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Soil Moisture Modelling Using Remote Sensing and Artificial Neural Networks: A Study of Devbhumi Dwarka Region, Gujarat, India

K. M. Gojiya, B. A. Karangiya, S. K. Chavda, S. K. Gaadhe, D. K. Gojiya, H. D. Rank

International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · pp. 1–13 · Published 2 Jan 2024

10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i13788

Abstract

For the arid and semi-arid region of Devbhumi Dwarka in Gujarat, where soil moisture issue is prominent, a GIS-based approach is needed to develop models for estimation of soil moisture. In this study, Landsat and Sentinel data were used to develop multiple soil moisture indices. Using these spectral indices, artificial neural network (ANN) models were developed using actual recorded soil moisture data. Total of 174 samples were collected in the study area of 3,77,731 ha. Values of soil moisture ranged from 3.40 % to 12.50 % with an average value of 8.42 %. The maps of soil moisture indices i.e. LST, NDVI, NDWI, NSDSI3, MI and VSWI were generated on 1:550000 scale using ArcMap software. Moisture index NSDSI3 was highest correlating index. Best ANN model for soil moisture content (SMC) estimation was developed using Sentinel data (8-14-1) with RMSE, R2 and NRMSE values of 0.85 %, 0.73 and 0.10 for training and 1.11 %, 0.54 and 0.13 for testing respectively.

Soil moisture modelling remote sensing GIS ANN spectral indices

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