Assessment of phenologic variability in Amazon tropical rainforests using hyperspectral hyperion and MODIS satellite data

Alfredo R. Huete, Youngwook Kim, Piyachat Ratana, Kamel Didan, Yosio E. Shimabukuro, Tomoaki Miura

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Abstract

Phenology represents the seasonal timing and annual repetition of biologic life cycle events and is a characteristic property of ecosystem functioning and predictor of ecosystem processes. Shifts in phenology depict a canopy’s integrated response to environmental change and influence local biogeochemical processes, including nutrient dynamics, photosynthesis, water cycling, soil moisture depletion, and canopy physiology [1]. An understanding of vegetation phenology is prerequisite to interannual studies and predictive modeling of land surface responses to climate change [2-4].

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationHyperspectral Remote Sensing of Tropical and Sub-Tropical Forests
PublisherCRC Press
Pages233-259
Number of pages27
ISBN (Electronic)9781420053432
ISBN (Print)9781420053418
StatePublished - Jan 1 2008

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • General Environmental Science

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