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Vol. 31, Issue 4



Dependence of spectral characteristics on parameters describing CO2 exchange between crop species and the atmosphere

International Agrophysics
Year : 2017
DOI : 10.1515/intag-2016-0059
Volumen : 31
Issue : 3
Pages : 419 - 432
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Authors: B. Uździcka1, M. Stróżecki1, M. Urbaniak1, R. Juszczak1

1Department of Meteorology, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Spatial Planning, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Piątkowska 94, 60-649 Poznań, Poland
Abstract :

The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that spectral vegetation indices are good indicators of parameters describing the intensity of CO2 exchange between crops and the atmosphere. Measurements were conducted over 2011-2013 on plots of an experimental arable station on winter wheat, winter rye, spring barley, and potatoes. CO2 fluxes were measured using the dynamic closed chamber system, while spectral vegetation indices were determined using SKYE multispectral sensors. Based on spectral data collected in 2011 and 2013, various models to estimate net ecosystem productivity and gross ecosystem productivity were developed. These models were then verified based on data collected in 2012. The R2 for the best model based on spectral data ranged from 0.71 to 0.83 and from 0.78 to 0.92, for net ecosystem productivity and gross ecosystem productivity, respectively. Such high R2 values indicate the utility of spectral vegetation indices in estimating CO2 fluxes of crops. The effects of the soil background turned out to be an important factor decreasing the accuracy of the tested models.

Keywords : spectral vegetation indices, net ecosystem productivity, gross ecosystem productivity, crops, dynamic chambers, multispectral sensors
Language : English