Analysis of the diurnal cycles for a better understanding of the mean annual cycle of forests greenness in Central Africa

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 223, Issue , 2016, Pages 81-94

  Philippon, N ^a   de Lapparent, B ^a   Gond, V ^b   Seze G ^c   Martiny, N ^a   Camberlin, P ^a   Cornu, G ^b   Morel, B ^d   Moron, V ^e,i   Bigot, S ^f   Brou, T ^g   Dubreuil, V ^h  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

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

^c LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^f LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^g INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^h UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

ⁱ Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Africa; Cloud cover; Diurnal cycles; Enhanced Vegetative Index; Rainfall; Solar radiation; Tropical forests

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; CLIMATE VARIATION; CLOUD COVER; DATA INTERPRETATION; DEFORESTATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIMITING FACTOR; RAINFALL; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TROPICAL FOREST; VEGETATION INDEX;

AMAZONIA; CENTRAL AFRICA;

EID: 84962861447     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2016.04.005     Document Type: Article

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