Generating global Leaf Area Index from Landsat: Algorithm formulation and demonstration

a Bay Area Environmental Research Institute (BAERI)/NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA b Biospheric Science Branch, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA c Department of Watershed Science, Utah State University, UT 84322, USA d Department of Science and Environmental Policy, California State University at Monterey Bay/NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA e Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER) Inc., Lexington, MA 02421, USA f Department of Geography, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20771, USA g Biospheric Sciences Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA h Department of Geography and Environment, Boston University, MA 02215, USA