Articles | Volume 10, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-525-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-525-2018
13 Mar 2018
 | 13 Mar 2018

Seasonal evolution of soil and plant parameters on the agricultural Gebesee test site: a database for the set-up and validation of EO-LDAS and satellite-aided retrieval models

Sina C. Truckenbrodt and Christiane C. Schmullius

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A comprehensive ground reference database for the set-up and validation of models for the satellite-aided retrieval of crop characteristics is presented. Data on the evolution of biophysical and biochemical plant parameters were collected for seven crop types on the Gebesee test site (central Germany) in 2013 and 2014. Field work was carried out on a weekly basis and close to satellite acquisitions. The data reflects spatial heterogeneity and interannual phenological variability.