• Title of article

    Systematic mapping of Leaf Area Index across Canada using 250-meter MODIS data

  • Author/Authors

    Rochdi، نويسنده , , Nadia R.C. Fernandes-Machado، نويسنده , , Richard، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    1130
  • To page
    1135
  • Abstract
    An approach to generate a 250-meter Canada wide Leaf Area Index (LAI) map using 250-meter MODIS data is described. The full processing chain is introduced. The approach is based on intercalibration of Landsat and MODIS vegetation indices (VIʹs) combined with LAI–VIʹs empirical relationships. Preliminary validation over two sites where field work was carried out shows promising results. Intercalibration of MODIS VIʹs before deriving LAI maps provides up to 65% improvement of the LAI overall accuracy.
  • Keywords
    leaf area index , Vegetation indices , MODIS , Intercalibration , Landsat
  • Journal title
    Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Serial Year
    2010
  • Journal title
    Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Record number

    1629834