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The launch of NASA’s ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) and the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-1A/B synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites provides the opportunity to advance a multi-sensor remote sensing approach to crop monitoring. While ECOSTRESS and Sentinel-1A/B have been used separately to assess vegetation conditions, a study that quantifies the synergistic usefulness of both to monitor crops has not been performed. This study assesses the complementary uses of Sentinel-1A SAR and ECOSTRESS land surface temperature (LST) and evapotranspiration (ET) datasets to assess vine growth and conditions in blocks located in Sonoma County, California for 2018. Results indicate Sentinel-1A SAR dual-polarization backscatter measurements (\(\sigma_{{{\text{VV}}}}^{0}\) and \(\sigma_{{{\text{VH}}}}^{0}\)) have different sensitivities to vine leafiness and moisture content, based on measured vineyard field data and radiometric modeling. SAR and modeled \(\sigma_{{{\text{VV}}}}^{0}\) backscatter suggest higher sensitivity to surface conditions and trunk and cane moisture, while SAR and modeled \(\sigma_{{{\text{VH}}}}^{0}\) backscatter indicate higher sensitivity to vine leafiness and canopy moisture. ECOSTRESS LST measurements were sharpened to a 30 m resolution using a data mining sharpener and ET measurements were generated with a retrieval algorithm approach for select dates. Spearman’s rank correlation and linear regressions analyses between SAR backscatter to ECOSTRESS datasets indicate stronger relationships between \(\sigma_{{{\text{VH}}}}^{0}\) backscatter to LST and ET relative to \(\sigma_{{{\text{VV}}}}^{0}\) backscatter. The results suggest Sentinel-1A SAR \(\sigma_{{{\text{VH}}}}^{0}\) backscatter can provide indications of vine leaf volume and moisture state that can be related to LST and ET measurements, providing useful information for vineyard management.
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The authors wish to thank the GRAPEX team and E. & J. Gallo Winery for access to the experimental site. Additionally, Dr. Kerry Cawse-Nicholson for advice and support on ECOSTRESS data. Lastly, Dr. Andrew Reinmann, Dr. Nir Krakauer, and Dr. Naresh Devineni for advice and comments. Portions of this work were conducted at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under contract to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Portions of this research was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. U.S. Department of Agriculture is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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Davitt, A., Tesser, D., Gamarro, H. et al. The complementary uses of Sentinel-1A SAR and ECOSTRESS datasets to identify vineyard growth and conditions: a case study in Sonoma County, California. Irrig Sci 40, 655–681 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-022-00781-3
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