用物理模型指导的Transformer-VAE,仅靠模拟数据就能准确反演植被参数。
Physics informed Transformer-VAE for biophysical parameter estimation: PROSAIL model inversion in Sentinel-2 imagery
- 将PROSAIL模型作为可微分解码器嵌入Transformer-VAE架构
- 在真实野外数据集上实现与使用实测影像训练相当的LAI和CCC估计精度
- 无需实地标签或真实图像校准,适合全球范围低成本植被监测
从卫星影像中精确反演植被生物物理变量对生态系统监测和农业管理至关重要。本文提出一种物理信息引导的Transformer-VAE架构,用于基于Sentinel-2数据同时估计关键冠层参数。与以往依赖真实影像进行自监督训练的混合方法不同,本模型仅在模拟数据上训练,性能却达到与使用真实影像的先进方法相当水平。Transformer-VAE将PROSAIL模型作为可微分的物理解码器,确保推断出的隐变量对应于物理上合理的叶和冠层属性。我们在真实世界野外数据集(FRM4Veg和BelSAR)上实现了与使用真实Sentinel-2数据训练模型相当的叶面积指数(LAI)和冠层叶绿素含量(CCC)反演精度。该方法无需现场标签或真实图像校准,提供了一种成本低廉、自监督的全球植被监测方案。结果表明,将物理模型与深度网络结合能有效提升辐射传输模型的反演能力,为大规模、物理约束的植被性状遥感开辟新路径。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Accurate retrieval of vegetation biophysical variables from satellite imagery is crucial for ecosystem monitoring and agricultural management. In this work, we propose a physics-informed Transformer-VAE architecture to invert the PROSAIL radiative transfer model for simultaneous estimation of key canopy parameters from Sentinel-2 data. Unlike previous hybrid approaches that require real satellite images for self-supevised training. Our model is trained exclusively on simulated data, yet achieves performance on par with state-of-the-art methods that utilize real imagery. The Transformer-VAE incorporates the PROSAIL model as a differentiable physical decoder, ensuring that inferred latent variables correspond to physically plausible leaf and canopy properties. We demonstrate retrieval of leaf area index (LAI) and canopy chlorophyll content (CCC) on real-world field datasets (FRM4Veg and BelSAR) with accuracy comparable to models trained with real Sentinel-2 data. Our method requires no in-situ labels or calibration on real images, offering a cost-effective and self-supervised solution for global vegetation monitoring. The proposed approach illustrates how integrating physical models with advanced deep networks can improve the inversion of RTMs, opening new prospects for large-scale, physically-constrained remote sensing of vegetation traits.
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