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Name:	Rasmus Fensholt
Current position:	Assistant Professor
Current institution:	Department of Geography and Geology
Address:	Oerster Voldgade 10 DK-1350, Copenhagen, Denmark
Phone:	+45 3532 2526
Email:	rf@geogr.ku.dk
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Graduated year:	2004
Title of Thesis:	Assessment of Primary Production in a Semi-arid Environment from Satellite Data - Exploiting capabilities of new sensors
Download Thesis:	Download PhD Thesis
Graduated from:	Depatment of Geography, Univ. of Copenhagen
Employed at:	Depatment of Geography, Univ. of Copenhagen
Funded by:	Danish Research Councils, ESA related research.
Supervisor(s):	Inge Sandholt, Michael Schultz Rasmussen

Publications based on the PhD study:

Fensholt R., Sandholt I., Rasmussen M.S., and Stisen S. (2006): Improved primary production modelling in the semi-arid Sahel using MODIS vegetation and stress indices combined with Meteosat PAR data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 105, 173-188.

Fensholt R. and Sandholt I. (2005): Evaluation of MODIS and NOAA AVHRR vegetation indices with in situ measurements in a semi-arid environment. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 26(12): 2561-2594.

Fensholt R., Sandholt I., and Rasmussen M.S. (2004): Evaluation of MODIS LAI, fAPAR and the relation between fAPAR and NDVI in a semi-arid environment using in situ measurements. Remote Sensing of Environment, 91:490-507.

Fensholt R (2004): Earth observation of vegetation status in the Sahelian and Sudanian West Africa - comparison of TERRA MODIS and NOAA AVHRR satellite data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 25(9): 1641-1659.

Fensholt R. and Sandholt I. (2003): Derivation of a shortwave infrared water stress index from MODIS near- and shortwave infrared data in a semi-arid environment. Remote Sensing of Environment, 87(1):111-121.