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CEOS/LPV Workshop on LAI and fAPAR Product Validation
12-14 March 2007
Davos, Switerland
    Welcome, introduction, objectives of the meeting, relation to GEO/GEOSS   F. Baret
Ongoing direct validation activities
  VALERI activities at the Järvselja test site M. Rautianen
  Ground validation activities and processing within VALERI (Part I) P. Rossello
  LAI and fAPAR validation under CEOS/LPV-VALERI F. Veroustraete
 
Sample results from direct validation activities  
  Validation of fAPAR products derived from optical sensors: method and results B. Pinty
  A proposed method for products validation F. Baret
  From validation to calibration from ground measurements   R. Fernandes
  Assessment of FVC and LAI ground measurement’s uncertainties and estimation of reference maps for the validation of LSA SAF products over the Barrax cropland area A. Verger
  Methodological aspects: Ground measurements  
  Definition of LAI and fAPAR variables F. Baret
  Sample results for LAI estimates from Hemiphotos and CAN_EYE   F. Baret
Minimum footprint size for fAPAR measurements J-L. Widlowski
  PAR@METER devices for LAI and fAPAR measurements  F. Baret
  Field activities in VALENCIA Anchor Station, July 2006 A. Verger
  Report of the NCAVEO VALERI campaign, June 2006 T. Milton
  Discussion on the main issues in ground measurements     
       The clumping problem   
       Woody element problem  
       Understory problem   
     Setting up a benchmark for indirect measurements?
Methodological aspects: Transfer functions and upscaling
  Selection of transfer functions in VALERI processing and sampling scheme (Part II) P. Rossello
  Estimating the product PSF F. Baret
  Global mapping of foliage clumping index using POLDER-1, POLDER-3 multi-angle satellite data J. Pisek
  Discussion on the main issues in ground measurement  
       Accounting for uncertainties  
       Temporal interpolation  
       Evaluation of uncertainties  
  General discussion  
       Contribution to GEO/GEOSS task  
       Getting closer to the carbon community in a synergistic way  
       Funding of activities  
       Organization and dissemination of the data  
 
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