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This was done through a controlled outdoor experiment involving ASD FieldSpec Pro Spectroradiometer measurements over juniper canopies of varying cone densities. Broadband and narrowband spectral reflectance and vegetation index (VI) patterns were evaluated as to their sensitivity and their ability to discriminate the presence of cones. The overall aim of this research was to assess remotely sensed phenological capabilities to detect pollen-bearing juniper trees for public health applications. A general decrease in reflectance values with increasing juniper cone density was found, particularly in the Green (545\u2013565 nm) and NIR (750\u20131,350 nm) regions. In contrast, reflectances in the shortwave-infrared (SWIR, 2,000 nm to 2,350 nm) region decreased from no cone presence to intermediate amounts (90 g\/m2) and then increased from intermediate levels to the highest cone densities (200 g\/m2). Reflectance patterns in the Red (620\u2013700 nm) were more complex due to shifting contrast patterns in absorptance between cones and juniper foliage, where juniper foliage is more absorbing than cones only within the intense narrowband region of maximum chlorophyll absorption near 680 nm. Overall, narrowband reflectances were more sensitive to cone density changes than the equivalent MODIS broadbands. In all VIs analyzed, there were significant relationships with cone density levels, particularly with the narrowband versions and the two-band vegetation index (TBVI) based on Green and Red bands, a promising outcome for the use of phenocams in juniper phenology trait studies. These results indicate that spectral indices are sensitive to certain juniper phenologic traits that can potentially be used for juniper cone detection in support of public health applications.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs5105330","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,10,23]],"date-time":"2013-10-23T07:45:42Z","timestamp":1382514342000},"page":"5330-5345","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Response of Spectral Reflectances and Vegetation Indices on Varying Juniper Cone Densities"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"5","author":[{"given":"Dailiang","family":"Peng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Digital Earth Science, Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth,  Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China"}]},{"given":"Zhangyan","family":"Jiang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2809-2376","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alfredo","family":"Huete","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Plant Functional Biology and Climate Change Cluster (C3), University of Technology, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia"}]},{"given":"Guillermo","family":"Ponce-Campos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"USDA ARS Southwest Watershed Research, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA"},{"name":"Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA"}]},{"given":"Uyen","family":"Nguyen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA"}]},{"given":"Jeffrey","family":"Luvall","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA, Huntsville, AL 35805, USA"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2013,10,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Brenzel, K.N. 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