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images. Remote Sens Environ 55(2):153–162
Chen JM, Rich PM, Gower ST, Norman JM, Plummer S (1997) Leaf area index of boreal forests:
Theory, techniques, and measurements. J Geophys Res-Atmos 102(D24):29429–29443
Colombo R, Bellingeri D, Fasolini D, Marino CM (2003) Retrieval of leaf area index in different
vegetation types using high resolution satellite data. Remote Sens Environ 86(1):120–131.
doi:10.1016/s0034-4257(03)00094-4
Combal B, Baret F, Weiss M, Trubuil A, Mace D, Pragnere A, Myneni RB et al (2002) Retrieval
of canopy biophysical variables from bidirectional reflectance using prior information to solve
the ill-posed inverse problem. Remote Sens Environ 84(1):1–15. doi:10.1016/S00344257(02)00035-4
Demarty J, Chevallier F, Friend AD, Viovy N, Piao S, Ciais P (2007) Assimilation of global
MODIS leaf area index retrievals within a terrestrial biosphere model. Geophys Res Lett
34(15):L15402 doi:10.1029/2007GL030014
Devadiga S, Masuoka E, Brown M, Pinzon J, Tucker CJ, Roy DP, Ju J et al (2007) Generating a
long-term land data record from the AVHRR and MODIS Instruments. In: IEEE geoscience
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leaf area index of North Central Wisconsin forests using the Landsat Thematic Mapper.
Remote Sens Environ 61(2):229–245
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index products for Canada derived from SPOT4/VGT data. Can J Remote Sens
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+assessment+of+leaf+area+index+products+for+Canada+derived+from+SPOT4/
VGT+data&hl=en&btnG=Search&as_sdt=1,5&as_sdtp=on#0
Field C, Mooney HA (1983) Leaf age and seasonal effects on light, water, and nitrogen use
efficiency in a California shrub. Oecologia 56(2–3):348–355
Foley JA, Prentice IC, Ramankutty N, Levis S, Pollard D, Sitch S, Haxeltine A (1996) An
integrated biosphere model of land surface processes, terrestrial carbon balance, and
vegetation dynamics. Global Biogeochem Cycles 10(4):603–628
GCOS (2006) Systematic observation requirements for satellite-based products for climate.
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Ganguly S, Nemani RR, Zhang G, Hashimoto H, Milesi C, Michaelis A, Wang W et al (2012)
Generating global Leaf Area Index from Landsat: Algorithm formulation and demonstration.
Remote Sens Environ 122:185–202. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2011.10.032
Ganguly S, Samanta A, Schull MA, Shabanov NV, Milesi C, Nemani RR, Knyazikhin Y et al
(2008a) Generating vegetation leaf area index Earth system data record from multiple sensors.
Part 2: Implementation, analysis and validation. Remote Sens Environ 112(12):4318–4332.
doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.07.013
Ganguly S, Schull M, Samanta A, Shabanov N, Milesi C, Nemani R, Knyazikhin Y et al (2008b)
Generating vegetation leaf area index earth system data record from multiple sensors. Part 1:
Theory. Remote Sens Environ 112(12):4333–4343. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.07.014
Garrigues S, Lacaze R, Baret F, Morisette JT, Weiss M, Nickeson JE, Fernandes R et al (2008)
Validation and intercomparison of global Leaf Area Index products derived from remote
sensing data. J Geophys Res 113(G2):G02028. doi:10.1029/2007JG000635
Hansen M, Roy D, Lindquist E, Adusei B, Justice C, Altstatt A (2008) A method for integrating
MODIS and Landsat data for systematic monitoring of forest cover and change in the Congo
Basin. Remote Sens Environ 112(5):2495–2513. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.11.012
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using high-resolution satellite imagery and ground measurements. Remote Sens Environ
80(1):165–184. doi:10.1016/S0034-4257(01)00300-5
Chen JM, Cihlar J (1996) Retrieving leaf area index of boreal conifer forests using landsat TM
images. Remote Sens Environ 55(2):153–162
Chen JM, Rich PM, Gower ST, Norman JM, Plummer S (1997) Leaf area index of boreal forests:
Theory, techniques, and measurements. J Geophys Res-Atmos 102(D24):29429–29443
Colombo R, Bellingeri D, Fasolini D, Marino CM (2003) Retrieval of leaf area index in different
vegetation types using high resolution satellite data. Remote Sens Environ 86(1):120–131.
doi:10.1016/s0034-4257(03)00094-4
Combal B, Baret F, Weiss M, Trubuil A, Mace D, Pragnere A, Myneni RB et al (2002) Retrieval
of canopy biophysical variables from bidirectional reflectance using prior information to solve
the ill-posed inverse problem. Remote Sens Environ 84(1):1–15. doi:10.1016/S00344257(02)00035-4
Demarty J, Chevallier F, Friend AD, Viovy N, Piao S, Ciais P (2007) Assimilation of global
MODIS leaf area index retrievals within a terrestrial biosphere model. Geophys Res Lett
34(15):L15402 doi:10.1029/2007GL030014
Devadiga S, Masuoka E, Brown M, Pinzon J, Tucker CJ, Roy DP, Ju J et al (2007) Generating a
long-term land data record from the AVHRR and MODIS Instruments. In: IEEE geoscience
and remote sensing symposium, 2007, IGARSS 2007. pp 1021–1025 doi:10.1109/
IGARSS.2007.4422974
Fassnacht KS, Gower ST, MacKenzie MD, Nordheim EV, Lillesand TM (1997) Estimating the
leaf area index of North Central Wisconsin forests using the Landsat Thematic Mapper.
Remote Sens Environ 61(2):229–245
Fernandes R, Butson C (2003) A Landsat TM/ETM ? based accuracy assessment of leaf area
index products for Canada derived from SPOT4/VGT data. Can J Remote Sens
29(2):241–258. http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=A+Landsat+TM/ETM++basedaccuracy
+assessment+of+leaf+area+index+products+for+Canada+derived+from+SPOT4/
VGT+data&hl=en&btnG=Search&as_sdt=1,5&as_sdtp=on#0
Field C, Mooney HA (1983) Leaf age and seasonal effects on light, water, and nitrogen use
efficiency in a California shrub. Oecologia 56(2–3):348–355
Foley JA, Prentice IC, Ramankutty N, Levis S, Pollard D, Sitch S, Haxeltine A (1996) An
integrated biosphere model of land surface processes, terrestrial carbon balance, and
vegetation dynamics. Global Biogeochem Cycles 10(4):603–628
GCOS (2006) Systematic observation requirements for satellite-based products for climate.
WMO/TD No. 1338 p 103. http://www.wmo.ch/web/gcos/gcoshome.html
Ganguly S, Nemani RR, Zhang G, Hashimoto H, Milesi C, Michaelis A, Wang W et al (2012)
Generating global Leaf Area Index from Landsat: Algorithm formulation and demonstration.
Remote Sens Environ 122:185–202. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2011.10.032
Ganguly S, Samanta A, Schull MA, Shabanov NV, Milesi C, Nemani RR, Knyazikhin Y et al
(2008a) Generating vegetation leaf area index Earth system data record from multiple sensors.
Part 2: Implementation, analysis and validation. Remote Sens Environ 112(12):4318–4332.
doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.07.013
Ganguly S, Schull M, Samanta A, Shabanov N, Milesi C, Nemani R, Knyazikhin Y et al (2008b)
Generating vegetation leaf area index earth system data record from multiple sensors. Part 1:
Theory. Remote Sens Environ 112(12):4333–4343. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.07.014
Garrigues S, Lacaze R, Baret F, Morisette JT, Weiss M, Nickeson JE, Fernandes R et al (2008)
Validation and intercomparison of global Leaf Area Index products derived from remote
sensing data. J Geophys Res 113(G2):G02028. doi:10.1029/2007JG000635
Hansen M, Roy D, Lindquist E, Adusei B, Justice C, Altstatt A (2008) A method for integrating
MODIS and Landsat data for systematic monitoring of forest cover and change in the Congo
Basin. Remote Sens Environ 112(5):2495–2513. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.11.012
58
S. Ganguly et al.