A new approach for estimating northern peatland gross primary productivity using a satellite-sensor-derived chlorophyll index

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Harris, A ^a   Dash, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON FLUX; CHLOROPHYLL; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLUX MEASUREMENT; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PEATLAND; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE SENSOR; VEGETATION INDEX;

EID: 80053580660     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JG001662     Document Type: Article

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