Site-level evaluation of MODIS-based primary production in an old-growth forest in Northeast China

Wu, Jiabing; Sun, Jinwei; Guan, Dexin; Yang, Hong; Yin, Guanghua; Wang, Anzhi; Yuan, Fenghui; Jin, Changjie

doi:doi:10.1117/1.3624519

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Site-level evaluation of MODIS-based primary production in an old-growth forest in Northeast China

J. Appl. Remote Sens. 5, 053551 (Sep 06, 2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3624519

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Jiabing Wu, Jinwei Sun, Dexin Guan, Hong Yang, Guanghua Yin, Anzhi Wang, Fenghui Yuan, and Changjie Jin

Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Shenyang, 110164 China

Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China

To improve the accuracy of the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) gross primary production (GPP) algorithm, it is critical to evaluate MODIS GPP production for different land cover types using ground-based measurements. In this paper the MODIS primary production products (MOD17) is evaluated by using site-specific input parameters to the algorithm and compared to the results of eddy covariance measurements over an old-growth forest. Direct comparisons suggest that 8-day GPP predicted by the standard MODIS algorithm was highly correlated with flux tower based GPP (r² = 0.77, P<0.001), while with an average underestimation of 39%. The difference is substantial in magnitude mainly because the inputs of underestimated MODIS biome-specific parameters, maximum light use efficiency ε_max and MODIS derived fraction of photosynthetically active radiation. The modified MODIS algorithm GPP calculated with site-specific input parameters compares favorably with ground flux tower observations (r² = 0.92, relative error = 7%). These results suggest that the MODIS GPP production is most likely underpredicted in forest sites with high primary production, and site-specific input parameters could help to improve the accuracy of MODIS GPP algorithm.

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Received Jan 25, 2011
Accepted Jul 21, 2011
Revised Jul 13, 2011
Published online Sep 06, 2011

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3624519

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Jiabing Wu, Jinwei Sun, Dexin Guan, Hong Yang, Guanghua Yin, Anzhi Wang, Fenghui Yuan and Changjie Jin, "Site-level evaluation of MODIS-based primary production in an old-growth forest in Northeast China", J. Appl. Remote Sens. 5, 053551 (Sep 06, 2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3624519