An Algorithm for Gross Primary Production (GPP) and Net Ecosystem Production (NEP) Estimations in the Midstream of the Heihe River Basin, China

Remote Sensing

Xufeng Wang¹  Guodong Cheng¹  Xin Li¹  Ling Lu¹  Mingguo Ma³  Yuei-An Liou²  Qinhuo Liu²  Alfredo R. Huete² 

[1] Heihe Remote Sensing Experimental Research Station, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Donggang West Road, Lanzhou 730000, China; E-Mails:Heihe Remote Sensing Experimental Research Station, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Donggang West Road, Lanzhou 730000, China;;School of Geographical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; E-Mail:

关键词: carbon flux;    light use efficiency;    Heihe River Basin;    remote sensing;   

DOI  :  10.3390/rs70403651

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

An accurate estimation of carbon fluxes is very important in carbon cycle studies. A remote sensing based gross primary production (GPP) and net ecosystem production (NEP) algorithm, RS-CFLUX, was presented in this work. The algorithm was calibrated with Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method at Daman superstation and Zhangye wetland station in the midstream of the Heihe River Basin. Results indicated that both of the stations present high GPP (1442.04 g C/m²/year at Daman superstation and 928.89 g C/m²/year at Zhangye wetland station) and NEP (409.38 g C/m²/year at Daman superstation and 422.60 g C/m²/year at Zhangye wetland station). The RS-CFLUX model can correctly simulate the seasonal dynamics and quantities of carbon fluxes at both stations, using photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), land surface temperature (LST), normalized difference water index (NDWI) and enhanced vegetation index (EVI) as input. RS-CFLUX model were sensitive to maximum light use efficiency, respiration at reference temperature, activation energy parameter of respiration.

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