Seasonality and trends of snow‐cover, vegetation index, and temperature in northern Eurasia
Geophysical Research Letters2003Vol. 30(7)
Citations Over TimeTop 10% of 2003 papers
Abstract
We examine seasonal variability in snow‐cover, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), and temperature in a broad region of northern Eurasia, and the spatial and temporal correspondence among trends in these variables between 1982 and 1999. Our results support the contention that the previously reported springtime “greening” trend in northern Eurasian land areas arises from a combination of: (1) the direct effects of declining snow‐cover on surface spectral reflectance and NDVI, and (2) enhanced vegetation growth and green biomass stimulated by warmer air temperatures and potentially greater vegetation absorption of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) during the period of annual peak solar irradiance.
Related Papers
- → Exploring the potential of MODIS EVI for modeling gross primary production across African ecosystems(2011)143 cited
- → Gross primary production estimation from MODIS data with vegetation index and photosynthetically active radiation in maize(2010)129 cited
- Relationship between Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation and Vegetation Indices,Leaf Area Index of Corn and Soybean(2008)
- continuous observation of vegetation indices, leaf area index (LAI) and fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (fPAR) using an integrated low-cost near surface sensing system(2017)
- Prediction of GHG Emissions in Paddy Fields by Application of Vegetation Indices(2020)