A framework for consistent estimation of leaf area index, fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation, and surface albedo from MODIS time-series data

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 3178-3197

  Xiao, Zhiqiang ^a   Liang, Shunlin ^a,b   Wang, Jindi ^a   Xie, Donghui ^a   Song, Jinling ^a   Fensholt, Rasmus ^c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Consistent estimation; data assimilation; ensemble Kalman filter technique (EnKF); fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FAPAR); leaf area index (LAI); MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS); surface albedo

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FORESTRY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; KALMAN FILTERS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; RADIOMETERS; REFLECTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SNOW; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTROMETERS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; TIME SERIES; VEGETATION;

CONSISTENT ESTIMATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLE KALMAN FILTER; LEAF AREA INDEX; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; SURFACE ALBEDO;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ABSORPTION; ALBEDO; DATA ASSIMILATION; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; KALMAN FILTER; LEAF AREA INDEX; MODIS; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; SATELLITE DATA; TIME SERIES; VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 85027932635     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2014.2370071     Document Type: Article

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