Integration of remote sensing and tree ring analysis for:

• Climate reconstruction
• Phenological research
• Estimation of Net Primary Production
• Sustainable management

This study examines the dendroclimatological potential (with emphasis on the ENSO-effect) of trees from the miombo woodland in Southern Africa. Remote sensing, based on broad resolution NOAA-AVHRR NDVI images, is used to examine the phenology of the vegetation and to select suitable sampling sites. Both growth ring analysis and remote sensing are used to estimate Net Primary Production (NPP) of the vegetation and to build growth curves, parameters that are important in the establishment of a sustainable forest management for the miombo woodland.