Vegetation dynamics and phenology play an important role in inter-annual vegetation
changes in terrestrial ecosystems and are key indicators of climate-vegetation interactions …

Crop yields need to be improved in a sustainable manner to meet the expected worldwide
increase in population over the coming decades as well as the effects of anticipated climate …

Mapping high resolution (30-m or better) cropland extent over very large areas such as
continents or large countries or regions accurately, precisely, repeatedly, and rapidly is of …

The automation of agricultural mapping using satellite-derived remotely sensed data
remains a challenge in Africa because of the heterogeneous and fragmental landscape …

The short revisit times afforded by recently-deployed optical satellite sensors that acquire 3–
30 m resolution imagery provide new opportunities to study seasonal vegetation dynamics …

Remote sensing studies of vegetation phenology increasingly benefit from freely available
satellite imagery acquired with high temporal frequency at fine spatial resolution. Particularly …

Abstract The dynamics of Leaf Area Index (LAI) from space is key to identify crop types and
their phenology over large areas, and to characterize spatial variations within growers' …

Crop phenology provides essential information for monitoring and modeling land surface
phenology dynamics and crop management and production. Most previous studies mainly …

In the global context of population growth and climate change, monitoring crops is
necessary to sustain agriculture and conserve natural resources. While many studies have …

Abstract Knowledge of the area and spatial distribution of paddy rice is important for
assessment of food security, management of water resources, and estimation of greenhouse …