An overview of global leaf area index (LAI): Methods, products, validation, and applications

H Fang, F Baret, S Plummer… - Reviews of …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Leaf area index (LAI) is a critical vegetation structural variable and is essential in the
feedback of vegetation to the climate system. The advancement of the global Earth …

Optical remote sensing of forest leaf area index and biomass

C Song - Progress in Physical Geography, 2013‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Forests are the most complex terrestrial ecosystem on Earth's land surface, providing vital
goods and services upon which the welfare of humanity depends. The quantification of …

Use of general regression neural networks for generating the GLASS leaf area index product from time-series MODIS surface reflectance

Z **ao, S Liang, J Wang, P Chen, X Yin… - … on Geoscience and …, 2013‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Leaf area index (LAI) products at regional and global scales are being routinely generated
from individual instrument data acquired at a specific time. As a result of cloud contamination …

Observations of increased tropical rainfall preceded by air passage over forests

DV Spracklen, SR Arnold, CM Taylor - Nature, 2012‏ - nature.com
Vegetation affects precipitation patterns by mediating moisture, energy and trace-gas fluxes
between the surface and atmosphere. When forests are replaced by pasture or crops …

Reprocessing the MODIS Leaf Area Index products for land surface and climate modelling

H Yuan, Y Dai, Z **ao, D Ji, W Shangguan - Remote Sensing of …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Land surface and climate modelling requires continuous and consistent Leaf Area Index
(LAI). High spatiotemporal resolution and long-time record data are more in demand …

Validation and intercomparison of global Leaf Area Index products derived from remote sensing data

S Garrigues, R Lacaze, F Baret… - Journal of …, 2008‏ - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the performances of four major global Leaf Area Index (LAI) products
at 1/11.2° spatial sampling and a monthly time step: ECOCLIMAP climatology …

Remote sensing detection of droughts in Amazonian forest canopies

LO Anderson, Y Malhi, LEOC Aragão, R Ladle… - New …, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
Remote sensing data are a key tool to assess large forested areas, where limitations such
as accessibility and lack of field measurements are prevalent. Here, we have analysed …

Characterization and intercomparison of global moderate resolution leaf area index (LAI) products: Analysis of climatologies and theoretical uncertainties

H Fang, C Jiang, W Li, S Wei, F Baret… - Journal of …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Leaf area index (LAI) is a critical variable for land surface and climate modeling studies.
Several global LAI products exist, and it is important to know how these products perform …

Assessment of the MODIS global evapotranspiration algorithm using eddy covariance measurements and hydrological modelling in the Rio Grande basin

AL Ruhoff, AR Paz, LEOC Aragao, Q Mu… - Hydrological …, 2013‏ - Taylor & Francis
Remote sensing is considered the most effective tool for estimating evapotranspiration (ET)
over large spatial scales. Global terrestrial ET estimates over vegetated land surfaces are …

Analysis and optimization of the MODIS leaf area index algorithm retrievals over broadleaf forests

NV Shabanov, D Huang, W Yang, B Tan… - … on Geoscience and …, 2005‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Broadleaf forest is a major type of Earth's land cover with the highest observable vegetation
density. Retrievals of biophysical parameters, such as leaf area index (LAI), of broadleaf …