Evaluation of Land Surface Models in Reproducing Satellite-Derived LAI over the High-Latitude Northern Hemisphere. Part I: Uncoupled DGVMs

Evaluation of Land Surface Models in Reproducing Satellite-Derived LAI over the High-Latitude Northern Hemisphere. Part I: Uncoupled DGVMs

Leaf Area Index (LAI) represents the total surface area of leaves above a unit area of ground and is a key variable in any vegetation model, as well as in climate models. New high resolution LAI satellite data is now available covering a period of several decades. This provides a unique opportunity...

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Main Authors: Ning Zeng, Nicholas Viovy, Sam Levis, Anders Ahlström, Mark Lomas, Soenke Zaehle, Benjamin Poulter, Shilong Piao, Zaichun Zhu, Guillermo Murray-Tortarolo, Alessandro Anav, Pierre Friedlingstein, Stephen Sitch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-10-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
LAI
land surface models
growing season
trendy
northern hemisphere
phenology
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/5/10/4819

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