Satellite Monitoring of the Biomass Production in Southern Greenland |
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| Authors: | Birger Ulf Hansen MSc |
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| Institution: | Institute of Geography, University of Copenhagen , ?ster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 , Copenhagen K. |
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| Abstract: | Birger Ulf Hansen: Satellite Monitoring of the Biomass Production in Southern Greenland. Geografisk Tidsskrift 88:94–99. Copenhagen, 1988. Based on satellite data from Southern Greenland the application of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) for monitoring biomass production has been evaluated. Field measurements of spectral reflectance data are quantitatively correlated with clipped samples of total above-ground biomass production. The relation between NDVI measured on the ground and biomass production is discussed. The seasonal and geographical variation in NDVI is correlated with the climate and water balance. The potential production is estimated as the product of mean NDVI and the length of the growing season. The results suggest that operational satellite monitoring of NDVI provides valuable assistance in agricultural management and forward planning of the potential breeding capacity in an arctic/subarctic environment. |
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| Keywords: | Southern Greenland Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Biomass production NOAA-AVHRR |
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