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In this paper, an unsupervised domain adaptation-based method was proposed to estimate LAI from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) surface reflectance dataset based on a training dataset constructed from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) surface reflectance dataset. A transfer component analysis (TCA) algorithm was first utilized to map the MODIS and VIIRS surface reflectance into the same subspace to reduce the distribution discrepancies between the MODIS and VIIRS surface reflectance. Then, the embedded data obtained from MODIS surface reflectance dataset, along with the LAI values produced by fusing the MODIS and the Carbon cYcle and Change in Land Observational Products from an Ensemble of Satellites (CYCLOPES) products, were employed to train general regression neural networks (GRNNs). Finally, for retrieving the LAI values, the embedded data acquired from the VIIRS surface reflectance dataset was input into the trained GRNNs. For multiple field sites with different biome types, we used this developed method to retrieve LAI values based on the VIIRS surface reflectance dataset. The results indicate that, based on the training dataset built from MODIS surface reflectance dataset, the domain adaptation-based retrieval method can effectively estimate LAI values from VIIRS surface reflectance dataset. By comparison with the VIIRS and MODIS LAI products, the retrieved LAI values with TCA are more consistent with the reference LAI values acquired from high-resolution remote sensing images. The coefficient of determination (R2) and root mean square error (RMSE) of the retrieved LAI values with TCA at all selected sites are 0.88 and 0.68, respectively. 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