A Radiation-Regulated Dynamic Maximum Light Use Efficiency for Improving Gross Primary Productivity Estimation
The light use efficiency (LUE) model has been widely used in regional and global terrestrial gross primary productivity (GPP) estimation due to its simple structure, few input parameters, and particular theoretical basis. As a key input parameter of the LUE model, the maximum LUE (<i>Ɛ</i&g...
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| description | The light use efficiency (LUE) model has been widely used in regional and global terrestrial gross primary productivity (GPP) estimation due to its simple structure, few input parameters, and particular theoretical basis. As a key input parameter of the LUE model, the maximum LUE (<i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub>) is crucial for the accurate estimation of GPP and to the interpretability of the LUE model. Currently, most studies have assumed <i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub> as a universal constant or constants depending on vegetation type, which means that the spatiotemporal dynamics of <i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub> were ignored, leading to obvious uncertainties in LUE-based GPP estimation. Using quality-screened daily data from the FLUXNET 2015 dataset, this paper proposed a photosynthetically active radiation (PAR)-regulated dynamic <i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub> (<i>PAR</i>-<i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub>, corresponding model named PAR-LUE) by considering the nonlinear response of vegetation photosynthesis to solar radiation. The PAR-LUE was compared with static <i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub>-based (MODIS and EC-LUE) and spatial dynamics <i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub>-based (D-VPM) models at 171 flux sites. Validation results showed that (1) R<sup>2</sup> and RMSE between PAR-LUE GPP and observed GPP were 0.65 (0.44) and 2.55 (1.82) g C m<sup>−2</sup> MJ<sup>−1</sup> d<sup>−1</sup> at the 8-day (annual) scale, respectively; (2) GPP estimation accuracy of PAR-LUE was higher than that of other LUE-based models (MODIS, EC-LUE, and D-VPM), specifically, R<sup>2</sup> increased by 29.41%, 2.33%, and 12.82%, and RMSE decreased by 0.36, 0.14, and 0.34 g C m<sup>−2</sup> MJ<sup>−1</sup> d<sup>−1</sup> at the annual scale; and (3) specifically, compared to the static <i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub>-based model (MODIS and EC-LUE), PAR-LUE effectively relieved the underestimation of high GPP. Overall, the newly developed <i>PAR</i>-<i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub> provided an estimation method utilizing a spatiotemporal dynamic <i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub>, which effectively reduced the uncertainty of GPP estimation and provided a new option for the optimization of <i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub> in the LUE model. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb280e6ed9c3405bbf1f0a0c5ea164682023-11-17T08:29:24ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922023-02-01155117610.3390/rs15051176A Radiation-Regulated Dynamic Maximum Light Use Efficiency for Improving Gross Primary Productivity EstimationZhiying Xie0Cenliang Zhao1Wenquan Zhu2Hui Zhang3Yongshuo H. Fu4College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaCollege of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaThe light use efficiency (LUE) model has been widely used in regional and global terrestrial gross primary productivity (GPP) estimation due to its simple structure, few input parameters, and particular theoretical basis. As a key input parameter of the LUE model, the maximum LUE (<i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub>) is crucial for the accurate estimation of GPP and to the interpretability of the LUE model. Currently, most studies have assumed <i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub> as a universal constant or constants depending on vegetation type, which means that the spatiotemporal dynamics of <i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub> were ignored, leading to obvious uncertainties in LUE-based GPP estimation. Using quality-screened daily data from the FLUXNET 2015 dataset, this paper proposed a photosynthetically active radiation (PAR)-regulated dynamic <i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub> (<i>PAR</i>-<i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub>, corresponding model named PAR-LUE) by considering the nonlinear response of vegetation photosynthesis to solar radiation. The PAR-LUE was compared with static <i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub>-based (MODIS and EC-LUE) and spatial dynamics <i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub>-based (D-VPM) models at 171 flux sites. Validation results showed that (1) R<sup>2</sup> and RMSE between PAR-LUE GPP and observed GPP were 0.65 (0.44) and 2.55 (1.82) g C m<sup>−2</sup> MJ<sup>−1</sup> d<sup>−1</sup> at the 8-day (annual) scale, respectively; (2) GPP estimation accuracy of PAR-LUE was higher than that of other LUE-based models (MODIS, EC-LUE, and D-VPM), specifically, R<sup>2</sup> increased by 29.41%, 2.33%, and 12.82%, and RMSE decreased by 0.36, 0.14, and 0.34 g C m<sup>−2</sup> MJ<sup>−1</sup> d<sup>−1</sup> at the annual scale; and (3) specifically, compared to the static <i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub>-based model (MODIS and EC-LUE), PAR-LUE effectively relieved the underestimation of high GPP. Overall, the newly developed <i>PAR</i>-<i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub> provided an estimation method utilizing a spatiotemporal dynamic <i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub>, which effectively reduced the uncertainty of GPP estimation and provided a new option for the optimization of <i>Ɛ</i><sub>max</sub> in the LUE model.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/5/1176gross primary production (GPP)light use efficiency (LUE)photosynthetically active radiation (PAR)dynamic maximum LUE |
| spellingShingle | Zhiying Xie Cenliang Zhao Wenquan Zhu Hui Zhang Yongshuo H. Fu A Radiation-Regulated Dynamic Maximum Light Use Efficiency for Improving Gross Primary Productivity Estimation Remote Sensing gross primary production (GPP) light use efficiency (LUE) photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) dynamic maximum LUE |
| title | A Radiation-Regulated Dynamic Maximum Light Use Efficiency for Improving Gross Primary Productivity Estimation |
| title_full | A Radiation-Regulated Dynamic Maximum Light Use Efficiency for Improving Gross Primary Productivity Estimation |
| title_fullStr | A Radiation-Regulated Dynamic Maximum Light Use Efficiency for Improving Gross Primary Productivity Estimation |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Radiation-Regulated Dynamic Maximum Light Use Efficiency for Improving Gross Primary Productivity Estimation |
| title_short | A Radiation-Regulated Dynamic Maximum Light Use Efficiency for Improving Gross Primary Productivity Estimation |
| title_sort | radiation regulated dynamic maximum light use efficiency for improving gross primary productivity estimation |
| topic | gross primary production (GPP) light use efficiency (LUE) photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) dynamic maximum LUE |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/5/1176 |
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