MODIS TIME SERIES ANALYSIS AND TRMM IN EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS
Abstract
The objective of this work was to analyze and compare spectral indexes in eucalyptus plantations and
correlate them with precipitation data for the period from 2003 to 2012, in order to assess whether climate
change has an influence on vegetation phenology. The methodology entailed obtaining the mean spectral
indexes (NDVI, EVI and GPP) of MODIS images and elaborating the temporal profiles of the eucalyptus
vegetation, for both cloned seedlings and those grown from seeds. These profiles were correlated with
TRMM precipitation data. The results showed NDVI values higher than the EVI, although a clearly defined
seasonality was not present, whereas the GPP demonstrated a well-defined seasonal behavior in all
of the years. The correlation between the spectral indices and the precipitation had representative results
for some years, including El Niño and La Niña periods. It was concluded that MODIS products allow the
evaluation of phenological cycles in eucalyptus plantations, principally for the planting and cutting phases.
Keywords: Spectral indices; MODIS sensor; Stands of eucalyptus.
References
BRIZUELA, A. B.; MILERA, S. G. Actualización de la superficie forestada en cuatro Departamentos de la Provincia de Entre Ríos. Revista Científica Agropecuaria, Paraná, v. 7, n. 1, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuárias – UNER, p. 45-50, 2003.
CPTEC - Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos. El Niño e La Niña. Disponível em
FERREIRA, J. M. A. Ganhos de produtividade de plantações clonais de Eucalyptus Urophylla e suas correlações com variáveis edafoclimáticas e silviculturais. 2007. 85 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Ciências Florestais) - ESALQ/USP, Piracicaba, 2007.
FREITAS, R.M. et. al. Virtual laboratory of remote sensing series: visualization of MODIS EVI2 data set over South America. Journal of Computational Interdisciplinary Sciences, v. 2, n.1, p. 57-68, 2011.
HUETE, A., et. al. Overview of the radiometric and biophysical performance of the MODIS vegetation indices. Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 83, p. 195–213, 2002.
IPCC – Painel Intergovernamental Sobre Mudanças do Clima. Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis. Third Assessment Report, 2001. Disponível em
JENSEN, J. R. Sensoriamento Remoto do Ambiente: uma perspectiva em recursos terrestres. Tradução:
EPIPHANIO, J. C. N. et al. São José dos Campos: Parêntese, 2009.
LATORRE, M. L., et al. Produtos para ecossistemas terrestres – MOD-LAND. In: B. F. T. RUDORFF; Y. E. SHIMABUKURO; J. C. CEBALLOS. (Org.). Sensor MODIS e suas aplicações ambientais no Brasil. São José dos Campos: Editora Parêntese, 2007. p. 185-206.
LIANG L.; SCHWARTZ M.D. Landscape phenology: an integrative approach to seasonal vegetation dynamics.
Landscape Ecology, n. 24, p. 465-472, 2009.
MAIRE, G., et al. MODIS NDVI time-series allow the monitoring of Eucalyptus plantation biomass. Remote
Sensing of Environment, v. 115, p. 2613–2625, 2011.
MARSDEN, C., et al. Relating MODIS vegetation index time-series with structure, light absorption and
stem production of fast-growing Eucalyptus plantations. Forest Ecology and Management, v. 259, p.
1741–1753, 2010.
PARUELO, J.M., et al. Current distribution of ecosystem functional types in temperate South America.
Ecosystems, n. 4, p. 683-698, 2001.
PONZONI, F. J.; SHIMABUKURO, Y. E. Sensoriamento Remoto no estudo da vegetação. São José dos
Campos: Parêntese, 2009.
RIBEIRO, C. A. D., et al. Correlações entre variáveis climáticas e séries multitemporais EVI em floresta
natural e em cultivo agrícola. Cerne, Lavras, v. 15, n. 2, p. 196-204, 2009.
SANTANA, R. C., et al. Estimativa de biomassa de plantios de eucalipto no Brasil. Revista Árvore, Viçosa, v. 32, n. 4, p. 697-706, 2008.
SOARES, J. V., et al. Histórico e Descrição. In: RUDORFF, B. F. T.; SHIMABUKURO, Y. E.; CEBALLOS, J. C. (Org.). Sensor MODIS e suas aplicações ambientais no Brasil. São José dos Campos: Editora Parêntese, 2007. p. 3-21.
SUN W., et al. Mapping plant functional types from MODIS data using multisource evidential reasoning. Remote Sensing of Environment, n. 112, p. 1010-1024, 2008.
WANG, J., et al. Temporal responses of NDVI to precipitation and temperature in the central Great Plains, USA. International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 24, n. 11, p. 2345–2364, 2003.
Keywords

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish in this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain the copyright and grant MERCATOR the right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which allows the sharing of the work with recognition of the authorship of the work and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are authorized to sign additional contracts separately, for non-exclusive distribution of the version of the work published in this journal (e.g., publish in an institutional repository or as a book chapter), with acknowledgment of authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are allowed and encouraged to publish and distribute their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their personal page) at any point before or during the editorial process, as this can generate productive changes as well as increase the impact and citation of the published work (see The Effect of Free Access).
- Authors are responsible for the content of the manuscript published in the journal.