Parameterization of an ecosystem light-use-efficiency model for predicting savanna GPP using MODIS EVI

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 253-271

  Ma, Xuanlong ^a,b,c   Huete, Alfredo ^b   Yu, Qiang ^b   Restrepo Coupe, Natalia ^b   Beringer, Jason ^d   Hutley, Lindsay B ^e   Kanniah, Kasturi Devi ^f   Cleverly, James ^b   Eamus, Derek ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Carbon cycle; Ecosystem function; Gross primary production; Phenology; Photosynthesis; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY; FORESTRY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PARAMETERIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPACE OPTICS; TABLE LOOKUP; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

CARBON CYCLES; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS; ENHANCED VEGETATION INDEX; GROSS PRIMARY PRODUCTION; LIGHT-USE-EFFICIENCY MODELS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION;

REMOTE SENSING;

BIOME; CARBON FLUX; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HYSTERESIS; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; MODIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SAVANNA;

EID: 84923314090     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.08.025     Document Type: Article

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