DocumentCode
326271
Title
Constraining a global mechanistic vegetation model with satellite data
Author
Knorr, Wolfgang
Author_Institution
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Meteorol., Hamburg, Germany
Volume
2
fYear
1998
fDate
6-10 Jul 1998
Firstpage
971
Abstract
A method for the use of satellite data as a check and constraint for global vegetation models is presented. While current AVHRR data allows only some reduction in model uncertainties, application to future instruments appears promising
Keywords
agriculture; climatology; ecology; forestry; geology; remote sensing; check; climate; climatology; constraint; ecology; forest; forestry; geophysical measurement technique; global mechanistic model; global mechanistic vegetation model; global vegetation model; remote sensing; satellite data; vegetation mapping; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Atmospheric measurements; Atmospheric modeling; Computational modeling; Extraterrestrial measurements; Instruments; Predictive models; Satellite broadcasting; Sun; Vegetation mapping;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4403-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.699643
Filename
699643
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