Abstract
This dataset contains vegetation biophysical variables of eight meadows in the Provinces of Bolzano and Trento, in the Italian Eastern Alps, monitored approximately every two weeks during the growing seasons of 2023 and 2024.
Keywords: Leaf Area Index, fPAR, soil moisture, chlorophyll, biomass, grasslands, remote sensing validation, in-situ observations, ground truth, agri-environmental monitoring.
Intended Use:
* Validation of vegetation biophysical variables derived from Sentinel-2 satellite data
* Research on mountain grassland ecosystemsSupporting European initiatives like the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) monitoring, Farm to Fork, and the Agriculture of Data partnership
Funding: Horizon Europe, ScaleAgData project (Grant Agreement No. 101086355)