Improved estimations of gross primary production using satellite-derived photosynthetically active radiation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 110-123

  Cai, Wenwen ^a   Yuan, Wenping ^a,b   Liang, Shunlin ^a,c   Zhang, Xiaotong ^a   Dong, Wenjie ^a   Xia, Jiangzhou ^a   Fu, Yang ^a   Chen, Yang ^a   Liu, Dan ^a   Zhang, Qiang ^d  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

EC LUE; Global LAnd Surface Satellite Product; Gross Primary Production; International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EDDY COVARIANCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SIMULATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 84896978870     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JG002456     Document Type: Article

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