National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Phenology Focus Area Contributions to International Structures

Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

Land Surface Phenology is an Essential Biodiversity Variable (EBV), (Pereira, 2013).

Links to In Situ Phenology Measurement Networks

Best currently available in situ reference data for satellite-derived land surface phenology product validation are provided by networks based on the following measurements:

1. Species-specific phenological observations of bud-burst, flowering, etc.:
• USA National Phenology Network
• Pan European Phenology Project
• Nature's Calendar (UK)
• National Ecological Observatory Network (USA)
• Nature Canada PlantWatch
• ClimateWatch (Australia)
• Swedish National Phenology Network
• Project Budburst (USA)
2. Ground-based imaging/ continuous spectral measurements
• USA Phenocam Network
• European Phenology Camera Network
• Phenologial Eyes Network
• National Ecological Observatory Network (USA)
• GeoPhoto Library at the University of Oklahoma
• SPECNET - Lund University
• NordSpec