LAND SURFACE PHENOLOGY
Phenology is the study of the timing of recurrent biological events and the causes of their temporal change regarding biotic and abiotic forces (Lieth 1974).
The main activities in the context of land surface phenological studies regard:
- Development of algorithms for satellite based applications investigating climate change and post-fire resilience;
- Temporal dynamics of ecosystems using webcam images;
- Development of automated systems for collecting hyperspectral measurements;
- Evaluating the role of canopy regarding sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence in order to improve current understanding of phenological cycles.
MODIS and meteorological data to evaluate spatial (local) and temporal relationships between air temperature and satellite metrics for different ecosystems and regions (Busetto et al., 2010; Colombo et al., 2009)
Example of webcam imageries at the grassland Torgnon site (Julitta et al., 2014)
Example of webcam imageries at the grassland Torgnon site (Julitta et al., 2014) and a restrospective analysis of the start of the growing season performed with the GSI model (link al paper Robi Link ARPA VdA
New! Paper on phenology and fire resilience in alpine areas. (Di Mauro et al., 2014)
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