A long-term Global LAnd Surface Satellite (GLASS) data-set for environmental studies

TL;DR: In this article, a direct estimation algorithm for mapping daily land-surface broadband albedo from MODIS data is presented. And the robustness of this method for different angular bins, aerosol conditions, and land cover types is analyzed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the Global LAnd Surface Satellite (GLASS) ISR and PAR products are developed based on an improved look-up table method from 2008 to 2010 at a 5 km spatial resolution and a 3 hours temporal resolution, from multiple polar-orbiting and geostationary satellite data.

TL;DR: This paper provides a comprehensive review of the satellite missions, state-of-the art estimation algorithms and the satellite products, and also synthesizes current understanding of the EEB and spatio-temporal variations.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used space-borne multispectral data collected during the 3 decades from 1981 to 2012 to show that summertime surface albedo over the Greenland ice sheet decreased at a statistically significant (99 %) rate of 0.02

TL;DR: It is indicated that global changes in climate have eased several critical climatic constraints to plant growth, such that net primary production increased 6% (3.4 petagrams of carbon over 18 years) globally.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a modeling approach aimed at seasonal resolution of global climatic and edaphic controls on patterns of terrestrial ecosystem production and soil microbial respiration using satellite imagery (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer and International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project solar radiation), along with historical climate (monthly temperature and precipitation) and soil attributes (texture, C and N contents) from global (1°) data sets as model inputs.

TL;DR: In this paper, a simple realistic biosphere model for calculating the transfer of energy, mass and momentum between the atmosphere and the vegetated surface of the earth has been developed for use in atmospheric general circulation models.

TL;DR: In this article, an update on the Earth's global annual mean energy budget in the light of new observations and analyses is provided, with the top-of-atmosphere (TOA) values constrained by Earth Radiation Budget Experiment values from 1985 to 1989, when the TOA values were approximately in balance.