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Study on NDVI-T s space by combining LAI and evapotranspiration

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This paper focuses on interpreting the different spatial relationships between NDVI and T s, a triangular or a trapezoid, and on analyzing transformation conditions, the physical and ecological meanings of the vegetation index-surface temperature space as well. Further, we use the Temperature-Vegetation Dryness Index (TVDI) to explain the existent meaning of a triangular space after NDVI reaches its saturated state by employing the relationships between NDVI, LAI and evapotranspiration. The specific relations between NDVI and T s are useful for describing, validating and updating land surface models.

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  1. Research Center for Remote Sensing and GIS, School of Geography, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China

    Han Lijuan, Yang Hua, Liu Shaomin & Wang Jindi

  2. State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Beijing, 100875, China

    Han Lijuan, Yang Hua, Liu Shaomin & Wang Jindi

  3. Beijing Key Laboratory for Remote Sensing of Environment and Digital Cities, Beijing, 100875, China

    Han Lijuan, Yang Hua, Liu Shaomin & Wang Jindi

  4. Department of Information Management, College of Information and Electronic Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China

    Wang Pengxin

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Han, L., Wang, P., Yang, H. et al. Study on NDVI-T s space by combining LAI and evapotranspiration. SCI CHINA SER D 49, 747–754 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-006-0747-0

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