From 6a7a33a1d79f2e93ac487ab6b485485f5bd6922e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wei-Ting Hung <107704243+angehung5@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:39:26 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update Table 2 Add pavd and data time frequency --- README.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c5b5a478..2a613df5 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -150,11 +150,11 @@ The Canopy-App input data in [Table 2](#table-2-canopy-app-required-input-variab | `hpbl` | Height of the planetary boundary layer (m) | UFS NOAA/GFSv16 | | `prate_ave` | Average mass precipitation rate (kg m-2 s-1) | UFS NOAA/GFSv16 | | **External Canopy Variables** | **Variable Description and Units** | **Data Source/Reference (if necessary)** | -| `fh` | Forest canopy height (m) | Fused GEDI/Landsat data. Data Period=2020. Data frequency=Static. ([Potapov et al., 2020](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.112165)) | +| `fh` | Forest canopy height (m) | Fused GEDI/Landsat data. Data Period=2020. Data frequency=Annual. ([Potapov et al., 2020](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.112165)) | | `clu` | Forest clumping index (dimensionless) | GriddingMachine/MODIS. Data Period=2001-2017 Climatology. Data frequency=Monthly. ([Wei et al., 2019](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111296)). Extended globally for high latitudes using methods described [here](https://gmuedu-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/whung_gmu_edu/EdglXmW2kzBDtDj1xV0alGcB1Yo2I8hzdyWGVGB2YOTfgw). | | `lai` | Leaf area index (m2/m2) | VIIRS-NPP. Data Period=2020. Data frquency=Daily, interpolated from original 8-day product. ([Myneni 2018](https://doi.org/10.5067/VIIRS/VNP15A2H.001)). Extended globally for high latitudes using methods described [here](https://gmuedu-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/whung_gmu_edu/EdglXmW2kzBDtDj1xV0alGcB1Yo2I8hzdyWGVGB2YOTfgw). | -| `ffrac` | Forest fraction (dimensionless) | Based on [VIIRS GVF-NPP](https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/jpss/gvf.php) and GriddingMachine/MODIS FFRAC/FVC from Terra. Data Period=2020. Data frequency=Static. ([DiMiceli et al., 2022](https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD44B.061)). Extended globally for high latitudes using methods described [here](https://gmuedu-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/whung_gmu_edu/EdglXmW2kzBDtDj1xV0alGcB1Yo2I8hzdyWGVGB2YOTfgw). | -| `pavd` | Plant area volume density (m2/m3) | [GEDI product from North Arizona University](https://goetzlab.rc.nau.edu/index.php/gedi/). Data Period=201904-202212 Climatology. Data frequency=Static. | +| `ffrac` | Forest fraction (dimensionless) | Based on [VIIRS GVF-NPP](https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/jpss/gvf.php) and GriddingMachine/MODIS FFRAC/FVC from Terra. Data Period=2020. Data frequency=Annual. ([DiMiceli et al., 2022](https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD44B.061)). Extended globally for high latitudes using methods described [here](https://gmuedu-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/whung_gmu_edu/EdglXmW2kzBDtDj1xV0alGcB1Yo2I8hzdyWGVGB2YOTfgw). | +| `pavd` | Plant area volume density (m2/m3) | [GEDI product from North Arizona University](https://goetzlab.rc.nau.edu/index.php/gedi/). Data Period=201904-202212 Climatology. Data frequency=Annual. Three dimensional structure of plant area volume density with 14 vertical layers from the surface (0 m) to 70 m above ground level. Data at each layer represents the average pavd within certain height range (e.g. 0 - 5 m for first layer). | | **Other External Variables** | **Variable Description and Units** | **Data Source/Reference (if necessary)** | | `frp` | Total Fire Radiative Power (MW/grid cell area) | [NOAA/NESDIS GBBEPx](https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/land/gbbepx/) | | `csz` | Cosine of the solar zenith angle (dimensionless) | [Based on Python Pysolar](https://pysolar.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) |