Stagakis, Stavros; Markos, Nikos; Vanikiotis, Theofilos; Tzotsos, Angelos; Sykioti, Olga; Kyparissis, Aris (2015). sCASE: A primary productivity monitoring system for the forests of North Pindus National Park (Epirus, Greece). EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING, 48, 223-243.

Abstract
sCASE is an automated continuous monitoring system that produces near real-time daily gross primary productivity (GPP) estimates of North Pindus National Park forests. The algorithm is based on the light use efficiency (epsilon) approach, incorporating species-specific maximum epsilon values (epsilon(o)) and epsilon(o) downscaling according to temperature, water scarcity and leaf developmental stage. sCASE was calibrated using a series of 2-year field ecophysiological measurements on the 4 dominant forest species of the Park and validated against a canopy photosynthesis model (R-2 = 0.9, RMSE = 1.29 g C m(-2) day(-1)). sCASE offers a comprehensive view of the spatial distribution and the temporal progress of GPP and other products (e.g. LAI, FAPAR, ETo) through a freely accessible online GIS platform.

DOI:
10.5721/EuJRS20154813

ISSN:
2279-7254