
multispectral image
title Multimodel Combination Bathymetry Inversion Approach Based on Geomorphic Segmentation in Coral Reef Habitats Using ICESat-2 and Multispectral Satellite Images
title_full Multimodel Combination Bathymetry Inversion Approach Based on Geomorphic Segmentation in Coral Reef Habitats Using ICESat-2 and Multispectral Satellite Images
title_fullStr Multimodel Combination Bathymetry Inversion Approach Based on Geomorphic Segmentation in Coral Reef Habitats Using ICESat-2 and Multispectral Satellite Images
title_full_unstemmed Multimodel Combination Bathymetry Inversion Approach Based on Geomorphic Segmentation in Coral Reef Habitats Using ICESat-2 and Multispectral Satellite Images
title_short Multimodel Combination Bathymetry Inversion Approach Based on Geomorphic Segmentation in Coral Reef Habitats Using ICESat-2 and Multispectral Satellite Images
title_sort multimodel combination bathymetry inversion approach based on geomorphic segmentation in coral reef habitats using icesat 2 and multispectral satellite images
topic Bathymetry
coral reef
geomorphology
Ice
Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2)
multispectral image
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10816658/
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