Separating overstory and understory leaf area indices for global needleleaf and deciduous broadleaf forests by fusion of MODIS and MISR data
Forest overstory and understory layers differ in carbon and water cycle regimes and phenology, as well as ecosystem functions. Separate retrievals of leaf area index (LAI) for these two layers would help to improve modeling forest biogeochemical cycles, evaluating forest ecosystem functions and also...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-03-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/14/1093/2017/bg-14-1093-2017.pdf |