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Satellite remote sensing of primary production

C. J. TUCKER Earth Resources Branch, Code 623, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 20771, U.S.A
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P. J. SELLERS Earth Resources Branch, Code 623, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 20771, U.S.A
Pages 1395-1416 | Published online: 27 Apr 2007
 
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Abstract

Leaf structure and function are shown to result in distinctive variations in the absorption and reflection of solar radiation from plant canopies. The leaf properties that determine the radiation-interception characteristics of plant canopies are directly linked to photosynthesis, stomatal resistance and evapotran-spiration and can be inferred from measurements of reflected solar energy. The effects of off-nadir viewing and atmospheric constituents, coupled with the need to measure changing surface conditions, emphasize the need for multitemporal measurements of reflected radiation if primary production is to be estimated

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