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Following are publications of previous work performed in the boreal region of North America.

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Bunn A. G., Goetz S. J. & Fiske G. J. (2005). Observed and predicted
responses of plant growth to climate across Canada. Geophysical Research Letters. 32: doi:10.1029/2005GL023646 Cao, M., S. D. Prince, J. Small, and S. J. Goetz (2004). Satellite remotely sensed interannual variability in terrestrial net primary
productivity from 1980 to 2000. Ecosystems 7:233-242.

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Gamon, J.A., K.F. Huemmrich, D.R. Peddle, J. Chen, D. Fuentes, F.G. Hall, J.S. Kimball, S. Goetz, J. Gu, and K.C. McDonald. 2004. Remote sensing in BOREAS: Lessons learned. Remote Sensing of Environment 89(2):139-162.

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Goetz S. J., Bunn, A.G., Fiske G. & Houghton R. A. (2005). Satellite observed photosynthetic trends across boreal North America associated with climate and fire disturbance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. 102(38): 13521-13525

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Goetz, S.J., G. Fiske, and A. Bunn (2006). Using satellite time series data sets to analyze fire disturbance and forest recovery across Canada, Remote Sensing of Environment 101:352-365.

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Goetz, S.J., S.D. Prince, S.N. Goward, M.M. Thawley, J. Small, and A. Johnston, 1999, Mapping net primary production and related biophysical variables with remote sensing: application to the BOREAS region, Journal of Geophysical Research, 104 (22) : 27719-27733.

 

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Goetz, S.J. and S.D. Prince, 1999, Modeling terrestrial carbon exchange and storage: the evidence for and implications of functional convergence in light use efficiency, Advances in Ecological Research, 28 : 57-92.

 

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Goetz, S.J., S.D. Prince, J. Small, A. Gleason, and M.M. Thawley, 2000, Interannual variability in global terrestrial primary production: results of a model driven with satellite observations, Journal of Geophysical Research, 105(D15): 20077-20091.

 

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Goetz, S.J., S.D. Prince, S.N. Goward, M. M. Thawley, J. Small, 1999, Satellite remote sensing of primary production: an improved production efficiency modeling approach, Ecological Modeling, 122 (3) : 239-255.

 

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Goetz, S.J. and S.D. Prince, 1998, Variability in carbon exchange and light utilization among boreal forest stands: implications for remote sensing of net primary production, Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 28 (3) : 375-389.

 

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Goetz, S.J.and S.D. Prince, 1996, Remote sensing of net primary production in boreal forest stands Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 78:149-179.

 

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Hyer, E., and S.J. Goetz. 2004. Comparison and sensitivity analysis of instruments and radiometric methods for LAI estimation: assessments from a boreal forest site. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 122(3/4):157-174.

 

Kasischke, E.S., S.J. Goetz, M. Hansen, M. Ozdogan, J. Rogan, S.L. Ustin, and C.E. Woodcock. 2004. Temperate and Boreal Forests. In Remote Sensing for Natural Resource Management and Environmental Monitoring , ed. S.L. Ustin, pp. 147-238, John Wiley & Sons and American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Hoboken, NJ.

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Steinberg, D.C., S.J. Goetz, and E. Hyer.  2006.  Validation of MODIS FPAR products in boreal forests of Alaska.  IEEE Transanctions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.  44 (7): 1818-1828.

Links

The NRDC - The Boreal Forest, Earth's Green Crown

The Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS)

The Boreal Forest Network

The MODIS Land Science Team

The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment

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Boreal North America Team

Collaborating Scientists