CEOS LPV Phenology MeetingDecember 5, 2012 – San Francisco, CA

Marriott Marquis, Foothill B Room, 1-6pmMatthew Jones

Co-Lead CEOS LPV Phenology Focus GroupUniversity of Montana

matt.jones@ntsg.umt.edu

Remote Sensing Phenology Data

Providers & Products

Hubbard

Brook

In Situ Data Networks & Established

Research Sites

Citizen Science

Networks

VALIDATION

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Satellite Derived Land Surface Phenology Products

AVHRR-USGS

MODIS-MCD12Q2

MODIS/AVHRRVIP Lab

JRC/VITO

ESA-PHAVEOS

Coverage Africa

MODIS-for-NACP

Phenology Products Producer Sensor Date Range CoverageUS Remote Sensing Phenology USGS AHVRR/eMODIS 1989-2011* USMODIS-for-NACP NASA / NACP MODIS 2000-2008 USMCD12Q2 NASA / BU MODIS 2001-2010* GlobalVIP Product VIP / ESDR / NASA AVHRR/MODIS 1980-2010* GlobalPhenology Products forWARN MODIS 2003-2009* USPHAVEOS?VEGETATION?Coverage Africa?JRC/VITO?

Level I Sites – Phenocam Sites matched to Ground Observations

Harvard Forest PhenoCam

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Level I Sites – Phenocam Sites matched to Ground Observations

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Level I Sites – Phenocam Sites matched to Ground Observations

Phenocam sites with ground observations in 100km radius.

Working with Phenocam group and USA-NPN to define high quality sites.

Goal of ~30 sites (North America).

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Level II Sites – Phenocam Sites, Ground Observations, Met/Flux Towers, Instrumentation

Site Name Country Cover TypeTorgnon – Tellinod Italy GrasslandTorgnon – Tronchaney Italy Larch ForestPark Falls USA Deciduous BroadleafHyytiala Finland Boreal ConiferHarvard USA Mixed ForestBartlett USA Mixed ForestHowland USA Boreal Hardwood TransTakayama Japan Deciduous BroadleafTakayama Japan Evergreen Coniferous

More Sites Needed: Savanna / Woody Savanna Croplands Shrublands

Step 2: Selection of Core Validation SitesLevel II Sites

Alice Holt, UK

Morrellato, Brazil

Step 3: Package Data at Core Sites for Distribution to Phenology Community

Define 100km Grids Centered on Core Sites

Site Data Packages Include: The complete suite of available remote sensing phenology products. Phenocam images Ground Observations Instrument Data (eg. CO2 fluxes, PAR Sensors, spectrometer data)

Goal: to allow for multiple temporal and spatial resolution scaling opportunities

Step 4: Data Storage and Distribution

Data Packages will be stored and distributed by the ORNL-DAAC

Is it unnecessary redundancy to house phenocam and NPN data at ORNL? How do we insure Data Sharing protocols are met? Can this be solved by only including links to site data?

Phenology Land Product ValidationPhenology Scientific Community Involvement

The LPV Phenology subgroup encourages community collaboration:

The effort is dependent on data sharing across multiple communities.

We are seeking a global array of sites – Central and South America, Africa, Asia, Australia

Collaboration across groups is needed for proposal submissions to fund these efforts.

Please visit the website and contact us to become involved!

http://lpvs.gsfc.nasa.gov/pheno_background.html