Metla Project 50206

Satellite-based mapping of the growing season in northern Fennoscandia and neighbouring parts of NW Russia

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Duration: 2009-2011   
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Objectives

Satellite image-aided analysis of phenology of natural vegetation provides a spatially complete coverage that can be used to interpolate traditional ground-based phenological observations. Phenological changes during the growing season can be studied by examining changes in the remote sensing-based normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) value.

The main aim of the SNS funded project is to develop and apply reliable methods for mapping the onset and end of the growing season in northern Fennoscandia and neighbouring parts of NW Russia for the period 1982-2010.

Specified aims are to: 1) develop the existing phenological networks 2), evaluate the best calibrating method of MODIS-NDVI data, 3) develop methods to model new phenological circumstances, such as the end of growing season and the effect of snow cover, 4) map the average, trends, and cycles of the onset, end, and length of the growing season based on MODIS-NDVI and GIMMS-NDVI data for the period 1982-2010.

Participants: Finland: Metla (coordinator) Norway: Norut Tromsų Sweden: Lund University Russia: Pasvik State Nature Reserve

Project leader: Tolvanen, Anne
The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Muhos Office, Kirkkosaarentie 7, FI-91500 MUHOS, FINLAND
Phone: +358 10 211 3782 Telefax: +358 10 211 3701
E-mail: anne.tolvanen@metla.fi

Other researchers: Manninen, Outi (2009)


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