Study on regional responses of pan-Arctic terrestrial ecosystems to recent climate variability using satellite remote sensing

• Main Author: Zhang, Ke
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Montana 2009
• Subjects: Ecology|Hydrologic sciences|Remote sensing; Arctic; Browning; Pacific; Arctic Basin; Climate change; Alaska
• Online Access: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3355757

I applied a satellite remote sensing based production efficiency model (PEM) using an integrated AVHRR and MODIS FPAR/LAI time series with a regionally corrected NCEP/NCAR reanalysis surface meteorology and NASA/GEWEX shortwave solar radiation inputs to assess annual terrestrial net primary producti...