Scaling net primary production to a MODIS footprint in support of Earth observing system product validation

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1961-1979

  Turner, D P ^a   Ollinger, S ^b   Smith, M L ^c   Krankina, O ^a   Gregory, M ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); ERROR ANALYSIS; RADIOMETERS; SENSORS; VEGETATION;

BIOPHYSICAL VARIABLES; COARSE RESOLUTION; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION (NPP); SAMPLING ERRORS;

REMOTE SENSING;

EOS; ERROR ANALYSIS; MODIS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 1942467030     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143116031000150013     Document Type: Article

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