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Ch. PreuBer, S.W. Dech & P. Tungalagsaikhan and R. Steinbrecher

Abstract

Development of Leaf Area Index (LAI) Distributions for Germany from NOAA/AVHRR NDVI Satellite Data A contribution to subproject GENEMIS Ch. PreuBer*, S.W. Decfr; P Tungalagsaikhan^ and R. Steinbrecher* * Fraunhofer-Institut fur Atmospharische Umweltforschung (IFU), Kreuzeckbahnstr. 19, D-82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany * Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.v. (DLR), Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum (DFD), D-82234 Wessling, Germany Introduction Biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOC) greatly influence the ozone distributions in summertime in the lower troposphere (e.g. Trainer et al, 1987). BVOC are emitted from plants, mostly trees (e.g. Helas et a/., 1997). For assessing the contribution of BVOC to surface ozone formation it is therefore necessary to calculate the source strength of these compounds from vegetation. The main

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