The confounding effect of snow cover on assessing spring phenology from space: A new look at trends on the Tibetan Plateau

Alpine grassland plants grow earlier and faster but biomass remains unchanged over 35 years of climate change

(2020) Hao Wang et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Uncertainty of Vegetation Green-Up Date Estimated from Vegetation Indices Due to Snowmelt at Northern Middle and High Latitudes

(2020) Ruyin Cao et al.   Remote Sensing

Warming and precipitation addition interact to affect plant spring phenology in alpine meadows on the central Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

(2020) Hasbagan Ganjurjav et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Spring vegetation green-up dynamics in Central Europe based on 20-year long MODIS NDVI data

(2020) Anikó Kern et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Hotspots of snow cover changes in global mountain regions over 2000–2018

(2020) C. Notarnicola   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Growth stage-dependent responses of carbon fixation process of alpine grasslands to climate change over the Tibetan Plateau, China

(2020) Yongfa You et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence exhibits a universal relationship with gross primary productivity across a wide variety of biomes

(2019) Jingfeng Xiao et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Current status and future directions of the Tibetan Plateau ecosystem research

(2019) Yangjian Zhang et al.   Science Bulletin

Phenology Dynamics of Dryland Ecosystems Along the North Australian Tropical Transect Revealed by Satellite Solar‐Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence

(2019) Cong Wang et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Spatial variation of human influences on grassland biomass on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau

(2019) Chengxiu Li et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Formation of Snow Cover Anomalies Over the Tibetan Plateau in Cold Seasons

(2019) Zhibiao Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES

First assessment of the plant phenology index (PPI) for estimating gross primary productivity in African semi-arid ecosystems

(2019) A.M. Abdi et al.   International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Assessing consistency of spring phenology of snow-covered forests as estimated by vegetation indices, gross primary production, and solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence

(2019) Qing Chang et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Effects of data temporal resolution on phenology extractions from the alpine grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau

(2019) Yixuan Zhu et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Remote sensing of solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) in vegetation: 50 years of progress

(2019) Gina H. Mohammed et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Exploring SMAP and OCO-2 observations to monitor soil moisture control on photosynthetic activity of global drylands and croplands

(2019) Alemu Gonsamo et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Legacy effect of spring phenology on vegetation growth in temperate China

(2019) Xuancheng Zhou et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Land surface phenology from VEGETATION and PROBA-V data. Assessment over deciduous forests

(2019) Kevin Bórnez et al.   International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Water availability is more important than temperature in driving the carbon fluxes of an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau

(2018) Tao Zhang et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Vegetation phenology on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and its response to climate change (1982–2013)

(2018) Qiang Zhang et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Biological and climate factors co-regulated spatial-temporal dynamics of vegetation autumn phenology on the Tibetan Plateau

(2018) Jiaxing Zu et al.   International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Accuracy assessment of four cloud-free snow cover products over the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

(2018) Xiaohua Hao et al.   International Journal of Digital Earth

Generation and evaluation of the VIIRS land surface phenology product

(2018) Xiaoyang Zhang et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

PLC: A simple and semi-physical topographic correction method for vegetation canopies based on path length correction

(2018) Gaofei Yin et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Diurnal cycle and seasonal variation of cloud cover over the Tibetan Plateau as determined from Himawari-8 new-generation geostationary satellite data

(2018) Huazhe Shang et al.   Scientific Reports

Comparison of Phenology Estimated from Reflectance-Based Indices and Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence (SIF) Observations in a Temperate Forest Using GPP-Based Phenology as the Standard

(2018) Xiaoliang Lu et al.   Remote Sensing

Recent Third Pole’s rapid warming accompanies cryospheric melt and water cycle intensification and interactions between monsoon and environment: multi-disciplinary approach with observation, modeling and analysis

(2018) Tandong Yao et al.   BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

Impacts of Snow Cover Duration on Vegetation Spring Phenology over the Tibetan Plateau

(2018) Ke Huang et al.   Journal of Plant Ecology

The Kobresia pygmaea ecosystem of the Tibetan highlands – Origin, functioning and degradation of the world's largest pastoral alpine ecosystem

(2018) Georg Miehe et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Tundra photosynthesis captured by satellite-observed solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence

(2017) K. A. Luus et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

The FLuorescence EXplorer Mission Concept—ESA’s Earth Explorer 8

(2017) Matthias Drusch et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING

Recent Changes in the Moisture Source of Precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau

(2017) Chi Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF CLIMATE

Disentangling remotely-sensed plant phenology and snow seasonality at northern Europe using MODIS and the plant phenology index

(2017) Hongxiao Jin et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

A snow-free vegetation index for improved monitoring of vegetation spring green-up date in deciduous ecosystems

(2017) Cong Wang et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

The relationship between threshold-based and inflexion-based approaches for extraction of land surface phenology

(2017) Rong Shang et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Exploration of scaling effects on coarse resolution land surface phenology

(2017) Xiaoyang Zhang et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Application of satellite solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence to understanding large-scale variations in vegetation phenology and function over northern high latitude forests

(2017) Su-Jong Jeong et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Complex responses of spring alpine vegetation phenology to snow cover dynamics over the Tibetan Plateau, China

(2017) Siyuan Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Climate mitigation from vegetation biophysical feedbacks during the past three decades

(2017) Zhenzhong Zeng et al.   Nature Climate Change

Evaluation of the Plant Phenology Index (PPI), NDVI and EVI for Start-of-Season Trend Analysis of the Northern Hemisphere Boreal Zone

(2017) Paulina Karkauskaite et al.   Remote Sensing

Performance of Smoothing Methods for Reconstructing NDVI Time-Series and Estimating Vegetation Phenology from MODIS Data

(2017) Zhanzhang Cai et al.   Remote Sensing

Changes of snowfall under warming in the Tibetan Plateau

(2017) Haijun Deng et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES

Continuous but diverse advancement of spring-summer phenology in response to climate warming across the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

(2016) Zhoutao Zheng et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Vegetation and soil responses to livestock grazing in Central Asian grasslands: a review of Chinese literature

(2016) Yun Wang et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Strong impacts of daily minimum temperature on the green-up date and summer greenness of the Tibetan Plateau

(2016) Miaogen Shen et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

A remotely sensed pigment index reveals photosynthetic phenology in evergreen conifers

(2016) John A. Gamon et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Influences of Climate Change and Human Activities on Vegetation Dynamics in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

(2016) Ke Huang et al.   Remote Sensing

Human-induced grassland degradation/restoration in the central Tibetan Plateau: The effects of ecological protection and restoration projects

(2015) Hongyan Cai et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Temperature and snowfall trigger alpine vegetation green-up on the world's roof

(2015) Xiaoqiu Chen et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Precipitation impacts on vegetation spring phenology on the Tibetan Plateau

(2015) Miaogen Shen et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Spatio-temporal variability of vertical gradients of major meteorological observations around the Tibetan Plateau

(2015) Xiaoyu Guo et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY

Using phase-spaces to characterize land surface phenology in a seasonally snow-covered landscape

(2015) Jeffery A. Thompson et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Increasing altitudinal gradient of spring vegetation phenology during the last decade on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

(2014) Miaogen Shen et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

The sustainable development of grassland-livestock systems on the Tibetan plateau: problems, strategies and prospects

(2014) Z. H. Shang et al.   RANGELAND JOURNAL

A physically based vegetation index for improved monitoring of plant phenology

(2014) Hongxiao Jin et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Random errors in carbon and water vapor fluxes assessed with Gaussian Processes

(2013) Olaf Menzer et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

The impacts of climate change and human activities on biogeochemical cycles on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

(2013) Huai Chen et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

No evidence of continuously advanced green-up dates in the Tibetan Plateau over the last decade

(2013) M. Shen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Declining snow cover may affect spring phenological trend on the Tibetan Plateau

(2013) T. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Green-up dates in the Tibetan Plateau have continuously advanced from 1982 to 2011

(2013) Geli Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Evaluation of MODIS albedo product (MCD43A) over grassland, agriculture and forest surface types during dormant and snow-covered periods

(2013) Zhuosen Wang et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Climate change, phenology, and phenological control of vegetation feedbacks to the climate system

(2012) Andrew D. Richardson et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Climate Change Adaptation Among Tibetan Pastoralists: Challenges in Enhancing Local Adaptation Through Policy Support

(2012) Yao Fu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Changes in satellite-derived spring vegetation green-up date and its linkage to climate in China from 1982 to 2010: a multimethod analysis

(2012) Nan Cong et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Land surface phenology from optical satellite measurement and CO2eddy covariance technique

(2012) Alemu Gonsamo et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Evaluation of Earth Observation based global long term vegetation trends — Comparing GIMMS and MODIS global NDVI time series

(2012) Rasmus Fensholt et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Different glacier status with atmospheric circulations in Tibetan Plateau and surroundings

(2012) Tandong Yao et al.   Nature Climate Change

Using digital repeat photography and eddy covariance data to model grassland phenology and photosynthetic CO2 uptake

(2011) Mirco Migliavacca et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Altitude and temperature dependence of change in the spring vegetation green-up date from 1982 to 2006 in the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau

(2011) Shilong Piao et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Influences of temperature and precipitation before the growing season on spring phenology in grasslands of the central and eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

(2011) Miaogen Shen et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Winter and spring warming result in delayed spring phenology on the Tibetan Plateau

(2010) H. Yu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Annual changes in MODIS vegetation indices of Swedish coniferous forests in relation to snow dynamics and tree phenology

(2010) A.M. Jönsson et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

The Melting Himalayas: Cascading Effects of Climate Change on Water, Biodiversity, and Livelihoods

(2009) JIANCHU XU et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Intercomparison, interpretation, and assessment of spring phenology in North America estimated from remote sensing for 1982-2006

(2009) MICHAEL A. WHITE et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Intercomparing multiple measures of the onset of spring in eastern North America

(2009) Mark D. Schwartz et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY

Status and Dynamics of the Kobresia pygmaea Ecosystem on the Tibetan Plateau

(2008) Georg Miehe et al.   AMBIO

Alpine Grassland Phenology as Seen in AVHRR, VEGETATION, and MODIS NDVI Time Series - a Comparison with In Situ Measurements

(2008) Fabio Fontana et al.   SENSORS