International Applications
International Crop Yield Forecasts
Our international crop yield forecasts currently include Argentina, Brazil, China, Europe, India, and Ukraine.
Soybean Production in Brazil
Below are two versions of our 2001 and 2015 landcover maps for Mato Grosso, Brazil.
These maps illustrate the trends in agricultural expansion & intensification between 2001-2015 in Mato Grosso, Brazil, which continue to this day here and elsewhere around the country. Brazil overtook the U.S. as the world leader in soybean production in 2018.
International Study of NDVI in China
NDVI in Motion
On the left panel we have the Mauna Loa CO2 data from the corresponding period. The spinner is an annual plot. Notice the annual cycle of CO2 follows a distinct pattern that is a function of the green-up of China. At the beginning of the year (where the red dot begins) we’re still accumulating CO2 in the atmosphere before spring comes on. Where it turns the corner is the beginning of May. Then, the CO2 starts to decline as the plants start to consume it, then late August/September, enough senescence has occurred that the CO2 reverses course and starts to build again.