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Estimating the Carbon Cycle of South Africa with BETHY/DLR An Assessment Approach for Land Degradation Markus Niklaus, Markus Tum, Kurt Günther, German Aerospace Center (DLR). EGU General Assembly 2010, Vienna. Envisat MERIS, ESA 2004. Area of interest: South Africa. GLC2000, JRC.
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Estimating the Carbon Cycle of South Africa with BETHY/DLRAn Assessment Approach for Land DegradationMarkus Niklaus, Markus Tum, Kurt Günther, German Aerospace Center (DLR) EGU General Assembly 2010, Vienna
Envisat MERIS, ESA 2004 Area of interest: South Africa GLC2000, JRC
Data base Methodological development Results Land Cover Classification (GLC 2000, MODIS VCF) BETHY/DLR Biosphere Energy TransferHydrology Model Leaf Area Index (VEGETATION) Net-Primary-Production(NPP) Net-Ecosystem-Production(NEP) Photosynthesis Stomatal conductivity Light use efficiency Water balance Evapotranspiration Soil respiration Soil Types (FAO) Relief/Geopotential Meteorological Data (ECMWF) The Vegetation Model BETHY/DLR further information: Poster EGU2010-3945 at BG86
Results: NPP Map for South Africa 2001 200 0 National NPP-Sum for the year 2001 130 MtC
Results: Model Output for Scrubland-Pixel Gross- and Net Primary Productivity (GPP/NPP) Actual and potential Evapotranspiration (ATP/PTP)
Validation / Comparison Validation with annual statistics about biomass stocks in semi-arid scrublands Validation Approach: EGU2010-4228 by Markus Tum at XL17 Comparison with products derived from satellite data MODIS GPP and NPP C-Fix VEGETATION Spot 5, CNES
Thank you for your attention markus.niklaus@dlr.de Poster session today 17:30 – 19:00 This presentation: EGU2010-3945 (BG86) Validation approach: EGU2010-4228 (XL17)