Comparison of carbon assimilation estimates over tropical forest types in India based on different satellite and climate data products

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 557-563

  Joseph, Shijo ^a,b   van Laake, Patrick E ^a,c   Thomas, A P ^b   Eklundh, Lars ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Light use efficiency gross primary productivity vegetation photosynthesis model modis gpp product western ghats

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CARBON FIXATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVERGREEN FOREST; GRASSLAND; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; MODIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TROPICAL FOREST; VEGETATION TYPE;

INDIA; WESTERN GHATS;

EID: 84864499680     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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