Ecophysiology
Earth Observation
Earth Observation
Ecophysiological measurements of photosynthesis, transpiration and respiration provide information for developing process-based models for relating remote sensing observations to plant and soil fluxes.
Earth Observation
Earth Observation
Earth Observation
Satellites provide measurements of the phenology of vegetation cover and weather conditions at the land surface, both critical inputs to the remote sensing models.
Micrometeorology
Earth Observation
Micrometeorology
Micrometeorological towers from around the world provide ground-truth measurements of ecosystem fluxes for testing the remote sensing predictions.