Asynchronism in leaf and wood production in tropical forests: A study combining satellite and ground-based measurements

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 7307-7321

  Wagner, F ^a,b   Rossi, V ^c,d   Stahl, C ^a   Bonal, D ^e   Herault B ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^c TA C 105 D Campus International de Baillarguet   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^e LERFoB   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; DATA SET; EVERGREEN FOREST; LEAF; MODIS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PHENOLOGY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TROPICAL FOREST; WOOD;

EID: 84887900194     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-7307-2013     Document Type: Article

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