Monitoring Crop Productivity over the U.S. Corn Belt using an Improved Light Use Efficiency Model

Xiaocui Wu1, Xiangming Xiao2, Yao Zhang1, Yuanwei Qin3 and Russell Doughty4, (1)University of Oklahoma, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, Norman, OK, United States, (2)School of Biological Sciences, Center for Earth Observation and Modeling, University of Oklahoma, Norman, United States, (3)University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, Norman, OK, United States, (4)California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States