dataset: EU JRC IES GVM FAPAR WestAfrica monthly

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EU JRC IES GVM FAPAR WestAfrica monthly

FAPAR WestAfrica monthly from EU JRC IES GVM: Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit.

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Datasets and variables

Day selected for FAPAR value during the time composite	EU JRC IES GVM FAPAR WestAfrica monthly day_fapar[ X Y \| T]
Temporal deviation of FAPAR during the time composite period	EU JRC IES GVM FAPAR WestAfrica monthly dev_temporal_fapar[ X Y \| T]
Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR)	EU JRC IES GVM FAPAR WestAfrica monthly fapar[ X Y \| T]
Number of daily FAPAR estimates used in time composite	EU JRC IES GVM FAPAR WestAfrica monthly nb_temporal_fapar[ X Y \| T]

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time (time)	grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Sep 1997) to (Aug 2004) by 1.0 N= 84 pts :grid
Longitude (longitude)	grid: /X (degree_east) ordered (12.99008W) to (7.990085E) by 0.01983003 N= 1059 pts :grid
Latitude (latitude)	grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (16.99026N) to (4.009745N) by 0.01949026 N= 667 pts :grid

References

Gobron, N., B. Pinty, F. Mélin, M. Taberner and M. M. Verstraete (2002) Sea Wide Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWiFS) - An Optimized FAPAR Algorithm - Theoretical Basis Document, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, EUR Report No. 20148 EN, 20 pp.

N. Gobron, B. Pinty, O. Aussedat, J. Chen, W. B. Cohen, R. Fensholt, V. Gond, K. F. Hummerich, T. Lavergne, F. Mélin, J. L. Privette, I. Sandholt, M. Taberner, D. P. Turner, M. M. Verstraete & J.-L. Widlowski (2006) ‘Evaluation of FAPAR products for different canopy radiation transfer regimes: Methodology and results using JRC products derived from SeaWiFS against ground-based estimations ’, Journal of Geophysical Research, 111, D13110, doi: 10.1029/2005JD006511.

Last updated: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:51:21 GMT

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