Evaluation of fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation products for different canopy radiation transfer regimes: Methodology and results using Joint Research Center products derived from SeaWiFS against ground-based estimations

Authors

Nadine Gobron, Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Bernard Pinty, Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Ophélie Aussedat, Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Jing-M Chen, University of TorontoFollow
Warren B. Cohen, USDA Forest Service
Rasmus Fensholt, University of CopenhagenFollow
Valery Gond, Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement
Karl Fred Huemmrich, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Thomas Lavergne, Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Frédéric Mélin, Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Jeffrey L. Privette, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Inge Sandholt, University of Copenhagen
Malcolm Taberner, Institute for Environment and Sustainability
David P. Turner, Oregon State UniversityFollow
Michel M. Verstraete, Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Jean-Luc Widlowski, Institute for Environment and Sustainability

Date of this Version

2006

Comments

Published in the JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 111, D13110, doi:10.1029/2005JD006511, 2006.

Abstract

This paper discusses the quality and the accuracy of the Joint Research Center (JRC) fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FAPAR) products generated from an analysis of Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) data. The FAPAR value acts as an indicator of the presence and state of the vegetation and it can be estimated from remote sensing measurements using a physically based approach.