Zhang J.H. author Du Y.Z. author Liu X.F. author He Z.M. author Yang Limin author 2012 FY 2013 The leaf area index (LAI) is a very important parameter affecting land-atmosphere exchanges in land-surface processes; LAI is one of the basic feature parameters of canopy structure, and one of the most important biophysical parameters for modeling ecosystem processes such as carbon and water fluxes. Remote sensing provides the only feasible option for mapping LAI continuously over landscapes, but existing methodologies have significant limitations. To detect LAI accurately and quickly is one of tasks in the ecological and agricultural crop yield estimation study, etc. Emerging hyperspectral remote sensing sensor and techniques can complement existing ground-based measurement of LAI. Spatially explicit measurements of LAI extracted from hyperspectral remotely sensed data are component necessary for simulation of ecological variables and processes. This paper firstly summarized LAI retrieval method based on different level hyperspectral remote sensing platform (i. e., airborne, satellite-borne and ground-based); and secondly different kinds of retrieval model were summed up both at home and abroad in recent years by using hyperspectral remote sensing data; and finally the direction of future development of LAI remote sensing inversion was analyzed. airborne area basic biophysical biophysical parameter canopy carbon China component crop yield data development ecological ecosystem estimation flux ground-based measurement hyperspectral remote sensing journal articles LAI land surface landscape leaf area index mapping measurement methodology model modeling processes remote sensing research research program retrieval model sensor simulation spatially explicit structure technique water yield exported from refbase (http://eros.usgs.gov/refbase/show.php?record=25697), last updated on Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:59:43 -0500 text http://www.gpxygpfx.com/en/gkll.asp http://www.gpxygpfx.com/en/gkll.asp Zhang_etal2012 EROS @ cdeering @ 1312 2012 continuing periodical academic journal 32 12 3319 3323 http://www.gpxygpfx.com/en/gkll.asp