Spatial-temporal dynamics of land surface phenology over Africa for the period of 1982-2015.

ABSTRACT: Knowledge of the dynamics of vegetation phenology is essential for the understanding of vegetation-climate interactions. Although the interest in phenology study is growing, vegetation phenology in Africa received far less attention compared to the Northern Hemisphere. Africa straddles the northern and southern hemispheres, and the climate has a clear latitudinal gradient, which facilitates the study of the interaction between phenology and climate. In this study, the latitudinal and longitudinal gradients and temporal trends of start of growing season (SOS), peak of growing season (POS), and end of growing season (EOS) were examined using long-term satellite dataset during 1982-2015. The latitudinal variations in these phenology metrics were larger in the northern than those in the southe

SUBMITTER: Shi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10360589 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature