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25 October 2018 Application of MODIS land surface temperature data: a systematic literature review and analysis
Thanh Noi Phan, Martin Kappas
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Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Vol. 12, Issue 4, 041501 (October 2018). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.12.041501
Abstract
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Terra and Aqua satellites, which provides a very high temporal (four times per day) and spatial (1 km) resolution, has become one of the most important and widely used sensors for a broad range of applications. We analyze 529 articles from 159 journals in the Scopus database from 2009 to 2018 to understand the global and longitudinal trends of MODIS land surface temperature (LST) data applications. The results show that the publications of papers related to MODIS LST data have been steadily rising annually. They spanned 19 subject areas from environmental, agricultural, and biological science to social science and medicine, indicating a wide range of MODIS LST data applications. Among the 159 journals, Remote Sensing of Environment, Remote Sensing, and the International Journal of Remote Sensing published the most articles. The study also showed that urban heat island (UHI), air temperature estimation/mapping (Ta estimation), soil moisture, evapotranspiration estimation, and drought monitoring/estimation were the most popular applications of MODIS LST data. Furthermore, we discuss the strengths, limitations, and future direction of research using MODIS LST data.
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Thanh Noi Phan and Martin Kappas "Application of MODIS land surface temperature data: a systematic literature review and analysis," Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 12(4), 041501 (25 October 2018). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.12.041501
Received: 4 April 2018; Accepted: 28 September 2018; Published: 25 October 2018
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KEYWORDS
MODIS
Tantalum
Remote sensing
Earth observing sensors
Landsat
Temporal resolution
Spatial resolution
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