Assessment of phenologic variability in Amazon tropical rainforests using hyperspectral hyperion and MODIS satellite data

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Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Tropical and Sub-Tropical Forests, 2008, pp. 233 - 259
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2008-01-01
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© 2008 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Phenology represents the seasonal timing and annual repetition of biologic life cycle events and is a characteristic property of ecosystem functioning and predictor of ecosystem processes. Shifts in phenology depict a canopy’s integrated response to environmental change and influence local biogeochemical processes, including nutrient dynamics, photosynthesis, water cycling, soil moisture depletion, and canopy physiology [1]. An understanding of vegetation phenology is prerequisite to interannual studies and predictive modeling of land surface responses to climate change [2-4].
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