ABSTRACT
This chapter is devoted to monitoring a variety of characteristics and processes in terrestrial ecosystems, focusing on those variables related to plant productivity together with water use, gas fluxes, and relationships to environmental factors. Linkages to water are covered by examining a variety of soil moisture sensors, including ground penetrating radar and remote sensing, as well as evapotranspiration models. Plant productivity and leaf area are described at several scales from plant to canopy. This chapter ends with an overview of remote sensing applications to terrestrial systems, emphasizing vegetation and soil moisture.
