MERIS - Gap Free Leaf Area Index (LAI) - Global

This product consists of global gap free Leaf area index (LAI) time series, based on MERIS full resolution Level 1B data. It is produced as a series of 10-day composites in geographic projection at 300m spatial resolution. The processing chain comprises geometric correction, radiometric correction and pixel identification, LAI calculation with the BEAM MERIS vegetation processor, re-projection to a global grid, and temporal aggregation selecting the measurement closest to the mean value. After the LAI pre-processing we applied time series analysis to fill data gaps and filter outliers using the technique of harmonic analysis in combination with mean annual and multiannual phenological data. Data gaps are caused by clouds, sensor limitations due to the solar zenith angle (less than 10 degrees), topography and intermittent data reception. We applied our technique for the whole period of observation (Jul 2002 - Mar 2012). Validation, was performed using VALERI and BigFoot data.
 
Citation proposal
German Aerospace Center (DLR). MERIS - Gap Free Leaf Area Index (LAI) - Global. https://gdk.gdi-de.org/geonetwork/srv/api/records/fb4b4be0-a4a3-4dcd-b381-bacde381d3eb
 

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Identification

File identifier
fb4b4be0-a4a3-4dcd-b381-bacde381d3eb   XML
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Online resource
Resource identifier
code
https://geoservice.dlr.de/catalogue/srv/metadata/fb4b4be0-a4a3-4dcd-b381-bacde381d3eb
Metadata language
eng
Spatial representation type
Grid
Encoding
Format
GeoTIFF
Projection
 

Classification of data and services

Topic category
  • Biota
 

Classification of data and services

Coupled resource
Coupled resource
 
 

Classification of data and services

Coupled resource
Coupled resource
 
 

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )
  • Land cover
Spatial scope ( Theme )
Other keywords
Keywords
  • ENVISAT
  • MERIS
  • LAI
  • Time series analysis
  • urn:eop:DLR:EOWEB:MERIS-FR-LAI-HA
  • FEDEO
 
 

Geographic coverage

N
S
E
W


 

Temporal reference

Temporal extent
Temporal extent
Date ( Creation )
2015-01-05T00:00:00
 

Quality and validity

Lineage
MERIS-FR Level 1b
Denominator
600000
 

Conformity

Conformity
Conformity
 

Conformity

Conformity
Conformity
Explanation
See the referenced specification
 

Restrictions on access and use

Access constraints
Nutzungsbedingungen: Lizenz / Terms of Use: https://geoservice.dlr.de/resources/licenses/D-SDA_DataLicenseTerms.pdf
 

Restrictions on access and use

 

Responsible organization (s)

Contact for the resource
Organisation name
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Email
Helpdesk-DFD@dlr.de
Organisation name
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Email
geoservice@dlr.de
 

Responsible organization (s)

Contact for the resource
Organisation name
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Email
Helpdesk-DFD@dlr.de
Organisation name
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Email
geoservice@dlr.de
 

Metadata information

Contact for the metadata
Organisation name
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Email
geoservice@dlr.de
Date stamp
2024-06-20T14:12:22
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
 
 

SDS

Conformance class 1: invocable

Access Point URL
Endpoint URL
Technical specification
 

Conformance class 2: interoperable

Coordinate reference system
 
Quality of Service
 
Access constraints
Limitation
 
Use constraints
Limitation
 
Responsible custodian
Contact for the resource
 
 

Conformance class 3: harmonized

 
 

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