Evaluation of MODIS LAI, fAPAR and the relation between fAPAR and NDVI in a semi-arid environment using in situ measurements

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 91, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 490-507

  Fensholt, Rasmus ^a   Sandholt, Inge ^a   Rasmussen, Michael Schultz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

fAPAR; In situ measurements; LAI; MODIS; NDVI; Sahel; Semi arid

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; EARTH (PLANET); ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; RADIOMETERS; SENSORS; SPECTROMETERS; SUN; WATER RESOURCES;

LEAF ANGLE DISTRIBUTION (LAD); VEGETATIVE HETEROGENEITY;

REMOTE SENSING;

LEAF AREA INDEX; MODIS; NDVI; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; REMOTE SENSING; SEMIARID REGION;

AFRICA; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 2942737380     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2004.04.009     Document Type: Article

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