Parameterization of a diagnostic carbon cycle model for continental scale application

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1653-1664

  King, David A ^a   Turner, David P ^a   Ritts, William D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon flux; CFLUX; Diagnostic model; Ecosystem respiration; Eddy covariance flux tower; EVI; FPAR; Gross primary production; Light use efficiency; Net ecosystem production; Parameter optimization

Indexed keywords

CARBON FLUXES; CFLUX; DIAGNOSTIC MODEL; ECOSYSTEM RESPIRATION; EDDY COVARIANCE FLUX TOWER; EVI; FPAR; GROSS PRIMARY PRODUCTION; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION;

CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; FORESTRY; OPTIMIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOMETERS; TOWERS; VEGETATION;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CARBON FLUX; EDDY COVARIANCE; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; MODIS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PARAMETERIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PHYTOMASS; RESPIRATION; SATELLITE DATA;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 79954608648     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2011.02.024     Document Type: Article

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