Remote sensing of ecosystem light use efficiency with MODIS-based PRI

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 189-202

  Goerner, A ^a   Reichstein, M ^a   Tomelleri, E ^a   Hanan, N ^b   Rambal, S ^c   Papale, D ^d   Dragoni, D ^e   Schmullius, C ^f  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; GEOMETRY; INDEX METHOD; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; METEOROLOGY; MODIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 79551491957     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-189-2011     Document Type: Article

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