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This research proposed a method to integrate time series Sentinel-1 (S1) and Sentinel-2 (S2) data for crop type mapping over oasis agricultural areas through a case study in Northwest China. Previous studies using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data alone often yield quite limited accuracy in crop type identification due to speckles. To improve the quality of SAR features, we adopted a statistically homogeneous pixel (SHP) distributed scatterer interferometry (DSI) algorithm, originally proposed in the interferometric SAR (InSAR) community for distributed scatters (DSs) extraction, to identify statistically homogeneous pixel subsets (SHPs). On the basis of this algorithm, the SAR backscatter intensity was de-speckled, and the bias of coherence was mitigated. In addition to backscatter intensity, several InSAR products were extracted for crop type classification, including the interferometric coherence, master versus slave intensity ratio, and amplitude dispersion derived from SAR data. To explore the role of red-edge wavelengths in oasis crop type discrimination, we derived 11 red-edge indices and three red-edge bands from Sentinel-2 images, together with the conventional optical features, to serve as input features for classification. To deal with the high dimension of combined SAR and optical features, an automated feature selection method, i.e., recursive feature increment, was developed to obtain the optimal combination of S1 and S2 features to achieve the highest mapping accuracy. Using a random forest classifier, a distribution map of five major crop types was produced with an overall accuracy of 83.22% and kappa coefficient of 0.77. The contribution of SAR and optical features were investigated. SAR intensity in VH polarization was proved to be most important for crop type identification among all the microwave and optical features employed in this study. Some of the InSAR products, i.e., the amplitude dispersion, master versus slave intensity ratio, and coherence, were found to be beneficial for oasis crop type mapping. It was proved the inclusion of red-edge wavelengths improved the overall accuracy (OA) of crop type mapping by 1.84% compared with only using conventional optical features. In comparison, it was demonstrated that the synergistic use of time series Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data achieved the best performance in the oasis crop type discrimination.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs12010158","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,1,3]],"date-time":"2020-01-03T04:43:03Z","timestamp":1578026583000},"page":"158","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":43,"title":["Integration of Time Series Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Imagery for Crop Type Mapping over Oasis Agricultural Areas"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4575-0836","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Luyi","family":"Sun","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1068 Xueyuan Avenue, Shenzhen University Town, Shenzhen 518055, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jinsong","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1068 Xueyuan Avenue, Shenzhen University Town, Shenzhen 518055, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shanxin","family":"Guo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1068 Xueyuan Avenue, Shenzhen University Town, Shenzhen 518055, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xinping","family":"Deng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1068 Xueyuan Avenue, Shenzhen University Town, Shenzhen 518055, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yu","family":"Han","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1068 Xueyuan Avenue, Shenzhen University Town, Shenzhen 518055, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,1,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1096","DOI":"10.1016\/j.rse.2007.07.019","article-title":"Large-area crop mapping using time-series MODIS 250 m NDVI data: An assessment for the US Central Great Plains","volume":"112","author":"Wardlow","year":"2008","journal-title":"Remote Sens. 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