SP-688 January 2011

Earth Observation for Land-Atmosphere Interaction Science

3–5 November 2010 Frascati, Italy

Organising Committee D. Fernández Prieto, ESA, IT M. Marconcini, ESA, IT A. Reissell, iLEAPS International Project Office M. Ellis, EGU - BGS Science Programme, UK

Scientific Committee M.O. Andreae, MPI for Chemistry, DE A. Arneth, Lund University, SE P. Artaxo, University of São Paulo, BR I. Bey, ETH, CH T. Christensen, Lund University, SE E. Chuvieco, University of Alcalá, ES P. Friedlingstein, LSCE, FR L. Ganzeveld, Wageningen University, NL A. Guenther, NCAR, US S. Howeling, SRON-IMAU, NL P. Ingmann, ESA, NL P. North, University of Wales Swansea, GB P. Palmer, University of Edinburgh, GB S. Pinnock, ESA, IT B. Pinty, JRC, IT S. Plummer, ESA, IT C. Prigent, CNRS, Observatoire de Paris, FR S. Quegan, University of Sheffield, GB M. Reichstein, MPI for Biogeochemistry, DE N. Saigusa, NIES, JP S. Seneviratne, ETH, CH K. Thonicke, PIK, DE G. Van Der Werf, Vrije University, NL M. Williams, University of Edinburgh, GB M. Wooster, King's College London, GB C. Zehner, ESA, IT

Publication Proceedings of ‘Earth Observation for Land-Atmosphere Interaction Science’, Frascati, Italy (ESA SP-688, January 2011)

Edited by H. Lacoste ESA Communications

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ISBN 978-92-9092-252-0 ISSN 1609-042X

Copyright  2011 European Space Agency Contents

Foreword

Methane Fluxes Wetland Extent and Methane Dynamics: An Overview of the ESA ALANIS-Methane Project G. Hayman, A. Bartsch, C. Prigent et al.

Mapping of CO2/CH4 Annual Fluxes at High Latitude Continental Areas Applying Microwave Radiometer Observations J. Pulliainen, A. Laaksonen, T. Laurila et al.

Global Mapping of Methane and Carbon Dioxide: From SCIAMACHY to CarbonSat M. Buchwitz, H. Bovensmann, J.P. Burrows et al.

Biomass Burning Emissions New Products for a Better Characterization of Smoke Plume and Gas/Aerosol Dispersion from Boreal Eurasian Forest Fires: The ALANIS Smoke Plume Project M. Krol, W. Peters, J.-P. Muller et al.

Estimation of the Injection Height of Biosmass Burning Emission R. Paugam, M. Wooster, G. Papadakis & M. Schultz

From Fire Observations to Smoke Plume Forecasting in the MACC Services J.W. Kaiser, A. Benedetti, J. Flemming et al.

Fire Modeling S. Kloster

Siberian Forest Fire Emissions of Carbon Monoxide for Years of Large and Mega Fires A. Ito

Land Dynamics & Carbon Fluxes

Characterization of the Multi-Scale Spatial Structure of Land Atmosphere Interactions N.A. Brunsell & M.C. Anderson

Analysis of Climate and Anthropogenic Stressors Impacts on Forest Vegetation Through Satellite Remote Sensing Techniques M. Zoran What is Driving the Phenology Across the Amazon? A Benchmark for Land-Surface Models F.F. Gerard, A.V. Bradley, N. Barbier et al.

High Resolution Simulation of LAI, Carbon and Water Fluxes over France S. Lafont, Y. Zhao, A. Barbu et al.

Use of Remote Sensing Products in a Terrestrial Ecosystems Verified Full Carbon Account: Experiences from Russia A. Shvidenko, D. Schepaschenko, I. McCallum et al.

Assessing Satellite-Derived Land Product Quality for Earth System Science Applications: Results from the CEOS LPV Sub-Group J. Nightingale, G. Schaepman-Strub, J. Nickeson et al.

Integrating SPOT-VGT 10-Y Time Series to Forecast Terrestrial Carbon Dynamics: The Vegetation Phenology Detection in Tropical Evergreen Forests I. Moreau, P. Defourny, E. Hanert et al.

Modelling & Data Assimilation Exploiting Surface Albedos Products to Bridge the Gap Between Remote Sensing Information and Climate Models B. Pinty, I. Andredakis, M. Clerici et al.

Results from the GLACE2 Experiment for Europe B. van den Hurk, F. Doblas-Reyes, G. Balsamo et al.

Assimilation of MERIS FAPAR into a Terrestrial Vegetation Model and Mission Design T. Kaminski, W. Knorr, M. Scholze et al.

Assimilation of Cyclopes Leaf Area Index into the ISBA-A-GS Land Surface Model over France A.L. Barbu, J.-C. Calvet & S. Lafont

Constraining Land-Atmosphere Fluxes Through Assimilation of Earth Observation Data into the Land-Surface Model JULES D. Ghent, J. Kaduk, J. Remedios & H. Balzter

Analysis of Regional Albedo Characteristics and its Influence in the Regional Climate Model REMO S. Preuschmann & D. Jacob

Land-Surface Models & Heat Fluxes The Contrasting Role of Forests and Grasslands on Land-Climate Interaction During Recent European Heat Waves A.J. Teuling & S.I. Seneviratne

Land-Atmosphere Coupling Studies Using the LIS-WRF System J.A. Santanello Jr., C.D. Peters-Lidard & S.V. Kumar

Experiments with a Land-Surface Model Coupled to a High-Resolution NWP System B. Jakubiak & R.M. Hodur

Latent Heat Flux Estimate Through an Energy Water Balance Model and Land Surface Temperature from Remote Sensing C. Corbari, J.A. Sobrino, M. Mancini & V. Hidalgo

Data Assimilation of Space-Based Passive Microwave Soil Moisture Retrievals and the Correction for a Dynamic Open Water Fraction B.T. Gouweleeuw, A.I.J.M. van Dijk & L.J. Renzullo

Aerosols Atmosphere-Land Interactions Study on Aerosols over the Boreal Forest (ALANIS-Aerosols) G. de Leeuw, H. Lappalainen, A. Arola et al.

Monitoring Volcanic Ash with MSG SEVIRI Image and RGB Application A.G. Ertürk & J. Kerkman

Mixing Ratios and Exchange Processes of the Ammonia-Nitric Acid-Ammonium Nitrate Triad Above a Spruce Forest Canopy V. Wolff, F.X. Meixner & I. Trebs

Posters A Maize Yield Model Based on the Land Surface Temperature and Evapotranspiration Derived from Landsat Satellite Data V.K. Boken, C. Martin, J. Nigro et al. ALANIS: A Joint ESA-Ileaps Atmosphere-Land Interaction Study over Boreal Eurasia M. Marconcini, D. Fernàndez-Prieto, S. Pinnock et al.

Evaluation of Global Observations-Based Evapotranspiration Datasets and IPCC AR4 Simulations B. Mueller, S.I. Seneviratne, C. Jimenez et al.

Assessing the Shortwave Radiative Forcing Spatial Distribution Due to Biomass Burning Aerosols in Amazon Basin Using Remote Sensing E.T. Sena, P. Artaxo & A.L. Correia

Atmospheric Brown Clouds in the Central Asia S.I. Popel, V.V. Adushkin, B.B. Chen et al.

Biomass Burning Analysis in Eastern China Using Aerosol Optical Depth Data and HYSPLIT Model H. Xu, Y. Xue, Y. Li et al.

Challenges and Opportunities for Improved Remote Sensing and Modeling of Global Savannas N.P. Hanan & M.J. Hill

CHAMBARA: A Concept for Atmosphere-Surface Observations from the International Space Station C. Muller

Characterization of Mountain Forest Vegetation-Climate Feedback Regimes by Satellite Remote Sensing M. Zoran, R. Savastru, D. Savastru et al.

Characterization of Particulate Matter from a Heavily Industrial Environment S. Valarini & R.Y. Ynoue

Comparison of Soil Moisture in Switzerland Using In-Situ Measurements and Model Output H. Mittelbach, R. Orth & S.I. Seneviratne

Forest Mitigation Strategy C. Arcidiacono-Barsony, P. Ciais, N. Viovy et al.

Detection of Wetland Dynamics with Envisat ASAR in Support of Methane Modelling in High Latitudes A. Bartsch, D. Sabel, S. Schlaffer et al.

Estimation of Sahelian Aeolian Dust Emission Based on Vegetation Modelling C. Pierre, E. Mougin, B. Marticorena & G. Bergametti

Freeze/Thaw Detection in Permafrost Region with C-Band Scatterometers V. Naeimi, C. Paulik, W. Wagner & A. Bartsch

Development of the Vegetation Integrative Simulator for Trace Gases (VISIT): A Model for Simulating Atmosphere-Ecosysme Biogeochemical Interactions A. Ito & M. Inatomi

User Requirements from the Climate Modelling Community for Next Generation Global Products from Land Cover CCI Project L. Kooistra, A. van Groenestijn, V. Kalogirou et al.

GlobCover2009 O. Arino, J. Ramos Perez, V. Kalogirou et al.

Improvement of LAI-VI Relationship for Gross Primary Productivity Estimation in Deciduous Broadleaf Forest, Japan S. Potithep, S. Nagai, K.N. Nasahara et al.

Influence of Soil Moisture-Climate and Vegetation-Climate Interactions on European Summer Climate R. Lorenz, E.L. Davin & S.I. Seneviratne

Influence of Thinning and Windthrow on Backscatter of the Airborne L-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar at a Larch Forest in Northern Japan A. Takahashi, H. Oguma, M. Shimada et al.

Modelling the Foliage Seasonal Carbon Cycle in Tropical Forests M. De Weirdt, H. Verbeeck, F. Maignan et al.

Isoprene Flux Measurement Using Relaxed Eddy Accumulation Method in Warm-Temperate Mixed Forest in Japan M. Okumura, K. Nakagawa, Y. Kominami et al

LUCC in China over the Last Half Century: Conversion of Corona into NDVI Imagery F. Veroustraete, F. Hui, T. Liu et al.

Mapping Global Phosynthetically Active Radiation over Land and Oceans Using MODIS Products J. Verdebout

Measuring the Biosphere-Atmosphere Exchange of Total Reactive Nitrogen over Managed Grassland V. Wolff, C. Ammann, O. Marx & A. Neftel

Mineral Dust Aerosol from Saharan Desert by Means of Atmospheric, Emission, Dispersion Modelling C. Busillo, F. Calastrini, F. Guarnieri et al.

Modeling, Measurement and Identification of Icelandic Volcanic Ash Streaming over Slovenia F. Gao, K. Bergant, T. Bolte et al.

Modelling Canopy Photosynthesis for Two Grassland Competing Species B. Silva & J. Bendix

Modelling Net Ecosystem Exchange and LUE in Mediterranean Oak Forest by Satellite Remote Sensing G. Tramontana & D. Papale

Monitoring Wetlands Area Using Microwave, Optical and In-Situ Data K. Dabrowska-Zielinska & M. Budzynska

Net Ecosystem Carbon Exchange and Evapotranspiration after the Felling of an Eucalyptus Forest G. Pita, A. Rodrigues, A. Mateus & J. Santos Pereira

Nitrogen Compounds Emission and Deposition in West African Dry and Wet Savanna: Interannual Variability C. Delon, M. Adon, C. Galy-Lacaux et al.

Particulate Matter (PM 10) Monitoring in South Tirol, Italian Alps Using MODIS Satellite Data A. Tetzlaff, M. Castelli, E. Emili et al.

Post-Fire Vegetation Recovery in Portugal C. Gouveia, A. Bastos, C. DaCamara & R.M. Trigo

Quantification of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants Emitted from Wildland Fires in Portugal C. Alves, A. Vicente, T. Nunes et al.

Rapid Change Detection and Salt Classification as a Promising Tool to Estimate Emission of Naturally Produced Organohalogens from Saline Ecosystems K. Kotte & F. Löw

Retrieval of Land Surface Resistance to Water Vapour Transfer Using Complementary Relationship and Remote Sensing M. Tanguy, A. Baille, M. González-Real & C. Taylor

Role of Water Vapour Continuum Absorption in the Radiative Processes at the Surface Air of the Earth’s Atmosphere K.M. Firsov & T.Yu. Chesnokova

Surface-Atmosphere Interactions During a Polynya Event at Terra Nova Bay (Antarctica) S. Morelli & F. Parmiggiani

Simulations of the Impact of Land-Cover Change on Cold-Fronts in Southwest Western Australia J. Kala, T.J. Lyons & U.S. Nair

Spatial Soil Temperature and Moisture Monitoring Across the Transylvanian Plain, in Romania T. Rusu, D. Weindorf, B. Haggard et al.

Recent Structural Change in Remote Sensing Data Time Series Linked to Farm Management in Horn of Africa (1999 – 2009) A. Crisci, P. Vignaroli, L. Genesio et al.

Spectroscopic Factors Influencing on the Atmospheric Radiative Transfer Modeling for the Methane Total Amount Retrieval T.Yu. Chesnokova, V. Boudon, C. Wenger et al.

The Chemical Composition of Atmospheric Precipitation some Regions of Karelia I.Yu. Potapova

The Synergy of FY-3A and MODIS for the Retrieval of Aerosol Optical Depth over Land L. Mei, Y. Xue, J. Guang et al.

The Variability of Radiative Balance Elements and Air Temperature on the Asian Region of Russia E.V. Kharyutkina, I.I. Ippolitov & S.V. Loginov

Two-Way Coupling a Regional Climate Model with a High Resolution Land Surface Model F. Zabel, W. Mauser, T. Marke et al.

Using SAR and LAM Wind Fields to Investigate the Effects of Land/Atmosphere Interaction S. Zecchetto, F. De Biasio & M. Miglietta

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