Assessment of Arctic Sea Ice Extent and Type Retrieval Using Chinese Multisource Spaceborne Scatterometers
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摘要: 海冰是全球气候变化的重要指示因子,其精确监测对气候研究、极地航运和海洋资源利用具有重要意义。星载微波散射计具备全天时、全天候和大范围观测能力,是极地海冰监测的重要遥感手段。该文利用HY-2B, CFOSAT和FY-3E 3颗国产卫星散射计观测数据,在统一投影网格、统一样本标签和统一分类框架下,基于支持向量机(SVM)分别构建了北极海冰范围检测模型和海冰类型(一年冰/多年冰)分类模型,并利用2022 年3月至2023年2月观测数据生成逐日海冰产品。通过与OSI SAF, NSIDC, MODIS 海冰范围产品及 SAR 影像的综合对比,系统评估了不同散射计在海冰监测中的能力差异。结果表明:在冰水区分任务中,FY-3E 双波段联合方法表现最佳,年平均总体精度和Kappa系数分别达到99.11% 和 97.39%;CFOSAT, FY-3E Ku波段和FY-3E C波段结果相近,均优于HY-2B。在非融化期海冰类型分类任务中,以OSI SAF海冰类型产品为参考时,FY-3E双波段联合方法同样取得最高精度,年平均总体精度和Kappa系数分别为97.40%和92.42%;进一步以NSIDC海冰年龄产品进行交叉验证时,FY-3E双波段联合方法仍表现最优,OA和Kappa分别为87.26%和69.65%。CFOSAT、HY-2B和FY-3E Ku波段具备较好的冰型区分能力,而FY-3E C波段单独用于冰型识别时精度较低。总体来看,不同参考数据会影响冰型分类的绝对精度,但各方法的相对表现基本一致,说明FY-3E双波段联合结果并非仅反映对OSI SAF训练标签的拟合。FY-3E双波段联合方法在全年海冰范围检测和非融化期海冰类型分类中均表现出更高的稳定性和一致性,说明双频散射信息在极地海冰监测中具有明显互补优势。本研究可为国产散射计海冰业务化应用及多波段联合反演提供参考。Abstract: Sea ice is an important indicator of global climate change, and its accurate monitoring is essential for climate research, polar navigation, and marine resource management. Spaceborne microwave scatterometers, with their all-weather, day-and-night, and wide-swath observation capabilities, are critical remote sensing tools for monitoring polar sea ice. In this study, scatterometer observations from three Chinese satellites (HY-2B, CFOSAT, and FY-3E) were used to develop Arctic sea ice extent detection and classification models for first-year and multiyear ice using a support vector machine. All models were created using a unified projection grid, shared sample labels, and a consistent classification framework. Daily sea ice products were generated using observations from March 2022 to February 2023. The scatterometers' performance differences were systematically evaluated by comparing them to the Ocean and Sea Ice Satellite Application Facility (OSI SAF), the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer sea ice extent products, and synthetic aperture radar imagery. The findings show that the FY-3E dual-band approach performed best for ice-water discrimination, with annual mean overall accuracy and Kappa coefficient values of 99.11% and 97.39%, respectively. The results for CFOSAT, FY-3E Ku-band, and FY-3E C-band were all comparable and outperformed HY-2B. The FY-3E dual-band approach achieved the highest accuracy for sea ice type classification during the nonmelting period; using the OSI SAF sea ice type product as a reference, the mean overall accuracy and Kappa coefficient were 97.40% and 92.42%, respectively. Further cross-validation with the NSIDC sea ice age product revealed that the FY-3E dual-band approach performed the best, with an overall accuracy of 87.26% and a Kappa coefficient of 69.65%. CFOSAT, HY-2B, and FY-3E Ku-band all performed well at distinguishing sea ice types, whereas FY-3E C-band alone produced relatively low accuracy. Although different reference datasets affected the absolute accuracy of sea ice type classification, the relative performance of different methods remained consistent, indicating that the FY-3E dual-band results reflect genuine classification rather than merely fitting to the OSI SAF training labels. Overall, the FY-3E dual-band approach showed greater stability and consistency in annual sea ice extent detection and nonmelting-period sea ice type classification, highlighting the complementary benefits of dual-frequency scatterometer observations for polar sea ice monitoring. This study provides a reference for the operational application of Chinese scatterometers and multiband joint sea ice retrieval.
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表 1 本研究中使用的3种散射计的简要信息
Table 1. Summary information of the three scatterometers used in this study
卫星/传感器 发射年份 观测模式 频率(GHz) 极化方式 入射角 ($ {^{\circ}} $) 波束宽度(km) 空间分辨率(km) HY-2B/SCAT 2018年 圆锥扫描 13.256(Ku波段) HH 41 1350 25 VV 48 1700 25 CFOSAT/CSCAT 2018年 扇形扫描 13.256(Ku波段) HH和VV 28-51 1000 25 FY-3E/WindRAD 2021年 圆锥扫描 5.4(C波段) HH和VV 36-45 1200 25 13.256(Ku波段) HH和VV 37-43 1200 10 表 2 散射计特征参量信息
Table 2. Scatterometer feature parameters
散射计 编号 使用参数 HY-2B/HSCAT 1 $ \sigma _{HH}^{0},\sigma _{VV}^{0},PR,\mathit{\Delta }\sigma _{HH}^{0},\mathit{\Delta }\sigma _{VV}^{0}, $ CFOSAT/CSCAT 2 $ \sigma _{HH}^{0},\sigma _{VV}^{0},PR,\mathit{\Delta }\sigma _{HH}^{0},\mathit{\Delta }\sigma _{VV}^{0}, $ FY-3E/WindRAD 3 Ku波段 $ \sigma _{HH}^{0},\sigma _{VV}^{0},PR,\mathit{\Delta }\sigma _{HH}^{0},\mathit{\Delta }\sigma _{VV}^{0}, $ 4 C波段 $ \sigma _{HH}^{0},\sigma _{VV}^{0},PR,\mathit{\Delta }\sigma _{HH}^{0},\mathit{\Delta }\sigma _{VV}^{0}, $ 5 双波段 Ku波段+ C波段+$ {BR}_{HH} $+$ {BR}_{VV} $ 表 3 2022年3月至2023年2月间,基于不同散射计数据的北极冰水区分精度平均值
Table 3. Mean accuracy values of ice–water classification based on different scatterometers data over the Arctic from March 2022 to February 2023
方法 OA Kappa UA_OW UA_Ice PA_OW PA_Ice HY-2B 97.86% 93.54% 97.78% 98.17% 99.53% 91.84% CFOSAT 98.55% 96.04% 98.69% 98.09% 99.40% 95.92% FY-3E Ku 98.90% 96.76% 99.24% 97.66% 99.35% 97.27% FY-3E C 98.89% 96.72% 99.26% 97.53% 99.32% 97.34% FY-3E Dual-Band 99.11% 97.39% 99.47% 97.80% 99.39% 98.11% 表 4 2022年9月6日不同散射计海冰范围结果的评估参数
Table 4. Evaluation metrics of different scatterometers’ sea ice extent results against MODIS water/ice results on 6 September 2022
方法 OA Kappa UA_OW UA_Ice PA_OW PA_Ice HY-2B 88.78% 77.62% 87.92% 89.73% 90.55% 86.91% CFOSAT 87.24% 74.64% 85.78% 88.95% 90.05% 84.29% FY-3E Ku 86.73% 73.50% 89.42% 84.24% 84.08% 89.53% FY-3E C 90.05% 80.11% 92.19% 88.00% 88.06% 92.15% FY-3E Dual-Band 90.05% 80.12% 92.63% 87.62% 87.56% 92.67% 表 5 2022年3至4月和10月至2023年2月非融化期,以OSI SAF海冰类型产品为参考的不同散射计北极海冰类型分类平均精度
Table 5. Mean accuracy values of Arctic sea ice type classification based on different scatterometers during the non-melting periods of March–April 2022 and October 2022–February 2023 using the OSI SAF sea ice type product as reference
方法 OA Kappa UA_ FYI UA_ MYI PA_ FYI PA_ MYI HY-2B 96.07% 87.65% 96.59% 93.89% 98.53% 86.60% CFOSAT 96.79% 90.46% 97.64% 93.59% 98.26% 91.45% FY-3E Ku 95.32% 85.83% 95.55% 94.34% 98.57% 83.84% FY-3E C 88.93% 62.65% 89.46% 85.79% 97.39% 57.83% FY-3E Dual-Band 97.40% 92.42% 98.21% 94.50% 98.45% 93.68% 表 6 2022年3至4月和10月至2023年2月非融化期,以NSIDC海冰年龄产品为参考的不同散射计北极海冰类型分类平均精度
Table 6. Mean accuracy values of Arctic sea ice type classification based on different scatterometers during the non-melting periods of March–April 2022 and October 2022–February 2023 using the NSIDC sea ice age product as reference.
方法 OA Kappa UA_ FYI UA_ MYI PA_ FYI PA_ MYI HY-2B 85.12% 62.55% 83.59% 90.79% 97.12% 59.83% CFOSAT 83.99% 61.57% 82.19% 89.94% 96.45% 60.33% FY-3E Ku 84.08% 60.70% 82.04% 91.68% 97.35% 57.80% FY-3E C 78.40% 39.54% 76.92% 89.08% 98.07% 34.88% FY-3E Dual-Band 87.26% 69.65% 86.09% 90.70% 96.42% 69.13% 表 7 2022年3月19日,不同散射计与 SAR 一年冰/多年冰结果的评估参数
Table 7. Evaluation metrics of different scatterometers against SAR FYI/MYI results on 19 March 2022
方法 OA Kappa UA_FYI UA_MYI PA_FYI PA_MYI HY-2B 70.90% 42.28% 70.19% 71.75% 74.90% 66.71% CFOSAT 71.31% 43.04% 70.67% 72.07% 75.03% 67.42% FY-3E Ku 71.93% 44.12% 71.59% 72.31% 74.77% 68.96% FY-3E C 62.80% 30.65% 60.97% 65.98% 75.70% 49.30% FY-3E Dual-Band 72.48% 44.98% 74.09% 70.93% 71.01% 74.02% -
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