Geostationary Satellite-Derived Diurnal Cycles of Photosynthesis and Their Drivers in a Subtropical Forest

Tropical and subtropical forests account for approximately one-third of global terrestrial gross primary productivity (GPP), and the diurnal patterns of GPP strongly regulate the land–atmosphere CO2 interactions and feedback to the climate. Combined with ground eddy-covariance (EC) flux towers, geostationary satellites offer significant advantages for continuously monitoring these diurnal variations in the “breathing of biosphere”. Here we utilized half-hourly optical signals from the Himawari-8 Advanced Himawari Imager (H8/AHI) geostationary satellite and tower-based EC flux data to investigate the diurnal variations in subtropical forest GPP and its drivers. Results showed that three machine learning models well estimated the diurnal patterns of subtropical forest GPP, with the determination coefficient (R2) ranging from 0.71 to 0.76. Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) is the primary driver of the diurnal cycle of GPP, modulated by temperature, soil water content, and vapor pressure deficit. Moreover, the effect magnitude of PAR on GPP varies across three timescales. This study provides robust technical support for diurnal forest GPP estimations and the possibility for large-scale estimations of diurnal GPP over tropics in the future.

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  2025

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  Remote Sensing

• Publication date

  2025-09-04

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  DOI 10.3390/rs17173079
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