NPTEL : NOC:Remote Sensing of Leaf Area Index and Primary Productivity (Civil Engineering)

Co-ordinators : Prof. MD Behera


Lecture 1 - Introduction

Lecture 2 - Leaf Area Index - Definition and Basics

Lecture 3 - Leaf Area Index - Field Measurements

Lecture 4 - Remote Sensing - Story of Matter and Energy Interactions

Lecture 5 - Remote Sensing - Optical Properties of Leaf and Canopy

Lecture 6 - LAI- Optical RS Methods: Empirical Transfer Functions

Lecture 7 - LAI Estimation - RS Methods: Model Inversion

Lecture 8 - LAI Estimation - LiDAR and Micowave RS Methods

Lecture 9 - LAI- Global Data Products

Lecture 10 - LAI Products - Challenges and Future Prospects

Lecture 11 - RS of Primary Productivity - Introduction and Overview

Lecture 12 - RS of Primary Productivity - VIs and LUE

Lecture 13 - RS of Primary Productivity - Process Based Models

Lecture 14 - RS of Primary Productivity Methods - SIF

Lecture 15 - RS of Primary Productivity Methods - LST, ML, Inversion/Passive RS

Lecture 16 - LAI Applications: Phenology, Climate and LSMs

Lecture 17 - RS of Primary Productivity - Uncertainities and Challenges - LUE

Lecture 18 - LAI Applications: Indian Examples

Lecture 19 - Primary Productivity Applications: Indian Examples

Lecture 20 - Primary Productivity Applications: Indian Examples and Way Forward