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Satellite-Derived Biophysical Product Intercomparison and Validation References

2021

Song, B., Liu, L., Du, S., Zhang, X., Chen, X., & Zhang, H. (2021). ValLAI_Crop, a validation dataset for coarse-
  resolution satellite LAI products over Chinese cropland. Scientific Data, 8, 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-
  021-01024-4

Brown, L.A., Camacho, F., García-Santos, V., Origo, N., Fuster, B., Morris, H., Pastor-Guzman, J., Sánchez-Zapero, J.,   Morrone, R., Ryder, J., Nightingale, J., Boccia, V., & Dash, J. (2021). Fiducial Reference Measurements for   Vegetation Bio-Geophysical Variables: An End-to-End Uncertainty Evaluation Framework. Remote Sensing, 13, 3194.   https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/16/3194

Kang, Y., Ozdogan, M., Gao, F., Anderson, M.C., White, W.A., Yang, Y., Yang, Y., & Erickson, T.A. (2021). A data-driven   approach to estimate leaf area index for Landsat images over the contiguous US. Remote Sensing of Environment,   258, 112383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2021.112383

Zhang Y., Fang, H., Wang, Y., and Li S., 2021. Variation of intra-daily instantaneous FAPAR estimated from the   geostationary Himawari-8 AHI   data. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 307, 108535.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108535

2020

Brown, L.A., Meier, C., Morris, H., Pastor-Guzman, J., Bai, G., Lerebourg, C., Gobron, N., Lanconelli, C., Clerici, M., &   Dash, J. (2020). Evaluation of global leaf area index and fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation   products over North America using Copernicus Ground Based Observations for Validation data. Remote Sensing of   Environment, 247, 111935.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.111935

Amin, E., Verrelst, J., Rivera-Caicedo, J.P., Pipia, L., Ruiz-Verdú, A., & Moreno, J. (2020). Prototyping Sentinel-2 green   LAI and brown LAI products for cropland monitoring. Remote Sensing of Environment, 112168,   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.112168

Fuster, B.; Sánchez-Zapero, J.; Camacho, F.; García-Santos, V.; Verger, A.; Lacaze, R.; Weiss, M.; Baret, F.; Smets,   B. Quality Assessment of PROBA-V LAI, fAPAR and fCOVER Collection 300 m Products of Copernicus Global Land   Service. Remote Sens. 2020, 12, 1017. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/6/1017

Zhang, Z., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y., Gobron, N., Frankenberg, C., Wang, S., and Li, Z. (2020). The potential of satellite   FPAR product for GPP estimation: An indirect evaluation using solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence. Remote   Sensing of Environment, 240, 111686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.111686


2019

Fang, H., Zhang Y., Wei S., Li W., Ye Y., Sun T., and W. Liu, (2019). Validation of global moderate resolution leaf area   index (LAI) products over croplands in northeastern China. Remote Sensing of Environment, 233, 111377,   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111377.

Fang, H., Baret, F., Plummer, S., and Schaepman-Strub, G. (2019). An overview of global leaf area index (LAI):   Methods, products, validation, and applications. Reviews of Geophysics, doi: 10.1029/2018RG000608.


2018

Campos-Taberner, M., García-Haro, F., Busetto, L., Ranghetti, L., Martínez, B., Gilabert, M.A., Camps-Valls, G.,   Camacho, F., Boschetti, M. (2018). A Critical Comparison of Remote Sensing Leaf Area Index Estimates over Rice-
  Cultivated Areas: From Sentinel-2 and Landsat-7/8 to MODIS, GEOV1 and EUMETSAT Polar System. Remote   Sensing, 10, 763.

Xu, B., Li, J., Park, T., Liu, Q., Zeng, Y., Yin, G., Zhao, J., Fan, W., Yang, L., Knyazikhin, Y., & Myneni, R.B. (2018). An   integrated method for validating long-term leaf area index products using global networks of site-based   measurements. Remote Sensing of Environment, 209, 134-151.


2017

Jiang, C., Ryu, Y., Fang, H., Myneni, R., Claverie, M. and Zhu, Z., 2017. Inconsistencies of interannual variability and   trends in long-term satellite leaf area index products. Global Change Biology, 23(10): 4133-4146.

Nestola, E., Sánchez-Zapero, J., Latorre, C., Mazzenga, F., Matteucci, G., Calfapietra, C., Camacho, F. 2017. Validation   of proba-v GEOV1 and MODIS c5 &, c6 FAPAR products in a deciduous beech forest site in italy. Remote Sensing   2017, 9.

Xiao, Z., Liang, S. and Jiang, B., 2017. Evaluation of four long time-series global leaf area index products. Agricultural   and Forest Meteorology, Vol 246, Pages 218-230, ISSN 0168-1923, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.06.016


2016

Claverie, M., Matthews, L.J., Vermote, F.E., Justice, O.C. 2016. A 30+ year avhrr LAI and FAPAR climate data record:   Algorithm description and validation. Remote Sensing 2016, 8.

Disney, M., Muller, J.-P., Kharbouche, S., Kaminski, T., Voβbeck, M., Lewis, P., Pinty, B. 2016. A new global FAPAR and   LAI dataset derived from optimal albedo estimates: Comparison with MODIS products. Remote Sensing 2016, 8.

Wang, Y., Xie, D., Liu, S., Hu, R., Li, Y., Yan, G. 2016. Scaling of FAPAR from the field to the satellite. Remote Sensing,   8(4), 310; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs8040310

Yan, K., Park, T., Yan, G., Chen, C., Yang, B.,Liu, Z., Nemani, R.R., Knyazikhin, Y., Myneni, R.B. (2016) Evaluation of   MODIS LAI/FPAR Product Collection 6. Part 1: Consistency and Improvements, Remote Sensing, 2016, 8(5), 359;   doi:10.3390/rs8050359

Yan, K., Park, T., Yan, G., Liu, Z., Yang, B., Chen, C., Nemani, R.R., Knyazikhin, Y., Myneni, R.B. (2016) Evaluation of   MODIS LAI/FPAR Product Collection 6. Part 2: Validation and Intercomparison, Remote Sensing 2016, 8(6), 460;   doi:10.3390/rs8060460.


2015

Held, A., Phinn, S., Soto-Berelov, M., & Jones, S. (Eds.) (2015). AusCover Good Practice Guidelines: A technical   handbook supporting calibration and validation activities of remotely sensed data products. Version 1.2. TERN   AusCover, ISBN 978-0-646-94137-0.http://data.auscover.org.au/xwiki/bin/view/Good+Practice+Handbook/WebHome

Majasalmi, T., Rautiainen, M., Stenberg, P., Manninen, T. 2015. Validation of MODIS and GEOV1 FPAR products in a   boreal forest site in finland. Remote Sensing 2015, 7.

Tao, X., Liang, S., Wang, D. 2015. Assessment of five global satellite products of fraction of absorbed photosynthetically   active radiation: Intercomparison and direct validation against ground-based data, Remote Sensing of Environment,   Volume 163 , 14 April, Pages 270-285.


2014

Brandt, M., Verger, A., Diouf, A.A., Baret, F., Samimi, C. 2014. Local Vegetation Trends in the Sahel of Mali and   Senegal Using Long Time Series FAPAR Satellite Products and Field Measurement (1982-2010). Remote Sens.   2014, 6, 2408-2434; doi:10.3390/rs6032408.

D'Odorico, P., Gonsamo, A., Pinty, B., Gobron, N., Coops, N., Mendez, E. and Schaepman, M.E. 2014. Intercomparison   of fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation products derived from satellite data over Europe, Remote   Sensing of Environment, Volume 142, 25 February, Pages 141-154.

Ding, Y., Ge, Y., Hu, M., Wang, J., Wang, J., Zheng, X., Zhao, K. 2014. Comparison of spatial sampling strategies for   ground sampling and validation of MODIS LAI products. International Journal of Remote Sensing 2014, 35,
  7230-7244.

Fernandes, R., Plummer, S., Nightingale, J., Baret, F., Camacho, F., Fang, H., Garrigues, S., Gobron, N., Lang, M.,   Lacaze, R., LeBlanc, S., Meroni, M., Martinez, B., Nilson, T., Pinty, B., Pisek, J., Sonnentag, O., Verger, A., Welles, J.,   Weiss, M., & Widlowski, J.L. (2014). Global Leaf Area Index Product Validation Good Practices. Version 2.0. In G.   Schaepman-Strub, M. Román, & J. Nickeson (Eds.), Best Practice for Satellite-Derived Land Product Validation (p.   76): Land Product Validation Subgroup (WGCV/CEOS), doi:10.5067/doc/ceoswgcv/lpv/lai.002

Pickett-Heaps, C.A., Canadell, J.C. Briggs, P.B., Gobron, N., Haverd, V., Paget, M.J., Pinty, B. and Raupach, M.R.   2014. Evaluation of six satellite-derived Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetic Active Radiation (FAPAR) products   across the Australian continent, Remote Sensing of Environment, Volume 140, January 2014, Pages 241-256.

Roumenina, E., Dimitrov, P., Filchev, L., Jelev, G. 2014. Validation of MERIS LAI and FAPAR products for winter
  wheat-sown test fields in north-east bulgaria. International Journal of Remote Sensing 2014, 35, 3859-3874.

Weiss, M., Baret, F., Block, T.,Koetz, B., Burini, A., Scholze, B.; Lecharpentier, P., Brockmann, C., Fernandes, R.,   Plummer, S., Myneni, R., Gobron, N., Nightingale, J., Schaepman-Strub, G., Camacho, F. and Sanchez-Azofeifa, A.   2014. On Line Validation Exercise (OLIVE): A Web Based Service for the Validation of Medium Resolution Land   Products. Application to FAPAR Products. Remote Sens., 6, 4190-4216. doi:10.3390/rs6054190

Yang, F., Ren, H., Li, X., Hu, M., Yang, Y. 2014. Assessment of MODIS, MERIS, GEOV1 FPAR products over northern   China with ground measured data and by analyzing residential effect in mixed pixel. Remote Sensing 2014, 6.


2013

Camacho, F.; Cernicharo, J.; Lacaze, R.; Baret, F.; Weiss, M. (2013): GEOV1: LAI, FAPAR essential climate variables   Fand COVER global time series capitalizing over existing products. Part 2: Validation and intercomparison with   reference products. Remote Sensing of Environment, 137, 310-329.

Claverie, M., Vermote E. F., Weiss M., Baret F., Hagolle, O. and Demarez V., 2013. Validation of coarse spatial   resolution LAI and FAPAR time series over cropland in southwest France. Remote Sensing of Environment, 139   (2013) 216—230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2013.07.027

Fang, H., Jiang, C., Li, W., Wei, S., Baret, F., Chen, J.M., Garcia-Haro, J., Liang, S., Liu, R., Myneni, R.B., Pinty, B.,   Xiao, Z., Zhus, Z. (2013): Characterization and intercomparison of global moderate resolution leaf area index (LAI)   products:  Analysis of climatologies and theoretical uncertainties. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences,   118, 529-548.

Gessner, U.; Niklaus, M.; Kuenzer, C.; Dech, S. (2013): Intercomparison of leaf area index products for a gradient of
  sub-humid to arid environments in West Africa. Remote Sensing, 5, 1235-1257.

Martínez, B., Camacho, F., Verger, A., García-Haro, F.J., Gilabert, M.A. 2013. Intercomparison and quality assessment   of MERIS, MODIS and SEVIRI FAPAR products over the Iberian Peninsula. International Journal of Applied Earth   Observation and Geoinformation, 21, 463—476.


2012

Dahlke, Carola, Alexander Loew, Christian Reick, 2012. Robust Identification of Global Greening Phase Patterns from   Remote Sensing Vegetation Products. J. Climate, 25, 8289–8307. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00319.1

Fang, H., Wei, S. and Liang, S., 2012. Validation of MODIS and CYCLOPES LAI products using global field   measurement data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 119: 43-54.

Meroni M., Atzberger C., Vancutsem C., Gobron N., Baret F., Lacaze R., Eerens H. and Leo O., 2012. Evaluation of   Agreement Between Space Remote Sensing SPOT-VEGETATION fAPAR Time Series. IEEE Transactions on   Geoscience and Remote Sensing, PP(99): 1-12. DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2012.2212447


2011

Pinty B., Jung M., Kaminski T., Lavergne T., Mund M., Plummer S., Thomas E. and Widlowski J.-L. 2011 Evaluation of   the RC-TIP 0.01° products over a mid-latitude deciduous forest site. Remote Sensing of Environment, 115:
  3567-3581. DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2011.08.018


2010

McCallum, I., W. Wagner, C. Schmullius, A. Shvidenko, M. Obersteiner, S. Fritz, and S. Nilsson. 2010. Comparison of   Four Global FAPAR Datasets over Northern Eurasia for the Year 2000.Remote Sensing of Environment 114:   941—949.


2009

Seixas, J., Carvalhais, N., Nunes, C., Benali, A. 2009. Comparative analysis of MODIS-FAPAR and MERIS-mgvi   datasets: Potential impacts on ecosystem modeling. Remote Sensing of Environment 2009, 113, 2547-2559.


2008

Ganguly, S.; Samanta, A.; Schull, M.A.; Shabanov, N.V.; Milesi, C.; Nemani, R.R.; Knyazikhin, Y.; Myneni, R.B. (2008):   Generating vegetation leaf area index Earth system data record from multiple sensors. Part 2: Implementation,   analysis and validation. Remote Sensing of Environment, 112, 4318-4332.

Garrigues, S.; Lacaze, R.; Baret, F.; Morisette, J.; Weiss, M.; Nickeson, J.; Fernandes, R.; Plummer, S.; Shabanov, N.V.;   Myneni, R.; Knyazikhin, Y.; Yang, W. (2008): Validation and intercomparison of global leaf area index products derived   from remote sensing data, Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences, 113, G02028.

Gobron N. et. al. 2008. Uncertainty estimates for the FAPAR operational products derived from MERIS — Impact of   TOA radiance uncertainties and validation with field data, Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 112, pp 1871-1883,   doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.09.011.


2007

Hu, J.N., Su, Y., Tan, B., Huang, D., Yang, W.Z., Schull, M., Bull, M.A., Martonchik, J.V., Diner, D.J., Knyazikhin, Y.,   Myneni, R.B. 2007. Tan, B.Analysis of the MISR LAI/FPAR product for spatial and temporal coverage, accuracy and   consistency. Remote Sensing of Environment, 107(2-Jan), 334-347. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2006.06.020

Pisek, J.; Chen, J.M. (2007): Comparison and validation of MODIS and VEGETATION global LAI products over four   BigFoot sites in North America. Remote Sensing of Environment, 109, 81-94.

Weiss, M.; Baret , F.; Garrigues, S.; Lacaze, R.; Bicheron, P. (2007): LAI, fAPAR and fCover CYCLOPES global   products derived from VEGETATION. Part 2: Validation and comparison with MODIS Collection 4 products. Remote   Sensing of Environment, 110, 317-331.


2006

Bacour, C.; Baret, F.; Bèal, D.; Weiss, M.; Pavageau, K. (2006): Neural network estimation of LAI, fAPAR, fCover and   LAIxCab, from top of canopy MERIS reflectance data: Principles and validation. Remote Sensing of Environment,   105, 313-325.

Baret, F.; Morissette, J.; Fernandes, R.; Champeaux, J.L.; Myneni, R.; Chen, J.; Plummer, S.; Weiss, M.; Bacour, C.;   Garrigues, S.; Nickeson, J. (2006): Evaluation of the representativeness of networks of sites for the global validation   and inter-comparison of land biophysical products. Proposition of the CEOS-BELMANIP. IEEE Transactions on   Geoscienceand Remote Sensing, 44, 1794-1803.

Gobron N., et. al. 2006. Evaluation of FAPAR Products for Different Canopy Radiation Transfer Regimes: Methodology   and Results using JRC Products Derived from SeaWiFS and Ground-based Estimations, Journal of Geophysical   Research, 111, D13110, DOI 10.1029/2005JD006511

Morisette, J.; Baret, F.; Privette, J.L.; Myneni, R.B.; Nickeson, J.; Garrigues, S.; Shabanov, N.; Weiss, M.; Fernandes,   R.; Leblanc, S.; et al. (2006): Validation of global moderate resolution LAI Products: A framework proposed within the   CEOS Land Product Validation subgroup. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 44, 1804-1817.

Steinberg, D.C., Goetz, S.J., Hyer, E.J. 2006. Validation of MODIS FPAR products in boreal forests of Alaska. IEEE   Trans. Geosc. Remote Sens. 2006, 44, 1818-1828.

Yang, W., Huang, D., Tan, B., Stroeve, J.C., Shabanov, N.V., Knyazikhin, Y., Nemani R.R., and Myneni, R.B., 2006.   Analysis of Leaf Area Index and Fraction of PAR Absorbed by Vegetation Products from the Terra MODIS Sensor:   2000-2005, Vol. 44, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, No. 7, July, Part 1, 1829- 1842

Yang, W.; Shabanov, N.V.; Huang, D.; Wang, W.; Dickinson, R.E.; Nemani, R.R.; Knyazikhin, Y.; Myneni, R.B. (2006);   Analysis of leaf area index products from combination of MODIS Terra and Aqua data. Remote Sensing of   Environment, 104, 297-312.


2005 and earlier

Fensholt, R.; Sandholt, I.; Rasmussen, M.S. (2004): Evaluation of MODIS LAI, fAPAR and the relation between fAPAR   and NDVI in a semi-arid environment using in situ measurements. Remote Sensing of Environment, 91, 490-507.

Weiss, M., Baret, F., Smith, G.J., Jonckheere, I., & Coppin, P. (2004). Review of methods for in situ leaf area index (LAI)   determination: Part II. Estimation of LAI, errors and sampling. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 121, 37-53

Chen, J.M.; Pavlic, G.; Brown, L.; Cihlar, J.; Leblanc, S.G.; White, H.P.; Hall, R.J.; Peddle, D.R.; King, D.J.; Trofymow,   J.A.;Swift, E.; Van der Sanden, J.; Pellikka, P.K.E. (2002): Derivation and validation of Canada-wide coarse-resolution   leaf area index maps using high-resolution satellite imagery and ground measurements. Remote Sensing of   Environment, 83, 165-184.

Roujean, J.-L.; Lacaze, R. (2002): Global mapping of vegetation parameters from POLDER multiangular   measurements for studies of surface-atmosphere interactions: A pragmatic method and validtion. Journal of   Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 107, D12, 4150.

Tian, Y.; Woodcock, C.E.; Wang, Y.; Privette, J.L.; Shabanov, N.V.; Zhou, L.; Zhang, Y.; Buermann, W.; Dong, J.;   Veikkanen, B.; Haeme, T.; Andersson, K.; Ozdogan, M.; Knyazikhin, Y.; Myneni, R.B. (2002): Multiscale analysis and   validation of the MODIS LAI product: I. Uncertainty assessment. Remote Sensing of Environment, 83, 414-430.

Wang, Y., Tian, Y., Zhang, Y., El-Saleous, N., Knyazikhin, Y., Vermote, E., Myneni, R.B. 2001. Investigation of product   accuracy as a function of input and model uncertainties. Case study with seawifs and MODIS LAI/FPAR algorithm.   Remote Sens. Environ. 2001, 78, 299-313.


 

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