Abstract
Understanding the spatial and temporal variation in carbon fluxes is essential to constrain models that predict climate change. However, our current knowledge of spatial and temporal patterns is uncertain, particularly over land. The European Space Agency (ESA) GLOBCARBON project was initiated to generate fully calibrated estimates of at-land products quasi-independent of the original Earth Observation source for use in Dynamic Global Vegetation Models, a central component of the Earth System Science Partnership's Global Carbon Project. The service features global estimates of: burned area, fAPAR, LAI and vegetation growth cycle for six complete years, from 1998 to 2007 when overlap exists between ESA Earth Observation sensors (ATSR-2, AATSR and MERIS) and the French SPOT VEGETATION sensor. This paper outlines the GLOBCARBON project, the Burned area and Leaf Area Index products, their validation and inter-comparison with equivalents.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2nd MERIS/(A)ATSR User Workshop |
| Edition | 666 SP |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Event | 2nd MERIS/(A)ATSR User Workshop - Frascati, Italy Duration: 22 Sept 2008 → 26 Sept 2008 |
Publication series
| Name | European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP |
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| Number | 666 SP |
| ISSN (Print) | 0379-6566 |
Conference
| Conference | 2nd MERIS/(A)ATSR User Workshop |
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| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Frascati |
| Period | 22/09/08 → 26/09/08 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 15 Life on Land
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