The potential of the MERIS Terrestrial Chlorophyll Index for carbon flux estimation

REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

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Article

Harris, A.¹  Dash, J.¹ 

[1] Univ Southampton, Sch Geog, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England

关键词: Remote sensing;    Carbon cycle;    MERIS Terrestrial Chlorophyll Index;    MTCI;    Flux tower;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.rse.2010.03.010

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

In this study we evaluated the potential of the Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) Terrestrial Chlorophyll Index (MTCI) for monitoring gross primary productivity (GPP) across fifteen eddy covariance towers encompassing a wide variation in North American vegetation composition. The across-site relationship between MTCI and tower GPP was stronger than that between either the MODIS GPP or EVI and tower GPP, suggesting that data from the MERIS sensor can be used as a valid alternative to MODIS for estimating carbon fluxes. Correlations between tower GPP and both vegetation indices (EVI and MTCI) were similar only for deciduous vegetation, indicating that physiologically driven spectral indices, such as the MTCI, may also complement existing structurally-based indices in satellite-based carbon flux modeling efforts. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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