The use of precipitation intensity in estimating gross primary production in four northern grasslands

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 82, Issue , 2012, Pages 11-18

  Wu, C ^a,b   Chen, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Climate change; Grasslands; Gross primary production; MODIS; Precipitation intensity

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL CHANGE; GRASSLAND; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; MODIS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REMOTE SENSING; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 84862808765     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.02.014     Document Type: Article

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