MODIS Phenology Tool

Creation

2017-11-01 03:52:50

Last Update

2017-11-01 03:52:50

Tim Kern(Principal Investigator), Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperative(administrator), LCC Network Data Steward(administrator), 2017-11-01(creation), 2017-11-01(lastUpdate), MODIS Phenology Tool

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A cooperative study between the National Park Service, the US Geological Survey and NASA has been exploring how satellite information can be used to summarize phenological patterns observed at the park, or landscape scale and how those summaries can be presented to both park managers and visitors. This study specifically addressed seasonal changes in plants, including the onset of growth, photosynthesis in the spring, and the senescence of deciduous vegetation in the fall. The primary objective of the work is to demonstrate that seasonality even in protected areas change considerably across years. A major challenge is to decouple natural variability from possible trends – directional change that can lead to a permanent and radically different ecosystem state. Trends can be both a gradual degradation of the landscape (often from external influences) or steady improvement (by implementing long-term conservation plans). In either case, it is important to first grasp the magnitude of natural variation so that it is not confused with actual trends.

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• Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperative
• LC MAP - Landscape Conservation Management and Analysis Portal