Forest phenological patterns of Northeast China inferred from MODIS data

Auteurs :
YU XINFANG,
ZHUANG DAFANG,
HOU XIYONG,
CHEN HUA,

Description :
This paper describes the application of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) time series data for forest phenological patterns. The forest phenological phase of Northeast China (NE China) and its spatial characteristics were inferred using 1-km 10-day MODIS normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) datasets of 2002. The threshold-based method was used to estimate 3 key forest phenological variables, which are the start of growing season (SOS), the end of growing season (EOS) and growing season length (GSL). Then the spatial patterns of forest phenological variables of NE China were mapped and analyzed. Results indicate that forest phenological phase from MODIS data is comparable with the observed data.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Journal of geographical sciences. Acta geographica sinica, issn : 1009-637X, 2005, vol. 15, n°. 2, p. 239-246, nombre de pages : 8, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 26 ref.

Date :
2005

Editeur :
Pays édition : Chine