Evaluation of Global Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) Products at 500 m Spatial Resolution
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data
2.1.1. MUSES FAPAR Product
2.1.2. EBR FAPAR Product
2.1.3. MODIS FAPAR Product
2.1.4. High-Resolution FAPAR Reference Maps
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. Spatial and Temporal Consistency Analysis
2.2.2. Direct Validation
3. Results
3.1. Spatial Consistency
3.2. Temporal Consistency
3.3. Direct Validation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Site Name | Country | Lat (°) | Lon (°) | Biome Type | DOY/Year | Mean FAPAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Les_Alpilles * | France | 43.810 | 4.715 | Broadleaf crops | 204/2002 | 0.350 |
Barrax * | Spain | 39.057 | −2.104 | Broadleaf crops | 194/2003 | 0.083 |
Camerons * | Australia | −32.598 | 116.254 | Savannas | 63/2004 | 0.455 |
Concepcion * | Chile | −37.467 | −73.470 | Deciduous broadleaf forests | 9/2003 | 0.801 |
Counami * | French | 5.347 | −53.238 | Evergreen broadleaf forests | 286/2002 | 0.889 |
Fundulea * | Romania | 44.406 | 26.583 | Grasses/cereal crops | 151/2003 | 0.347 |
Gilching * | Germany | 48.082 | 11.320 | Grasses/cereal crops | 199/2002 | 0.714 |
Gnangara * | Australia | −31.534 | 115.882 | Savanna | 61/2004 | 0.258 |
Haouz * | Morocco | 31.659 | −7.600 | Shrubs | 71/2003 | 0.295 |
Laprida * | Argentina | −36.990 | −60.553 | Broadleaf crops | 292/2002 | 0.608 |
Larose * | Canada | 45.380 | −75.217 | Savanna | 219/2003 | 0.871 |
Plan-de-Dieu * | France | 44.199 | 4.948 | Broadleaf crops | 189/2004 | 0.245 |
Sonian * | Belgium | 50.768 | 4.411 | Deciduous broadleaf forests | 174/2004 | 0.921 |
Sud_Ouest * | France | 43.506 | 1.238 | Broadleaf crops | 189/2002 | 0.634 |
Turco * | Bolivia | −18.239 | −68.193 | Shrubs | 240/2002 | 0.025 |
105/2003 | 0.050 | |||||
Zhangbei * | China | 41.279 | 114.688 | Grasses/cereal crops | 221/2002 | 0.594 |
Pshenichne # | Ukraine | 50.077 | 30.232 | Grasses/cereal crops | 134/2013 | 0.218 |
166/2013 | 0.721 | |||||
196/2013 | 0.871 | |||||
SouthWest_1 # | France | 43.551 | 1.089 | Grasses/cereal crops | 173/2013 | 0.774 |
191/2013 | 0.135 | |||||
207/2013 | 0.201 | |||||
230/2013 | 0.224 | |||||
247/2013 | 0.277 | |||||
SouthWest_2 # | France | 43.447 | 1.145 | Grasses/cereal crops | 173/2013 | 0.662 |
191/2013 | 0.306 | |||||
207/2013 | 0.434 | |||||
230/2013 | 0.409 | |||||
247/2013 | 0.368 | |||||
Mayo_Alfalfa # | Argentina | −37.907 | −67.746 | Grasses/cereal crops | 40/2014 | 0.376 |
Mayo_Shurb # | Argentina | −37.939 | −67.789 | Shrubs | 40/2014 | 0.186 |
Rosasco # | Italy | 45.253 | 8.562 | Grasses/cereal crops | 184/2014 | 0.840 |
LaReina # | Spain | 37.819 | −4.862 | Grasses/cereal crops | 140/2014 | 0.076 |
140/2014 | 0.577 | |||||
Barrax # | Spain | 39.054 | −2.101 | Broadleaf crops | 149/2014 | 0.674 |
Albufera # | Spain | 39.274 | −0.316 | needleleaf forests | 158/2014 | 0.186 |
175/2014 | 0.441 | |||||
196/2014 | 0.648 | |||||
219/2014 | 0.724 | |||||
234/2014 | 0.816 | |||||
Pshenichne # | Ukraine | 50.077 | 30.232 | Grasses/cereal crops | 163/2014 | 0.562 |
212/2014 | 0.885 | |||||
Capitanata # | Italy | 41.464 | 15.487 | Grasses/cereal crops | 77/2014 | 0.802 |
Barrax # | Spain | 39.054 | −2.101 | Broadleaf crops | 145/2015 | 0.489 |
203/2015 | 0.354 | |||||
Pshenichne # | Ukraine | 50.077 | 30.232 | Grasses/cereal crops | 174/2015 | 0.623 |
188/2015 | 0.735 | |||||
204/2015 | 0.785 | |||||
Peyrousse # | France | 43.666 | 0.220 | Grasses/cereal crops | 174/2015 | 0.195 |
Urgons # | France | 43.640 | −0.434 | Broadleaf crops | 174/2015 | 0.585 |
Creón # | France | 43.994 | −0.047 | Evergreen broadleaf forests | 175/2015 | 0.641 |
Condom # | France | 43.974 | 0.336 | Grasses/cereal crops | 176/2015 | 0.354 |
Savenès # | France | 43.824 | 1.175 | Grasses/cereal crops | 176/2015 | 0.262 |
Collelongo # | Italy | 41.850 | 13.590 | Deciduous broadleaf forests | 189/2015 | 0.893 |
266/2015 | 0.896 | |||||
Capitanata # | Italy | 41.464 | 15.487 | Grasses/cereal crops | 113/2015 | 0.907 |
UpperTana # | Kenya | −0.772 | 36.974 | Grasses/cereal crops | 68/2016 | 0.544 |
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Zheng, Y.; Xiao, Z.; Li, J.; Yang, H.; Song, J. Evaluation of Global Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) Products at 500 m Spatial Resolution. Remote Sens. 2022, 14, 3304. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14143304
Zheng Y, Xiao Z, Li J, Yang H, Song J. Evaluation of Global Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) Products at 500 m Spatial Resolution. Remote Sensing. 2022; 14(14):3304. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14143304
Chicago/Turabian StyleZheng, Yajie, Zhiqiang Xiao, Juan Li, Hua Yang, and Jinling Song. 2022. "Evaluation of Global Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) Products at 500 m Spatial Resolution" Remote Sensing 14, no. 14: 3304. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14143304