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Hence, this study examines the potential of the space-borne hyperspectral Hyperion sensor compared to the multispectral Landsat OLI sensor in predicting dwarf shrub biomass in an arid region characterized by challenging conditions for satellite-based analysis: The Eastern Pamirs of Tajikistan. We calculated vegetation indices for all available wavelengths of both sensors, correlated these indices with field-mapped biomass while considering the multiple comparison problem, and assessed the predictive performance of single-variable linear models constructed with data from each of the sensors. Results showed an increased performance of the hyperspectral sensor and the particular suitability of indices capturing the short-wave infrared spectral region in dwarf shrub biomass prediction. Performance was considerably poorer in the area with less vegetation cover. Furthermore, spatial transferability of vegetation indices was not feasible in this region, underlining the importance of repeated model building. This study indicates that upcoming space-borne hyperspectral sensors increase the performance of biomass prediction in the world\u2019s arid environments.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs70404565","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,4,15]],"date-time":"2015-04-15T10:51:24Z","timestamp":1429095084000},"page":"4565-4580","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Potential of Space-Borne Hyperspectral Data for  Biomass Quantification in an Arid Environment:  Advantages and Limitations"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"7","author":[{"given":"Harald","family":"Zandler","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Geography, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth 95440, Germany"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6640-679X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alexander","family":"Brenning","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Geography, Friedrich Schiller University, L\u00f6bdergraben 32, Jena 07743, Germany"},{"name":"Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada"}]},{"given":"Cyrus","family":"Samimi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Geography, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth 95440, Germany"},{"name":"Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research, BayCEER, Bayreuth 95440, Germany"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,4,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"184","DOI":"10.1002\/ldr.1084","article-title":"Application of indicator systems for monitoring and assessment of desertification from national to global scales","volume":"22","author":"Sommer","year":"2011","journal-title":"Land Degrad. 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