Abstract.
Due
to
a
growing
recognition
of
the
need
study
how
ecosystems
and
atmosphere
interact
with
each
other,
many
regional
networks
as
well
global
network
networks,
FLUXNET,
were
formed.
Since
1999,
when
AsiaFlux
was
established,
scientists
in
region
have
been
measuring
flux
densities
energy,
water
vapor,
greenhouse
gas
exchanges
better
evaluate
ecosystem-atmosphere
interactions
understand
their
underlying
mechanisms.
The
includes
natural
managed
that
span
broad
climatic
ecological
gradients,
experience
diverse
management
practices
disturbances.
In
this
ideas
perspectives
paper,
from
view
early
career
researchers
(ECRs),
we
synthesize
key
research
foci
recent
years,
focus
on
latest
conferences,
highlight
selected
discoveries.
While
achieving
significant
milestones,
ECRs
argue
community
should
work
together
emphasize
importance
long-term
observations,
rejuvenate
network’s
shared
open-access
database,
actively
engage
stakeholders.
With
unique
ecosystem
types
Asian
region,
efforts
expertise
can
provide
critical
insights
into
roles
climate
change,
extreme
weather
events,
soil
properties,
vegetation
physiology
structure,
breathing
biosphere.
closing,
hope
paper
inspire
future
generation
Asia
promote
between
across
different
cultures
stages.
Remote Sensing of Environment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
309, P. 114224 - 114224
Published: May 28, 2024
High-spatiotemporal-resolution
leaf
area
index
(LAI)
data
are
essential
for
sustainable
agro-ecosystem
management
and
precise
disturbance
detection.
Previous
LAI
products
were
primarily
derived
from
satellite
with
limited
spatiotemporal
or
spectral
resolutions,
which
could
be
overcome
the
use
of
Sentinel-2.
While
hybrid
methods
that
integrate
PROSAIL
simulations
machine
learning
offer
advantages
in
extracting
high-spatiotemporal-resolution
Sentinel-2,
they
still
face
challenges
due
to
confounding
factors
related
canopy
structure,
biochemistry,
soil
background.
To
reduce
impacts
these
confounders,
we
developed
an
efficient
method
Sentinel-2-based
retrieval.
Our
approach
consists
random
forest
models
trained
on
simulated
datasets
generated
by
PROSAIL-5B
two
refinements:
variable
fraction
fully
senescent
leaves
(FS)
bidirectional
reflectance
factor
(BRF)
Brightness-Shape-Moisture
(BSM)
model.
We
corrected
BRF
using
near-infrared
vegetation
(NIRV)
cover
within
mixed
pixels
(VC).
For
validation,
used
ground
measurements
across
different
types
Copernicus
Ground
Based
Observations
Validation
(GBOV)
Korea
flux
(KoFlux)
sites
during
2019–2023.
results
showed
coupling
BSM
FS
improved
estimates,
reducing
RMSE
10.8%–73.8%.
Utilizing
NIRV
VC
correct
better
quantified
most
types,
reduced
15.3%–64.8%.
robust
agreement
validation
GBOV
(R2
=
0.88,
0.71)
KoFlux
0.80,
0.75).
Overall,
our
0.58–0.93,
0.04–0.83)
outperformed
both
benchmark
Sentinel
Application
Platform
0.11–0.85,
0.28–1.67)
data-driven
0.09–0.85,
0.29–0.93)
algorithms
producing
seasonal
at
finer
resolutions.
findings
underscore
potential
proposed
retrieval
diverse
ecosystems.
Remote Sensing of Environment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
311, P. 114276 - 114276
Published: June 27, 2024
Foliar
traits
such
as
specific
leaf
area
(SLA),
nitrogen
(N),
and
phosphorus
(P)
concentrations
play
important
roles
in
plant
economic
strategies
ecosystem
functioning.Various
global
maps
of
these
foliar
have
been
generated
using
statistical
upscaling
approaches
based
on
in-situ
trait
observations.Here,
we
intercompare
upscaled
at
0.5
•
spatial
resolution
(six
for
SLA,
five
N,
three
P),
categorize
the
used
to
generate
them,
evaluate
with
estimates
from
a
database
vegetation
plots
(sPlotOpen).We
disentangled
contributions
different
functional
types
(PFTs)
quantified
impacts
plot-level
metrics
evaluation
sPlotOpen:
community
weighted
mean
(CWM)
top-of-canopy
(TWM).We
found
that
SLA
N
differ
drastically
fall
into
two
groups
are
almost
uncorrelated
(for
P
only
one
group
were
available).The
primary
factor
explaining
differences
between
is
use
PFT
information
combined
remote
sensing-derived
land
cover
products
while
other
mostly
relied
environmental
predictors
alone.The
corresponding
exhibit
considerable
similarities
patterns
strongly
driven
by
cover.The
not
PFTs
show
lower
level
similarity
tend
be
individual
variables.Upscaled
both
moderately
correlated
sPlotOpen
data
aggregated
grid-cell
(R
=
0.2-0.6)when
processing
way
consistent
respective
approaches,
including
metric
(CWM
or
TWM)
scaling
grid
cells
without
accounting
fractional
impact
TWM
CWM
was
relevant,
but
considerably
smaller
than
information.The
better
reproduce
between-PFT
data,
performed
similarly
capturing
within-PFT
variation.Our
findings
highlight
importance
explicitly
within-grid-cell
variation,
which
has
implications
applications
existing
future
efforts.Remote
sensing
great
potential
reduce
uncertainties
related
observations
regression-based
mapping
steps
involved
upscaling.
Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(12), P. 2133 - 2133
Published: June 13, 2024
Accurately
measuring
leaf
chlorophyll
content
(LCC)
is
crucial
for
monitoring
maize
growth.
This
study
aims
to
rapidly
and
non-destructively
estimate
the
LCC
during
four
critical
growth
stages
investigate
ability
of
phenological
parameters
(PPs)
LCC.
First,
spectra
were
obtained
by
spectral
denoising
followed
transformation.
Next,
sensitive
bands
(Rλ),
indices
(SIs),
PPs
extracted
from
all
at
each
stage.
Then,
univariate
models
constructed
determine
their
potential
independent
estimation.
The
multivariate
regression
(LCC-MR)
built
based
on
SIs,
SIs
+
Rλ,
Rλ
after
feature
variable
selection.
results
indicate
that
our
machine-learning-based
LCC-MR
demonstrated
high
overall
accuracy.
Notably,
83.33%
58.33%
these
showed
improved
accuracy
when
successively
introduced
SIs.
Additionally,
model
accuracies
milk-ripe
tasseling
outperformed
those
flare–opening
jointing
under
identical
conditions.
optimal
was
created
using
XGBoost,
incorporating
SI,
PP
variables
R3
These
findings
will
provide
guidance
support
management.