Release of Biophysical Parameters based on High Resolution Data

Example of quick look image (here FSOIL) - North-West coast of France (SEINE)

New Biophysical parameters have been released based on high resolution SPOT and RapidEye data. The products with the reference year 2009 are available for test sites over the Rhine, Seine-Normandy, Guadalquivir and Struma-Strymonas and contain the following parameters:

  • Fraction of vegetation cover (FCover)
  • Fraction of brown vegetation cover (FBrown)
  • Leaf Area Index (LAI)
  • Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR)
  • Fraction of Soil (FSoil)
  • Chlorophyll (Chl)
  • Canopy Shade Factor (CSF)
  • Fraction of Water (FWater)
  • Fraction of Snow (SNow)

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