Global land-surface primary productivity based upon Nimbus-7 37 GHz dataAccumulation and renewal of organic matter as quantified through net primary productivity (NPP) is considered a very major function of the biosphere, and its estimation is crucial in understanding the carbon cycle. A physically-based model relating NPP to the difference of vertically and horizontally polarized brightness temperatures (Delta T) observed at 37 GHz frequency of the scanning multichannel microwave radiometer on board the Nimbus-7 satellite is used for fitting areally averaged values of NPP and Delta T for five biomes. The land-surface NPP within 80 deg N to 55 deg S is then calculated using the Delta T data and compared with other estimates.
Document ID
19890030330
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Choudhury, B. J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)