Vegetation Radiative Transfer Modelling (Nadine Gobron) - PEER

JRC-FAPAR products
Equivalent physically-based algorithm are developed for
SeaWiFS, MERIS, GLI, MODIS and MISR/Terra.
A processing chain has been designed to deliver time series of
geophysical products from SeaWiFS at a global scale from
October 1997 onwards.
Time-composite algorithm selects the “most representative
day” in the 10-day and monthly period such that the FAPAR
for this day is closest to the averaged value.
The assumptions in RT models impacts on the illumination
angle at about 50° limit.
The instantaneous accuracy of FAPAR is about ±0.1
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