A Continuous Satellite-Derived Measure of Global Terrestrial Primary Production
Ames Research Center · University of Montana
Abstract
Until recently, continuous monitoring of global vegetation productivity has not been possible because of technological limitations. This article introduces a new satellite-driven monitor of the global biosphere that regularly computes daily gross primary production (GPP) and annual net primary production (NPP) at 1-kilometer (km) resolution over 109,782,756 km 2 of vegetated land surface. We summarize the history of global NPP science, as well as the derivation of this calculation, and current data production activity. The first data on NPP from the EOS (Earth Observing System) MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) sensor are presented with different types of validation. We offer examples of…
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- 39.59
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- 100%
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- 63
Authors
6- SWSteven W. RunningCorresponding
Ames Research Center, University of Montana
- RNRamakrishna Nemani
Ames Research Center, University of Montana
- FAFaith Ann Heinsch
Ames Research Center, University of Montana
- MZMaosheng Zhao
Ames Research Center, University of Montana
- MCMatt C. Reeves
Ames Research Center, University of Montana
Topics & keywords
- Primary production
- Biosphere
- Moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer
- Environmental science
- Satellite
- Vegetation (pathology)
- Anomaly (physics)
- Remote sensing