CEOS LPV Phenology Meeting December 5, 2012 – San Francisco, CA Marriott Marquis, Foothill B Room, 1-6pm Matthew Jones Co-Lead CEOS LPV Phenology Focus Group University of Montana

Remote Sensing Phenology Data Providers & Products Hubbard Brook In Situ Data Networks & Established Research Sites Citizen Science Networks VALIDATION Phenology Land Product Validation CEOS Working Group on Calibration and Validation - lpvs.gsfc.nasa.gov

Satellite Derived Land Surface Phenology Products AVHRR-USGS MODIS-MCD12Q2 MODIS/AVHRR VIP Lab JRC/VITO ESA-PHAVEOS Coverage Africa MODIS-for-NACP Phenology ProductsProducerSensorDate RangeCoverage US Remote Sensing PhenologyUSGSAHVRR/eMODIS *US MODIS-for-NACPNASA / NACPMODIS US MCD12Q2NASA / BUMODIS *Global VIP ProductVIP / ESDR / NASAAVHRR/MODIS *Global Phenology ProductsforWARNMODIS *US PHAVEOS? VEGETATION? Coverage Africa? JRC/VITO?

Level I Sites – Phenocam Sites matched to Ground Observations Harvard Forest PhenoCam Phenology Land Product Validation CEOS Working Group on Calibration and Validation - lpvs.gsfc.nasa.gov

Level I Sites – Phenocam Sites matched to Ground Observations Phenology Land Product Validation CEOS Working Group on Calibration and Validation - lpvs.gsfc.nasa.gov

Level I Sites – Phenocam Sites matched to Ground Observations  Phenocam sites with ground observations in 100km radius.  Working with Phenocam group and USA-NPN to define high quality sites.  Goal of ~30 sites (North America). Phenology Land Product Validation CEOS Working Group on Calibration and Validation - lpvs.gsfc.nasa.gov

Level II Sites – Phenocam Sites, Ground Observations, Met/Flux Towers, Instrumentation Site NameCountryCover Type Torgnon – TellinodItalyGrassland Torgnon – TronchaneyItalyLarch Forest Park FallsUSADeciduous Broadleaf HyytialaFinlandBoreal Conifer HarvardUSAMixed Forest BartlettUSAMixed Forest HowlandUSABoreal Hardwood Trans TakayamaJapanDeciduous Broadleaf TakayamaJapanEvergreen Coniferous More Sites Needed:  Savanna / Woody Savanna  Croplands  Shrublands Step 2: Selection of Core Validation Sites Level II Sites Alice Holt, UK Morrellato, Brazil

Step 3: Package Data at Core Sites for Distribution to Phenology Community Define 100km Grids Centered on Core Sites Site Data Packages Include:  The complete suite of available remote sensing phenology products.  Phenocam images  Ground Observations  Instrument Data (eg. CO2 fluxes, PAR Sensors, spectrometer data) Goal: to allow for multiple temporal and spatial resolution scaling opportunities

Step 4: Data Storage and Distribution Data Packages will be stored and distributed by the ORNL-DAAC  Is it unnecessary redundancy to house phenocam and NPN data at ORNL?  How do we insure Data Sharing protocols are met?  Can this be solved by only including links to site data?

Phenology Land Product Validation Phenology Scientific Community Involvement The LPV Phenology subgroup encourages community collaboration:  The effort is dependent on data sharing across multiple communities.  We are seeking a global array of sites – Central and South America, Africa, Asia, Australia  Collaboration across groups is needed for proposal submissions to fund these efforts. Please visit the website and contact us to become involved!