Vegetation indices (VIs), which describe remotely sensed vegetation properties such as
photosynthetic activity and canopy structure, are widely used to study vegetation dynamics …

Plants are finely tuned to the seasonality of their environment, and shifts in the timing of plant
activity (ie phenology) provide some of the most compelling evidence that species and …

Terrestrial net primary production (NPP) quantifies the amount of atmospheric carbon fixed
by plants and accumulated as biomass. Previous studies have shown that climate …

Tower, ground-based and satellite observations indicate that tropical deforestation results in
warmer, drier conditions at the local scale. Understanding the regional or global impacts of …

This review surveys the basic theories, observational methods, satellite algorithms, and land
surface models for terrestrial evapotranspiration, E (or λE, ie, latent heat flux), including a …

Quantifying ecosystem carbon fluxes and stocks is essential for better understanding the
global carbon cycle and improving projections of the carbon-climate feedbacks. Remote …

This review surveys current and emerging drought monitoring approaches using satellite
remote sensing observations from climatological and ecosystem perspectives. We argue …

In recent decades, an increasing persistence of atmospheric circulation patterns has been
observed. In the course of the associated long-lasting anticyclonic summer circulations …

The enhanced vegetation index (EVI) was developed as a standard satellite vegetation
product for the Terra and Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometers (MODIS) …

Agricultural expansion and climate variability have become important agents of disturbance
in the Amazon basin. Recent studies have demonstrated considerable resilience of …