Journal of Beijing Normal University, Volume. 61, Issue 3, 405(2025)

Spatiotemporal variation and difference analysis of global leaf fuel moisture content based on MODIS data

HU Xiangyan1,2, ZHANG Xinjia1, YANG Rui1, LU Huangruimeng3, OU Yingxing1, HU Tangao1,3, and FANG Meihong1,2,4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Remote Sensing and Earth Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, zhejiang, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of National Geographical Conditions Monitoring, Ministry of Natural Resources, Wuhan University, Wuhan, hubei, China
  • 3Kharkiv College, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, zhejiang, China
  • 4Key Laboratory of Urban Wetland and Regional Change in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, zhejiang, China
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    Paper Information

    Received: Nov. 27, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 21, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 21, 2025

    The Author Email: FANG Meihong (melodymhfang@hznu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.12202/j.0476-0301.2024250

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