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Applications of Deep Learning-Based Super-Resolution Networks for AMSR2 Arctic Sea Ice Images
Summary
Researchers applied deep learning-based super-resolution networks to enhance the spatial resolution of AMSR2 passive microwave satellite images of Arctic sea ice, addressing the coarse native resolution that limits detailed analysis of sea ice extent and dynamics. The approach improved image quality and enabled more precise monitoring of Arctic sea ice changes with implications for understanding climate impacts on polar ecosystems.
Studies have indicated that the decrease in the extent of Arctic sea ice in recent years has had a significant impact on the Arctic ecosystem and global climate. In order to understand the evolution of sea ice, it is becoming increasingly imperative to have continuous observations of Arctic-wide sea ice with high spatial resolution. Passive microwave sensors have the benefit of being less susceptible to weather, wider coverage, and higher temporal resolution. However, it is challenging to retrieve accurate parameters of sea ice due to the low spatial resolution of passive microwave images. Therefore, improving the spatial resolution of passive microwave images is beneficial for reducing the uncertainty of sea ice parameters. In this paper, four competitive multi-image super-resolution (MISR) networks are selected to explore the applicability of the networks on multi-frequency Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) images of Arctic sea ice. The upsampling factor is set to 4 in the experiment. Firstly, the optimal input lengths of the image sequence for the four MISR networks are found, and then the best network on different frequency band images is further identified. Furthermore, some factors, including seasons, sea ice motion, and polarization mode of images, that may affect the super-resolution (SR) results are analyzed. The experimental results indicate that utilizing images from winter yields superior SR results. Conversely, SR results are the worst during summer across all four MISR networks, exhibiting the largest difference in PSNR of 4.48 dB. Additionally, the SR performance is observed to be better for images with smaller magnitudes of sea ice motion compared to those with larger motions, with the maximum PSNR difference of 2.04 dB. Finally, the SR results for vertically polarized images surpass those for horizontally polarized images, showcasing an average advantage of 4.02 dB in PSNR and 0.0061 in SSIM. In summary, valuable suggestions for selecting MISR models for passive microwave images of Arctic sea ice at different frequency bands are offered in this paper. Additionally, the quantification of the various impact factors on SR performance is also discussed in this paper, which provides insights into optimizing MISR algorithms for passive microwave sea ice imagery.
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