Abstract
A physiologically-driven spectral index using two ocean-color bands of MODIS satellite sensor showed great potential to track seasonally changing photosynthetic light use efficiency (LUE) and stress-induced reduction in net primary productivity (NPP) of terrestrial vegetation. Based on these findings, we developed a simple "continuous field" model solely based on remotely sensed spectral data that could explain 88% of variability in flux-tower based daily NPP. For the first time, such a procedure is successfully tested at landscape level using satellite imagery. These findings highlight the unexplored potential of narrow-band satellite sensors to improve estimates of spatial and temporal distribution in terrestrial carbon flux.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | L10503 1-4 |
| Journal | Geophysical Research Letters |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 28 May 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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