用深度学习融合卫星激光雷达与雷达数据,实现全球高分辨率森林结构复杂度制图。
Scalable deep fusion of spaceborne lidar and synthetic aperture radar for global forest structural complexity mapping
- 用改进的EfficientNetV2模型融合GEDI与多源SAR数据
- 全球精度R²达0.82,参数少于40万,支持大规模部署
- 可扩展至其他森林结构变量,适合生态监测与保护研究
森林结构复杂度指标将多个冠层属性整合为单一数值,反映生境质量与生态系统功能。来自全球生态系统动态调查(GEDI)的星载激光雷达已实现温带与热带森林结构复杂度的制图,但其稀疏采样限制了连续高分辨率制图。本文提出一种可扩展的深度学习框架,融合GEDI观测与多模态合成孔径雷达(SAR)数据,生成全球、高分辨率(25米)、全覆盖的森林结构复杂度地图。所采用的改进EfficientNetV2架构在超过1.3亿个GEDI测点上训练,性能优异(全球R²=0.82),参数少于40万,无需特殊计算资源即可处理任意规模数据。模型在不同生物群落与时间段均保持高精度预测,并提供校准的不确定性估计,保留精细空间格局。已用于生成2015至2022年全球多时相森林结构复杂度数据集。通过迁移学习,该框架可低成本扩展至预测其他森林结构变量。该方法支持全球森林结构动态的连续、多时相监测,为气候变化下的生物多样性保护与生态系统管理提供工具。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Forest structural complexity metrics integrate multiple canopy attributes into a single value that reflects habitat quality and ecosystem function. Spaceborne lidar from the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) has enabled mapping of structural complexity in temperate and tropical forests, but its sparse sampling limits continuous high-resolution mapping. We present a scalable, deep learning framework fusing GEDI observations with multimodal Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) datasets to produce global, high-resolution (25 m) wall-to-wall maps of forest structural complexity. Our adapted EfficientNetV2 architecture, trained on over 130 million GEDI footprints, achieves high performance (global R2 = 0.82) with fewer than 400,000 parameters, making it an accessible tool that enables researchers to process datasets at any scale without requiring specialized computing infrastructure. The model produces accurate predictions with calibrated uncertainty estimates across biomes and time periods, preserving fine-scale spatial patterns. It has been used to generate a global, multi-temporal dataset of forest structural complexity from 2015 to 2022. Through transfer learning, this framework can be extended to predict additional forest structural variables with minimal computational cost. This approach supports continuous, multi-temporal monitoring of global forest structural dynamics and provides tools for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management efforts in a changing climate.
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