A modeling and spatio-temporal analysis framework for monitoring environmental change using NPP as an ecosystem indicator

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1486-1496

  Crabtree, Robert ^a,d   Potter, Christopher ^b   Mullen, Randall ^a   Sheldon, Jennifer ^a   Huang, Shengli ^a   Harmsen, Joshua ^a   Rodman, Ann ^c   Jean, Cathie ^c  

^a Yellowstone Ecological Research Center   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem indicators; MODIS; NASA CASA; NPP; Spatio temporal analysis; Vegetation moisture stress

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION EXAMPLES; AUTOREGRESSION; BURN SEVERITIES; CARBON FLUXES; CONSERVATION PROGRAMS; CONTROL PROGRAMS; COVARIATES; COVER TYPES; DECISION SUPPORTS; ECOSYSTEM INDICATORS; ECOSYSTEM MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES; FIRE FUELS; FUNCTIONAL TYPES; LAG EFFECTS; LAND-USE PLANNING; LINEAR MODELS; MODELING AND ANALYSIS; MODIS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITIES; NPP; PROTECTED AREAS; SATELLITE DATUM; SIMULATION MODELS; SOIL PRODUCTIVITIES; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUCCESSIONAL STAGES; VITAL SIGNS; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARKS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; LAND USE; MOISTURE CONTROL; NASA; PARKS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETERS; SUN; VEGETATION;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOINDICATOR; CLIMATE EFFECT; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GIS; LAND USE PLANNING; MODIS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PROTECTED AREA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUCCESSION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 67349143999     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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