Interpolation of geophysical data using spatio-temporal (3d) block singular value decomposition

Anish C. Turlapaty, Nicolas H. Younan, Valentine Anantharaj

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Abstract

Soil moisture data available from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-Earth Observation System (AMSR-E) onboard the National Aeronautic and Space Administration's (NASA) AQUA satellite has many inherent gaps. For a region in the Southeast United States, data is collected for years 2005 and 2006. This dataset has nearly 30% missing data due to radio interference, instrument errors, just to mention a few. To address this issue, an improved singular spectral analysis (SSA) -based interpolation scheme is presented. Our approach improves the existing method by utilizing the local variations in the observations for approximation of missing values and thus significantly improving the computational efficiency of the algorithm. For the validation of our interpolation scheme, a subset of SST from GODAE's high resolution sea surface temperature pilot project (GHRSST-PP) is considered. Finally, the presented scheme is also validated and tested on satellite based soil moisture retrievals from AMSR-E. Optimization of the method is based on minimizing the mean square error (MSE) and it is found to be dependent on the nature of the data. The top thirteen dominant SSA modes are usually sufficient for interpolation of missing values.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2010 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2010
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages4450-4453
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781424495658, 9781424495665
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event2010 30th IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2010 - Honolulu, United States
Duration: Jul 25 2010Jul 30 2010

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Conference

Conference2010 30th IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu
Period07/25/1007/30/10

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