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Potential of MODIS ocean bands for estimating CO2 flux from terrestrial vegetation: A novel approach
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[1] 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. INDEX TERMS: 1615 Global Change: Biogeochemical processes (4805); 1640 Global Change: Remote sensing; 1694 Global Change: Instruments and techniques; 4806 Oceanography: Biological and Chemical: Carbon cycling.
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- Date created
- 2004
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- Article (Published)
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- An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright 2004 American Geophysical Union.