Modeling leaf area index in North America using a process‐based terrestrial ecosystem model

• Published in: Ecosphere
• Main Authors: Yang Qu, Qianlai Zhuang
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: leaf area index (LAI); model parameterization; phenology; terrestrial ecosystem model (TEM); Ecology; QH540-549.5; Canada; Monroe; Donaldson; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2046; https://doaj.org/article/d32061be432b4b3e8749ad002fac85be

Abstract Leaf area index (LAI) is often used to quantify plant production and evapotranspiration with terrestrial ecosystem models (TEMs). This study evaluated the LAI simulation in North America using a data assimilation technique and a process‐based TEM as well as in situ and satellite data. We fi...