Evaluating Ecohydrological Impacts of Vegetation Activities on Climatological Perspectives Using MODIS Gross Primary Productivity and Evapotranspiration Products at Korean Regional Flux Network Site
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials
2.1. Site Description
2.2. Eddy Covariance System
2.3. The Properties of the MODIS Satellite
2.4. MODIS 17 GPP/NPP Algorithm and Estimated Products
2.5. MODIS 16 Global ET Products
2.6. Estimating the WUE Based on Remote Sensing Technology
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Temporal Variation of Hydrometeorological Conditions
3.2. Spatio-Temporal Variation of Terrestrial Ecosystems’ GPP, ET, and WUE
4. Conclusions
- Conflict of InterestThe authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Properties | KoFlux Gwangneung Supersite (GDK) |
---|---|
Latitude | 37.75°N |
Longitude | 127.15°E |
Elevation | 340 m |
Slope | 10–20° |
Land cover | Mixed forests |
Soil texture | Sandy loam |
Predominant species | Quercus sp., Carpinus sp. (80–200 years old) |
Depth of soil moisture | 10, 30, 60 cm |
Canopy height | 18 m |
Maximum Leaf Area Index (LAI) | 6 |
Mean annual temperature | 11.5 °C |
Mean annual precipitation | 1,365 mm |
GDK | Average | Bias | RMSE | Regression Slope | Correlation Coefficient (R) | |
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GPP (gC·m−2·8-day−1) | 2007 | 21.70 | 2.94 | 14.12 | 1.22 | 0.85 |
2008 | 24.63 | 3.63 | 9.64 | 1.28 | 0.94 | |
ET (g·m−2·8-day −1) | 2007 | 13.85 | 2.52 | 9.84 | 1.07 | 0.76 |
2008 | 15.84 | 4.70 | 10.41 | 1.26 | 0.83 |
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Sur, C.; Choi, M. Evaluating Ecohydrological Impacts of Vegetation Activities on Climatological Perspectives Using MODIS Gross Primary Productivity and Evapotranspiration Products at Korean Regional Flux Network Site. Remote Sens. 2013, 5, 2534-2553. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs5052534
Sur C, Choi M. Evaluating Ecohydrological Impacts of Vegetation Activities on Climatological Perspectives Using MODIS Gross Primary Productivity and Evapotranspiration Products at Korean Regional Flux Network Site. Remote Sensing. 2013; 5(5):2534-2553. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs5052534
Chicago/Turabian StyleSur, Chanyang, and Minha Choi. 2013. "Evaluating Ecohydrological Impacts of Vegetation Activities on Climatological Perspectives Using MODIS Gross Primary Productivity and Evapotranspiration Products at Korean Regional Flux Network Site" Remote Sensing 5, no. 5: 2534-2553. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs5052534