Fig. 2: Spatial patterns of surface albedo differences between PFT- and PFC-based leaf optical property configurations.
From: Impacts of leaf traits on vegetation optical properties in Earth system modeling
The simulations were made from 1985 to 2019 under the historical pathway (uncoupled). PAR: photosynthetically active radiation, NIR: near-infrared radiation, PFT: plant functional type, PFC plant functional characteristic. a PFT- and PFC-based surface PAR albedo difference. b PFT- and PFC-based surface NIR albedo difference. c-d Differences between MODIS and PFT-based surface PAR and NIR albedo in the regions where the difference between PFT- and PFC-based albedo is ≥ 0.005. e-f Differences between MODIS and PFC-based surface PAR and NIR albedo in the regions where the difference between PFT- and PFC-based albedo is ≥0.005. The cyan rectangles mark the regions with potential improvements in the tropical rainforests. We excluded the regions with changes <0.005 for better visualization. Made with Nature Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com.
