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Remote Sensing of Vegetation

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Water-Carbon Dynamics in Eastern Siberia

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 236))

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To deeply understand how interactions between global warming and carbon, water, and energy cycles above the permafrost affect terrestrial ecosystems, accurate observations of spatiotemporal variability in (1) aboveground biomass (stems, branches, and leaves), (2) plant functional type (PFT; e.g., deciduous coniferous or deciduous broadleaf forest), and (3) growing season duration (i.e., the period from leaf-flush to leaf-fall) are required from plot to continental scales. Toward this aim, remote-sensing techniques can be used to obtain data remotely and nondestructively. To observe the targeted parameters, these techniques use sensors such as digital cameras, spectral radiometers, and lasers mounted on various platforms including towers, drones, aircraft, and satellites. In this chapter, we first review previous studies that have employed remote-sensing techniques to investigate aboveground biomass, PFT, and growing season duration in eastern Siberia. We then introduce our own studies, which compared in situ field observations with satellite observations, and examine the usability and prospects of remote-sensing techniques, including uncertainties and other related issues, for observing terrestrial ecosystems in eastern Siberia.

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  1. Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, Japan

    Shin Nagai, Hideki Kobayashi & Rikie Suzuki

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  1. Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

    Takeshi Ohta

  2. Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

    Tetsuya Hiyama

  3. Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, Japan

    Yoshihiro Iijima

  4. Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

    Ayumi Kotani

  5. Institute for Biological Problems of Cryolithozone, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Yakutiya-Saha Republic, Russia

    Trofim C. Maximov

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Nagai, S., Kobayashi, H., Suzuki, R. (2019). Remote Sensing of Vegetation. In: Ohta, T., Hiyama, T., Iijima, Y., Kotani, A., Maximov, T. (eds) Water-Carbon Dynamics in Eastern Siberia. Ecological Studies, vol 236. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6317-7_10

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